dolevfab Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 (edited) Hello all! Recently I have been obsessed with cephalopods and realized there is a real lack of reconstructions of the color patterns on extinct nautiloids and ammonites! This led me to compile a list of known fossil color patterns on cephalopods. After a year of on and off research, I found about 90 species of cephalopods retaining official or undescribed, original patterning on their shells. These are the first 15 species on my list. The color markings are based both on descriptions and photographs of the fossil material. The shades of the markings are based on the fossils, but also inferred. I Hope you will appreciate my work! Edited December 24, 2017 by dolevfab 16 Link to post Share on other sites
fossilized6s Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Beautiful work! You must have a very skilled, confident and light touch to pull off such work. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Foozil Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Wow Awesome work!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TqB Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Beautiful work, would make a good poster. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Brilliant! That is lovely and I am seriously going to print that off in colour if i may? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ynot Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Nice work of art! Are You going to do ammonites as well? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
caldigger Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Some of those would definitely make good confusing camouflage colorings and patterns. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bobby Rico Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Fantastic work beautiful 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Wrangellian Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Wonderful! You should sign it and repost, now that you know people are going to save and print it... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Fossildude19 Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Well done! Regards, 1 Link to post Share on other sites
doushantuo Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 NICE!!!! Above :1989 count 4 Link to post Share on other sites
doushantuo Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 rsif20080366.pdf 1 Link to post Share on other sites
dolevfab Posted December 25, 2017 Author Share Posted December 25, 2017 Thanks for the feedback everyone!! And as to your questions: -yes i will be doing ammonites aswell. these are just the first 15 in my list, and not necessarily phyllogenetically grouped. -This is a preliminary sketch, I will eventually incorporate parts of this painting and future ones, into a phylogeny showing the evolution and distribution of colour patterns, among externally shelled cephalopods... (That piece will be digitised and posted here, or on my Devientart account. (Dolevfab) Please don't print this one! Wait a bit till Im finished! (might take a month or so...) 3 Link to post Share on other sites
doushantuo Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Comfort1950THEPIGMENTATIONOFMOLLUSCANSHELLS.pdf 1 Link to post Share on other sites
doushantuo Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 It occurred to me it MIGHT be more realistic to show epibionts(more or less:sessile/encrusting organisms)on the shells 1 Link to post Share on other sites
dolevfab Posted December 25, 2017 Author Share Posted December 25, 2017 7 minutes ago, doushantuo said: It occurred to me it MIGHT be more realistic to show epibionts(more or less:sessile/encrusting organisms)on the shells Might be..but because I'm trying to showcase the diversity of color patterns I don't think I'll do that. In addition I don't know whether those specific animals had them, because in modern Nautilus there are no prominent epibionts. Link to post Share on other sites
doushantuo Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 They were bound to be plagued by (rheophilic?)trepostome bryozoans,barring ethological and morphological adaptions,I guess. But hey,as your intent is indeed to show the distinctive "proprietary"(so to speak) colour patterns...... When your magnum opus is complete ,it will make a tremendous coffeetable book I am wondering(aloud,in this case),if there is a correlation between the shell patterns and bathymetry... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Merry Christmas ! ! ! ! I shall restrain myself and wait for the completed version. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
dolevfab Posted December 25, 2017 Author Share Posted December 25, 2017 1 hour ago, doushantuo said: They were bound to be plagued by (rheophilic?)trepostome bryozoans,barring ethological and morphological adaptions,I guess. But hey,as your intent is indeed to show the distinctive "proprietary"(so to speak) colour patterns...... When your magnum opus is complete ,it will make a tremendous coffeetable book I am wondering(aloud,in this case),if there is a correlation between the shell patterns and bathymetry... There seems to be a relationship. In one paper I read demonstrated that nautiloids living at greater depths had darker color patterns. But the evidence is limited to a few species. Link to post Share on other sites
Ludwigia Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 1 hour ago, doushantuo said: It occurred to me it MIGHT be more realistic to show epibionts(more or less:sessile/encrusting organisms)on the shells 1 hour ago, dolevfab said: Might be..but because I'm trying to showcase the diversity of color patterns I don't think I'll do that. In addition I don't know whether those specific animals had them, because in modern Nautilus there are no prominent epibionts. As far as I understand it, most epibionts settled on the shells after the animals were already dead. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
crabfossilsteve Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 That is a work of ART on its own. I think that that would make a great poster that any fossil nerd would love. I too would love to print it if and when you decide its OK. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
thelivingdead531 Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 I hope you make a book someday of all of your amazing artwork and information! This is beautiful. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
dolevfab Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 Thank you everyone for all the feedback!! I have finally finished the second part of the project! which means I only have 88 species left... hope you like it! Ammonites coming in the 4th part!!! I promise! 6 Link to post Share on other sites
3depix Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Excellent reconstructions! Superb work! Thanks for sharing this with us! Very helpful and much needed visual information (especially for paleoartists). 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ynot Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Your renditions are exceptional! Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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