hi guys i moved my main blog which is at @leopardsealz! this blog will be inactive now but i will be rbing animals n stuff on my new main, along w my media-based special interests
Chromatophores are cells that produce color, of which many types are pigment-containing cells, or groups of cells, found in a wide range of animals including amphibians, fish, reptiles, crustaceans and cephalopods. Mammals and birds, in contrast, have a class of cells called melanocytes for coloration.
So it seems that I do really love drawing pterosaurs. It’s so much fun. Names of them:
Harpactognathus - Cycnorhamphus - Caviramus
Hamipterus - Zhenyuanopterus
“One of my favorite ichthyosaurs, the Early Jurassic leptonectid Eurhinosaurus longirostris. It had a body plan similar to other ichthyosaurs, with the major exception being its incredibly long and thin snout, with an upper jaw lined with teeth. This shows a possible convergence with modern swordfish (or rather, vice versa), and I believe it likely fed in a similar manner. Swimming rapidly towards small fish in a ram-suction feeding style, perhaps knocking its prey to stun it. While I've followed the skeletal body plan from fossils, I've given it a swordfish-like silhouette augmented by soft tissue (ie blubber) to coincide with this feeding method. The deep, crescent tail and high dorsal fin near the front of the head would be ideal adaptations for fast-swimming in open waters. The color pattern is a loose countershading based on living swordfish, marlin and dolphins.”