Cotylorhynchus hancocki
Cotylorhynchus is one of the earliest examples of gigantism in Synapsids being of a massive size as a genus, with this size peaking in Cotylorhynchus hancocki. At a staggering 1.5 tonnes it is by far the heaviest known Synapsid of its time, yet despite this great size it has one crippling downside, it cannot reach the ground with its head. Indicating this animal was either very specialised in what it ate on land or, more likely due to its teeth, it was a specialised semi-aquatic grazer.
This reconstruction was commissioned by Shadlos as an asset for his modding project.
Model produced in Blender with the sculpt (wrinkles, muscles highlighting and scalation) being produced in Zbrush. Skins were painted in a mixture of Photoshop, Substance Painter and Krita.
Cotylorhynchus hancocki full body render.
Cotylorhynchus hancocki full body normal/displacement render.
Cotylorhynchus hancocki head render.
Cotylorhynchus hancocki head normal/displacement render.
Cotylorhynchus hancocki body render.
Cotylorhynchus hancocki body normal/displacement render.
Cotylorhynchus hancocki alternate skin 1 render.
Cotylorhynchus hancocki alternate skin 2 render.
Cotylorhynchus hancocki alternate skin 3 render.
Cotylorhynchus hancocki group render.