Fearsome saber-toothed giant dominated at dawn of 'Great Dying', but its reign was short-lived

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The creature traveled 7,000 miles (11,300 kilometers) south during the late Permian, 252 million years ago.

The fearsome carnivore had tough skin like an elephant or rhinoceros and looked somewhat reptilian.

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