Another big family on day 7 of early pantodont Alcidedorbignya inopinata!

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Day 8: Alcidedorbignya inopinata
This basal Pantodont lived in the Santa Lucia formation in Bolivia during the early Paleocene, shortly after the Chicxulub Impactor wiped out the majority of large reptiles across the planet.

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After that we continued with a crab eater pterosaur, herbivorous proto-whale, hermit eurypterid and large trunked pantodont.

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Doing the ground sloth thing before there were ground sloths

Concept sketch of a pair of Barylambda, a large pantodont mammal from the Late Paleocene of North America

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Somewhat recently I drew Bemalambda nansiungensis, an early pantodont from Asia that is among the basalmost pants, even if it is slightly younger than smaller, older pants like Alcidedorbignya. Shows evidence of sexual dimorphism and was probably a competent digger!

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Oh, also since I have you here: ever heard of Pantolambdodon, a potentially trunked pantodont from China with the nasals BEHIND the orbits?

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Introducing the most accurate reconstruction ever: Potatolambda

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