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Due to the whooping success of [link] this image and the public asking for a more of those and the fact they're really fun to do, I went ahead and did more ^^
Hope you enjoy them!

Brief explanations:

1- Based on sharovipteryx. At first this was just giant version of the original animal which is as strange as a flying thing can get. To be able to call it my own, I added the extra set of limbs find on characteristic of true dragons..

2- A flying amphibian. Although, ok, a heavy, cold blooded, ever-wet-or-die diplocaulus doesn't sound like a very areal creature at all. Who cares, the head and tail look interesting for stabilization and some ancient amphibians had many, up to 8 digits that could support the wings which is really interesting in this type of designs.

3- Based on the large South American mammals, ground sloths , armadillos, etc. The wings are sustained not by fingers, but giant claws. Now that's metal. Rule of Cool FTW.

4- The previous designs I did had a theropod with feathered wings. But since not all theropods were feathered and some people like them better that way, then I gave this one some more traditional draconic wings.

5- Ornithischians are a real challange, they don't really seem very keen on flying. They do have some interesting alternative wing surfaces to modify into wings which is a big part of the idea in this series of drawings.

6- Another ornithischians, a ceratopsid this time. Someone asked for a triceratops last time. Here it is.

7- A mammal-like reptile. Uses the old ribs for wings trick.

8- A personal Favourite, a large flying Austroraptor. I wanted it to look kinda like an oriental dragon, long and slender and graceful.

9- Another personal favourite as you might gess by the double feature. Therizinosaurus. YEA.
YEA, it carries it's rider in between it's claws, he's THAT awesome.
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Xhyxhahruxh's avatar

GROOVYLICIOUS TO THE MAX, DUDE!👋👋👋👋👋


Not sure which one is Phantom's favorite, but, the Top "Ikrandractylus" like one is Ubercool. And, hey, let's face it, riding Dragons and Dinosaurs is seriously cool, but, Both In One.....🙀😻👋👋👋👋👋

Medieval Dragons were just Too Puny for modern folk with Dragonrider Fantasies! There's a Tairlanga species called the Tahrlanghoxhuxh or "Tarlangosus" (Tairlanga Gigans) that's Big Enough, but, It Can't Fly! Too Big 😭

Kayalah, Neosi, Dajzna's steed is one of these 😻

Whatever, Dazzling Work🥳

A TAIRLANGA REALISTIC PROJECT ~ Size Scale Ref!