#miracinonyx

[paleoart]

Miracinonyx watching a herd of reindeer somewhere in nothern USA, Late Pleistocene.

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[mammoth-clangen]

Previous refs

Bat is actually 9 moons and has grown a fair bit as of Moon 10. But alas, that's the problem with doing refs for characters in a story where they change c':

Read this ask if you want to know more about his missing leg

His and Snake's refs were made/posted in October, but mostly hold up

Steppe and Summit have some bonus notes from when i originally posted them here (also in october)

Seequa, is a Miracinonyx and is not really important but I made him a little ref bc it was world cheetah day cx

And finally! Old man Elmfade! His ref is crowded but i wanted everyone on the same page so i could upload it like this :'D

I used Mauricio Anton's 3D homotherium skull for Fade's headshot, but i sooooo wish I could find the actual model and not that single still of it. Having a decent 3D Homotherium skull to turnaround would be so gooood ;A;

[extinctcreaturesdaily]

today's daily is: the american cheetah! (m. trumani)

( requested by anon :] )

[xanananas]

Miracinonyx trumani, the American cheetah.

[mindblowingscience]

Researchers uncover new characteristics of the extinct American cheetah 'Miracinonyx'

The Miracinonyx trumani, commonly known as the American cheetah, lived in North America more than 13,000 years ago.

Despite its name, recent studies conducted at the University of Malaga have revealed that it is more similar to the cougar than the living cheetah, but with its own characteristics that make it a unique species, of which there is no modern analogous feline today.

Paleontologists at the UMA, together with researchers at the University of Valladolid and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (U.S.), have cast light on the characteristics of this extinct feline, mainly by studying its hunting strategy, which has been the subject of discussion in recent decades.

This way, by analyzing its skeleton, the experts have proved that the Miracinonyx trumani, despite having long and light legs, was not as prepared as once thought to run after its preys, like the Old World cheetahs.

The results of the study, published in the scientific journal Biology Letters, also revealed that the claws of the Miracinonyx were retractable and it had the ability to grapple with its preys, like the rest of the felines, with the exception of the cheetah.

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[synapsidgirl]

So... I’ve been very busy. I still am busy, and don’t really have time for drawing. But I thought I’ll let you guys know I didn’t leave this blog completely. So here’s the last completed artwork I did, back in October, when I thought about doing inktober. Well, that didn’t work out. This guy is Miracinonyx trumani, based on, IIRC, Mauricio Anton’s skeletal reconstruction of this guy, and inspired by a photo of a cheetah running at top speed.

And here’s something I started about two or three weeks ago. I’ve been working on it on and off when I have a bit of spare time, but now I really don’t have any time to finish it, so it’ll probably be quite some time before it’s done.

And that’s, of course, another Thylacoleo carnifex, because I’m just never happy with how I restore this guy. Plus, it’s one of my favourite extinct creatures of all time, so I keep coming back to it. All that said, I think this one is going to be my favourite reconstruction of it once I’m finished, unless I royally mess up in the process.

So, there, I’m alive, I just don’t have any spare time for art :(

Oh, and hello to all my new followers! Somehow there’s over 1000 of you now. I don’t know when that happened, but thank you!

[mammoth-clangen]

Happy world cheetah day!

Here's a fake cheetah (Miracinonyx) to celebrate uvu

Despite their common name (American cheetah) and their lithe build, Miracinonyx is actually believed to be closer related to the modern Puma! I based his spots more off a baby puma bc of this.

They are called Swift Spots by the Fleet Fangs and always have 'nonsense' names that sound squeaky; which is how I imagine their voices sound to all the other large felids cx

Also he and his brother are highly unimportant but i wanted to draw one of them anyway, so enjoy uvu

I know the bg is Lilac's silouhette but imagine it's "generic average homotherium" bc Lilac is actually very tall and would be a bit bigger compared to Seequa

Also i really like that here we have A sprinter: short snout for rapid breathing, long, flexible spine for max stride, long thin legs, long tail for ruddering And a marathoner: huge, blown-out muzzle for constant air cooling, short stiff spine for trotting, long legs for striding but not as thin, nub tail bc that's just how sabercats be

paleo details that make me happy uvu

[mammoth-clangen]

Pleistocene big cat size chart for Kindred of the Mammoth!

Mostly threw this together for fun after I finished the species sheet uvu

The Fleet Fangs are outmatched by most of their contemporaries in strength, but have stamina for days. The Ice Fangs and Tuft Tails are much more reliant on the initial ambush.

(Also anyone here could pick up Seequa and throw him)

Not depicted:

Quiet Climbers- Cougar. The closest relative of the Swift Spots and still a decent sized animal. However, they're indistinguishable from the modern cougar and only come up to the lionesses elbow. So they were cut for 'small and familiar' reasons c'x

Soft Paws- lynx. Likely very similar to the modern Canadian lynx. Bigger than you might expect, but too small to be a big cat in the same vein as the sabercats.

Spot Stalkers- Pleistocene jaguar. While present in the time and landmass, they likely were not as far north as Kindred's setting, (and steppe isn't their preferred biome regardless). So they won't show up in this comic (phew, that's too many spots).

If you know who the human is, u get a cookie 🍪