HOME | DD
atrox1 — Sea Monsters
Published: 2012-05-24 19:08:24 +0000 UTC; Views: 52983; Favourites: 886; Downloads: 0
Redirect to original
Description
акварель/гуашь А4 (каждая)plotosaurus, tylosaurus, kronosaurus, stenopterygius, temnodontosaurus, prognatodon, shonisaurus, eurhinosaurus, Platypterygius, mosasaurus
Related content
Comments: 68
I wonder if some of these might still be alive, knowing that less than 5% of our seas have been explored by man...
👍: 1 ⏩: 1
True, more people have been to space than the deep sea, but if these reptilian whales are still alive, the ocean would look quite different in terms of sea life. Every sea creature would shit their pants every time they saw these guys. And the fishing industry would've never existed. Don't get me wrong, for I actually REALLY love mosasaurs.
👍: 1 ⏩: 1
But We don't know what the depths look like.....
👍: 1 ⏩: 1
Well, if you were to take all the water out of the ocean and peer at the seafloor, you'll see it is highly varied, with nearly the same landmarks as those found on land; canyons, mountains, volcanoes, deserts...There's even a UNDERWATER LAKE down at the Gulf of Mexico! Who knows what lies beyond that pool of brine. Perhaps it is a portal to the realm of demons? A sanctuary of prehistoric predators that Evolution secretly kept safe? I don't know. We do discover new species every year or so.....Like the Pig-Butt Worm(which is quite possibly the most funniest animal in existence) and a squid that deliberately broke the Law of Physics by bending its arms 90 degrees.
👍: 1 ⏩: 1
So what are you trying to say?
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
What I'm trying to say is that the ocean is simultaneously both alien and familiar to us; as a species, we once lived in the ocean hundreds of millions of years ago during our course of evolution. But as terrestrial beings, we have long lost 90% of our link to the ocean.The ocean looks so bizarre to us as its inhabitants display behavior that many of us can only dream about. If Evolution had retained us as fish then the whole watery world would make more sense. But we have long evolved from four-legged tetrapods clambering out of the sea.
👍: 1 ⏩: 1
There is only progress, never conformity nor regression. With technology evolving at a constant rate, then we will eventually learn a whole lot about the ocean....As long we strive to conserve the livelihood of its aquatic inhabitants, that is.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Yeah, they put too much into space and stuff:/
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Wonderful! I especially like the stenopterygius, I believe it is.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Great!! Love the natural feeling, dark eyes, good skintones, superb work.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Easy to forget that sea-sauruses were part of prehistoric life too. Thanks for sharing this. Scuba diving must have been terrifying ... What era were these creatures living in, do you know?
Many of us are still trying separate paleo myths from reality. Thank goodness for some scientists that are making it accessible so anyone can learn here: dinologue.com/category/paleo-m… .
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
The sea sure was a scary place back in the day..
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
well, they were not all from the same type, you could probably assume that at any one time, it was relatively comparable to today.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
hi ! the image was good i cannnot understand what is says but no offense can i suggest it into an english form
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Great work 
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Not to be rude or so, but I would really like you too write the names of the animals in the immag in English so that where ever you are from you would understand. But it doesn't meen I don't like the paintings, I really do!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
amazing 
👍: 0 ⏩: 2
3
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
sorry, didn't see the first one!
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
it's cool
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Yes they are! :-D
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
this is great,
just one question, is the size comparison correct - could you add a metre bar?
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
i'm no paleontologist or anything, nor am i the artist obviously lol but as a passing viewer/someone that studied these a lot when i was younger they seem about right. size estimates vary for a lot of species (plenty of incomplete skeletons and everything) but most of these go along with them. the kronosaurus looks a bit too big in comparison to the shonosaurus, however, but that's data that could have shifted too.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
dear friend, artox
I like very much your Platypterygius. Would you send me just your Platypterygius free?
my Email:
keyvan_1878@yahoo.com
kind regards, Amin(from IRAN)
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Thats realy amezing Mosasaurus is my favorite i remeber seeing fosiles and a sandstone carving of it when i was a kid
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Awesome!!!
---
- A boy with a loving heart, who fought the darkness to save his friends.
- A boy with a hungry heart, who fell into darkness but found the light.
- A girl with a peaceful heart, who guided her wandering friends home.
- A boy with a heart light as air, who fought the darkness that was once his own.
- A boy with a heart strong as earth, who took darkness into himself to save his friends.
- A girl with a heart deep as water, who tirelessly searches the shadows for her friends.
- Six hearts, dear, and beloved...
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
As a childhood reader of lots of books filled with these artist's renditions, I gotta say these look professional. Is there any reason why there are no long-necked marine reptiles like thalassomedon or plesiosar? Then again, the probably would have been hard to squeeze in considering how full this piece is already.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
I love those crocoldile looking ones
what media did you do theese with?
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
The subtle differences between the various closely related species really shine in this overview! 
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
| Next =>