#I might draw it later by I think it'd be fantastic if these are his 4 dark devas and he also just. has a hydreigon

[vickysaurus-art]

One paleoart for each period since the Cryogenian

Thanks to the timeline on my walls that I've been trying to fill in with my art, I have now reached the point where I've done paleoart for every single period of the Phanerozoic, plus the Ediacaran and Cryogenian! That is to say, every period of the last 700 million years. So with that milestone, I thought it'd be fun to go through those periods in order and show off one paleoart of mine for each!

Cryogenian

In the Cryogenian, the Earth completely froze over. Twice! Life wasn't much to look at yet, but I enjoyed drawing what our planet might have looked like at the time. The girdle of lakes at the left is the equator, which may have had ice-free patches.

Ediacaran

When the ice retreated, animals first began to blossom into their endless forms most beautiful. Ediacaran life was strange and quite unlike the creatures that would come later, but it was nonetheless an incredibly important chapter in life's history. Here we see the Ediacaran weirdos washing up on shore after a storm.

Cambrian

The Cambrian explosion brought much more recognisable creatures. But one thing that's easy to miss is that they were all tiny! All of them? No, Anomalocaris was, with a length of about 40 cm, the dragon of the Cambrian.

Ordovician

Life continued to diversify in the Ordovician, and among this diversity were the cephalopods. They produced the largest animals yet to exist, the orthocones, who hung vertically in the water column and decended upon their prey like a claw game.

Silurian

Although fungi and bacteria had already made forays onto the land deep in the past, things began to get busier there in the Silurian. But these horseshoe crabs, and their larger cousins the sea scorpions, have not come to the shore to stay, but to mate and lay eggs. Unfortunately for the horseshoe crabs, they have come to the very same shore.

Devonian

Our own vertebrate ancestors, like Tiktaalik, were pretty late to the party, only taking their first steps on land in the late Devonian. That's no knock against them - there was plenty to do underwater! This Tiktaalik is busy guarding his eggs while his mate is busy hunting, for example. Who has time to step on land?

Carboniferous

The end of the Carboniferous saw some quite large bugs, like these two Mazothairos chasing off an interloping Meganeura. They're representatives of a pretty interesting group of basal insects called the Palaeodictyoptera, who have a set of weird little extra wings on their thorax.

Permian

Among the many fantastic creatures of the Permian were our own cousins, the synapsids, like these lovey-dovey Moschops. As you can see, this picture and the previous one are done in coloured pencils instead of watercolour, because they're the oldest images I'm including in this post. I only very rarely used watercolours before this year. I think it means I should do some more Permian art, it's such a cool and underexposed period.

Triassic

One mass extinction later, the archosaurs are diversifying all over Triassic Pangaea. Here we have the three main groups of them: Paratypothorax, a pseudosuchian in the background; Peteinosaurus, a pterosaur on top of the cliff; and Procompsognathus, a dinosaur climbing the cliff.

Jurassic

I had three different option for Jurassic paleoart to showcase, so I picked the most experimental one. These backlit insects are not butterflies, but kalligrammatids, a group of large-winged neuroptera, some of which even mimicked maniraptoran dinosaurs like this iridescent Caihong with their patterns.

Cretaceous

The Cretaceous featured some of life's most gorgeous crescendos of diversity, like the Yixian formation, where a Psitaccosaurus wants to visit the favourite tree of a group of Sinosauropteryxes, who are having none of it. This is still one of my favourite pieces I've ever drawn.

Paleogene

The Paleogene featured some of the highest global temperatures of all time, leading to tropical climates all over the planet, including at this lake in what will one day be Messel, Germany. Darwinius, a close cousin to our own ancestors, is having a staredown with the lizard Geiseltaliellus.

Neogene

The world turned colder and dryer in the Neogene, leading to the spread of large grasslands, like these South American ones. Phorusracos, a large terror bird, has caught a Thoatherium on the edge of the forest they both live in. South America was an isolated continent for the duration of the Neogene, leading to a quite unique fauna.

Quaternary

The Quaternary, our current period, is marked by the cycle of ice ages regularly freezing the northern hemisphere. But even during the ice ages, spring would come to the mammoth steppes, and these steppe mammoths are happy to celebrate its coming with a bath in the river.

