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Published: 2015-01-08 23:19:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 18414; Favourites: 578; Downloads: 285
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Description Commission for axelstripe featuring Twilight Sparkle as an Eohippus!

This was a conceptual commission, where I had to figure out how to turn Twilight into an Eohippus! So that meant different sketches and all, which you can see in the WIP linked down below.

That all resulted in what you can see above. For those unfamiliar with Eohippus, it's basically an ancient little horse. That's where the scale references comes in.

Great fun to try out different directions for her mane, body, tail, etc.


If you're interested in a commission, you can see my info here: Commissions
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DarthGojira [2020-04-15 23:52:39 +0000 UTC]

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CitrusEucalyptus [2018-04-14 01:14:20 +0000 UTC]

I really do love your commissioner's idea for Twilight Sparkle, plus you did a fantastic job bringing Twilight to life as an ancient ancestor of the horse family.

I hope that you have a great and blessed day/night!

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AmrasFelagund [2018-04-06 07:00:49 +0000 UTC]

Wow, and we thought they were little ponies before...!

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rlkitterman [2016-03-09 02:21:02 +0000 UTC]

This is a really cool concept--and Eohippus Twilight would definitely be a little pony!

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LimeyLassen [2016-01-25 01:40:15 +0000 UTC]

Man, how would evolution even work in that universe? Are chimeras horizonal evolution? What even is a unicorn horn?

Also breezies, we haven't accounted for breezies.

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Rolnik-kun [2015-04-20 10:03:49 +0000 UTC]

I wanted to study prehistoric ancestors of horses and this is what I found. Why I'm not surprised that drawings like yours exist No offense, it's a good drawing good drawing *gives you a fave*. It just made me laugh so much when I found it while looking for interesting reconstructions.

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Gerbsterpers [2015-03-01 15:28:11 +0000 UTC]

This is too cool-I've never seen this idea before and I love how you pulled it off

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Brother-Malachai [2015-02-15 01:57:19 +0000 UTC]

I wonder how much it'd cost to add Archaeopetryx wings to her?Β 

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thefan2 [2015-01-27 14:36:55 +0000 UTC]

awesome

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Merc-King [2015-01-18 13:32:15 +0000 UTC]

Hey, how about making a series for this? About ponies evolution? Since they crawl out from sea (or something else) and start to separate into three similar but also different species. Also incorporate magic in their evolution!

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SuperSamZero [2015-01-18 06:24:50 +0000 UTC]

So it was YOU who drew that creepy thing I saw on Facebook lol coolz.
I tried to look for u lol

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DavidCurser [2015-01-17 22:14:45 +0000 UTC]

her teeth xD hilarious

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Umbra-Nine [2015-01-14 22:41:29 +0000 UTC]

Awesome. Prehistoric Twilight. I love paleontology

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K4nK4n [2015-01-13 18:28:07 +0000 UTC]

Somebody read my mind.

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PoshPegasus [2015-01-11 09:25:03 +0000 UTC]

You did an excellent cross over from MLP to the dawn horse!

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KlarkKentThe3rd [2015-01-10 01:34:43 +0000 UTC]

Ancient horse >> modern horse.

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kaciekk [2015-01-09 21:18:37 +0000 UTC]

so horses once did have figures

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Hyracotherium [2015-01-09 19:13:07 +0000 UTC]

Nice!!!

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mlpfan1982 [2015-01-09 19:09:49 +0000 UTC]

nice

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LadyDeven [2015-01-09 15:17:14 +0000 UTC]

I think this needs to be a thing now.

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TheMoonRaven [2015-01-09 12:56:51 +0000 UTC]

Eohippus is an ancestor of the horse; for those who are confusedΒ c:

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RainbowSplashMAP [2015-01-09 11:48:47 +0000 UTC]

lol... WUT

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LeDaverix [2015-01-09 11:08:30 +0000 UTC]

thehe interesting... jst recearched what a Eohippus is

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Smudge-Proof [2015-01-09 10:34:25 +0000 UTC]

Neat. She's a lot like this a character from my own MLP comic (who is based on Eohippi himself)Β 
fav.me/d83ytso

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FralLeman [2015-01-09 05:47:09 +0000 UTC]

Never ceases to amaze me at all the new concepts for MLP art. Β Nice work! Β She sure is tiny lookin'.

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Xeno-the-Hedgehog [2015-01-09 05:22:48 +0000 UTC]

I'm intrigued by this and wish to see more like it.

