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Mother Arposs

"A Fanged Beast with a harsh parental instinct, and will defend itself and its carried offspring with its life. The only seen individuals are hungry females, using their nose, hands, and prehensile tail. They have a rivalry with Najarala."
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The Black Flame, Nu Udra! The only member of a new classification of Monster, the Cephalopods, and is the Apex of the Oilwell Basin! She was a challenge, but very fun to do!
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I tried to make a modernized style render of #MonsterHunter 's Violent Saw Wyvern: Anorupatisu, one of my favorite Frontier monsters, with some of my own small changes to the overall design. Hope to see him and his map in a game someday. #MonsterHunterWilds #MHWilds

Carpathospinosus propheticus is a prehistoric species of spikefish found in Polish rocks dating to the Oligocene. It lived in what was the late Tethys Sea, and was related to the Triacanthodinae, a subfamily that contains most extant spikefish.

Today, I had the honor of listening to and getting to meet Neil Shubin, one of the co-discoverers of Tiktaalik roseae!! While listening to the talk, I took the opportunity to learn about its unique bone structure and illustrated this sketch! Even got it signed!

Cooking up some things in the back.

"Reigning Titan"

The largest marine reptile currently known, Ichthyotitan is a shastasaurid ichthyosaur from the Late Triassic. Known from 2 partial lower jaw bones, indicate that it may have grown up to 82 ft/25m or even larger, and it fed on larger prey, hunting like orcas.

"Lord of the Lake"

Gaiasia jennyae is the largest known genus of stem-tetrapod that has digits. Found from Namibian rocks dating to the early Permian, it habitated in cold lakes in Southern Gondwana as an apex predator, hunting fish and other tetrapods.

I am aware, and the choice was deliberate. I appreciate the comment though!

At last, I am pleased to share with y'all paleoart commissioned by William Jude Hart for their presentation: The Devonian Red Beds!

Featuring several Devonian fish such as Bothriolepis, Turrisaspis, Holoptychius, Gyracanthus, and a large rhizodont.

Once again I bring this up. If you wish to continue to follow for paleoart/sci-comm/marine bio/spec-evo related art, they will now exclusively be over there. This account is more for anything un-scientific and creative.

Distinct management units for the Critically Endangered angelshark (Squatina squatina) revealed in the Canary Islands - Conservation Genetics The angelshark, Squatina squatina, is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, and remaining populations are highly fragmented throughout its historical distribution...

Well this explains why Angel sharks are one of the most threatened shark species: genetics show very isolated populations despite neighbouring islands, with deep oceans likely acting as barriers to gene transfer. Means protecting just one population won't work

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The rivaling apex predator, this unusually long-snouted Brute Wyvern is a specialist of the rocky coasts, using its large dextrous arms and hands to wrangle anything it deems prey. A better swimmer than other Brutes, it can be seen tanking huge waves with its armor plating.

One of the rivaling apex species of the ecosystem, this gargantuan Carapaceon, the largest species of them all, is mostly a scavenger, consuming anything dead or dying. However, it is still a formidable fighter, using modified arms to bash any foe or even armored prey.

The tidal pools hide a relatively smaller Snake Wyvern, who slithers between bodies of water to hunt for fish and small monsters. With toxic spines and a "bite first, ask questions later" attitude, this Snake is a menace to any creature trying to survive the tides.

An Amphibian with a more salamander-like body compared to its froggy cousins. Covered in tassels and adapting to a crocodilian lifestyle, it is debated whether if it should be classified as an Amphibian or a Leviathan.

An unnamed Temnosceran who, uniquely enough, stands on water, and uses swift graceful bounds to snag and dispatch prey in an instant, delivering doses of paralytic venom.

The next ecosystem of my MH series takes us to a region marked by vast intertidal zones, where cave networks and tidepools appear and disappear by the hour. Here, monsters adapt to these rapid daily changes. Below will be the five endemic species to this habitat.
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So, you wanted to see fanmade Monster Hunter, so I bring to you some revived concepts I had for a fan-game. The first batch here belong to an island, and dwell in a costal habitat made of mangroves and beaches.
(a thread, more below)

Once again I bring this up. If you wish to continue to follow for paleoart/sci-comm/marine bio/spec-evo related art, they will now exclusively be over there. This account is more for anything un-scientific and creative.

So I rediscovered a long-cancelled project of mine that I actually had plans to make a webtoon out of in high school: PnGA.Online, which was basically...SAO but The Isle. Spent, like, 2-ish years on it before dropping it because it became too big for me. Also because COVID.

Yeah they are

The Seafolk are a coastal species of generalist plesiosaur, that build their homes by farming stone and algae. They are patient, and highly philosophical, pondering not just their world, but the sky and land, and whether they are alone in this world.

The Sky People, like the Hide, know their place in their world, but in the exact opposite way. They are a nomadic, barbaric , kleptoparasitic race, built around dominance. However, females and young are to never be harmed, for they are the future of the Sky People.

The Hide know their place in the food web as prey. Thus, their philosophies form around the concept of becoming that which they feed: plant life itself. They cloak themselves in foliage and mud, blending in with the ground and plants.

The ability of the Makers to create and manipulate the world around them is the center of their culture. All Makers celebrate the wonders of the world through their expressions of art and engineering. What appear to be weapons are are instead tools for crafting.