myrmepropagandist on Nostr: As I think about climate change humanity and human tenacity the story of Lystrosaurus ...

As I think about climate change humanity and human tenacity the story of Lystrosaurus takes on a new horror. Lystrosaurus was a herbivorous dicynodont therapsid that lived just before the Great Dying. They were about 2m long. Before the extinction they lived to be 13 years old on average, sometimes much longer.

But, after the extinction they were among the only large land animals alive on earth. The ... "thrived" -- making up 90% of land animals.

But now their lifespan was only 2 years. 1/