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incendiarymoth [2015-01-09 05:06:44 +0000 UTC]

:3 Cute!

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Jose-Ramiro [2015-01-09 05:00:00 +0000 UTC]

Heh, very good.

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ZoPteryx [2015-01-09 04:58:43 +0000 UTC]

Awesome concept!Β  Would love to see more like this!

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JerryKun [2015-01-09 04:27:54 +0000 UTC]

The thought of the show actually being My Little Dino-Pony terrifies me for some reason.Β  ._.

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Ardail [2015-01-09 03:49:05 +0000 UTC]

Hmm interesting concept

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YotesMark [2015-01-09 03:42:02 +0000 UTC]

I couldn't quite register this at first.
I still can't.

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Nun2artzy [2015-01-09 03:03:45 +0000 UTC]

My Little-er Pony!

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A3Kitsune [2015-01-09 02:56:37 +0000 UTC]

Nice! Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β 

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locoindigo [2015-01-09 02:44:02 +0000 UTC]

Ohmygosh that is so adorabl~~
HAY WAIT, A UNICORN HORN?

So there were three "tribes" even back then?
If so, then how the Earth/Unicorn/Pegasus differentiation came to be preserved would be an interesting question for future pony geneticists.

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Luckysweep [2015-01-09 02:21:19 +0000 UTC]

I wouldn't be surprised if these things were to ponies as Chimps are to us.

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Stegoraptor [2015-01-09 01:52:57 +0000 UTC]

I'm sorry if this sounds too picky, but an eohippus has 4 hoofed toes on the front feet, and then the 3 in the back like you have. Besides that small, technical detail that only someone that knows a bit about this species, I love this concept, and think that you did a beautiful job with this. I don't know about anypony else, but I would love to see the rest of the mane six like this. It would be really interesting to see how Rarity would turn out since they didn't really have curlers back then. Hats off to you

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ZoPteryx In reply to Stegoraptor [2015-01-09 04:58:00 +0000 UTC]

Good catch on the accuracy.Β  And I agree, the moreΒ paleo-ponies the better!

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Stegoraptor In reply to ZoPteryx [2015-01-09 05:03:13 +0000 UTC]

Yay, another paleo-pony kinda person! And yeah, I always look to see just how accurate these kinds of things end up being. And Paleo-ponies are best ponies

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ZoPteryx In reply to Stegoraptor [2015-01-09 05:16:49 +0000 UTC]

Agreed!

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DarkstarWolf53 In reply to Stegoraptor [2015-01-09 03:15:23 +0000 UTC]

I agree- i'd love to see more eohippus MLP characters!

Love this drawing!

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Stegoraptor In reply to DarkstarWolf53 [2015-01-09 03:52:41 +0000 UTC]

It would be interesting to see his takes on them, just like Twilight's was

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DarkstarWolf53 In reply to Stegoraptor [2015-01-09 04:15:12 +0000 UTC]

Indeed it would.

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Ancalagon67 [2015-01-09 01:11:08 +0000 UTC]

Evolution is Magic

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SlideSwitched [2015-01-09 00:51:39 +0000 UTC]

Yes! Actual horse reference!

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Gender-Ninja [2015-01-09 00:46:16 +0000 UTC]

My Little Pony just got smaller EVEN MORE ADORABLE AND POCKET-SIZE-ABLE

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a6p [2015-01-09 00:44:44 +0000 UTC]

This is pretty cool (and cute).

I think E. Angustidens had four digits, though.

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scoutyscout99 [2015-01-08 23:58:09 +0000 UTC]

I remember are these the tiny Dino's that steal some other Dino's eggs from there nest?

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Stegoraptor In reply to scoutyscout99 [2015-01-09 01:39:48 +0000 UTC]

They were the first horses, and eohippus even means "dawn horse." and SlideSwitched is right, they lived when the great terror birds were around. They lived 50 million years ago, so they never truly saw dinosaurs, except for those terror birds. The dinosaurs that you are thinking of are probably small raptors or coelurosauria, which weren't quadripeds(none of the carniverous dinosaurs were quadripeds), so I'm not exactly sure what dinosaur your thinking of. I'm sorry about having such a long reply and if it gets to informative, cause if you can't tell from my username or my icon, I'm a huge fan on prehistoric animals Β  and so when I see a question about them, I just need to answer. Anyways, hope this helps

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SlideSwitched In reply to scoutyscout99 [2015-01-09 00:52:02 +0000 UTC]

I think they were the ones that got eaten by giant birds.

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