Ichthyosaur images step 1 (Patreon)

Lots going on right now. No progress with the Eotyrannus proofs.... but lots happening with Mesozoic Art, a new book I'm compiling with Steve White.

Meanwhile, work also continues on Ancient Sea Reptiles. I've been drawing lots of ichthyosaurs for the required cladogram I'll feature in the book. Am not yet done on tidying and compiling all the images - more are yet to come. But for now we see (1) Grippia, (2) Mixosaurus, (3) Ichthyosaurus, (4) Suevoleviathan, (5) Stenopterygius and (6) Ophthalmosaurus. Lots of backstory behind how these images were devised but they were mostly based on specific skeletal reconstructions, in cases combined with my own measurements from images of skeletons. The colour schemes are of course mostly hypothetical -- though we do know that dark dorsal pigments were present in Stenopterygius and Ophthalmosaurus.

More images to be added yet... here are Temnodontosaurus and Eurhinosaurus as they look right now. They're not yet tidied or cut out from the background.

Once all of the images are finished, they'll be placed in a draft cladogram. Aaand then I'll have to draw the required mosasaurs! This month is... very difficult, I am so behind on things.

Ok, more soon - thanks as always for continuing support!