@nazokiyoubinbou@kshandra@mcc in the first (chronologically, not necessarily publishing order?) Pern book the riding dragons are genetically engineered from cat-sized (and quite cat-like) indigenous flying fire-lizard things!
@nazokiyoubinbou@kshandra@mcc Yes, there were. Dragonsong (the one with the cover photo in this discussion) introduced them as the original species that got bred / genetically engineered into the big dragons.
@nazokiyoubinbou @kshandra @mcc in the first (chronologically, not necessarily publishing order?) Pern book the riding dragons are genetically engineered from cat-sized (and quite cat-like) indigenous flying fire-lizard things!