Craboune

[crabounets]

I don't know if I'll be doing it for the remaining of my life or I'll forget about it in a week, but I decided to make a name for my paleo sketches.

Tales of Earth.

It's simple, but I like it. And I'll warn you right away, just in case. The author (me) is not a specialist, so there will probably be a lot of errors and speculation (the latter is intended, the former is not). Treat is more like paleontological fanfiction.

Nevertheless, if anyone is knowledgeable about the subjt, I will be ready for constructive criticism.

[cjcroen1393]

First episode of Surviving Earth was pretty good! I appreciated the environmental message at the end!

It's interesting that Tim Haines loves Inostrancevia as much as he does and yet still seems allergic to using its actual name (he never seems to call it anything but "gorgonopsid").

[ifuckinglovedinosaurssomuchjesus]

So the first episode of Surviving Earth has been released! If you missed it, it should be available on Peacock tomorrow. I was able to watch it thanks to a live TV streaming site, which, funny enough, I had to switch servers a couple times because it was initially streaming from Chicago which is currently under a tornado watch. Fitting for a show about natural disasters, I hope they're safe but it was very frustrating trying to watch my show while a weather map with a big red spot was on screen instead!

This series was run by Tim Haines of Walking With Dinosaurs fame, so I think everyone was expecting (or at least hoping) this would match the highs of that iconic series. So, did it? Well...

The episode was structured like a WWD episode at least, following along a protagonist species (this one an old male Gorgonopsid and his harem) with occasional scenes given to the other animals of the environment. I very much appreciate that it didn't shy away from showing off some weird and unique permian critters like Suminia and Elph.

The actual storytelling didn't quite match the classics though, it's mostly just the Gorgonopsid climbing a mountain while being tailed by a rival male. There's a part where one of the females dies by Scutosaurus trampling ala Mufasa with her son watching on and... That's it lol. We never see the male react to this nor that baby again. This gets repeated a few times, just sort of disconnected little moments that don't really lead into anything.

The main draw of the show is focused on extinction, and it's starting with the absolute biggest? Did it do a good job depicting it? ...sure! I mean, it was nowhere near as dramatic or memorable as Walking With Monsters, but the narration did a good job explaining why it was happening and how it was affecting the animals. The most unique part here, and my favorite, was that it actually explained how the Earth recovered and what animals were able to bounce back, with a depiction of the early Triassic that seemed almost like a paradise with some really fun species like a hypothetical proto-pterosaur and feathered dinosauromorphs. I wish this bit was longer, as it was really only the last few minutes of the episode.

Overall, while I did really like it, I found it rather lacking and not quite up to expectations. If the rest of the show is about the same quality as this first episode, it'll probably end up being a solid 7/10, not bad at all but still very much in the shadow of series like Walking With Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Planet. The next episode premieres next week, and I'll be right here to watch it again!

[plida]

I just remembered that none of my mutuals know about the insanity that is alexander volkov's adaptation of Wizard of Oz

My first introduction to Oz was not Baum's original version. It was Volkov's translation/retelling of Baum's book and then Volkov's F I V E SEQUELS

Do you know how weird it feels interacting with wizard of oz in the anglosphere?

Wdym you guys don't know about Urfin Jus who made a wooden army???

Dorothi is named Ellie and she gets replaced with her little sister Ennie halfway through the series. Oh Ennie has a small black dog too. Sure

You might be asking "Well how did both girls travel to Oz several times? Tornadoes every time?" No. In the second book, for example, Ellie and her chad sailor uncle Charlie simple scale the Deadly Desert. It's that easy

oh and there are FUCKING ALIENS IN THE FINAL FUCKING BOOK

I am not pulling your leg. I don't remember much from this book, but apparently there are 2 alien races. From space. They're space aliens.

Do you know how it fucking feels to see Wizard of Oz discussions, having this cursed knowledge? There are giant eagles. A pandemic.

[ersh-of-history]

the wizard of oz book series is cool and everything but did you know that in soviet retelling of it there are literally a PANDEMIC and characters wear MASKS and stay HOME

and later they built a giant MECHA to fight a giant WITCH who caused the pandemic

[crabounets]

#and there's an allien invasion in the next part

#urfin jus is goated

[clonewarsarchives]

Box art for RPG Star Wars: Shatterpoint (2023) by Michal Ivan

[floralynn-arts]

Comm for GamErDino. This is my first time ever drawing Horus's armor aaaa please be patient with me!!

[teracotika]

I'm so proud of this part! Well, I'm going to throw it at you now!

The animatic is about 45 percent complete.

[crabounets]

Tales of Earth

5. Omnidens

Night. Ten thousand years have passed since our last visit to the ancient earth. The increased volcanic activity has shaken the biosphere since then. Depleted of oxygen the vast archaeocyatha reefs has disappeared. Even though the biosphere has mostly remained intact, the unstable environment had brought the ocean to the brink of starvation, and some species feel it more than others.

Meet omnidens, the largest predator of the Cambrian seas. Two meters in length, this distant relative of velvet worms has no rivals save from another omnidens. But with the great size comes great hunger, and now he can't satisfy it. In the desperate attempt to find food, he has moved closer to the shoreline, far from the usual hunting grounds in the open ocean. Unfortunately for him, the gulf appears lifeless. But omnidens doesn't rely on sight only. The receptors on his skin detect a faint smell nearby. He dives down, closer to the rocks on the sea bottom.

