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Time to #GUESSTHESKULL 
The weekly twitter game where I show you a #skull and you guess the animal
To keep it brief
It had really big teef
But it’s extinct
And thats a relief
#SciComm #Osteology
The weekly twitter game where I show you a #skull and you guess the animal
To keep it brief
It had really big teef
But it’s extinct
And thats a relief
#SciComm #Osteology
Hello all #GuessTheSkull new comers!
This #skull was a tricky one, most people said Saber tooth tiger/cat...
BUT THIS IS NO CAT AT ALL!!
#AprilFoolsDay
This is a Nimravid, likely Hoplophoneus sp.
Okay okay.. but what in the spagettie sauce is a 'Nimravid'?
#Scicomm
This #skull was a tricky one, most people said Saber tooth tiger/cat...
BUT THIS IS NO CAT AT ALL!!
#AprilFoolsDay This is a Nimravid, likely Hoplophoneus sp.
Okay okay.. but what in the spagettie sauce is a 'Nimravid'?
#Scicomm
Since everyone has been watching #TigerKing 
ya'll are familiar with #BigCats lions, tigers, even your house cats all belong in the group of true cats 'Felines' but that group belongs to a bigger group called 'Feliforms' basically cat shaped animals. which includes bear cats!
ya'll are familiar with #BigCats lions, tigers, even your house cats all belong in the group of true cats 'Felines' but that group belongs to a bigger group called 'Feliforms' basically cat shaped animals. which includes bear cats!
It also includes a bunch of odd-not-quite-cat like things like fossa.
So, Nimravids are in this group, they look like cats and likely filled a similar niche but were outside of 'true cats'!
Remember what's around today is a pruned tree of the diversity there once was!
So, Nimravids are in this group, they look like cats and likely filled a similar niche but were outside of 'true cats'!
Remember what's around today is a pruned tree of the diversity there once was!
Nimravids went extinct about 7 mill years ago, while the more famous #Smilodon (a true) went extinct about 10k years ago... we were THIS close 
So how many saber toothed mammals were there, and why?!
) went extinct about 10k years ago... we were THIS close So how many saber toothed mammals were there, and why?!
While I only talk about saber-like canines in CARNIVOROUS mammals.. i
t would be irresponsible of me not to mention that there are SABER TOOTHED DEER ALIVE TODAY!!
Looking straight out the Pleistocene.
t would be irresponsible of me not to mention that there are SABER TOOTHED DEER ALIVE TODAY!!
Looking straight out the Pleistocene.
Okay back to cats/cat like things huge saber teeth evolved at least 3 times with in mammals.
One of which is in a south American marsupial!! So why? Well Big teeth are good for a few things, likely to do with feeding. I don't think this is completely agreed on yet @ashinonyx
One of which is in a south American marsupial!! So why? Well Big teeth are good for a few things, likely to do with feeding. I don't think this is completely agreed on yet @ashinonyx
Now you know #Smilodon wasn't the only saber-toothed meat eating mammal!
But we have a great record of them so no wonder its everyone's fav. The record is so good we can track how they grew their teeth, checkout the thread below for THE DOUBLE SABERS! https://twitter.com/Yara_Haridy/status/1085197272797925377?s=20
But we have a great record of them so no wonder its everyone's fav. The record is so good we can track how they grew their teeth, checkout the thread below for THE DOUBLE SABERS! https://twitter.com/Yara_Haridy/status/1085197272797925377?s=20
Finally, I would like to say I am not a cat or mammal expert but if you are looking for awesome people to follow for more info/ awesome soul saving content
Cat/mammal people: @ashinonyx @biologistimo @sciencewithtyus @DeepFriedDNA @Brigidomorpha
Cat/mammal people: @ashinonyx @biologistimo @sciencewithtyus @DeepFriedDNA @Brigidomorpha
