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Bulbasaurus was an extinct genus Dicynodonts from the late Permian South Africa. Dicynodonts were a clade of Therapsids (ancient mammal relatives which dominated the lands before the age of dinosaurs).
Bulbasaurus was smaller than its later Dicynodonts relatives who would later proliferate in early Triassic and lived a burrowing lifestyle. According to the scientists who named it, this hardy critter supposedly gets its name not from Pokemon, but from bulbous nasal bosses, which it may have used for attracting mates.
Whether you believe them that Pokemon had nothing to do with it is up to you, really.Bulbasaurus was described by Christian Kammerer and Smith in 2017. The description states that the generic name combines the Latin bulbus, referring to the very large and bulbous nasal bosses, with the common suffix -saurus. As for the specific name phylloxyron, meaning literally "leaf razor", it is derived from the Greek phyllos and xyron, and apparently refers to the keratinous covering on the premaxilla, maxilla, and palate that would have been used to shear plant material.[1] Thus, as published, the name of Bulbasaurus does not directly refer to Pokémon, or specifically the similarly-named Bulbasaur. However, Kammerer noted that "if one wished to read between the lines concerning certain similarities, I wouldn't stop them",[3] and later added that "similarities between this species and certain other squat, tusked quadrupeds may not be entirely coincidental."[4]
Here's a detailed video about this creature:
If it is named after a Pokemon, it would still be better than when they named a random Abelisaur dinosaur Thanos
Or when they named a Trilobite Han solo