[g0nta-g0kuhara]

[ID: 3 Drawings on lined paper. The first is of Gundham, posing with his overcoat and scarf billowing around. He’s holding up a pokeball in one hand with a Pichu on his shoulder. By his feet are a Dedenne, Plusle, and Minun. The second is Kazuichi, flinching away from something unseen. A Jolteon is kicking out with one leg by his feet and a Klink floats above him. The last is of Sonia, posing with a pokeball in one hand and the other arm crossed behind her back. A Swablu flies by her shoulder and a snubull hangs onto one of her legs. End ID.] More pokemon au stuff!!

[ducknotinarow]

For @aflockoffeathers

(I worte a situation in discord about this before but I decided to add on to it uwu)

"Damn it" Richard said looking at his phone after it had dried off it wouldn't turn on, the fear from speaking about a replacement before meant the eagle would be woth out it for the rest of Baileys time away on the latest work trip they needed to go out for. Sure land lines existed but it meant Richard wouldn't be able to send them any pictures.

His oh look how fantastic and handsome and drop dead gorgeous I am selfish that he sent Bailey everyday. Just incase the rooster forgit of course. That put a damper on his mood, he had emailed his husband of the likely hood so he didn't need to worry about that he'll just call them tonight once Bailey is back at his hotel room.

"Might be for the best" he said to his reflection now as he was looking himself over "I didn't even noticed those, Fuckers always sneak in like this." He said looking at the silver that had weaved into his wonderfuly ebony black hair. "Least he can't tease me over them. I'll pick up some dye later." Running his hand through his hair checking the damage to see if root touch up would be all he needed over a whole box of dye.

Vainty was a surely his sin all his worth set on to the superficial...Bailey may tease but. His eyes widen a bit as he step back fuck what was he thinking? Was he seriously considering....not dying the grey over? Yes, apperently!?! Why in the fuck was he even entertaining this idea? Something Bailey said maybe about how he'll look good with grey hairs even. Richard chewed the thiught over more tugging out a strand of silver, of cross the myth that will make more grow in its place crossed his mind. Turning it in his fringers. "God I'm stupid for this."

Even once the phone was repaired Richard resisted his need to take a picture and send it to Bailey it was never brought up in conversation over the phone when the rooster was on his way back home finally. Richard had sporuted more grey, he felt the one he plucked proved the myth to him now. It's why he didn't take a picture he hate how it look all those Grey's in his hair but he didn't dare touch the box of dye. Not yet, he'll ask Bailey to help him...the excuse for why he let the Grey's come in.

That was such a dumb lie they both knew he could do it himself. A heavy sighed escapsed his beak. He looked at his phone Bailey should be home soon. And in a second the screen lights up with Baileys name, their cute jealous fave the caller ID still. "H hey baby you almost here?" Why did he trip over his words just now? Hopfully they didn't catch that. "Yeah I'm here, oh so soon uh?" Distracted by his reflection but he feels he's pulling off this call well "miss you can't wait to..Kiss you?" Did the fading of his hair effect his charm? He hung up and made his way to the door.

Talons tapped on the floor this felt like forever staring at the door from where he stood, soon he just opens it stands outside hell help bring Baileys stuff in right instead if waiting yeah thats why he was out here. Watching thier car make it'd way up now it felt like it was crawling at a snails pace. Richard recounted how many Grey's had appeared since he let them come through it be enough to notice that was for sure...if he swept his hair back though? NO.

Deep breath take in and slowly released he was going through with this. His head snapped up once hearing the car door shut seeing Bailey he did his best to offer them his usual smile....it was crooked as if Richard forgit how a smile should look. Could bring himself to walk over and meet them half way even, he was frozen in place. Till Bailey closed the space between them arms open wide ready to kisses Richards face.

Then they see it they pause. Eyeing the grey in Richards hair, he swallow thickly. It's fine its okay it's going to be okay Richard has to repeat in his mind over and over again. "Uh welcome back I missed you." Trying not to draw attetion to the obvious here "here let me grab your things so you can settle inside." He manages to force himself to move now.

Bailey stops him hands cupping his face gently, Richard stared at them as he felt thier touch trace up to his hair feeling over the Silver locks. It's as if his fears are being swept away with the very motion. Why he was scared in the first place he didn't know vainty maybe? If he let himself go would Bailey reject him? That was a fear he shouldn't even hold...and yet. Lowering his head down a bit as Bailey voices he looks good.

It's enough to make the eagle laugh, "sure." He didn't buy that "now please for the love of all help me dye my hair this has been the worst two weeks of my life."