Doliosauriscus in 3D - click the head, a leg, or the tail for a fact (full controls on the Dinosaurs 3D hub).
Doliosauriscus was not a dinosaur - it was a Middle Permian anteosaurid dinocephalian synapsid from Russia, more closely related to mammals than to dinosaurs, and it lived tens of millions of years before the first dinosaurs.
Colors are an artistic reconstruction (fossils don't preserve them). The measurements in the panel are the real published ones.
Doliosauriscus 3D Viewer
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Doliosauriscus was a Middle Permian anteosaurid dinocephalian from Russia, roughly 268-260 million years old - a mammal-line relative rather than a reptile ancestor, from an era that long predates the earliest dinosaurs. Orlov named it Doliosaurus in 1958; Kuhn renamed it Doliosauriscus in 1961 (type species D. yanshinovi). Modern reviews often place the same material in Titanophoneus; this page keeps the familiar Doliosauriscus name and states the synonymy plainly.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Skull length | about 53 cm (published figure for the classic reconstruction) |
| Body length | about 3-4 m (panel baseline 3.5 m) |
| Hip height | about 1.4 m (panel reconstruction baseline) |
| Weight | mass not tightly constrained in primary literature; panel baseline about 500 kg as a proportionate reconstruction estimate |
| When it lived | about 268-260 million years ago (Middle Permian, Russia) |
| Diet | Carnivore |
Rendering happens in your browser via WebGL with no install step; no account, nothing is sent off your device. Compare with the sail-backed Early Permian synapsid Dimetrodon 3D Viewer, the marine reptile Mosasaurus 3D Viewer (also not a dinosaur), or the crowned, antler-skulled Estemmenosuchus 3D Viewer from the same Russian Middle Permian beds.
Frequently Asked Questions
How big was Doliosauriscus?
Published summaries give a skull about 53 cm long and a total body length of about 3-4 m. This page uses 3.5 m as the facts-panel length baseline. Mass is not tightly constrained in the primary literature; the panel shows about 500 kg as a proportionate reconstruction baseline and notes that limit. Turn on the human figure to compare with a 1.8 m person.
Was Doliosauriscus a dinosaur?
No. It was an anteosaurid dinocephalian synapsid - on the mammal line, not the dinosaur line. It lived in the Middle Permian of Russia, tens of millions of years before the first dinosaurs. The familiar name Doliosauriscus is often synonymized with Titanophoneus in modern taxonomy; this page keeps Doliosauriscus and states that synonymy.
When and where did Doliosauriscus live?
In Middle Permian rocks of Russia, about 268-260 million years ago (Guadalupian / Capitanian interval associated with the Isheevo-style anteosaur faunas). Orlov described the animal as Doliosaurus in 1958; Kuhn renamed it Doliosauriscus in 1961.
Is the model scientifically accurate?
The proportions follow published size figures, but the skin color and soft-tissue outline are an artistic reconstruction - fossils preserve bone, not soft tissue or color. This model is not a fossil-accurate skeleton. The length, skull, and age figures shown are real published values; mass is presented with an honesty note because a tight published consensus mass was not found.
Do I need to install anything to view it?
No. The model renders in your browser with WebGL - no app, no account, and nothing about your visit is sent to a server. The 3D engine loads once and is then cached. When available, a free-licensed glTF model may swap in after first paint.