# pleistocene mastodons dailyphoto mastodonmonday fakeathon2020 artchallenge fakemon artistontwitter

I did this piece awhile back to demonstrate the influence of extinct megafauna on plants, this one is eating a melon so bitter It could only be tolerated by mastodons. The domestication of cucubits in North America is really fascinating. Looking forward to next week's podcast!

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2023-02-03

The eras pass, then the eons too. Yesterday’s rats become today’s mastodons. Monkey men fashion spears. Ice eats the planet. Religions are born. Gods die out. A Gigantopithecus in the steamy forests of Java rips a pygmy in two. Our two young goblins are no longer so young.

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2021-10-08

About 50 years ago, paleontologists excavated a site in Baton Rouge that produced hundreds of bones, including at least 3 individual American mastodon left dentary (lower jaw), collection.

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2021-01-19

Midwest Mastodons. Representing all the Midwest states including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, North and South Dakota, and Michigan. Named for the mammoths known for their size, strength, and survival in cold weather. Minnesota Mastodons has a nice ring to it too.

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2021-01-03

Day 2 with the theme America. I always liked the tar pits you get there and opted to make Poison/Rock type fossil fakemon inspired by Mastodons.

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2020-04-03