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| Acinonyx Jubatus' Designing Topic; The topic in which Acinonyx Jubatus shows his Designings | |
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| Topic Started: Mar 6 2015, 10:25 PM (66,990 Views) | |
| Ulquiorra | Jan 8 2018, 06:16 AM Post #376 |
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It reminds me of an Asiatic black bear, with that "moon" stripe across it's front, I like it. |
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| Jon Sam | Jan 8 2018, 07:50 AM Post #377 |
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Huh ! I love it ! What’s animations he will use In-Game ? |
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Jan 8 2018, 08:15 AM Post #378 |
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No clue what it is, but I just wanted to post here and say that it looks beautiful Love the details in the skin and model.
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| magpiealamode | Jan 8 2018, 12:11 PM Post #379 |
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No good hero is a one-trick phony.
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Anteosaurus definitely has a place in my nightmares but this is a really good model and skin, great job as always! And it seems you've given it bare skin, pachyderm style? That's a really cool choice, I like it a lot.
Edited by magpiealamode, Jan 8 2018, 12:12 PM.
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| Acinonyx Jubatus | Jan 8 2018, 02:32 PM Post #380 |
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I AM THE UNSHRINKWRAPPER!
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Triceratops. It actually works amazingly well.
Haha, mine too. It's such a unique predator, it's a wonder it's not more famous. And thank you! Yes, I went for the largely hairless look on this guy to shake things up a bit. |
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| velociraptor | Jan 8 2018, 03:03 PM Post #381 |
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Wow! That Anteosaurus is really awesome and furry! I cannot wait to see it in game, especially during hunting "fluffy" Lystrosaurus herd. |
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| Acinonyx Jubatus | Jan 8 2018, 03:19 PM Post #382 |
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Haha, it's actually not. There's just a little scruff of fur along the back of the neck; the rest of it's naked. |
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| Arrancon | Jan 8 2018, 03:26 PM Post #383 |
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That thing is awesome. Good work on it! |
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| alewis16 | Jan 8 2018, 05:44 PM Post #384 |
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It looks beautiful! I’ve always wanted more gorgonopsids! Thank you! |
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| velociraptor | Jan 8 2018, 08:56 PM Post #385 |
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And that little scruff of fur is sooo awesome! This animal lived on deserts/arid scrubs, so naked elephant-like version is acceptable and cute. |
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| Acinonyx Jubatus | Jan 8 2018, 09:01 PM Post #386 |
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Source please? I have found absolutely zilch about this guy's habitat and would really like to narrow it down to something beyond "terrestrial." |
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| Jules | Jan 8 2018, 09:41 PM Post #387 |
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Mihi est imperare orbi universo
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I did a quick google search and apparently a specimen of Anteosaurus was found in the Abrahamskraal formation. The Abrahamskraal is part of the Karoo group and more precisely of the Beaufort Group, which is composed of "transitional brackish lacustrine to fluvial" deposits around the formation. Later deposits suggest a "semi-arid climate supported a lush flora and fauna that thrived along meander belts and semi-permanent lakes." Wikipedia's also saying that "the Russian dinocephalian assemblages indicate environments tied to water, and Boonstra considered that the roughly contemporary Anteosaurus was a slinking crocodile-like semi-aquatic forms. The long tail, weak limbs, and sprawling posture do indeed suggest some sort of crocodile-like existence," even though Anteosaurus was probably able to walk and move on land quite well too. Those were just my two cents Back on topic, it looks amazing! I really like the markings.
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| Acinonyx Jubatus | Jan 8 2018, 10:07 PM Post #388 |
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Thank you for the information, but I'm more looking for data on precipitation, average temperature, seasonal fluctuations and the presence of forests. Chances are good that you're not going to find it online, so I'll probably just have to take a wild guess. I'm also extremely skeptical of Boonstra's interpretation of Anteosaurus' lifestyle. I was unable to find any data on its postcranial skeleton, but based on its close relative Titanophoneus it probably had long, powerful limbs and a more semi-erect posture than Boonstra describes. Its tail, while long, was also narrow and whiplike and probably would not have been much help while swimming. I think land-based is how Anteosaurus rolled. And thank you!
