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Osmatar — Spheniscus megaramphus
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Published: 2019-11-07 09:11:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 4776; Favourites: 155; Downloads: 0
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The "megabeak penguin" Spheniscus megaramphus was a large Miocene cousin of the northernmost modern penguin species such as the Galapagos penguin and Magellanic Penguin. Besides being much larger than its modern cousins, it had a long and massive beak in comparison to modern taxa. Whether the megabeak penguin used its big raptorial beak against larger fish and molluscs than its present-day kin or if it was a Murderous Baby-Killing Penguin of Death we may never know for sure (although it's almost certainly the former, let's be honest.)The linework is a stlightly improved version of the #paleoctober drawing with added coloring.
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Looks super bird-like, you nailed the look. Feels like something made out of living cells.
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Thanks! I used living Spheniscus species as reference on the details like the bare skin and wrinkles on the beak, which helped a lot.
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penguin of DEATH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BAYONETTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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