"That's too much, isn't it?" Ye Zijing tilted her head and looked up, her mind was a little bent, and it was hard to imagine why there was such a big tiger head in the world.

She's not uncommon and weird, in fact, she's seen a lot of monsters, and she's so big that she's countless. But this tiger head is indeed a bit too big, almost the same as a car head.

If you calculate the size according to your head, then this guy's size is definitely a behemoth, and I am afraid that it can compare with the size of that strange fish.

The tiger looks like this, which can be regarded as a wonder in nature! Of course, there are too many similar wonders on this island, and Ye Zijing was only stunned, and she was not shocked: "Everyone pay attention to its teeth, like a dagger, it is simply a saber-toothed tiger." But compared to this guy, the saber-toothed tiger is simply a cat that hasn't grown up. ”

The saber-toothed tiger has a pair of canine teeth that are longer than those of other cats, hence the name, but they are much smaller than the saber-toothed tiger's saber-toothed teeth. The saber-toothed tiger can also refer to the entire subfamily of saber-toothed tigers. But it's also often mistaken for a lion with fangs, but the two are quite different. The saber-toothed tiger weighed quite a bit more than a modern lion. It has very short hind legs and tail, more like a skinny bear with a strong physique. Adult saber-toothed tigers weigh about 300 kilograms and feed on large mammals.

The saber-toothed tiger was about the size of a modern tiger at its largest, and a few members of the genus Bladetooth reached the size of a cave lion. But its upper canines were much larger than those of modern tigers, and even larger than the fangs of wild boar males, like two short swords inserted upside down.

The canine teeth of carnivores are used as a killing weapon to prey on prey, and the normal situation should be that the upper and lower canines develop equally. When attacking, you can meet up and down, and you can bite your prey to death. But the upper canines of the saber-toothed tiger have evolved so greatly, and the lower canines have been relatively degenerate. It's not proportional at all, so it's probably designed to deal with large pachydermal herbivores such as elephants.

With such a special and long canine tooth, it only takes a pair to reach deep into the body of the prey. And the wound can be enlarged as much as possible, causing the prey to bleed profusely and die. In line with this, the saber-toothed tiger's skull and some muscles in the head are also changed accordingly, so that the mouth can be opened wider so that the lower jaw can form an angle of more than 90 degrees with the skull, so that the effect of the saber-tooth pair can be fully and effectively played.

However, the development of this extreme specialization obviously has its downside. That is, the adaptation to the environment and prey has been greatly reduced, and with the extinction of various large pachydermal herbivores during the Pleistocene, the saber-toothed tiger, which is not good at running fast, has gradually become useless, and the general carnivores, which are not able to compete with those who are more flexible and well-rounded, have also gone extinct with its prey. In its place came the modern tiger and other large carnivores.

"Their hunting habits are also very similar." Qin Xuebing nodded in agreement, and the cumbersome body of the saber-toothed tiger showed that there was no way to chase the prey for a long time. A lone ambush killer. It is also for this reason that the saber-toothed tiger became extinct.

The saber-toothed cat is a side branch of the evolution of big cats, and lived in the late Oligocene-Pleistocene, where the saber-toothed tiger hunted herbivores such as elephants and rhinoceroses during the Great Ice Age, and because of the tough and thick skin of these animals, its canine teeth had to be very sharp and long to pierce the skin.

One can imagine its predatory journey: it lurks patiently for long periods of time in the grass where its prey must pass. When the prey approached, he roared violently, kicked hard on his hind legs, and his whole body sprang out, his front paws were raised high, and the tips of his claws were stretched out, like a short hook, opening his huge mouth, pounced on the prey, and pierced the thick skin with the weight of his whole body, piercing the thick skin with two dagger-like teeth, and inserting them deeply into the body of the victim. Because the teeth are too long to be extracted, the saber-toothed tiger will bite firmly and will not let go, and the pain makes the victim struggle desperately, but in this way, the wound caused by the front paw and teeth will be larger, and the blood will be more and more, and the saber-toothed tiger will die of breath in a short time, and the saber-toothed tiger can enjoy a good meal.

