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Smilodon: The Iconic Sabertooth

Posted on February 11, 2019 by twilightbeasts

Smilodon: The Iconic Sabertooth I recently bought this book (with my own money, this is an impartial review: I can’t be bought, man!). “Smilodon” is somewhat of a companion volume to another recent-ish release, namely “The Other Saber-tooths: Scimitar-tooth Cats … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arctodus simus, Arctotherium tarijense, Giant Ground Sloth, Hippidion, Homotherium, Homotherium latidens, Homotherium serum, llama, Macrauchenia, Pararctotherium, Patagonia, Pleistocene, Smilodon, Smilodon fatalis, Smilodon gracilis, Smilodon populator | 1 Comment

In Patagonia

Posted on June 20, 2016 by twilightbeasts

Patagonia. The name conjures up exotic windswept plains, adventure, and danger. A by-word for a region as foreign as Timbuktu. This remote section of Argentina and Chile holds many mysteries. In the south, Tierra Del Fuego, the legendary land of … Continue reading →

Posted in Extinction, Ground Sloth, Horse, Macrauchenia, Sabre tooth Cat, Short Faced Bear | Tagged Arctotherium, Arctotherium tarijense, Charles Darwin, Extinction, guanaco, Hippidion, Humans, llama, megafauna, Monte Verde, Mylodon Cave, Mylodon darwinii, Panthera onca mesembrina, Pararctotherium, Patagonia, Pleistocene, radiocarbon, Ross Barnett, Smilodon populator | 5 Comments

Yesterday’s Camel

Posted on June 11, 2015 by twilightbeasts

Camels are weird. I think we like them because their curmudgeonly reputation reminds us of someone we know (or ourselves!). Easy to recognise and totally unlike any other mammal, the “ship of the desert” is always included in Noah’s ark … Continue reading →

Posted in Camelops | Tagged alpaca, ancient DNA, art, Bering Straits, Beringia, camel, Camelidae, Camelops, Extinction, guanaco, llama, Pleistocene, Ross Barnett, Vicuña | 10 Comments

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	The most (and least)… on A very brief introduction to…
	The most (and least)… on The Nipple Tooth
	The most (and least)… on The burrowers
	The most (and least)… on The Stuff Of Night-Mares
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