Today’s issue of “Nature” includes a paper where 2 new species of primates from the Oligocene of Tanzania are described. This discovery is especially relevant as it indicates that the lineages of modern apes and Old World monkeys diverged about 25 million years ago. Mauricio prepared the reconstructions of these primates in collaboration with Nancy Stevens, the leading researcher in the study team. You can read a general article about the finding in Nature’s web site following this link:

http://www.nature.com/news/fossils-indicate-common-ancestor-for-two-primate-groups-1.12997

After a few months of inactivity, the online store “The Megantereon Store” opens again, but this time as part of a new website dealing with images of nature, scientific contents and much more, aptly called “Wild World Visuals”. It is the brainchild of my friend and collaborator Pedro Bigeriego, zoologist, pilot, and a fervent enthusiast of paleontology. The page starts with some of its sections still in an early stage, but with time we will be putting in more and more contents. You can check it following this link:

http://www.wildworldvisuals.com/

A CALL FOR ADVENTUROUS ARTISTS!

How would you like to join Mauricio Anton in a safari to the Okavango delta in search of the big cats? A few months from now Mauricio will be returning to Botswana (after all those years) and he would love to recruit a group of artists and big cat lovers in general who want to take part in a unique experience (painters, illustrators, animators… or anyone wishing to take a deeper-than-skin look at the most wonderful predators on Earth). Mauricio will share with you what he has learned over these 20 years about the anatomy, action, behavior and evolution of the big cats. And of course he looks forward to learning from YOUR experience and background. The safari is organized by “The Elephant Trails”, a company based in Maun, Botswana, with a long experience setting the highest standards for photographic safaris. Prepare to pack your sketch pad and cameras, and get ready to come face to face with the big cats!

You can download a PDF with information about the safari in the following link:

http://www.mediafire.com/view/?57ion6791h622hf

Mauricio’s awaited new book, “Sabertooth” finally has a publication date: it will appear in late october 2013. You can check several updates and related contents in the blog “Chasing Sabertooths”: http://chasingsabretooths.wordpress.com/