At that time, the saber-toothed tiger was the king of beasts in its living area, and the "big king" was dismissive of small animals, and did not practice the ability to hunt small animals, but who knew that it would be defeated by these small animals in the future.

The era of the saber-toothed tiger was during the Quaternary glacial period, the climate was cold, and the large herbivores relied on long fur and thick skin to withstand the harsh winter, and they were slow, clumsy, and easy to be hunted. But 20,000 years ago, the ice age ended, the climate warmed, there was a plant growing season, and then the plant-eating animals also multiplied in large numbers, but those cold-tolerant large herbivores could not adapt to climate changes, only migrated north, but there was not enough grassland in the Arctic Circle, and they died of hunger.

The blade-toothed tiger that preys on them for a living has lost its food source, and then wants to go back to hunting small animals or horses, deer and other large animals, the body has been completely stereotyped like dinosaurs, not agile enough, and there is no speed to run, but also because the hunting technology of human ancestors has been greatly improved, the invention of bows and arrows, the use of fire attack, often win in the competition with it for prey, and even it is killed to become prey, it can be said that the world is so big that it has no place to stand, and can only be ruthlessly ruthless by nature with the extinction of large pachyderms" eliminated".

The tragedy of the saber-toothed tiger cannot be changed, but today they see the saber-toothed tiger as they wish. Although it is large, it belongs to the feline family and has the distinct characteristic of sabertooth, and the final classification must be attributed to the saber-toothed tiger family.

The reason why Qin Xuebing said that the hunting habits of this saber-toothed tiger were similar to those of the saber-toothed tiger before the Ice Age was because this saber-toothed tiger lurked in the trees for so long without being discovered.

You must know that there are hundreds of Qimen people present, and there are peak masters like Gugu, who have an extremely clear sense of the breath of life, but they can't even detect its existence. It can be seen that it has completely integrated with the environment here, and it can be said that it has come and gone without a trace in the trees.

"An enlarged version of Jurassic!" Ouyang Zhanjun once again sighed, the film "Jurassic Park" has attracted countless people, and the reason is only dinosaurs. But what about this island? Monsters come in waves, and if they can be opened to the outside world, I don't know how many people they can attract.

And he was convinced that the monsters they had seen so far were only a tiny fraction of the island. A small island. Especially on such a small island that is almost isolated from the rest of the world, there must be a whole biological chain.

The saber-toothed tiger looked down and had no intention of attacking. It's more like judging the strength of these humans in front of you to see if you can provoke them.

From this, it can be judged that this saber-toothed tiger has a high IQ. Qin Xuebing never doubted the IQ of these monsters, the more powerful the monsters, the higher the IQ. Just like the little dragons, especially Xiaobai and Xiaohong, they are like ghosts and elves.

"Xuebing, I'm afraid this guy won't be easy to handle." The beautiful snake muttered carefully, and could feel that the life breath of this saber-toothed tiger was very huge, and it could almost compete with the little dragon and the dragon, and if there was a real battle, the little dragon and the dragon could kill it. But it may not be able to block it, and it is very likely to rush into the crowd.

"Wait, it won't attack." Qin Xuebing was cautious and vigilant, and now he could only pray that this saber-toothed tiger was smart enough to recognize the situation.

At the same time, he was also extremely worried that there would definitely not be only one saber-toothed tiger. This is a race that has existed since prehistoric times, and the times have lived in a rebellious world. It is absolutely impossible to exterminate the race, and there will never be only one.

If several saber-toothed tigers appear at the same time, there is absolutely no way to stop the saber-toothed tigers from rushing into the crowd. There is also a good thing to do, that is, the saber-toothed tiger, like the tiger, is a loner. It is only when it is mating season that they come together.

However, this is only speculation, although those saber-toothed tigers in the past will not be in groups, but this obviously mutated saber-toothed tiger is difficult to say.

The saber-toothed tiger jumped down from the tree, and people finally saw its size, which was completely different from ordinary tigers, without a trace of fat on its body, and felt thin, but it was extremely strong and full of explosive power.

This size is astonishing, this saber-toothed tiger is almost like a fitness trainer, completely free from the fat body shape of the saber-toothed tiger, more powerful, sharp, almost a perfect combination of tiger and leopard, and definitely the king of killers in the forest.

