Posted by Primal Variation Inspired by Megantereon

Tharkenta [Hiatus] (#160101)


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2019-10-18 11:51:52


Megantereon was a sabertoothed feline, that lived in the middle Pleistocene and was the ancestor of Smilodon. Megantereon was actually a pretty smol kitty compared to Smilodon, but I'm sure it could still rip your face off if it had a bad day.

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If we compare the skulls of this animal and a modern lion, we can clearly see the eye sockets in the Megantereon skull are a little bit lower.
Lion
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Megantereon
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Also, do you see that chin? It has the potential to defeat Apollyon.
Alrighty, joking aside. Time for some reconstruction. As a reference how the flesh may wrap around the head I used the X-Ray of a dead mountain lion. I know a mountain lion is not a african lion or a smilodon, but I haven't found anything else I could possibly use as a trustful reference

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This is what I've come up with (please note, I'm not a paleoartist, and I'm pretty sure there are still inaccuracies since I do not have the required amount of knowledge to know how sabertooth anatomy works):

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Addition 2019-10-20:
Thanks to Raina (Primal) (#93963)s reply on this thread, I could make a more anatomically correct reconstruction:
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And now... the body.
This is the only picture I've found so far where a Megantereon skeleton is almost completly sideways positioned. (I know there are drawings of this species' skeleton out there, but I prefer to use photos of skeletons)

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For this I've actually sticked to the description Wikipedia gave me: "Megantereon was built like a large modern jaguar, but somewhat heavier. It had stocky forelimbs with the lower half of these forelimbs lion-sized. It had large neck muscles designed to deliver a powerful shearing bite."

Alright, get a Jaguar, slap on some lion legs and a Megantereon skull, make it thicc, and done I guess.

Aaaand voila, my version of a Megantereon (this one still has the older, inaccurate head):

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As said before, it's probably not really accurate, but I would like to see a version of Megantereon ingame.
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Edited on 14/12/19 @ 06:21:35 by Tharkenta [Clean G2 Ferus] (#160101)

SpiritWolf (#200087)

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2020-05-24 15:16:26
While I ABSOLUTELY support this, it seems a little like Primal (Ferus) AND Primal (Felis). In fact, it seems like a combination.



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Posted on
2020-10-09 14:25:12
this is so cool! im all in favor of more primal!



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Posted on
2020-10-28 03:21:52
That is an amazing drawing!



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2020-11-21 15:58:20
BIG BOY!



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Posted on
2020-12-26 00:15:28
huge support from me



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Suzy { ALM } (#225832)

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2021-01-23 00:04:27
I absolutely love this!



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Suzy { ALM } (#225832)

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Posted on
2021-01-24 04:47:22
I'm a huge Primal lover and would love to see this!



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Jesus (#213890)

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2021-02-21 16:31:38
DID SOMEBODY SAY PRIMAL!?


You got my support! I'd love more primals!



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Posted on
2021-07-13 12:49:27
huge support! i love the primals
i like this feller



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2022-09-28 11:00:48
cat capybara



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2022-11-06 03:43:37
Diego from Ice age



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Posted on
2022-12-26 14:20:39
This idea is absolutely amazing! I love scrolling through mutation ideas I my free time, and this is for sure one of the coolest! Would love to see it added <3



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Posted on
2023-01-16 09:11:49
YES YES YES YES



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Posted on
2023-02-02 16:06:24
I would die for a small primal omg...



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2023-02-10 12:30:59
found this years later and popped by to say we NEED this in the game T-T i want this primal variant so bad.



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