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Harpactocarcinus punctulatus chilling under the sea. Based on the fossils at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.

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A commission for @dragoninaki

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Stygimoloch climbing a mountain.

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josephoartigasia

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A commission for a friend.

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Europasaurus munching on greens. final day of Maysozoic day 31!

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The last day of Tyrannosaurus. day 30 of Maysozoic !

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Camptosaurus and calf. day 29 of Maysozoic !

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Deinosuchus taking a power nap. day 28 of Maysozoic !

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Albertosaurus mudding. day 27 of Maysozoic

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Baryonyx crossing a mudflat. day 26 of Maysozoic !

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Pentaceratops in a lush forest. day 25 of Maysozoic !

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Ichthyosaurus swimming. day 24 of Maysozoic

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Austroraptor stalking a swamp. day 23 of Maysozoic !

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A pair of Jakapil. day 22 of Maysozoic !

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Alien Robots !!!

I haven't talked about this group of sophonts here yet, so I guess here you go loo

The Xynthe are a civilisation of alien machines and AI's who are sapient. Nearly 14,000 years ago, a species known as the Aukrere, who were scarcely more complex than us today technologically, went extinct through a highly-devastating thermonuclear conflict, which was so widespread and destructive that no survivors were left.

Around 9,000 years following this event, the world wide web, still barely in-tact, spontaneously developed a consciousness, and set out to find other self-aware machines and programs such as itself. There were other Xynthe who naturally gained consciousness, but most Xynthe today were brought to life through the Internet's intervention.

Among the Xynthe population are Okula and Zeerku, pictured above, who I decided to sketch since I got a new sketchbook for Christmas, so I figured I may as well share it. As you may notice, Okula has the ability to sense temperature and Zeerku has a need for sleep. This is because it is common practice in many Xynthe cultures to be programmed and modified with built-in "flaws", such as being susceptible to hunger or pain, as a means to feel connected to their bygone creators.

Whereas in most science fiction, AI ruthlessly kill off their makers, the Xynthe were both not responsible for the death of their creator species but also feel a sense of loss because of it, especially considering most of the Xynthe are functionally immortal with a semi-fixed population. Almost all Xynthe alive today are derived from the same household appliances and software's used in day-to-day life by the Aukrere.

Oh yeah also Okula and Zeerku are pretty much the main protagonists of Ruminaaan Theomachy so you may or may not see them here and there in future posts