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Some late Cretaceous ammonites bask near the oceans surface. This art was made for the fantastic paper released by @JoeFlanSan in @NatureComms .
Callum Pursall (DM for commissions)
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Callum Pursall (DM for commissions)
@CPursall
Paleoart and bad decisions.
Commissions open
currently in my ammonite era
cephalopod enjoyer
he/him
Joined January 2021
- So sad that the last of them died in the 50's
We used to ride these babies for miles. - Ridley Scott is gonna fill this dude with milkIntroducing Torso, a bimanual android actuated with artificial muscles.
00:00 - Art deleted from /r/cryptozoology because the mods think it's AI. This may be a new low
- Replying to @AntrodemusCookies are meant to be eaten. You helped it fulfil it's destiny
- In 1977 the Japanese ship Zuiyo-maru caught a highly decomposed carcass first assumed to be that of a plesiosaur. Though quickly identified as a basking shark, a recently uncovered image from the small New Zealand fishing vessel Karetai dating to 1975 casts doubt on this theory.
- By the 1950's it was widely accepted that the giant squid (Architeuthis dux) was the origin behind the myth of the "Kraken". In 1956 this theory was challenged with the discovery of an enormous shelled carcass found beached upon the small Norwegian island of Flesa.
Readers added context they thought people might want to knowReaders added contextThis photo has been edited and the shell is not real, the original photo shows a giant squid rather than a โshelled carcassโ, and the creator admits it is fake. twitter.com/CPursall/statuโฆ twitter.com/CPursall/statuโฆ - This is categorically true
Let me make this clear: "Fisherman finding something fucked up" is the best genre of horror. - In a perfect world
This image is so beautiful, I need everyone to see it - Twitter talks a lot of shit about Reddit but this is still the most affecting response I've ever had from posting my art.
- Replying to @JakeDoesMemesJerma has entered that Tommy Cooper level where he could die on stream and decompose for two weeks and people would still think it's a bit
- The ref / the art
The ref / the art - Replying to @CaimanspectacleI posted this in the comments to show it was human made but apparently that wasn't enough rip
