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BrokenMachine86 — Thylacosmilus atrox
Published: 2010-03-16 13:26:41 +0000 UTC; Views: 7128; Favourites: 134; Downloads: 0
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Un trabajo a pedido para un amigo que será incluido en un CD compilatorio de la revista online de paleontología "FÓSIL", disponible para descarga gratis aquí: [link]
Técnica: lápices de colores sobre papel.
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Awesome Thylacosmilus! Many illustrations of this critter look to much like a cat, but this one is really accurate.
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COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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It has quite an unusual skull design to have the lower jaw extend down next to the enlarged canines. I remember in Some ancient felines some times their skulls did that, it makes me think of it as a kind of partial sheath or protection for the fangs. It is really cool looking. excellent.
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Did you think this animal was fictional? It's a Miocene sparassodont closely related to marsupials.
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that's what it was, a sheath to protect the fangs from external wear and tear.
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Shouldn't the hindfeet and lower hindleg somewhat longer? I know they were unique metatherian predators, but the hindlimbs seem ridiculously short.
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I know, but their no felines, the hindlimbs were shorter, and being in a flexed position they look even shorter... but you could be right.
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In fact I had in mind animals like jaguar and tiger for the patterns, but you're right, its similar to a tylacine too, a cross between those animals. But I thought it would be a nice camouflage, after all is not unusual to see convergent evolution in skin patterns.
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i must agree with that,there could be convergent evolution of patterns
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Jajaja, gracias argento!
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de nada 
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Por el amor al ´´ass´´ este si es pecado que te lo jodan
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I have been just reading about these guys! Beautiful rendition
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