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Published: 2016-07-08 20:26:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 1992; Favourites: 166; Downloads: 7
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Lip sheaths , because Smilodon is the most deceptive of felines.Related content
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Good restoration, but the fact is, the lipped model requires a level of soft-tissue lippage which not only opposes the feline EPB, but would be unprecedented among any living mammal. How would lips of that size actually function? It's difficult to imagine how the obicularis oris would work in this model: this would be enormous, dropping ring of muscle around the mouth, and I'm not sure how it could be cleared from the teeth when biting and feeding, assuming normal principles of mammalian face musculature. It's possible that Smilodon had a unique facial myology of course, although the consistency of face muscles across mammals argues for this being unlikely. Such muscles controlling the lip would need to be very large, and it would be expected to see some indication of this on the skull itself as we do in other mammals with sophisticated facial soft-tissues (like trunks and proboscides). Generations of people who know carnivoran anatomy very well have pored over machairodont skulls and never commented on such features.
Regarding canine configuration, while it's likely that Smilodon canine function lacks exact modern functional analogues, the sabre teeth of tusked deer are not too far off in terms of physical demand (being routinely used in aggressive, tissue-tearing fights that leave victims scarred and wounded) and anatomy (thin layers of enamel over much of the tooth - Smilodon canines are not thickly enamelled), and still these animals have them exposed.
As a general rule, especially long teeth which project a considerable distance from the margins of the skull and lower jaw should be considered strong candidates for permanent exposure.
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Your drawing style is really nice! And cool to see more sabre-covered sabretooths
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Looks more like a cat-bulldog-otter hybrid than a smilodon.
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Ooh, I love the concept here :0 Who would ever suspect such a deadly animal could look so cuddly?
I demand more prehistoric critter art; yours is fantastic
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I think your lippycats are my favorite <3 I haven't seen any lippy smilodon concepts yet that make as much sense (or are as visually attractive >> )
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they're like mastiff cats what isnt to love!!!
damn I really like how you drew them
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Oh god I need more people drawing them like this STAT
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Ahhh yes smilodon!! I have one of their skulls!
and gosh the new lip theory thing, and friend and I have been going nuts drawing it.Β
But wonderful doodles tho!
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nyuuhhhΒ everything gets less pudge and more violent simultaneously! Even the whiskers freak out ;0;
Your linework kills me every time.
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and now it has drippy drooly too
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Like a slovenly staple remover wrapped in droopyΒ muscle chunks
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all hail the lippy cat
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its like a big puppy, what a beautiful child
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