cuute

aww xD I like the teeth. Nom nom c;

You do such awesome ref sheets.

Thanks, the teeth are so much more fun for me to draw than other species.

O: Cuuuuuuute!

your teefs are insane ^___^
very nice

Loving his pattern...and those teeth haha :D

i'mm draw you stoof now :D

Yay! :D

That's a mighty tail!

Yes it was like a kangaroos, but poofier. :D

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I love your art so much Dx
Gorgeous eyes...

freaky teeth - but looks neat

It is the hallmark of the species.

Long life Paleo! *praises him*
He is just the best! :D

Far from the best Dx but I'm glad you like him.

Very nice design. gotta mouth that says why yes I do eat flesh!

First thing I noticed from the skeletons as well. xD

Such a gorgeous creature. I especially like the marbled cat coat.

I swear someday I'll draw him for you! xD

That would be nice. :D Yes I enjoy depicting him as a marbled cat too.

Hehe he looks cute and harmless enough but man those teeth say i am otherwise. XD

an interesting mix or specie i hope to see more of him. :3

Not a mix, 100% real animal, as the links confirm. :D He dominates my gallery already. xD

ahh i see im stupid i favored some of the other stuff he was in before hehe

The dentition sort of reminds me of a cracked out beaver or some other lagomorph/rodent. I saw a PBS special on thylacoleo a while back when I was home and it was SO COOL. Crazy cool animals, just crazy cool.

Prominent incisors make people think that, but they shaped much differently; tapered like daggers and more akin to canine teeth of common predators, and those massive shearing blades on the sides of the mouth just tip the scales. Yeah I agree. Ever since that 3rd grade book report I was hooked. xD

Yeah, you can really see that from the side view. I watched the National Geographic video on the bite just to see how it works. Jeepers, what a killer.

Awesoooome

-saves- 8D

Oooh his wavy hair is quite sexy too! Paleo is such a unique and gorgeous character~

I've been meaning to draw it more lately, thanks. :3

Androgyny

Let's free our minds.

I like girls but I have to admit - that's hot

I miss the padding he used to have up top. And the more slender build.

He never had padding up top, save for some joke pics xD. Maybe you are thinking of Thaylo? :]

Maybe I am.

I admire and adore Paleo.

The thought and design on the hands/feet/claws is very fab.

I've always wondered something but I have never wanted to point it out because you seem to know so much about the animal...

On all the skeletons I have seen, and a lot of scientific artwork of this animal, and everything I have read about them they appear to have no claw on their inner toes much like an Australian possum, was that a design choice to add it? They also appear to have been a mostly plantigrade (rather than digitigrade) animal. (..or like this silly drawing I made last year: http://www.synchrastudios.com/galle.....thylacoleo.jpg )

I have just always wondered why you included those features on your character?

No problem. Almost all marsupials lack the thumb claw on the hind limbs despite having a very prominent hallux, very true, and this would be likely for thylacoleo too. I mostly added it for symmetricality, so it is a personal thing, also to emphasize my username. As for locomotive stance: I have heard them described as semi-plantigrade, semi-digitigrade, and not entirely flat footed like a bear, the skeleton evidences this with more cat like elements. Some say they walk like possums, others like cats. I tried to make it between the two as I prefer digitigrade looks. Somewhat like a tiptoe stance that can either be flat (especially in shoes) or on the toes when normally standing. Hope that gave some explanation to why.

Oh and the drawing is very cute, I like it!

lol! It's ooolldd. X3 Thanks!

It still is cute. :3

Yay I finally know! And yeah I knew they were semi-dgigitgrade, but I always assumed myself that they were more like possums myself. X3 Thylacines seemed to almost go 50/50 with them though, so I guess that would be a little more accurate because of the size. :D

Thank you!

Oh of course, I modeled the feet after koala and possum feet (closest relatives) but elongated and tilted them more tiptoe. I like to play around with structure instead of fixed design, so I probably will play around with a more possum/koala look.

All those “details” are yet more reasons not to p**s him off. (@.@)

Still, awesome as ever. d(^.^)

Love your style of art! ^^; It's sooo cleeaaaannnnnnn

Wavy hair looks so nice :3

ohhh this character is so cool! I love it when artists come up with characters that are rare or unheard of species. I've never heard lf this one before and your character makes me want to look it up! In fact I think I will :3

I'm seein you with rose colored glasses man! Far-out~

Now complete with sunset vision, or sunrise vision if you are the morning type.

Very nice reference sheet! Gotta love dem crazy teeth... He must look terrifying when he yawns. XD Very cool over all.

Thanks so much, though it could always use improvement. Dx

LoL. Loser comments from a faceless coward? Im SOOOO scared. Bawww. Go cry to someone who gives a shit.

Feel free to note me with a real critique or redline. I am always looking to improve things and appreciate other people's constructive input. I never claimed to be great at anything, as you baselessly assumed, that is what I found so humorous, and amusingly bitter.

you really are trying to make a career as a whiny faggot arent you Raeth?
do you ever have anything constructive to offer?

Some useful points I see in the body construction. Thanks for those. Others tidbits, not so much. Obviously someone is not familiar with the species. Go study "thylacoleo", and then come back to me since you obviously know nothing of its dentition whatsoever. "Tard's mouth" and "LOL" or "chipmunk?" do not count as decent critique of any sort and just brush away any credibility I thought you had in objectivity. If a "chipmunk", it would be the one to behead and then promptly disembowel you with those ever so fun incisors and side blades, if you bother to look it up that is. The tail doesn't narrow at it's conjunction with the pelvis, it is very thick, like it's close relative the kangaroo's. Unless I am misunderstanding that part. If you have a pointer for that, or accuracy in the dentition of the actual species in question, I would be glad to hear it.

wow can't belive on how constructive comments you get from people who doesn't even seem to be artists xD

Proper critique is definitely good, but people should know what they are talking about before making asses of themselves, and more importantly, have something to back it up with.

I've seen his stuff,not very impressive

chipmunk?
way to not pay attention to species specifics bro

I know rite. Wow marsupials have pouches, reallllly?! Internal junk too? My word. Non standard teeth actually exist. No wai. And hermaphrodites that actually have defined waists?! What is this madness. T'would be fun to lock him in a cage with a real one and applaud the result.

You're absolutely right!

omg! I just got back from Australia and saw a mockup in the museum of a lion marsupial. Then I come home and see this...awesome!

Lovely coincidences. :D

Those teeth are so great. Also the marbled coat is a great look.

MARSUPIAL LION vs MARSUPIAL DEVIL

WHO WILL WIN?



But seriously, you did a badass job on that reference sheet! :D

We know who will win. 300 pounds vs 30 pounds... But they both bite way harder than other mammals and that's what counts. Thanks. :D

Man we gotta overfeed that taz one way or the other haha! xD

Wow, this is like standing in front of a blast furnace of awesome!

i like the detail that you put into this. especially the eye color and fur patterns.

I'm a little confused by the "executioner" tag. Care to elaborate?