"Oh my God, I don't want to be eaten!" Some people unconsciously retreat, and in the face of such a behemoth, they can't treat it with a normal heart, only fear.

But they couldn't retreat, and the warriors on the periphery wouldn't allow them to do so. Now the two sides are in a state of persistence, and if they escape, they will strengthen the tiger's power and trigger the battle.

"I really want to ride it on its back!" Ouyang Xiaomei muttered softly, at this time, only her thick lines have this kind of thought. But this also shows that she has confidence in her eldest brother and believes that Qin Xuebing will be able to defeat this monster.

"Don't speak!" Qiu Yun glared at her daughter, this heartless daughter was not afraid of arguing with the big tiger.

The saber-toothed tiger tilted his head and looked at the crowd, his eyes full of caution, but there was no killing intent. Of course, if he is sure that the crowd is not a threat to him, he will attack immediately.

Qin Xuebing knew this very well, and clearly realized that he could not retreat at this time, and once he retreated, this battle could not be avoided. He held the Tang knife in his hand and stepped forward, his eyes calm and fearless.

The little dragon and the dragon are accompanied by each other, holding the dragon head high, extremely arrogant, as if they don't take the saber-toothed tiger in their eyes. It's their self-confidence, but it's also their pride.

Qin Xuebing would not doubt their strength, if they fought alone, they would definitely die as saber-toothed tigers. His concern was whether the saber-toothed tiger would break into the crowd. If you break into the crowd, with the size of a saber-toothed tiger, even if you don't use your mouth, you only need to hit and kill several people.

Qin Xuebing remembered that when he went to Myanmar to hunt for treasure, he encountered a crocodile monster in the underground river, and the coyote was tragic. All along, he didn't want any casualties in his team, and he was committed to this, so in the next few treasure hunts, the team didn't lose a single person.

The same is true today, even if these tourists do not belong to the treasure hunting team, but Qin Xuebing has the responsibility to ensure their safety when he brings them here.

"Whoa......" Under Qin Xuebing's signal, Xiaolong raised his head and let out a heaven-shaking dragon roar, which resounded in all directions. In his voice, he showed his strength to the fullest, and told the saber-toothed tiger very directly, I am so strong, whether I still want to fight. This is a way of communication between animals, which is much simpler and more direct than humans.

"Roaring ......" The saber-toothed tiger also let out a wild roar, but his steps unconsciously took a step back, obviously lacking in fighting spirit.

Seeing this situation, Qin Xuebing laughed unconsciously, and the next thing was much simpler.

"Whoa......" Jiaolong also followed with a dragon groan, which was a demonstration to the saber-toothed tiger. But the saber-toothed tiger didn't have the slightest temper and faced the two dragons. Even the King of the Jungle has only one way, pulling his head and walking away.

"Alright. The crisis has been lifted, and we can go up and carry the treasure! Ouyang Zhanjun laughed and ran into a saber-toothed tiger. With the addition of a piece of video material, the attraction to the audience is also increasing.

Sometimes he wonders, is it asking for money from national television? You must know that the pictures he filmed were all requisitioned by the state television station for free. To be precise, it can't be regarded as gratuitous, it should be regarded as mutual benefit, the national television station is very strong in the promotion of the film, and has cooperated with the publicity work many times, otherwise "Treasure Map" would not have lived so high at the box office.

Ouyang Zhanjun regrets that the second part of "Treasure Map" has also begun to be released today. It's a pity that they are all too busy to go to the cinema to watch their films come out.

"That's right, climb the tree, third brother, you go first." The crisis was lifted, and Qin Xuebing's mood also relaxed, and he made jokes.

"Boy. Don't think I can't get up the tree. Ouyang Zhanjun snorted, and directly handed over the camera to Qin Xuebing to be in charge, and borrowed a set of mountaineering tools from the soldiers. You must know that he has to undergo military training every year, and his military skill level is not weaker than that of elite scouts.

Ouyang Zhanjun threw the rope upward, and the hook hung precisely on the tree. Then he began to climb up the main trunk, and did not forget to turn around and say proudly: "Anyway, I am the first person to climb the towering giant tree, so you should be envious, jealous and hateful." ”

Ouyang Zhanjun had just climbed two steps, and a cyan thing smashed over, hitting the back of his head, and fell down with a scream, which was the so-called flat sand and goose-style ass facing down.

