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@kiracuriee Carnotaurus has a fairly evidently crushed jugal, in addition to aforementioned possible lateral compression. If one was to reconstruct the jugal and skull width closer to other abelisaurs, the “smile” fades, especially with added tissue
@DanPalaeon1 The Strawberry Bank Lagerstätte not only preserves relatively complete, articulated fossils but preserves them with 3D preservation, offering valuable insight into the anatomy of the animals in the ecosystem.
@Antrodemus @JCRev4 That being said, I actually like this Styxosaurus. Ofc it’s a far cry from accurate but it has nice shapes that make a satisfying look. And the skull clearly references the robust skull and sinister grin of actual S. browni
#PaleoBeachParty this is as close as I get to drawing coasts https://t.co/cyDo1xUmZi
@EmuLarge @JGN_Paleo @MandibularMan @TyrantLzrdQueen @SDSMT_GeoMuseum @sdsmt Mosasaurines aren’t the only marine reptiles to have developed this feature too- highly marine-adapted thalattosuchians had them, as well as polycotylid plesiosaues
My first palaeoart (that I can find, from 2020) vs. My most recent https://t.co/UVrqosqpWG
Also with this piece I tried to show off plesiosaur flipper twisting, something brought to life and supported by @paleokrahl’s recent work on the musculature of Cryptoclidus (read it here https://t.co/sJm9kVD9jI)