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Description
Pachyrhizodus caninus, an extinct elopiform from the Niobrara formation of North America. I initially looked to tuna as inspiration (both being large predatory fish with fairly similar bodyplans) but ended up leaning more towards restoring it like modern Tarpon based on its taxonomic standing. I'm thinking of restoring more members of the formation in the future using the same style, particularly more of the interesting looking Actinopterygians!

Description
Pachyrhizodus caninus, an extinct elopiform from the Niobrara formation of North America. I initially looked to tuna as inspiration (both being large predatory fish with fairly similar bodyplans) but ended up leaning more towards restoring it like modern Tarpon based on its taxonomic standing. I'm thinking of restoring more members of the formation in the future using the same style, particularly more of the interesting looking Actinopterygians!