Comments on: Ichthyosaurus 2010

By: Sordes

Sordes — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:48:52 +0000

The "chameleon-look" is actually not new, the picture is already comparably old, and ichthyosaurs are often portrayed in this way since the earliest times of paleontology. Ichthyosaurs had, as some living and extinct reptiles and birds, bony plates around their eyes, which were probably used for the focussing of the eye. This was especially important for ichthyosaurs, as their eyesight was their main sense in the water. You can see the bony plates here. Ichthyosaurs actually not only evolved the largest eyes among all vertebrates, but even the largest eyes ever. The eyes of some giant forms were even larger than those of giant and colossal squid.

By: red_pill_junkie

red_pill_junkie — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:01:43 +0000

The most interesting feature to me in this new painting, is the ‘chameleon-like’ eyes the artist decided to give to the ichthyosaurus. Don’t know if that would make much sense in a dark underwater environment, though.

By: Sordes

Sordes — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:56:44 +0000

This is the very first time I see a model of Basilosaurus. I sculpted one some months ago, and it is about 20 cm in length. But it is much longer and of different proportions than the little model shown on the picture with the collection. I once made a very small Basilosaurus model of about 5 cm or so, which looks similar to the one here. I used the BBC Basilosaurus as reference, but later after some research it turned out, that it was not very accurate (as several other BBC-creatures too). It could possibly resemble a shorter form like Prozeuglodon, but never Basilosaurus itself. One problem with a Basilosaurus sculpture is, that even if you make if comparably big, the head is still very small compared to the rest of the body.

By: cryptidsrus

cryptidsrus — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:17:00 +0000

Looks like a Swordfish after being hit with Gamma Rays.

Truly Majestic. Truly Awe-Inspiring. Truly Pee-In-Pants Scary.

This is one of those “Dinosaurs” I wish was NOT around still.

By: Drosselmeyer

Drosselmeyer — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:23:09 +0000

Sounds like another neat collectible. I’m looking forward to getting me one of those Prehistoric Sea Life Toobs. Those figures in the pic seem to be of much better quality than the previous Toob toys.