franzanthony:

252mya:

Bulbasaurus phylloxyron

Artwork by Matt Celeskey

Bulbasaurus is a herbivorous relative of mammal from the dicynodont group that lived in the Permian Period. It is named “bulbous reptile” for its bulbous snout while the species name, “leaf razor,” refers to its leaf-shearing, keratin-covered jaws.

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#apparently it is not named after bulbasaur #so im upset about that

Well… the guy who named it pretty much said:

“if one wished to read between the lines concerning certain similarities, I wouldn’t stop them” [x]

“similarities between this species and certain other squat, tusked quadrupeds may not be entirely coincidental.” [x]

a.k.a., he can get away if it were just Bulbasaurus, but “leaf razor” is a dead giveaway.