While visiting Wyoming, I noticed the interesting pose of this happy Hyopsodus wortmani fossil at one of our stops. To me, it looked like a dog asleep on its back.

I thought I’d try to draw what it may have looked like based on the fossil. The first drawing is in pencil.

The second one is pen and ink, drawn with a dip pen with a pointed nib tip dipped in ink.

On the last one, I added a light wash of acrylic paint.

You may have noticed the Hyopsodus I drew is smiling. Do mammals smile?

Here’s a recent picture of one of my dogs, hogging both dog beds. You be the judge. 😉

Check out the happy Hyopsodus and many other amazing fossils at Fossil Butte National Monument in Kemmerer, Wyoming.

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