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Submitted: April 10, 2008
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Climatiusby ~NTamura

Digital Art / Drawings & Paintings / Animals

Climatius reticulatus is an acanthodian fish (spiny shark) from the Early Devonian of the United Kingdom. Its body was equipped with 15 spiny fins that must act as a defense against predators. It was probably a good swimmer that fed on small crustaceans and fish. Climatius measured about 7.5 cm long and was one of the most abundant fish of its time.

~unlobogris Apr 11, 2008

Beautiful work, just a little comment: shouldn't the mouth be bigger? In the references I see about Ancanthodians, it seems to proyect more backwards, like double of what you show here.

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~NTamura Apr 11, 2008

A little bit like an anchovy then? Yeah, I see what you mean and I'll correct for this (should be easy). Thanks for pointing this out !

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~unlobogris Apr 11, 2008

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~NTamura Apr 14, 2008

Mouth is now longer...

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~unlobogris Apr 17, 2008

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=avancna Apr 11, 2008 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Did it go extinct at the start of the Carboniferous?

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~NTamura Apr 11, 2008

I thought they got extinct at the end of the Early Devonian. There are other genus like Acanthodes in the Carboniferous.

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=avancna Apr 11, 2008 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Right, right.

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!Lynnie0311 Apr 11, 2008 Photographer

Good sense of movement here, great colours = perfect

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~NTamura Apr 11, 2008

Thanks, Lynnie!

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