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I always keep assuming Lycaenops was small, but after seeing this skull, I'll never make that assumption ever again. It makes a wolf snout look like a chew toy.Related content
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acepredator [2018-10-11 19:29:52 +0000 UTC]
That actually makes it clear Lycaenops was NOT a small mesopredator but a full-on large top predator....
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acepredator In reply to Saberrex [2018-10-11 23:08:22 +0000 UTC]
I thought it was small for some reason...
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Saberrex In reply to acepredator [2018-10-12 14:25:19 +0000 UTC]
Probably because books often make it out as being smaller.
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Saberrex In reply to PeteriDish [2017-08-04 13:52:10 +0000 UTC]
Yeah. If you want a good size comparison, this enormous 125 lb wolf named Kekoa is about the same length and weight as a Lycaenops:Ā www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr8E-Vā¦
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PeteriDish In reply to Saberrex [2017-08-04 14:25:01 +0000 UTC]
now thats a serious pupper!
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Saberrex In reply to PeteriDish [2017-08-04 14:30:38 +0000 UTC]
Agreed. If you think that is big, look at the skull of the gorgonopsid Rubidgea.
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PeteriDish In reply to Saberrex [2017-08-04 14:43:26 +0000 UTC]
I mean... is that even fair? I think even a polar bear would pale in comparison with a gorgonopsid...
*googles* Oh, i see, it's a smaller one. Big or not, I still would want to be on the recieving end of those teeth
that wolf looked very cuddly though. Ā
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Saberrex In reply to PeteriDish [2017-08-05 02:38:18 +0000 UTC]
Agreed. Those teeth are terrible weapons.
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Saberrex In reply to PeteriDish [2017-08-05 13:32:07 +0000 UTC]
And yes, Kekoa the wolf (my gorgon comparison) is a cuddly boy. He's actually very sweet natured and has a most interesting backstory.
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PeteriDish In reply to Saberrex [2017-08-05 14:38:09 +0000 UTC]
He definitely looked like an absolute sweetheart. (I'm a dog person) :-D
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Saberrex In reply to PeteriDish [2017-08-05 20:08:52 +0000 UTC]
Kekoa most certainly is a love bug; even more so than his sister, Sakara. He was also the only wolf at his sanctuary to have pups (his daughter and former mate also live there, too).
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