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Published: 2010-08-12 08:02:23 +0000 UTC; Views: 8347; Favourites: 202; Downloads: 0
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The final millisecond in the short life of a Yixian mayfly (Epicharmeropsis quadrivenulosus) before it is savagely cut down by the fleet-winged pterosaur Dendrorhynchoides curvidentatus.After the cuteness that was the field guide entry for this fuzzy little flier, I figured I should present both sides of the story and depict it in an act of savage insectivory.
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Nice work!
they remind me of swifts. Maybe they were very fast too?
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Ah but bugs are obviously gross creatures that need to be destroyed utterly by very, very, very cute pterosaurs.
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very cool! I might have given the neck less definition considering the rather short neck and the extent of pycnofibers seen in Jeholopterus.
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Thanks! The neck is about as ill defined as I could get it given the up-reaching posture... well, without contradicting the earlier restoration at least. It did come out a bit s-curvy at the top, probably should be more arched and chipmunk-y.
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That's what these things are. damn flying chipmunks.
I just sketched anurognathid bust and in the end my version didn't come out all that much puffier than yours. Maybe a little bit but it might just be an illusion since in my version the pycnofibers stand out more.
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Cute fuzzy things tend to be the most voracious predators. XD
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