Parrots' evolution

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Senegal: Georgia
Peach-fronted Conure: Milton (foster)
Brown-throated Conure: Pumpkin (foster)
Senegal: Fletcher
Senegal: Ivy
Wow, it's a shame the site they mention is no longer online.

I found it on Archive.org, but some of the videos won't play. It's old enough that they were recorded in low-res by today's standards.


Still, a neat idea for a project site.
 

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Timneh: Grady;
Senegal: Charlie;
Sun Conure: Peaches (deceased)
Senegal: Georgia
Peach-fronted Conure: Milton (foster)
Brown-throated Conure: Pumpkin (foster)
Senegal: Fletcher
Senegal: Ivy
I won't keep posting here, but there is some good flight video out there. This one is cool, too (in 1080p).

 

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Have seen this video and from a flight point of view it does an excellent job in showing Parrots in take-off, landing and transiting modes.
 
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Slowly living water...
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Tiktaalik - ~ 375 Ma (Devonian period)
 

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Timneh: Grady;
Senegal: Charlie;
Sun Conure: Peaches (deceased)
Senegal: Georgia
Peach-fronted Conure: Milton (foster)
Brown-throated Conure: Pumpkin (foster)
Senegal: Fletcher
Senegal: Ivy
@Rozalka, how many days until the animated step-up? :]
 
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@Rozalka, how many days until the animated step-up? :]
Sorry, I've animated only once or twice in my life and it was years ago, I don't remember anything. This thread is supposed to be only for art, no animations coming.
 
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Timneh: Grady;
Senegal: Charlie;
Sun Conure: Peaches (deceased)
Senegal: Georgia
Peach-fronted Conure: Milton (foster)
Brown-throated Conure: Pumpkin (foster)
Senegal: Fletcher
Senegal: Ivy
Sorry, I've animated only once or twice in my life and it was years ago, I don't remember anything. This thread is supposed to be only for art, no animations coming.
I do appreciate your art. I thank you for sharing.
 

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Not at all put-off by the legs and claws as they would've been a work in progress as what worked best was in play. In fact, I would call them a Good Guess at what they would have looked like prior to the development of a knee and ankle.
 
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Ichtyostega: 365-360 million years ago (it's the last art related to Devonian period)

I did a small experiment with shading. I usually avoid doing it because I've never been good at it
 
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Proterogyrinus: 331-323 millions years ago (Carboniferous period)
 
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Youngina ~ 250 Ma (Permian period)

If I wanted, I could post more species because I found a good site about reptile evolution but I just don't think there's any sense of drawing all of them
 
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It's the first art from Mesozoic Era (aka dinosaurs' era but it's the beginning yet, before the first dinos)

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Euparkeria ~ 248 millions years ago (Triassic period)

It is already able to stand on two legs
 
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Because I am too lazy to look it up, when did they start setting feathers. I recall that it was before they started changing the front legs.
It was after they started walking on two legs, after first dinos

Recently I discovered that I have already posted one of the dino ancestors of birds but prob I'll draw this species again, this time with feathers (I may post both versions but it will take me time until I get there because I like dinos and prob I will post kinda many of them, before them, I'll post about 2 more drawings)
 
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Turfanosuchus ~ 247,2-242 Ma (Triassic period)
Oops, I just realized that I wrote older date than for the previous genus but probably it depends on source because on the diagram I'm using this one is supposed to be after not before
 

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