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The Cambrian "explosion".
505 million years ago. Paleozoic era. The Cambrian period. The third era. Burgess Shale, Canada. In the foreground Opabinia caught a distant ancestor of all fish Pikaia. Animal with needles that Wiwaxia. And of course archaeocyathans similar to cacti animals.
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This is absolutely wonderful and I am going to use this as my wallpaper this semester, as I'm studying invertebrate paleontology and I'm in love the the Cambrian explosion. All your art is absolutely stellar!! <3
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Thank you! I'm glad you liked it.
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Your paleoart is stunning (wallpaper worthy), especially the dinosaurs. I was wondering if there is any possibility that I could use a few of your images in a presentation about mass extinctions I am doing for my local gem and mineral show. Thanks
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What jobs do you want to use
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Probably this cambrian picture, something ordovician/silurian, marine Devonian, terrestrial Permian, and marine or terrestrial Triassic
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but I don't have so many pictures. There are Cambrian, Devonian, Carboniferous, Perm
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I could probably just use a Wikepedia image of volcanos for triassic. However could I use the cambrian devonian and permian images
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Yes you can, but only using my name
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do those jellyfish have a species name by any chance
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No this is a hypothetical jellyfish
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Your under-water paintings are particularly beautiful
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This is so life like! I even squinted my eyes when I looked at the sun. Lovely scenery and colours. I love how it looks so similar to our time and yet not quite right, giving it a surreal quality.
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Thank you very much! Even at that time shone as now. In this sense, nothing has changed. Changed only animals. Therefore, I focus on contemporary photography.
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Прекрасно! Очень нравится небо сквозь воду.
Главная проблема - не этой конкретной работы, а вообще изображений кембрийского взрыва - отсутствие масштаба. Так и кажется, что виваксси размером уж никак не меньше ботинка, а опабиния - животина ладони в полторы-две длиной. Не могу придумать ничего привычного глазу, что могло бы задать масштаб. С более поздними эпохами это удобнее делать.
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Спасибо! Я думал об этом! Единственным чем можно было сравнить так это показать аномалокариса наверху вместо медуз. Он занял- бы всё пространство рисунка. А его обычно рисуют немного больше чем вся остальная живность.
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Your welcome. I love the Cambrian such an alien world back then.
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Would it be alright if I were to use this beautiful image for a presentation I am working on? I will give you full credit.
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I love art about the Cambrian period. It sets my imagination running. Look how alien ancient life used to look.
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Thank you very much! I tried to convey the atmosphere of another planet. A world without people. Where life had just appeared.
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I wonder what that would be like (a world without people). Nature would just take is course. No interference on our part. Every step in history has lead to us, possibly the most advanced & complex Earth life-forms so far. We come in so many different colors, shapes, genders, sexualities, etc..
And we're just a blink in the earth's timeline so far. Who knows if we'll last as long as the Cambrian period. What will come after us. Sorry, stepping off my soap box now lol
The Cambrian animals make me wonder what life could be forming on other planets in space. The universe is endless, so we can't be alone.
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That's what I primarily not anthropomorphized figures, and try to imagine myself an astronaut who had flown on another planet. Look from the side. Very inspiring by the way the movie Prometheus, with his views.
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Opabinia, looking replendant as usual!
Nice job with the lighting!
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The Cambrian explosion is called a sharp abundance of animals appeared in the middle Cambrian
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IK that. i'm just making a joke
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this is breathtaking! you are an extremely talented artist
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Thank you so much! It is a pleasure to read it. Perhaps you exaggerate to me there is still much to improve.
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Wow, this is awesome! You clearly know your palaeontology! Itl lacks an Hallucigenia, but still, it's perfect!And the Pikaia said "It,s not MY philum that will go extint!
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Thank You Very Much! Not all animals can be summed up in one picture.
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The Cambrian is so fascinating with its diversity of strange-looking fauna and I think this is one of the best pictures of it that I've seen! I especially like the composition and light effect.
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Thank You Very Much! I am pleased to hear such words.
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Ты офигенен! А где аномалокарис, ти-рекс кембрия?)
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Спасибо! Аномалокариес должен был быть, но я посчитал здесь лишним. По идее он должен плыть в вышине, но рисунок был перегружен живностью и я его удалил. Так-же я удалил галюцигению. Я не люблю рисовать на рисунках всю фауну региона на одном рисунке. Это на мой взгляд некрасиво и не правдоподобно. А тирекса кембрия я нарисую вместе с мареллой в следующем году (до конца этого всё распланировано).
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Omg I love Cambrian period ! <3 And this shows it very good 
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