#pliosaurs

Liopleurodon ferox

A large headed pliosaur from the late Jurassic. Noted for its gargantuan size in the documentary Walking with Dinosaurs, it could grow to a more modest ~30ft.

I've done a few!

This large albino sachicasaurus has been brought miles off a distant shore to another island by the scent of a decaying shark, brought to him by the opposing current of the waves.

He can hold his breath anywhere from 20 up to 60 minutes at a time, before needing to surface for air. Splashing against the water also helps rid himself of stuck shed or potential parasites.

Specialized olfactory systems allow them to channel water through their nasal passages to smell under water, up to great distances, and he decided to investigate this potential free meal. Luckily for him, the shark had only just begun to decompose, with a few bites taken out of it by the local pterosaurs.

From February, a couple Paleoart Valentine's Day cards I made for some of my coworkers, featuring Makhaira, Amargasaurus, Tylocephale, Anchiornis, and Jeholornis, in various physical media.

"A long head, a relatively short neck, and long, thin paddle-like limbs were the characteristic feature of Peloneustes philarchus, which lived in the Upper Jurassic seas and measured about 10 feet in length."

Prehistoric Sea Monsters. Written by Dr. Josef Augusta. Illustrated by Zdeněk Burian. 1966.