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Anterior, lateral, and posterior view of the skeleton of a supposed mermaid which possesses cetacean traits instead of the traditional piscine. This creature is similar in form to the centaur, as the pectoral fins of a dolphin contain humerus, radius, ulna (here mislabeled femur, tibia, fibula), but absent is a second set of ribs. Hebrew script indicates this drawing is either based on another, much older work predating Latin or Arabic anatomy texts, or merely a modern fabrication attempting to imply antiquity or obscurity.
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~Hessanite Jan 29, 2013
I think this is awesome, but is it just me, or are the shoulder blades narrower than normal? Human shoulder blades tend to be wider, don't they? Of course, this is supposed to be a mermaid skeleton, but are the narrower shoulder blades supposed to be that narrow?
Beautiful work by the way.
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~empyrean Jan 30, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Hmm...too narrow, could be, could be. The lateral extensions on the caudal spine ought to be longer, too, for being major muscle attach-points. And the pelvis could use a bit of tweaking. Pretty low on my to-do list, I'm afraid, though.
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Mood: Love ~Hessanite Jan 30, 2013
It's still really good.
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~uglygosling Jan 24, 2013
Fascinating! I suppose if the tail is mostly muscle ribs in that area are not really needed, and the tail itself may be much more flexible.
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Mood: Adoration ~RainaStar1015 Oct 14, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
That is beautiful.
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Mood: Wow! ~Utopia87 Aug 26, 2012
Oh. My. Goodness.

My inner Biologist just ran around the room squealing at the top of her lungs in excitement!

This is amazing! I love that someone has gone into anatomical detail that is utterly believable!

Its great to see that the tail is an extension of the spine (like a fish) rather than the two legs evolving to become a tail (like a seal). On the note of legs, its fantastic to see the remnants of the legs - like the apes climbed down from the trees into the sea!

INCREDIBLE.
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~rmonroe041 Jul 24, 2012
This is something you DEFINITELY never see!!!
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~mysticzion Jun 21, 2012
thATS a frog foot. the tail doesn't branch? lol
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Mood: Love !beeshopp Jan 22, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
c'est une merveilleuse idee! j'avais moi-meme mes essaies sur les squelettes des sirenes, et je dois dire que celle-ci et meilleure!
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~Prometheus-Nike Jan 10, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I have just one question. While they must have some use, what do the feet at the bottom of the pelvis bone do? Are the bones that work a pair of fins?
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