I should've posted this when I got here over a year ago... :)
A longtime friend of mine from The Netherlands, sqrl , answered my call for leptictidium art (he has trouble drawing anthros- Oh, well) with this piece over two years ago.
Leptictidiums are extinct mammals that used to thrive in various areas of Europe and North America (mostly Europe, though) between 45-30 million years ago. The best-preserved specimens of this family of 5 species are found in Germany. They are similar to their contemporaries, the solenodon family (which two species barely survive today in the Caribbean), except leptictidiums, or "leptis", as I like to call them, stand and run on their hind legs. Leptis were one of the few mammals capable of running upright on their hind legs, rather than hopping.
Since 2003, I've been on a crusade to encourage anthropomorphic art of the lepti, only a few artists have ever taken the challenge, including xianjaguar and
Oh, let's see... Housework, an aging mother, a cat that needs care.... And I need to sleep... :( I only sleep an average of 3 hours at a time 2 or 3 times a day (ie: when I get the chance).... So... I don't get much time... :(
d.m.f.
Oh, let's see... Housework, an aging mother, a cat that needs care.... And I need to sleep... :( I o
sqrl , answered my call for leptictidium art (he has trouble drawing anthros- Oh, well) with this piece over two years ago.
![[Story] Márta's Song](https://va.ib.metapix.net/thumbnails/medium/168/168210_dmfalk_martassong.jpg "[Story] Márta's Song")
![[Gift] Leppy the Leptictidium (by MelSkunk)](https://va.ib.metapix.net/thumbnails/medium/450/450043_dmfalk_1264049072.melskunk_leppy_noncustom.jpg "[Gift] Leppy the Leptictidium (by MelSkunk)")