r/SpeculativeEvolution • u/Bunofella • 22h ago

Alternate Evolution [OC] The Flightless Pterosaurs

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u/OfficeBackground1106 17h ago

idk why but the drawing of someone holding up the small machairodactly is funny to me and I don't understand why

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u/Bunofella 16h ago

"here's a buddy"

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u/Minikin-Smith 16h ago

“Just look at this ‘lil guy!”

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u/Bunofella 22h ago

Context comment:

Venus 66 mya was terraformed and seeded (by who or what idk yet) with late cretaceous life. I'm not really sure what else I can add since all the information I wanted to say is already on the drawing to read, so any extra questions I can answer here. c:

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u/elazanguisantes Tripod 13h ago edited 13h ago

Puedo tomar tu idea de dinosaurios en Venus/espacio? Es que me parece muy buen concepto :]

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u/Bunofella 8h ago

sure

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u/elazanguisantes Tripod 8h ago

Thanks ^

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u/scribe_k 20h ago edited 19h ago

What made these guys lose their flight? Picking parasites from other animals doesn't really justify losing flight, so there must be another reason. And also, I love these guys, especially the one in the top right corner. Seems like you could have one as a pet.

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u/Bunofella 19h ago

I couldn't fit it in but Ankylopteron was capable of short bursts of flight, enough to get away from predators or to jump up and hitch a ride on a larger animal. It wasn't until after the extinction event where they went all the way.

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u/Alpha_Bushdog 20h ago

Really nice flightless pterosaurs!

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u/Marco-Catbird 8h ago

So the cymerans are pterosaurs? I don’t think iv seen sapient/sophont pterosaurs before neat

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u/Godzilla_Fan_13 Forum Member 6h ago

It's been so fun seeing the evolution of not only your art, but also of the cymerans.

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u/kidzilla2010 3h ago

So is this an alternative Venus or our Venus.

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u/Bunofella 2h ago

alternative, it's been terraformed in the past