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Pteranodon sternbergi, a 6-8m wingspanned pterosaur from Late Creataceous North America soars over a choppy sea - generating lift from wind over the waves, just like an albatross.

By the way, while you're here, I've decided to join the blogoshere, with the appallingly stupidly named Philosophica Neopalaeontographica [link] . If you've got a blog on palaeo/science/philosophy, let me know and I'll subscribe.
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~Taintedsilver Oct 15, 2008
Yours are some of the most beautiful and convincing renditions of pterosuars that I think I've ever seen:)
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*PatGoltz Apr 20, 2008
Wonderfully dynamic painting!
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!Konsumbrot Feb 13, 2008
Your pictures really make me feel like you have actually seen these creatures going about their lives. You really capture them and their world so well. I love it :)
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~TheMysteriousK Feb 11, 2008
I featured this work in a news item ([link]), I hope you don't mind. :-)
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~jconway Feb 11, 2008
Thanks, nice writeup. One quibble, pterosaurs aren't dinosaurs, and may not even be closely related to them (controversial subject!). But yeah, thanks again.
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~TheMysteriousK Feb 11, 2008
No problem, and thanks for the info... I remember having my doubts when I wrote that down. But writing a feature like this takes a lot of time so I had to cut some corners.
I look forward to more work from you. :-)
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~TheMysteriousK Jan 16, 2008
There's something pleasingly un-emphatic about this painting - not like "look, I drew a dinosaur, now be happy with it". If these had been albatrosses and not pteranodons, it would still be an interesting painting. :-)
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~jconway Jan 31, 2008
Thanks, that's what I aim for!
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~TheMysteriousK Jan 31, 2008
You're welcome. :-)
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*bear48 Jan 13, 2008
you do very nice work
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