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Homeomicius

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Daily Drawing #1 08-09-2017

The homeomicius is an endothermic Thyreocephala, a derived clade of terrestrial "Panartrhopods" descendant from the Dinocaridids, part of my old project Cambrian mars.

The external aspect converges to a vertebrate tetrapod head, however appearances deceive, its mouth is divided into 5 parts, 2 pairs of mouthparts that make up the lower and lateral jaws, and a big beak-like upper jaw. The animal's brain is located at the bottom, and what appears to be a top crest above its back is actually part of the digestive tract protected by inner cartilage bands (and dont ask how they obtain those, I'm still working in the evolutionary timeline of these ones). 

What once were "big" compound eyes above eyestalks have now been reduced but still complex enough to to recognize colors and even some spectra of light, and being surrounded by soft tissue that protects them when needed. Homeomicius skin is covered by a huge amount of setaes that maintain its temperature, since it lives in quite cold environments.
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EdQarseph's avatar

wow this is awesome, keep up with the good work!