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ArtStation - Commission: Deinosuchus, Frederic Wierum Beast Reference, Prehistoric Animals Dinosaurs, Prehistoric Wildlife, Prehistoric World, Ark Survival Evolved, Ancient Animals, Prehistoric Art, Paleo Art, Alien Concept Art

Here’s a Deinosuchus riograndensis commission I did last month. Client requested an almost full black coloration like an alligator, coming out of a swampy water. I’ve added a few side animals like some ambiguous Cretaceous birds and a miscellaneous troodontid. Was fun working on the background too since I don’t do them very often. Shout out to TA Holmes on Twitter. I used his early WIP Deino skeletal to get a good understanding of mainly the skull.

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Deinosuchus | Dinopedia | Fandom Crocodile Tattoo, Crocodile Illustration, Alligators Art, Marine Reptiles, Marine Turtle, Prehistoric Wildlife, Saltwater Crocodile, American Alligator, Fossil Teeth

Deinosuchus was a genus of large crocodyliform that lived from 82-73 million years ago. Its main competitors as a large predator may have included sharks, marine reptiles like mosasaurs, theropods like the tyrannosaurs and other Deinosuchus. Its main prey were sea turtles and dinosaurs. Deinosuchus is an extinct relative to Crocodiles and Alligators, however studies of its brain case suggest it was more closely related to Alligators. The name means "terrible crocodile" in Greek because…

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