Smilodon fatalis

[epaiva]

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Sequential reconstruction of the head of Smilodon fatalis. The position of the main muscles of mastication, the temporalis and masseter (top right) is clearly indicated by features of the skull (top left) and their mass goes a long way to define the volumes of the animal`s living head. The cartilaginous nose is placed so that its anterior tip, or rhinarium, is slightly anterior to the incisor arch (bottom left). External attributes like fur length and coloring are based on analogies with extant relatives, phylogenetic reasoning, and functional considerations (bottom right). Taken from the Book Sabertooth (Mauricio Anton)
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