Tag Archives: Patagonia

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

Turtle Power

Posted on October 6, 2016 by twilightbeasts

In the canonical tale, Big Chuck D’s visit to the Galapagos was a “Eureka!” moment, where he instantly worked out his theory of evolution by natural selection after observing the different species of finches on the archipelago’s varying islands. Almost … Continue reading →

Posted in Meiolania | Tagged Aldabra, Aldabrachelys, Australia, Chelonoidis, Extinction, Florentino Ameghino, Glyptodon, Lord Howe Island, Megalania, Meiolania, Mylodon Cave, New Caledonia, Ninjemys, Niolamia, Overkill, Patagonia, Richard Owen, Thomas Henry Huxley, Ultima Esperanza, Vanuatu | 3 Comments

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

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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
	The most (and least)… on The beasts within

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