Saturday, December 20, 2014

Art: Marasuchus lilloensis

Most of the time, when I illustrate a protodinosaur like this, I'm thinking Lagosuchus talampayensis. Unfortunately, that creature is fairly fragmentary and the much better preserved Marasuchus lilloensis serves as a model. These were swift, bipedal archosaurs that raced across the soft, tropical grounds of their Triassic-type habitat (I refer to "Triassic" as a subset of pre-flood ecosystems, not as a geological age). This illustration took me about 10 minutes, hence some sloppy edges.

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