New Members Ekhyl Posted September 18 New Members Share Posted September 18 As it probably will become clear as it keep posting, aquatic reptiles are my favorite. Here is Portunatasaurus krambergeri, an aquatic squamate from the Cenomanian-Turonian of Croatia. In the original article that described it (Mekarski et al., 2019) it was presented as an early mosasauroid. As a lot of things when it comes to aquatic squamate phylogeny and with mosasaurs in particular, it's hard to be sure as of yet. What is clear is that it was a small predator that lived in the shallows of the warm Tethys sea. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Cole Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 This is a beautiful recreation. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybot Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 Wow! Just wow! 1 -Jay “The earth doesn't need new continents, but new men.” ― Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 This is such an awesome rendering of Portunatasaurus krambergeri! Very colourful and dynamic! Love it! You know what else might form an interesting subject? Pannoniasaurus inexpectatus! Another early member from the same overall geographical area. As it's supposed to be a freshwater-species too, I can totally imagine something mysterious and murky as Mark Witton's reconstruction of Leptocleidus superstes...! 2 1 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Ekhyl Posted September 19 Author New Members Share Posted September 19 48 minutes ago, pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon said: This is such an awesome rendering of Portunatasaurus krambergeri! Very colourful and dynamic! Love it! You know what else might form an interesting subject? Pannoniasaurus inexpectatus! Another early member from the same overall geographical area. As it's supposed to be a freshwater-species too, I can totally imagine something mysterious and murky as Mark Witton's reconstruction of Leptocleidus superstes...! Thank you! I did give a try at Pannoniasaurus in my early paleoart days but I've been meaning to give it a go again! Thanks for reminding me of it :) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bringing Fossils to Life Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 (edited) On 9/18/2024 at 10:58 PM, Jaybot said: Wow! Just wow! Exactly what I was going to say. This is what inspires me. @Ekhyl, you make amazing art. Which program do you use? Gimp? Photoshop? Something else? Edited September 28 by Bringing Fossils to Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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