#Xenosmilus

[the-art-cave]

Tried my hand at some more detailed clay work for a Xenosmilus, but since I don't have a kiln I had to make a silicone mold and cast it in resin to paint. Turns out I still have a lot to learn about resin because the final product didn't quite go as planned. Both look good but I'll always prefer the clay model. 😅

[xanderomeister]

QUICK PALEO FACT

Xenosmilus hodsonae (an early pleistocene sabrecat from Florida) has an absoloutely NASTY set of incisors. Its incisors were not only huge, but serrated. It also, apparently, has serrated carnassials.

(Illustrations by Massimo Molinero and Ville Sinkkonen respectively)

[six-legged-sea-leopard]

i have 2 moods

[tysonfurybattlepass]

>when ur special interest is sabercats and u see a xenosmilus hodsonae skull mislabelled as megantereon nihowanensis

[hydok]

"furries are icky" maybe to you because you're making it a weird sex thing thing however to me furries are not icky because why would i want anyone i know online to picture any concept of a corporeal human form for me when instead they could imagine me as a neon pink sabertooth cat

[penvisions]

For your celebration 💛 I'm pretty proud of how the 1st chapter of my fic "The Fallen Warrior" turned out. I've definitely got a thing for media versions of angels so it was really fun to combine 2 loves together in this and really test my writing skills by trying to be "fancier" about it: https://bluestar22x.tumblr.com/post/759298221044563968/the-fallen-warrior-masterlist

Also 🩷 if I may? What's your favorite animal? Bonus if you have an extinct animal too. Mine's always been horses (alongside dogs) and my favorite extinct animal is Brachiosaurus (sauropods in general). Shout out to those girlies who love dinosaurs as much or maybe even more than I do. Dinos are not just for boys. Ellie agrees.

i just devoured that prologue omg, it was phenomenal, love

my favorite animal (contrary to what people think lol) is the maned wolf! they're so pretty and ethereal, there's something other about that that i love so much. i do have a favorite extinct animal as well, or two actually. the thylacine and the xenosmilus! i love dinos but i'll be the first to admit my knowledge on them is pretty thin lol

milestone celebration

[theladyfromplanetx]

“River Retreat” (2008) by Mark Hallett

Xenosmilus hodsonae

[sabertooth-showdown]

WELCOME TO THE SABERTOOTH SHOWDOWN.

Saber-toothed (adjective): having long, sharp canine teeth

Admittedly, this is a fairly niche topic, so before actually constructing the bracket and releasing the matchups, I think it’s important to give a background for each taxon. That way, everyone will have at least a little bit of information to base their votes on!

The competitors will be organized at the genus rank, as many are extinct and there simply isn’t a whole lot we can infer about the variation between some species from only their fossils.

Each competitor will have a dedicated post including their overall ecological success, as well as my personal opinion of how they would rank in a tier list format. If you disagree with any of my arguments, please feel free to voice your opinion, as well as argue for the placement you feel is most appropriate for each competitor.

I will tag each background/rank post by the competitor’s genus, family, and class.

CURRENT COMPETITORS

There are currently 22 genera included in the tournament. Organized by family, they are as follows:

Felidae: Homotherium, Megantereon, Xenosmilus, Machairodus, Smilodon, Neofelis, Dinofelis

Nimravidae: Nimravus, Hoplophoneus, Dinictis, Quercylurus

Barbourofelidae: Barbourofelis

Oxyaenidae: Machaeroides

Thylacosmilidae: Thylacosmilus

Gorgonopsidae: Inostrancevia, Lycaenops

Lystrosauridae: Lystrosaurus

Anomocephaloidae: Tiarajudens

Stahleckeriidae: Lisowicia

Cervidae: Hydropotes

Cercopithecidae: Papio

Uintatheriidae: Uintatherium

If you have a genus in mind that you think should be included, please submit it, as well as your personal appraisal of their rank!

[kilburnhall]

Nobody Does Techno-thrillers better. Imagine. Three Xenosmilus. the size of a lion or tiger stalking the residents of the small town of Cody, WY. in my new novel Panspermia.

[strigops]

My turn to ask 15,16,25,32.

15: what’s your favorite season?

fall!! perfect weather, pretty leaves

16: want any tattoos? what of?

oh i want so many, i want to get a few things for my dogs and birds, either the rhino or some of the lions (or both!) from chauvet cave, and a xenosmilus skull and/or some various fossil teeth. a little mix of maryland and colorado plants would be neat too :0

25: what’s your favorite decade?

idk if i really have one?? maybe early 2000’s, i like a lot of the media from then lol.

32: if you could go anywhere right now, where would you go?

the lake i used to live near, would be cold as hell but it’s so pretty in winter. and the cute fat winter birds like to hang out there!

[the-art-cave]

Xenosmilus used to be the powerful top cat of Florida, so I find it kind of funny that our top cat nowadays is this poor little Puma who's barely surviving the chaotic land Florida has become. I feel bad for our little guys having to fill such big shoes 💔

[we-like-rocks]

assorted saber-toothed and false-saber-toothed mammal cast skulls (Eusmilus sp., Dinictis squalidens, Thylacosmilus atrox, Xenosmilus sp.). museum of ancient life at thanksgiving point

[six-legged-sea-leopard]

self portraits are free therapy

[tysonfurybattlepass]

cookie cutter cat

[dinodorks]

Xenosmilus hodsonae 

by Dallas Krentzel