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| Yi Qi | Jan 8 2018, 10:56 PM Post #389 |
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Based on what we know on this formation and others on the permian (particularly the late permian) It was likely quite cold, didn't rain a lot and may have had comparatively few trees. A thing many people get wrong about the permian is this stereotype that it was an arid desert with high temperatures all year round like some previous posters here did when in fact, the Permian was likely the coldest period with the lowest reported temperatures in earth's history, and most of the formations we have (Especially those in Tatarstan, which are the ones I'm more familiar with since I did some research on those regions a while ago, but should work for the Karoo formations as well since they are similar both in terms of habitat and fauna) show signs of being climatologically more similar to a glenn in scotland than an arid savannah or scrub like habitat as it's always presented, and even the more arid regions would be closer to a high altitude cold steppe than a desert. River systems and marshes were common although rains weren't very proeminent, probably many rivers forming from the melting of glaciers like you have in northern asia today, with a lot of animals found in riverbeds and with adaptations for such an habitat. Pic: Some of earth's temperatures throughout the phanerezoic, note that the Permian marks what is likely the lowest point.
The thing is, Anteosaurids are unequivocally tied with water and riverine/lacustrine enviroments wherever they are found, they are always found in major river/lakebeds also, Titanophoneus and Doliosauriscus are pretty poor models for Anteosaurus, since those were comparatively smaller with far longer tails and probably built for bursts of speed out of the water or sprints (a lá freshie) when on ground. Anteosaurus on the other hand, had short front limbs and very small hind limbs. to the point that it'd be fairly sluggish on land for a predator, moreover, it's large head and slinking front limbs could work very efficiently in the way a crocodile's work. There is a paper on that by Olson, but it's from 1954 and A pain in the rear end to find it online, but basically Titanophoneus was a very derived member of it's clade, far removed from it's smaller cousins and even then those also show a bias toward aquatic or atleast flooded enviroments. Which leads to the one problem with your reconstruction, it's proportionally closer to the smaller forms than to A. magnificus itself which was poised a lot more like this More on it here: http://www.kheper.net/evolution/therapsida/Brithopodidae.html Also, considering the cold temperatures these creatures had to withstand, I'd wager they'd be a bit more fatty/blubbery like this: ![]() But it's just a guess Other than that it looks really good and the textures are really well made, nice job! Edited by Yi Qi, Jan 8 2018, 11:02 PM.
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| Acinonyx Jubatus | Jan 9 2018, 12:04 AM Post #390 |
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Where were you when I was looking for references on this thing? It's true that my Anteo's body is basically a very bulked-up Titanophoneus; that's because I could find exactly zero reference images that were of the skeleton instead of some artist's depiction of the living animal. With nothing else to work from, I just guessed that Anteosaurus, as Titanophoneus' sister taxon, would be broadly similar in proportions. If I could get my hands on a picture of its skeleton it'd clear the whole thing up. My issue with the whole "tied to water" thing in extinct animals is this: pretty much ALL animals that get the fossilization treatment, regardless of their habitat in life, tend to end up on the bottom of lakes and rivers and deltas when they die. It's nothing to do with their habits in life; it's the fact that that's where the deposition happens and that's where the bones get fossilized. It's a huge preservation bias and one I'm not convinced is useful in distinguishing between aquatic and non-aquatic forms. As for the climate; thank you very much, it's extremely helpful. So in terms of ZT2 biomes, would that be closer to cold desert, temperate forest or temperate grassland? Also, as the only temperate member of a largely tropical clade, I wonder if Anteosaurus would have had a more behavioural approach to temperature regulation; maybe it gorged itself to build up insulating fat reserves, or maybe it hibernated during the winter, or both. |
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Love the details in the skin and model.








Back on topic, it looks amazing! I really like the markings.


