Featured species: Quetzalcoatlus (Judgement), Parapuzosia seppenradensis and Dolichorhynchops (Wheel of Fortune), and Jaekelopterus (the Moon).
Edited to include a dinosaur or pterosaur in the first image as to align with the sub rules.
In the last episode of season 2, Louis and Armand confront Lestat in Magnus’ tower. During which, Lestat calls Armand “the gremlin”. This already hilarious insult is even more devastating when viewed within the historical context of the show being set immediately after WW2. The term “gremlin” was actually coined by RAF fighter pilots in the 20’s and 30’s, branching off of the more generic “goblin”. It started as an inside joke to explain why their planes would experience seemingly random technical and mechanical failures. The “gremlins” were tiny little men who purposely sabotaged machinery and created problems for the pilots. Outside of the RAF, the term was not well known until former airman Roald Dahl (yes, that Roald Dahl), wrote a children’s book that was later picked up by Disney in the mid 1940’s.
When Lestat is calling Armand a “gremlin” in 1949, he is using recently popularized slang that had a very specific connotation rather than the more generalize modern interpretation of “tiny chaotic critter”. Lestat is directly implying that Armand is a saboteur and problem maker who has been working behind the scenes to destroy lives.
Featured species: Jaekelopterus (the Moon), Parapuzosia seppenradensis and Dolichorhynchops
(Wheel of Fortune), and Quetzalcoatlus (Judgement)
Featured species: Purgatorius (Death), Carnotaurus (the Devil), Thrinaxodon and Broomistega aka “Triassic Cuddle” (the Lovers)
Featured species: Purgatorius (Death), Carnotaurus (the Devil), Thrinaxodon and Broomistega aka “Triassic Cuddle” (the Lovers)
There’s been a lot of buzz around Suchomimus’ name possibly being invalid and I all I could think about was this song.
Featured species: Purgatorius (Death), Carnotaurus (the Devil), Thrinaxodon and Broomistega aka “Triassic Cuddle” (the Lovers)
I love art of herons catching snakes and eels, so I decided to do a paleoart version!
Ten of Cups represents emotional fulfillment, family happiness, and harmonious relationships. I couldn’t think of a better card to share for pride! I decided on two ichthyosaurs because they are essentially reptilian dolphins and dolphins and rainbows go together flawlessly!
I’ve been working on a tarot deck featuring some of my favorite prehistoric species. While most of them are dinosaurs or Pleistocene megafauna, I had to pick Homo naledi for the Star!
The Sun: Parasaurolophus
The Chariot: Spinosaurus
The Tower: Gorgonopsid and the Great Dying
The World: Masillosteus and Atractosteus
The Star: Homo naledi
The Sun: Parasaurolophus
The Chariot: Spinosaurus
The Tower: Gorgonopsid and the Great Dying
The World: Masillosteus and Atractosteus
The Star: Homo naledi
Came up with these designs years ago when I was new to digital art. I figured it was about time for an update!
I couldn't decide which of the two l preferred for my extinction tarot deck. So I'll let y'all decide!
The World represents completion of a cycle and endurance. Snakes are commonly associated with rebirth and renewal, so the largest snake ever, Titanoboa, was a good choice. However, I also thought about gar.
Gar have been around for hundreds of millions of years and have chanted so little that all surviving species of gar can interbreed, despite separating in the early Cretaceous! Depicted here are two extinct species, Masillosteus and Atractosteus grandie that bear a striking resemblance to living gar. Which card do you think deserves a place in the deck?