Anyone know an ancient mammal researcher?
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wow! that's really neat but I can't help ya! The only prehistoric horse I've seen was this one:
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saw some neat feet, too: http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-…" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Re: Anyone know an ancient mammal researcher?
Thanks critterskeeper. ^_^
I guess I should post some photos :smile:
Protungulatum image and the skull I made from apoxy sculpt. Not prepped or painted and fairly basic just to use as part of the series. And rat skull and quarter for size reference.
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And a mesohippus skull. I did NOT make this. This was a present from my grandmother for my birthday :lol: The cranium and the jaw are from two separate individuals so they don't fit together well. And to top it off the cranium was from a male and the jaw was from a female since the cranium has canines and the jaw lacks them.
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Wolf tooth close up.
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Re: Anyone know an ancient mammal researcher?
Back to the confounding mystery of the missing premolars!
The large canines are the ones that eventually become sexually dimorphic later in their evolution, so at this point both male female phenadodus have them. The 2 missing teeth are the upper first premolars that would later turn into wolf teeth. Hyracotherium, the next in the line of evolution have these teeth which are fairly prominent premolars that almost look like a second set of canines.
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I guess it could be possible that these premolars were sexually dimorphic in the phenacodus since we don't know if it really did precede hyracotherium. It could just be a very close cousin of the genus it did evolve from. :?:
Re: Anyone know an ancient mammal researcher?
Sorry, don't know any paleontological, but just wanted to say, what a wonderful hobby :ymdaydream: ...I am intrigued and impressed. :toast