Drag to rotate the Doliosauriscus, scroll or pinch to zoom, and click a body part - the head, a leg, or the tail - to read what fossils tell us about it. The panel beside the model carries the real figures.
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.
The colors and skin here are an artistic reconstruction; fossils preserve bone, not soft tissue or color. The measurements in the panel are the real published ones.
Doliosauriscus 3D Viewer
This page renders a Doliosauriscus as a 3D model you can spin in the browser - drag to rotate, scroll or pinch to zoom, toggle a 1.8 m person beside it for scale, and click the head, a limb, or the tail to read a fact about that part.
Doliosauriscus was a Middle Permian anteosaurid dinocephalian from Russia - a synapsid on the mammal line, not a dinosaur. It lived about 268-260 million years ago, tens of millions of years before the first 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 |
Everything runs on your device with WebGL - no account, nothing sent to a server. Soft-tissue color is an artistic reconstruction; this model is not a fossil-accurate skeleton. Compare with the sail-backed Early Permian synapsid Dimetrodon 3D Viewer and the marine reptile Mosasaurus 3D Viewer (also not a dinosaur).
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.