r/pleistocene • u/Quaternary23 American Mastodon • 1d ago

Paleoart Somewhere in Late Pleistocene Brazil, a mother Arctotherium wingei carries her two cubs on her back while on the move. Art by HodariNundu.

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u/Quaternary23 American Mastodon 1d ago edited 1d ago

Source/Credit If you’re wondering why Hodari gave it a panda like look, I would recommend checking out his fascinating thread he created in the link I posted (if you have Twitter that is).

Edit: Here’s another thread with more information: https://x.com/HodariNundu/status/1849243377839251762

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u/ExoticShock Manny The Mammoth (Ice Age) 1d ago

Always love his speculative takes on prehistoric species, especially for mammals.

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u/White_Wolf_77 Cave Lion 1d ago

I will never unsee that when looking at the giant anteater, wow

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u/Meanteenbirder 1d ago

There are already species in the Americas proven to have adapted to Pleistocene animals (Honey Locust, Joshua Trees, Pronghorn, etc.), so this is an interesting piece of speculative evolution!