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Basilosaurusby ~Pristichampsus

Digital Art / Drawings / Animals

My portrayal of the Basilosaurus, portrayed in its natural habitat, shallow sea. That's right, forget Walking With Beasts, Basilosaurus was a nearshore predator.

~palaeorigamipete Jan 30, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

what a beautiful serpentine reconstruction! this basilosaurus really explains how it got its name!

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~Pristichampsus Jan 30, 2012 Professional General Artist

thanks

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*DOTB18 Feb 20, 2011

I like the name Basilosaurus. Who wouldn't want to called "King Lizard". Plus, it seems a bit more fitting than you might think. With its long, serpentine body, one could confuse it with a mosasaur, like Tylosaurus. Of course, given if you haven't seen the tail.

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~Pristichampsus Feb 21, 2011 Professional General Artist

yeah.

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~Kingcobrasaurus Aug 15, 2010 Hobbyist General Artist

I can only imagine the ominousness of the sight of a dark, sinuous shape weaving its way around the coastline. If I were a terrestrial Eocene animal, I would stay on land forever.

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~Pristichampsus Aug 16, 2010 Professional General Artist

indeed.

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~Bnzee213 Jul 22, 2010

Eh, I'm too used to Basilosaurus myself.

~SaucyLobster Jun 16, 2010

Something i've wondered for a while, would such an elongate animal actually need tail flukes? They seem sort of redundant, particularly when you see it as sinuous as it is here.

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~Pristichampsus Jun 16, 2010 Professional General Artist

There is also some evidence that it could undulate from side-to-side too, so yes, it was very sinuous.

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"Dinosaurs eat man, Woman inherits the earth"

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Jurassic Park

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~SaucyLobster Jun 17, 2010

Interesting stuff, especially the ambidextrous spine.

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