Bringing Fossils to Life Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 (edited) These renders look great! Didn't Eurypterids also have gnathobases on their leg bases? Edited December 30, 2022 by Bringing Fossils to Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftlcgi Posted December 30, 2022 Author Share Posted December 30, 2022 3 hours ago, Bringing Fossils to Life said: Didn't Eurypterids also have gnathobases on their leg bases? i was so focused on the most visible that parts i ignored them, thanks for noticing www.paleobiome.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftlcgi Posted January 2, 2023 Author Share Posted January 2, 2023 (edited) I updated the Erieopterus model with the corrected legs, i remade the legs with details from similar eurypterids I tried to recreate the scene from this painting of eurypterids with similar models i made, i didn't posed them like in the original becouse most of my models are not yet rigged https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Eurypterida_of_New_York_figure_np_1.jpg Edited January 2, 2023 by ftlcgi 6 www.paleobiome.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftlcgi Posted January 3, 2023 Author Share Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) Moselopterus - it's going to be the last eurypterid made for the Hunsrück Slate biome, i think i made all of them. I found very little info on this eurypterid, most of the details are based on Stoermeropterus, which is very similar https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261064694_The_eurypterid_Stoermeropterus_conicus_from_the_lower_Silurian_of_the_Pentland_Hills_Scotland Edited January 3, 2023 by ftlcgi 3 www.paleobiome.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bringing Fossils to Life Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Looking really good! Never seen such realistic looking Eurypterid models! I was recently researching polychaete worms and it seems they were really common in these environments, especially the eunicids. This group had complex jaws that they used to feed and dig long burows that they would shoot out of at great speed to snap up unsuspecting prey. They would be important to add if you're going for completeness, though it might be tricky since they're not studied a lot and overlooked in many places. Their jaws are called scolecodonts, each complete jaw apparatus being composed of many different teeth. Traditionally each kind of tooth was thought to be its own genus, but not many are being put together into the organism they belonged to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaacTheFossilMan Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 1 minute ago, Bringing Fossils to Life said: the organism they belonged to. Or, rather, the one we believe they belong to, at this moment... ~ Isaac; www.isaactfm.com "Don't move! He can't see us if we don't move!" - Alan Grant Come to the spring that is The Fossil Forum, where the stream of warmth and knowledge never runs dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bringing Fossils to Life Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 We have found many teeth together, making it possible to condense many genera into one, though it is still a hard job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftlcgi Posted January 4, 2023 Author Share Posted January 4, 2023 4 hours ago, Bringing Fossils to Life said: I was recently researching polychaete worms and it seems they were really common in these environments, especially the eunicids. I would like to have the biomes as complete as possible, i can see in paleobiodb.org there are only Spirorbis polychaetes at that time in Germany, i haven't looked in other databases. I'l do a bit of research on this. Meanwhile i'm having a hard time making the giant beaver not looking like a giant rat https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/trogontherium-dacicum-wip-a35dcb6843bf4cff834ace86e2e06cd6 www.paleobiome.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bringing Fossils to Life Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 I would make the hair more course, like the modern beaver. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftlcgi Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 18 hours ago, Bringing Fossils to Life said: I would make the hair more course, like the modern beaver. There are settings for that but i don't know how to do it right now, this is my first attempt at making particle fur and it might take a while untill i learn how to make it look more realistic, i managed to use a texture that controls the hair color wich is nice 1 www.paleobiome.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bringing Fossils to Life Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 It looks a lot less like a rat and a lot more like a beaver with color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftlcgi Posted January 8, 2023 Author Share Posted January 8, 2023 (edited) I'm not there yet but there are some improvements It looks different depending on the render i use This background is not made by me, i used this assets: https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/broadleaf-forest-collection Edited January 8, 2023 by ftlcgi 1 www.paleobiome.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftlcgi Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 (edited) On 1/4/2023 at 2:25 PM, Bringing Fossils to Life said: I was recently researching polychaete worms and it seems they were really common in these environments The most common polychaete is Spirorbis and is found in the same site as most of the eurypterids, this is a simple model based on the extant ones Edited January 11, 2023 by ftlcgi www.paleobiome.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftlcgi Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 (edited) This article describes an eunicid (Bobbit worm) found in canada, it makes sense that they were all over the place https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313863716_Earth's_oldest_'Bobbit_worm'_-_Gigantism_in_a_Devonian_eunicidan_polychaete This is a rough approximation of a bobbit worm's head comming out of the sand, it still needs some work, the jaws are not the same as the fossil remains but it's a start. It's popular in recent paleoart to, the article below has a nice looking reconstruction https://www.earthtouchnews.com/discoveries/discoveries/the-terrifying-bobbit-worm-has-a-huge-ancient-cousin/ Edited January 11, 2023 by ftlcgi 1 www.paleobiome.