After the Dinosaurs: Beasts of the Cenozoic

[Yutyrannus]

I finished the Hoplophoneus drawing, so I need inspiration for what colors and patterns (I want it to look partly like a cat and partly like a hyena). As well as this, I have news on the creature list: Basilosaurus has been replaced by Ambulocetus and the Ambulocetus in my series will be colored like a giant otter .

[Yutyrannus]

Also, in the special (Sabretooth) I may change the Smilodon episode to be about Homotherium instead. And are there any suggestions for the color for my Hoplophoneus? I decided I just want it to just look like a cat rather than a Cat/Hyena cross.

[Balaur]

Now, I am being 1000% serious when I say this. How about a colouration similar to my cat.


Kind of a light brown on top, with a slightly dark brown from the top of his head down along his back. And a very slight creamy white fur on the stomach. 

[Yutyrannus]

Okay, I'll do that !

[Yutyrannus]

I finished the Ambulocetus drawing and will color it soon, I am also in progress on the Homotherium for the special: Sabretooth (I drew it from an Asiatic Lion). Expect Ambulocetus and Hoplophoneus up within the next few days .

Also, my Ambulocetus is not furry like the one in Balaur's "Age of Mammals" series, but it is sleek with short fur like seals and otters. It also as cheeks to a certain degree, a feature that is almost never (if at all) shown on this species. He is not shrink-wrappped but is still very sleek and hydrodynamic. As I said before its colors will be based on the Amazon Giant River Otter.

[Balaur]

Well, one of the interesting things about Ambulocetus is that it's ear structure allowed it to hear underwater, but it was deaf when out of the water. I think that they had no ear holes or external ears. And because of that, they have the most interesting mammalian ears of all time.

Also, my Ambulocetus has fur like that found in sea otters. At least I tried.

[Yutyrannus]

Actually I already drew a sort of vestigial ears on him. And he is colored now, he turned out very well. I will probably post him tomorrow . Also, I can't wait to see yours, it sounds awesome!

[Balaur]

Actually I already drew a sort of vestigial ears on him. And he is colored now, he turned out very well. I will probably post him tomorrow . Also, I can't wait to see yours, it sounds awesome!

I thank that it's unlikely that he had vestigial ears, but I think it's interesting speculation. Can't wait for him!

[Yutyrannus]

Thanks ! Also, you can hardly see the ears anyway. But I won't be able to post my Homotherium for a while as I need to get new pencils (you can still see all the lines that I tried to erase ).

[Yutyrannus]

Here he is, stage 2 in the evolution of whales:

Ambulocetus

[Balaur]

Nice Ambulocetus! Mine is way more fuzzy, and actually looks cute.

[Yutyrannus]

I know, I cannot wait to see yours ! Yeah, I tried to make him more of a sleek, hydrodynamic animal.

[Yutyrannus]

I have added Uintatherium and Rodhocetus to the series.

[Yutyrannus]

Here is my first non-felid sabretooth for my series :

Hoplophoneus

Colors based on Balaur's cat .

[Yutyrannus]

I am currently working on a sketch of Arctotherium. Also, I finished Homotherium and Panthera atrox, are there any suggestions for colors/patterns for these two (I want less more dull colors for them so I only want a basic pattern for Homotherium and no pattern at all for Panthera atrox)?

[Yutyrannus]

I finished the Arctotherium. And are there any suggestions for colors for Homotherium and Panthera atrox?

[Balaur]

My cat is happy!

Maybe do a little snow leopard pattern and colour on the Homotherium. Maybe add some very faint slightly darker brown spots and stripes on the light brown body of the Panthera atrox. Hope that made sense.

Also, when you say Panthera atrox, are you talking about the American Lion?

[Yutyrannus]

Thanks, I'll do that ! And yes, P. atrox is the American Lion.

[Yutyrannus]

Here is the largest cat that ever lived :

Panthera atrox (Naegele's Jaguar)

Colors a combination of Balaur's suggestion and a picture of a liger (kind of symbolic of the change in view of this creature from a lion to a tiger). I think this and my Before the Dinosaurs Inostrancevia are my best drawings.

[Balaur]

Awesome drawing!