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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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:icontaintedsilver:
Yours are some of the most beautiful and convincing renditions of pterosuars that I think I've ever seen:)

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Life is like a rich-tea biscuit. It starts out crisp and sweet, but dip it in a hot beverage and it all falls apart..
:iconpatgoltz:
Wonderfully dynamic painting!

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Soli Deo Gloria.

Comments in other languages welcome.

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:iconkonsumbrot:
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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:iconthemysteriousk:
I featured this work in a news item ([link]), I hope you don't mind. :-)
:iconjconway:
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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Palaeontography. You know it.
:iconthemysteriousk:
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. :-)
:iconthemysteriousk:
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. :-)
:iconjconway:
Thanks, that's what I aim for!

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Palaeontography. You know it.
:iconbear48:
you do very nice work

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St. Francis said,
“A man who uses his hands is a laborer. One who uses his hands and mind is a craftsman. He who uses his hands, and his mind, and his heart is an artist.”

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