Behind them a small school of haikouichthys are standing still. One fish is the size of a thumb and it isn't hard for them to hide behind a small rock. Usually they would be too small for omnidens, but now he's looking for any food.

For a time it appears that the omnidens has passed by, without noticing them... Unfortunately, the danger didn't disappear. One lunge of the worm takes out two fishes which he eats immediately, several more follow their fate in the next attack. None will escape this slaughterhouse.

But even the whole school isn't enough to keep the omnidens full. He will spend this night desperately foraging the lagoon and if he's lucky enough move to the next one.

[crabounets]

Rebirth

[khaohomies]

Found out that pyroraptor are found in southern France and suddenly have a lightbulb above my head (aka excuses for me to draw napoleonic soldier and dinosaur together)

[crabounets]

Tales of Earth

4. Amplectobelua

Exhausted after the end of the mating season Amplectobelua is looking for a fresh meal. Having spent the previous week on an intricate mating ritual, the male amplectobelua returns to hunting. The season took longer than usual leaving the predator exhausted with little life reserves, but instincts push him forward. Unfortunately for him, his intricate courting carapace is yet to mold, only detrimenting his situation. The coloration will change with time, time which he no longer has.

Hunger pushes him to the unusual places. He flows to a sponge reef. It is abundant in life, but the narrow spaces are a problem for the big predator. After a few futile attempts, amplectobelua stops to regain strength while waiting for some critter to make a wrong move.

Suddenly a slight movement of water of water indicates an upcoming danger. Amplectobelua doesn't see any concurrents approaching, but the threatening feeling doesn't go away. The gravel underneath slowly shakes, rising dim clouds of sand. The earth itself is moving. With this growing rumbling, it doesn't take long for the reef to start falling apart. Sponges that took years to grow fall in minutes. As it happens, the creatures inhabiting this place scatter to avoid being buried alive. A panicking nectocaris rushes upward. A perfect opportunity for the predator. The amplectobelua is used to hunting hard shelled prey, but he won't mind an easy meal.

One nectocaris isn't enough for amplectobelua to regain its strength. The scattering habitans of the reef are plentiful and he won't stop at the first one. In the hunt amplectobelua completely ignores the sense of danger.

With every new attack the predator slows down. This time it is not the fatigue. The Cambrian sea ecosystems are fragile. In these warm waters oxygen levels are very uneven. Ususally, this is not a problem. But now, the erupting volcano moves the earth, easily breaking the equilibrium. With both gases from the eruption covering the ocean and the low-oxygen waters moving from the depth the reef slowly chokes. Not registering what is going on the creatures that didn't get far enough from the debris stop moving. Among them is amplectobelua. As it slowly fails down the ash from the eruption covers the corpse, preserving it for millions of years to come.

[zakheleart]

[WIP]

"I am a master of broken monsters"

[jasmineandpepper]

Appreciation post for all the beginner artists who work hard despite the AI ​​looming over us. You are fabulous. You are precious. Keep up the hard work, you are needed.

[todaysbird]

Anything you draw is inherently better quality because it’s real.

[moonringblue]

Lambeosaurus walking through thick vegetation. 20 day of Maysozoic !

[jinian-ginias]

The Lord of Winter and War

[thewiwaxian-deactivated20250801]

In a world where the Cambrian explosion never ended, Wiwaxia has conquered land during the Neo-Permian Epoch. Its spiked armor now protects it as it forages among towering, iridescent flora—plants evolved in tandem with its unique physiology. Together, they form a radiant, co-evolved biosphere untouched by vertebrates.

🪱 Wiwaxia lux-spinosus

An evolved descendant of the Cambrian-era Wiwaxia, Wiwaxia lux-spinosus is a mid-sized terrestrial grazer adapted for low-light forest floors dominated by primitive, bioluminescent flora. Its defining features include iridescent dorsal spines (used for both camouflage and communication), a soft but armored segmented body, and a flexible, elongated snout capable of delicate browsing and chemical sensing.

W. lux-spinosus exhibits a degree of behavioral complexity: it forms small, slow-moving herds and shows rudimentary social signaling via spine coloration and bioluminescent pulses.

🌿 Noctiherba iridescens

A dominant flora of the Neo-Permian understory, Noctiherba iridescens is a tree-like plant with dark, thick leaves exhibiting striking iridescence. These leaves absorb limited ambient light and reflect excess wavelengths as shimmering blues and purples—possibly as a defensive mechanism or a form of visual signaling. Instead of flowers, it produces small spore-cones protected under curled bracts.

The plant’s roots exude nitrogen-fixing compounds, supporting surrounding soil health in nutrient-poor volcanic substrates.

カンブリア爆発が終焉を迎えなかった世界。ネオペルム紀の地上では、ウィワクシアが進化し、光沢ある植物群と共に生きている。その棘状の装甲は捕食者から身を守り、植物はこの生物と共に独自の進化を遂げた。脊椎動物が存在しない、輝く共進化の生態系がここにある。