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A quintet of leptictidium sketches for 
dmfalk's and other leptic fans' perusal. I have other sketches but they're either barely recognizable as leptics or are earmarked for other uses right now.
The small one in the middle of the three upper sketches is my first attempt at an anthropomorphic leptic. It looks odd not so much because of evolving style, but because I was more interested in getting down a basic look for leptics rather than produce a finished piece. This one was drawn long before I learned of dmfalk's interest in the critters.
The one on the top left is the result of dmfalk mentioning in the Gene Catlow forums wanting to see anthropomorphic leptics. I drew this one to develop the leptic body some more.
The one on the top right is the first version of Strange Prey. All I salvaged off of this one is the head.
The bottom two are unfinished pictures unlikely to ever be finished. The left one I abandoned because I really don't have any references on how a female abdomen looks in that pose while the one on the right was an attempt to make a splashing leptic that didn't click.
dmfalk's and other leptic fans' perusal. I have other sketches but they're either barely recognizable as leptics or are earmarked for other uses right now.The small one in the middle of the three upper sketches is my first attempt at an anthropomorphic leptic. It looks odd not so much because of evolving style, but because I was more interested in getting down a basic look for leptics rather than produce a finished piece. This one was drawn long before I learned of
dmfalk's interest in the critters.The one on the top left is the result of
dmfalk mentioning in the Gene Catlow forums wanting to see anthropomorphic leptics. I drew this one to develop the leptic body some more.The one on the top right is the first version of Strange Prey. All I salvaged off of this one is the head.
The bottom two are unfinished pictures unlikely to ever be finished. The left one I abandoned because I really don't have any references on how a female abdomen looks in that pose while the one on the right was an attempt to make a splashing leptic that didn't click.
Category All / General Furry Art
Species Mammal (Other)
Size 660 x 900px
File Size 199.1 kB
Listed in Folders
Thank you.
They're based on leptictidium, a now extinct mammal once common throughout Europe 50,000,000 years ago. Their well-preserved fossils are not hard to find in the Messel Pit quarry.
They're based on leptictidium, a now extinct mammal once common throughout Europe 50,000,000 years ago. Their well-preserved fossils are not hard to find in the Messel Pit quarry.
There is probably more information from lepti fossils than for most other species before or since their existance 50-40MY ago... While they've been found elsewhere (including a related lepti species found at the La Brea Tar Pits), the Messel shale pit (once the shores of a great lake) has provided the best snapshot not only of leptictidium, but other species endemic to the region in that same period, predators, prey and vegetation alike.
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