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Eons Roundup 6

Time for some more recent commissions from PBS Eons!

  • An illustration of an extinct carnivorous mammal. It resembles a dog-hyena, with chunky jaws and a long thin tail.
    Megistotherium osteothastes
  • An illustration of an extinct carnivorous mammal. It resembles a dog-hyena, with chunky jaws and a long thin tail.
    Hyainailouros napakensis

The hyainailourids Megistotherium osteothastes and Hyainailouros napakensis, from “When Giant Hypercarnivores Prowled Africa”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK2nvNxAuk4

  • An illustration of a bear-dog, an extinct carnivorous mammal. It resembles a dog or fox with a long thin tail.
    Daphoenus demilo
  • An illustration of a bear-dog, an extinct carnivorous mammal. It resembles a bear, with a chunky body and a long thin tail.
    Amphicyon giganteus

The bear-dogs Daphoenus demilo and Amphicyon giganteus, from “The Forgotten Story of the Beardogs”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbmLqrnxH2w

  • An illustration of an extinct relative of giant pandas, sitting and eating a bamboo branch. It has more brownish fur than modern pandas, with less defined white markings.
    Ailuropoda microta

The early panda Ailuropoda microta, from “The Fuzzy Origins of the Giant Panda”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2DbShys9ww