Mauricio Antón

Mauricio Antón Ortuzar is a Spanish paleoartist, vertebrate paleontologist, and illustrator. As a paleontologist specialising in carnivoran mammals, he has written extensively about sabertooth cats, as well as other groups like hyenas and amphicyonids. As a paleoartist and illustrator, he has created numerous illustrations of prehistoric life illustrating carnivorans as well as other animals, and archaic humans. Antón is one of the most widely known and influential contemporary paleoartists.