Wolf in cat clothing?

¿Es un félido? ¿Un nimrávido? ¿Un marsupial? Nope. Este doodle está inspirado en Enhydrocyon, un cánido que vivio en Norteamerica durante el Oligoceno. Es notable porque su cráneo era muy similar al de los grandes félidos actuales; ha sido comparado especificamente con el jaguar por sus mandibulas cortas y profundas, y su hocico corto, asi como su constitución robusta. Sin duda tenía una mordedura muy poderosa; lo que es mas, sus colmillos eran enormes y sus muelas carniceras indican una dieta hipercarnivora, como en los félidos. Se ha dicho que probablemente era una "versión cánida" de los grandes félidos, aunque con unos 30 kilos de peso era mas similar en tamaño a un lobo que a un jaguar. Eventualmente estos experimentos cánidos fueron desplazados por los félidos autenticos. 
Ojo con tomarse esta reconstrucción demasiado en serio. Aunque su aspecto hubiera sido algo felinoide, nunca he visto imagenes de Enhydrocyon; lo doodlé imaginandolo desde cero con base en fotos del cráneo. Los detalles como los bigotes largos son de mi cosecha (despues de todo, si tenia un estilo de vida similar al de los félidos, bien pudo haber tenido bigotes largos; algunos zorros los tienen, por no hablar de otros rasgos en comun con los félidos, como las pupilas verticales...)

Is it a felid? A nimravid? A marsupial? Nope. This doodle is inspired by Enhydrocyon, a canid that lived in North America during the Oligocene. It is notable because its skull was very similar to that of the great cats today; it has been compared specifically to the jaguar because of its short, deep jaws and short snout, as well as its robust build. It evidently had a powerfulbite; even more, its canines were huge and its carnassials very sharp, suggesting a hypercarnivorous diet, as in cats. It has been said that it may have been a canid version of the big cats, although at around 30 kg, it was more like a wolf than a jaguar in size. Eventually these canid experiments would be replaced by real big cats. 
Take this reconstruction with a grain of salt. Although its appearance may have been cat-like, I have never seen any other images of Enhydrocyon. I doodled it from scratch, with only a photo of the skull (and some reconstructions of related animals) as basis. Details such as the long whiskers are mine; if it had a catlike lifestyle, it may well have had them. After all some foxes do, not to speak of other catlike features such as vertical pupils...