"Third brother, you can't get carried away as a man." Qin Xuebing couldn't help but laugh, picking up the Wuji who hit Ouyang Zhanjun turned out to be a cyan fruit, the size of a fist, which had already cracked, and the juice flowed out, exuding an attractive aroma.

"And there is fruit in this tree?" Qin Xuebing didn't expect this, he had taken the Sky Eagle to shuttle through the leaves several times before, but he was busy chasing the phoenix bird, and he didn't pay attention to these at all.

When he looked up again, the leaves were so dense that he couldn't see the fruit at all, but he saw a hairy monkey grimacing at him.

"Damn monkeys!" Ouyang Zhanjun rubbed his buttocks and scolded angrily, wanting to pull out his gun and kill the monkey. It's just a hairy monkey to worry about, which inevitably seems too tasteless.

"Third brother, that's not a monkey, it's a red panda." Ouyang Xiaomei corrected that although that little thing was a bit like a monkey, it was more like a red panda.

"Girl, just kidding, the body of a red panda is not like this, the monkey looks like this." Ouyang Zhanjun shook his head, although his head was like a red panda, he couldn't change the essence of the monkey.

"If you want me to see it, it's better to call it a little bear monkey." Ye Zijing smiled and joked, the head is like a red panda and the body is like a monkey, so it is better to name it after these two characteristics.

"No, this creature has its own name, it's called a rabbit monkey."

After Qin Xuebing finished speaking, he took a bite of the green fruit, which felt very sweet and fragrant, three points more delicious than any fruit on the market: "It's delicious, just get some back." ”

The rabbit monkey family is mainly distributed in Europe in the late Eocene, which is the late representative of the rabbit monkey family in Europe, and the survival time is not long. The most famous of the bunny monkeys is the Parisian bunga. The Paris rabbit monkey was first described in 1822 by Cuvier of France, the founder of paleontology, and was the first primate fossil described by humans.

Interestingly, Cuvier did not classify him as a primate at the time. This incident became another regret for Cuvier in addition to the wrong identification of the avian dragon. The Paris rabbit monkey is a daytime arboreal animal with a slower movement, somewhat similar to the modern slow loris. Newer research suggests that different types of rabbits may have a variety of locomotion patterns.

Rabbit monkeys have found many fossils in Europe and are very prosperous, but they have lived for a short time and disappear shortly after their appearance. The origin of the rabbit monkey is not clear, and it is now thought that the rabbit monkey may not have originated from the early northern lemur species, and the discovery of rabbit monkeys in southern China has led to speculation that this group may have originated in Asia.

The hind limbs that rabbits could grasp were similar to those of modern lemurs, the eye sockets were surrounded by a complete ring bone, and the most characteristic structure was the ear area, and the ear bubble covered the tympanic cavity, so that the tympanum ring was enclosed in a rounded middle ear cavity, similar to that of modern Madagascar lemurs.

However, their teeth were much more primitive than those of modern lemurs, and apart from the four upper and lower premolars, the lower incisors and canines did not form the same comb teeth as modern lemurs. The northern lemur (pseudours) of the Late Early Eocene to the Middle Eocene in North America developed into a fairly specialized type in terms of molars apex. South? The short-nosed stone monkey found in the Late Paleocene is the oldest known lemur class to date. The material is a left maxillary with canine, premolar and molars.

In Ann? The maxilla of two □ mammals in the Late Paleocene of the Huiqianshan Basin may also be early primates. While there are still differing opinions on their taxonomic location, their findings show an early primate link between Asia and North America. At the same time, it shows that lemur-like primates have appeared in the Paleocene and began to differentiate.

"It's really similar to the description in the literature and the fossil restoration map, and there are almost no changes."

The beautiful snake couldn't help but resound a document she had read, and said happily: "It must be that the rabbit monkey has not mutated on this island." If that's the case, it's a veritable prehistoric creature. ”

A veritable prehistoric creature, rather than a variant of a prehistoric creature, has a very different meaning and is of great significance to archaeology, especially from ancient times. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )