#eobasileus

[katborg82]

I don't think I've given enough attention to paleogene mammals, so here's an Eobasilieus

[makairodonx]

“In the course of twenty million years, mammals got more and more successful until they were the biggest, fiercest, and most spectacular animals on the planet. Whatever the climate, whatever the habitat, mammals made it their own. Their great strength was their ability to adapt. They grew to gigantic sizes, they evolved into powerful killers like the famous sabre-tooth cats, and they even laid claim to the oceans.”

- Kenneth Branagh, prologue to “Walking with Beasts”

Sketches of some of the incredible wildlife of the Cenozoic Era. None of the animals are exactly shown to scale. From left to right, bottom to top:

Arctocyon, Barylambda, Coryphodon, Titanoboa

Uintatherium, Notharctus, Mesonyx, Eobasileus

Leptictidium, Gastornis, Propaleotherium, Titanomyra, Godinotia, Pakicetus, Ambulocetus

Apidium, Arsinotitherium, Andrewsarchus, Embolotherium, Moeritherium, Dorudon, Basilosaurus, Perucetus

Megacerops, Cainotherium, Merycoidodon

Cynodictis, Paraceratherium, Hyaenodon gigas, Chalicotherium, Paraentelodon

Gentilicamelus, Amphicyon, Daeodon, Moropus, Dinocrocuta, Platybelodon, Gomphotherium, Pelagornis, Purussasaurus, Odobenoceratops, Otodus megalodon

Phoruschracos, Astrapotherium, Teleoceras, Synthetoceras, Samotherium, Livyatan

Australopithecus afarensis, Deinotherium, Ancylotherium, Dinofelis

Mammuthus columbi, Smilodon fatalis, Bison latifrons, Aenocyon dirus, Arctodus simus, Panthera atrox, Titanotylopus, Equus hersternus, Sivatherium, Gigantopithecus, Paleoloxodon

Smilodon populator, Macrauchenia, Doedicurus, Megatherium, Glyptodon, Toxodon

Mammuthus primigenius, Megaloceros giganteus, Coelodonta antiquitatis, Bos primigenius, Homo neanderthalensis, Elasmotherium, Bison bonasus

[thespamman24]

My fursona is Eobasileus, a species of megafauna wich went extinct 45 million years ago.

[monstersandmaw]

i just found out about the Eobasileus and it straight up looks like something out of a high fantasy novel

The fact that, according to Wikipedia, the name means “horned dawn-king” automatically makes these fellas fit for fantasy! But yes, you’re right, and thank you for bringing these fantastic creatures to my attention. (also that wiki entry is very sassy!)

(image source, Wikipedia, linked above)

[saltwateramphibian]

[alphynix]

Weird Heads Month #13: Many-Horned Mammals

The dinoceratans were a lineage of hoofed herbivorous mammals whose evolutionary affinities are a little uncertain, but may have been related to the South American meridiungulates. Found in Asia and North America from the late Paleocene to the late Eocene, they had bulky rhino-like bodies and were some of the largest terrestrial animals of their time.

Eobasileus cornutus was one of the biggest of them all, measuring around 2.1m tall at the shoulder (~7′) and living in the Western United States during the early Eocene, about 46-40 million years ago.

And it had a very odd-looking head, with six blunt ossicone-like horns, large sabre-like fangs, bony flanges on its lower jaw, a concave forehead, and a proportionally tiny brain for its body size. The horns and fangs were sexually dimorphic, much smaller in females, suggesting they were mainly used for display or combat between males.

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[lindahall]

Edward Drinker Cope – Scientist of the Day

Edward Drinker Cope, an American paleontologist, was born July 28, 1840.

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[true-king-of-monsters]

Imagine a Monsterverse titan based on the Eobasileus

For reference, this is what you mean, right?

FUCK YEAH!

[paleofan]

A big beast, Eobasileus cornutus from the middle Eocene of western North America... #cenozoic #sciart #paleoart #paleontology #eocene #uintatherium #dinocerata #uintacounty https://www.instagram.com/p/CRwvrDkrAMF/?utm_medium=tumblr

[alanbunce]

EOBASILEUS CORNUTUS  (about 50 million years ago)

[garwikart]

Another Prehistoric animal. This time the Eobasileus.

[deinocheirus]

would the aviary characters feel offended by land before time?

The Land before time would be seen as a surrealist film. Like Watching a movie starring an Elasmotherium with his friends a moose, seagull, tiny semi aquatic bipedal cow, and Eobasileus dealing with Armageddon.

There would be some controversy over the portrayal of “three horns” mainly in being shown as a blatant stereotype of the Merics and a bold political statement against the Americas’ global relations and often isolationist policies. The portrayal of innocent herbivores vs mean evil carnivores would not actually upset the Ocos(or other species barring the Vollarks), like humans they snear at wild predators hunting *cute innocent animals* but cant stop shoving burgers in their bird faces.

Merics actually have many cartoons *similar* to Land Before Time in that regard too, but for them it doubles as subtle political propaganda. Heroic herbivores protecting their herd from loathsome “invading” predators is a common trend in their media. That and youngsters who dont follow the rules of their herd and obeying their authorities getting in trouble and teaches kids to shun and distrust those who dont follow others….

[hrodvitnon]

imagine a monsterverse titan based on the eobasileus

Ah, the one with the weirdly concaved head, giraffe horns and saber teeth! What a silly looking Titan! I love it.

[psaronius-blog]

Daily Corprolite 7: Stivkrampe

This thing is weird, like really, really weird.

[lostcitiesandforgottenbeast-blog]

Eobasileus