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Published: 2017-07-04 17:45:02 +0000 UTC; Views: 5536; Favourites: 103; Downloads: 0
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Here's a close-up of pakicetus inachus who is part of my illustration that shows the evolution of toothed whales. This early on they look nothing like a whale. They are small land animals that were probably semi-aquatic.The inner ears of pakicetus are very interesting, they share the same characteristics only found in cetaceans. The large auditory bulla is formed only from the ectotympanic bone. It may seem like a tiny detail, but this is a big clue that links them to whales.Pakicetus done in marker, colored pencil, and white pen.
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Not many people study creatures like Pakicetus and study them well. I got the pleasure at one time to study the early whales while they were still in the matrix. The pose is well done, showing articulation in the joints as well as movement. The skull is well done even showing well proportioned teeth. The shading is done in a classic style and is very visual, showing detail very clearly. The only downside I see is possibly not a body outline showing where the skin and extra fat may be on the animal. Allot of times its included in diagrams like this and that's about it.
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Thank you for your kind words! Luckily, this is only part 1 of my three part series on toothed whale evolution. I'm going to post all the skeletons throughout the next few weeks, then I'll post the muscle studies i've done on each animals, then a fully restored illustration, showing skin, fat, and all. So a fleshed out pakicetus is on its way!
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I am a paleontology though I work with botanical species of the Paleocene-Eocene transitional environments of the southeastern coastal. Still I am fascinated by your work in offering detail skeletal, musculature and whole body restoration of such amazing creatures from this planet's real history. While the dinosaurids garner the lion's share of the public's attention your work will bring the tremendous diversification and rare experiments of Cenozoic evolution to more people. Thank you for sharing your work.
Perhaps, shameless plug coming, you can find the time to create an environmental scene for one of your works showing the marvelous plants that were their home.
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If you donβt mind me asking, what specimen was this study based on?Β
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Thank you so much!
I never thought about that before, might be a fun challenge I should tackle someday!
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God, your studies on these subjects are very useful! Keep up. Have you done one on therizinosaurs? I need one.
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I have, here's my study on nothronychus graffami:
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Awesome man, thanks!
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The amount of time and effort you put into these is honestly awe-inspiring. You ever considered going into skeletals, like Hartman's or Headden's? I think you could be even more of a force for good in the palaeo community than you already are, but hey, even if it's not for you, these skeletals/muscular diagrams are beautiful and useful in equal measure. Thank you ^-^
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Aww thank you! I love Hartman's work and I think he's far better at his craft than I ever could. So I'll probably stick to what I do in order to teach people. I've noticed there's hardly any paleo art studies on muscle anatomy so I really want to change that and educate people.
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That's entirely fair xD Your musculature studies are so useful, I'm glad you're passionate about them!!
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