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftlcgi Posted January 12, 2023 Author Share Posted January 12, 2023 (edited) I've been drawind crinoids as plants becouse they are similar in shape and it's easy to control all the small hairs proceduraly and also the vertex animations used for the wind were easy to adjust to look like underwater movement (i used this in the videos) but that vertex animation is limited in a lot of ways, i can't upload it to sketchfab and i was unable to animate the opening and closing of the crinoid arms, it was hard to even texture them. So i'm starting to animate them using bones (like a animal), it should be easy to improve my other unfinished crinoids using this method Cupressocrinites, i'm using it as an animation example to show the opening and closing animation of the arms The pinnules could be made using the hair system, this is just an exagerated example i'l post an in game render after i get it right. Ammonicrinus, this crinoid has a different tactic for defense, it rolls it's thick stem to protect the calyx, it's not yet animated Gosslingia breconensis, is a plant found in the emsian of Germany Edited January 12, 2023 by ftlcgi 2 www.paleobiome.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftlcgi Posted January 13, 2023 Author Share Posted January 13, 2023 I've used this paper to make the correct shape for the devonian bobbit worm's jaws https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313863716_Earth's_oldest_'Bobbit_worm'_-_Gigantism_in_a_Devonian_eunicidan_polychaete - the article shows 3d views of each jaw segment, that helped me get the correct shape and size - the second picture shows how they would look like when they are retracted inside the mouth - and the third it's just my guess on how they must have been placed 2 www.paleobiome.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftlcgi Posted January 13, 2023 Author Share Posted January 13, 2023 Some screenshots showing the hair system on the crinoids, the hair material could do with a bit more work but the small alkenopterus seem enjoy them just fine 1 www.paleobiome.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bringing Fossils to Life Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 Wow! big changes. I like the Websteroprion; I think you must be the first person to model it online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bringing Fossils to Life Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 (edited) If you haven't seen this paper it may come in very helpful on the Ammonicrinus https://bioone.org/journals/acta-palaeontologica-polonica/volume-56/issue-3/app.2010.0020/Revision-of-the-Flexible-Crinoid-Genus-Ammonicrinus-and-a-New/10.4202/app.2010.0020.full The mouth parts in the Websteroprion paper do not represent the entire mechanism; here is an example of a reconstruction of a complete set. At least in PA there were eunicids with fused maxillae, the blue plates on the bottom. Edited January 14, 2023 by Bringing Fossils to Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftlcgi Posted January 14, 2023 Author Share Posted January 14, 2023 12 minutes ago, Bringing Fossils to Life said: If you haven't seen this paper it may come in very helpful on the Ammonicrinus I didn't know about it, i was going to look for more resources to make the crown, it will help me a lot. 20 minutes ago, Bringing Fossils to Life said: The mouth parts in the Websteroprion paper do not represent the entire mechanism; Interesting paper, these scolecodonts were found in the late emsian in austria, much closer to germany than Websteroprion, after i finish it i can use it as a template to make some of these. I got the jaws wrong, the smaller jaws (MII) should be behind the longer (MI). Thank you, your tips are a real help www.paleobiome.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftlcgi Posted January 15, 2023 Author Share Posted January 15, 2023 (edited) I've worked a bit on the pleistocene desman (Desmana radulescui) it was found at the same site as the mammoth, it's made after the only living desman species Desmana moschata. It's rigged and i've tested some animations but it needs work in the future to make it look more natural. This background is not made by me, i used this assets: https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/broadleaf-forest-collection Edited January 15, 2023 by ftlcgi 3 www.paleobiome.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftlcgi Posted January 23, 2023 Author Share Posted January 23, 2023 (edited) There are few species of vole found at the pleistocene site Mimomys, it is believed that one of the many species belonging to this genus gave rise to the modern water voles (Arvicola) Sometimes the fur looks different when it's exported in unreal engine Edited January 23, 2023 by ftlcgi 2 www.paleobiome.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftlcgi Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 3 www.paleobiome.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftlcgi Posted January 26, 2023 Author Share Posted January 26, 2023 An arthropode from Hunsrück Slate near Bundenbach, i'm still adding details from different sources, i will texture it when it's done 4 www.paleobiome.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftlcgi Posted February 8, 2023 Author Share Posted February 8, 2023 (edited) Auroralumina attenboroughii - is a newly discovered cnidarian from ediacaran PBS Eons just posted a video about it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipkBmbi6k5c it looked interesting enough and i had to draw it Edited February 8, 2023 by ftlcgi 4 www.paleobiome.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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