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Didelphodonby ~Pristichampsus

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As it turns out, Triebold paleontology has discovered an associated skeleton of Didelphodon, and has reconstructed it, Mike Triebold will participate in the formal description of the skeleton, which is good, as I always worry about commercially collected fossils never being described.

Anyhow, so it turns out that didelphodon was most likely a semi-aquatic mollusk-eater, like an otter, this is what the skeleton seems to suggest. The skull and teeth are large and robust, for crushing, and the body seems equal parts opossum and otter.

~Paraceratherium Sep 6, 2012

At any given time there was probably many more species of mammals than dinosaurs. There are limited number of species in a genus of large-bodied megafauna whereas smaller animals tend to be more "speciose".

Unfortunately, smaller animals are more delicate and we have mostly incomplete specimens. Paleontology of Mesozoic mammals will be a growing field and will help fill out the ecological profile of the era.

~Pristichampsus Sep 6, 2012 Professional General Artist

Just imagine the diversity, very interesting.

~Fingertier Aug 16, 2012

Cretaceos Yapok!

~Pristichampsus Aug 16, 2012 Professional General Artist

well, crossed with a tasmanian devil, I think.

~TheMorlock Aug 15, 2012 Student General Artist

Is this the creature that ate the T. rex's eggs in Walking with Dinosaurs?

~Pristichampsus Aug 15, 2012 Professional General Artist

yes.

~TheMorlock Aug 16, 2012 Student General Artist

Huh. Quite different.

~world-of-zekira Aug 15, 2012

How cool is that! Ever since I discovered that the Fossa greatly resembles, in skeletal structure and general features anyway, my Ferilon creations, I always love seeing what else our world may have had in it that could have been nudged a little genetically to produce my little fantasy critters.

>_> of course, these probably never developed wings or horns.

~Pristichampsus Aug 15, 2012 Professional General Artist

Cool, thanks

~pilsator Aug 15, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Very cool!

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