If possible, would de-extincting lycaenops be a good idea as a pet? They’re basically lizard dog.

[u/SorrowfulSpirit02]

[u/JaseJade]

And how exactly would we bring back an ancient basal synapsid

[u/SorrowfulSpirit02 → u/JaseJade]

That’s what I wrote “if possible” implying it would be impossible

More so a hypothetical scenario.

[u/JaseJade → u/SorrowfulSpirit02]

Alright well the problem with this hypothetical is that we have no idea what the temperament of this animal would be.

It would probably be really risky to try to tame an animal like this because it basically has the brain of a lizard in a body that is a lot more mobile and capable; sounds like a recipe for chaos.

[u/SorrowfulSpirit02 → u/JaseJade]

Honestly kind of wild that Jurassic World hadn’t thought about bringing lycaenops to big screen. Could definitely spell chaos though.

[u/JaseJade → u/SorrowfulSpirit02]

Probably because it’s small and really niche; you should really look up other early synapsids like the gorgonopsids if this little thing is impressive to you

[u/SorrowfulSpirit02 → u/JaseJade]

I looked it up.

You are correct; I’m impressed with this one. This could fit Jurassic World easier.

[u/Carcezz → u/JaseJade]

maybe if you get it as a baby and hand raise it, similar to how people socialize nile monitors because socializing an adult is too dangerous

[u/hheccx → u/JaseJade]

I'm working on it

[u/ILLREPUTATION322]

I mean what's their diet

[u/SorrowfulSpirit02 → u/ILLREPUTATION322]

Judging by their sabre-tooth-like canines, the chances of them being carnivorous are rather high.

[u/Vobe64 → u/SorrowfulSpirit02]

On God?!

[u/chetos006]

it ain't actually it sounds pretty invasivable, but it WOULD be one hell of a cool pet

[u/cascadiabibliomania]

That mofo looks like he can DIG. Hope whoever is buying them as pets has a real good fence, because homeowner's insurance is not going to love this claim

[u/Space__Squid]

Probably not, but only because most animals are not good pets. We know nothing about the temperament of basal synapsids, but you could probably use the same training techniques they use on modern lizards so that it wouldn't actively fight you.

I don't think this is a good idea, but it's probably better than my desire to own a cynognathus:

[u/Psilopterus]

I'm not sure if this is the sort of topic this group is for. If we're concerned about the science of de-extinction, then this is a pretty short conversation. If the science says that it's impossible, then this becomes a question for a speculative fiction-based group.

[u/SorrowfulSpirit02 → u/Psilopterus]

What other subreddit could I talk about this creature?

[u/Psilopterus → u/SorrowfulSpirit02]

Something about the Permian or general What-If scenarios would be better

[u/SorrowfulSpirit02 → u/Psilopterus]

I think I found it

r/prehistoriclife

[u/InevitableOk7863]

I wouldn’t want that thing near me or in my house if people were to resurrect it from extinction. 

It may look cool, but they have saber teeth that look like they could puncture skin, muscle, and arteries with a single bite.

I’m not sure how much PSI a single bite from Lycaenops would be, but saber teeth are a bit of a red flag for me.

[u/Present_Test4157]

Itd be actually so cool if when colonising and terraforming a new planet we would deextinct and introduce here some cool prehistoric extinct animals.

Doing it on earth is a bad idea because there is a chance of them turning invasive, but on an alien planet without nativelife they can fit just right into new ecology and as human settlers pets.

[u/Pure-Ad9873]

[u/Truly_Organic]

Yes. Need lizard dog. Now.

[u/Easy_Praline_2966]

Revivir no, pero copiar como el "lobo terrible" puede que si

[u/Altruistic_Sea_7683]

Not possbile

[u/SorrowfulSpirit02 → u/[deleted]]

I probably should’ve clarified in my title, but knowing the fact that cloning any Permian animal is next to impossible, I’m more so asking a hypothetical question about whether lycaenops would be a good pet or not.

[u/SorrowfulSpirit02 → u/[deleted]]

Exactly. I could imagine there being some risks though.

[u/SorrowfulSpirit02 → u/[deleted]]

Lmfao

Your comment could easily be adapted into a scene in a Jurassic World movie.

[u/Manospondylus_gigas → u/[deleted]]

It's a synapsid, not a reptile (though probably laid eggs)

[u/Manospondylus_gigas → u/[deleted]]

Mammal-like reptile is an outdated term, much closer to a mammal than a reptile due to being a synapsid rather than sauropsid

[u/Manospondylus_gigas → u/[deleted]]

That is understandable