Cool Potential Domestications
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Bears. You know, for plowing your crops. Not for mauling your enemies or anything. 
Off the top, I'd love to see domesticated Sabre Tooths.
And domesticated Chalicotheres.
Plus Apes. There were some 200 varieties of ape in the Pliocene. Some of them must have been good for something.
Oh, and the Argentine Teratorns.
Domesticated Octopi would be awesome, if we could find a use for them.
And domesticated Chalicotheres.
Plus Apes. There were some 200 varieties of ape in the Pliocene. Some of them must have been good for something.
Oh, and the Argentine Teratorns.
Domesticated Octopi would be awesome, if we could find a use for them.
Mamoths, possible as evidenced by the domestication of elephants and suited to clearing and later farming northern Canada and Siberia. Just imagine; mamoth farms from Novosibirsk to Newfoundland.
The Sandman
Banned
Megatherium.
Glyptodonts.
Giant Tortoises.
Manatees.
Moa. Yes, I know why this one is unlikely to ever work. It would still be cool.
Haast's Eagle.
Moose, which honestly seem like a missed opportunity to me.
There has to be something among the Australian megafauna that would have been useful. Aside from thylacines, assuming that the Aborigines don't bring dingos with them.
Dire wolves.
Honey badgers.
Glyptodonts.
Giant Tortoises.
Manatees.
Moa. Yes, I know why this one is unlikely to ever work. It would still be cool.
Haast's Eagle.
Moose, which honestly seem like a missed opportunity to me.
There has to be something among the Australian megafauna that would have been useful. Aside from thylacines, assuming that the Aborigines don't bring dingos with them.
Dire wolves.
Honey badgers.
Moas and elephant birds for sure. I think they'd make a really intriguing meat source, though their carnivorous nature might make domestication a bit difficult.
Uhm, neither of them were actually carnivorous. You might be confusing them with Terror Birds. Diatrama, Phororacos, that bunch.
actually, Gastornis (the proper genus name of Diatryma) wasn't a terror bird
[/paleonerdyness]mastodons would certainly be interesting. imagine Spanish explorers coming upon Amerindian tribesmen riding on the backs of mastodons when they start exploring California
or what about birds of prey, ranging from the fossil species to the current ones, and especially the big ones, like teratorns
actually, Gastornis (the proper genus name of Diatryma) wasn't a terror bird
Quite correct. But if I saw one running after me, I probably wouldn't be making the fine distinction.
Oops, seems I was thinking of the wrong continent and era. Terror birds were in South America, right?
Yep. I think Gastornis was Eurasia, and about thirty million years earlier. And I think Australia produced a couple of its own terror type birds, including somethng called the 'Demon Duck of Doom.'