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Turning the Cycnorhamphus into a nightmarish creature for a commission I did for . Still can't believe I made this!

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2022-11-29

"Will I lose my mind, will I survive this everlasting horror?... "


Commission for , posted with permission.

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2022-05-24

More pterosaurs. I am so obsessed with drawing pterosaurs now, it's my go-to if I'm bored and want to doodle something.
Top row: Harpactognathus - Cycnorhamphus - Caviramus
Bottom row: Hamipterus - Zhenyuanopterus

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2021-11-15

Pterosaur illustrations from the Current Biology Primer: Pterodactyl, Cycnorhamphus & Preondactylus

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2021-08-25

The size and color of this crest is speculative, but I'm pretty happy with it. Perhaps the vibrance is influenced by how much carotenoids an individual consumes, as is the case w/ flamingos.

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2019-02-05

The jaws & dentition of Cycnorhamphus are unusual for ctenochasmatoids, and suggest a specialized diet of harder food items. Possible menu items include shellfish, snails, large insects, and seeds/pinecones.

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2019-02-05

1st of 2019!!! Cycnorhamphus, a bizarre Late Jurassic genus from France & Germany. During this time a lot of Europe was broken into subtropical archipelagos, and Cycnorhamphus may have waded for shellfish or foraged for pinecones with its bizarre jaws.

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2019-02-05

Line drawing of the Jurassic Cycnorhamphus. I really like how this is turning out so far, I forgot how much fun the textures of pterosaurs can be once you get past the nightmare of proportions & posing.

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2019-02-04

Here are a few of the 30+ Pterosaur species that will appear in my book “Journey To The Mesozoic”: Campylognathoides, Alkaruen, Darwinopterus, Archaeoistiodactylus, Qinglongopterus, Cycnorhamphus & Ctenochasma

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2018-06-05