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Published: 2011-11-08 21:39:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 3457; Favourites: 80; Downloads: 22
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Improvement and colorization of Vasix´s picture.Not finished yet.
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Supongo que serían del tamaño de un cocodrilo pequeño, pero este concepto ya está un poco anticuado, así que voy a rehacerlo por completo.
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Huh, I wouldn't have expected snapping turtles to develop into such streamlined predators. Regardless, this is a very cool spec-evo creature design.
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Well, it isn´t even a concept of mine, neither I did the original picture... but thanks 
You´re right, it´s a strange yet cool concept, but there are some inconsistences...
They are meant to swim using their tails as propellors, like crocodiles, but their backs are rigid, so I think this swimming technique wouldn´t be so appropiate... Maybe I will re-design them.
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It's actually not certain what snapping turtle tails do, but, as they move out of sync with the legs, it seems likely they do contribute to forward thrust.
They're also reportedly prehensile...
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Welcome.
The shell could be reduced to only the front portions of the body, freeing up the rear portions to become more flexible and crocodilian-like.
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This is great! My favourite is Teratochelys Smilodens.
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Yes, the Teratochelys is a relative of Phobochelys. When Phobochelys is the big allighator-turtle, Teratochelys takes up the role of a gharial.
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Hahaha, those aren't exactly teeth. They are projections of the jaw, the beak-like jaws, for these are future descendents of the snapping turtles!
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