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All those epoccipitals were fake teeth I'm telling you. They were mimicking not just exaggerated stares, but also monstrous open mouths ready to gobble their enemies up. Tyrannosaurids had nightmares about these. :B

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2022-06-30

Dino Fact!

Chindesaurus (Chinde Lizard) is a herrerasaurid(?) from Late Triassic North America! Its taxonomy is rather hard to pinpoint! It's mainly been considered a herrerasaurid, but some theorize that it was really a basal theropod, which - (1/2)

Art by @/Paleoartologist!

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2022-06-24

Miragaia was a stegosaurid from Portugal. It reached around 6 meters long and had an unusually long neck.

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2022-06-23

Dino Fact!

Herrerasaurus (Herrera’s Lizard) is a herrerasaurid from Late Triassic Argentina! It's one of the earliest known dinosaurs to date! Its taxonomy has been a heavily debated topic for years; most at least agree that it's some kind - (1/2)

Art by @/jackthevulture!

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2022-06-20

Guemesia ochoai is the first definitive abelisaurid theropod from Northwestern Argentina. The genus name honours General Martin Miguel de Güemes who defended northwestern Argentina during the War of Independence. He died 1821
https://t.co/2oVaNXyXeC

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2022-06-17

NEW SPINOSAURID DISCOVERY!!! As soon as I heard the news I quickly sketched a life reconstruction ASAP!
Congrats to et al., (2022) for the release of the paper!!!

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2022-06-09

New theropod from North Africa by Salem et al. "First definitive record of Abelisauridae (Theropoda: Ceratosauria) from the Bahariya Formation, Bahariya Oasis, Western of in https://t.co/aokzS2rWQL

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2022-06-09

Dino Fact!

Crichtonsaurus (Crichton’s Lizard) is an ankylosaurid from Late Cretaceous China! Its name is in honor of Michael Crichton, the author of the original Jurassic Park novel and its sequel The Lost World, which spawned the infamous movie- (1/2)

Art by Green-Mamba!

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2022-06-09

Dino Fact!

Saichania (Beautiful One) is an ankylosaurid from Late Cretaceous Mongolia! Its name is a reference to its first discovered fossils, which consists of the front half of its body, and how well-preserved they are! It's also noted to - (1/2)

Art by Joschua Knüppe!

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2022-06-07

Dino Fact!

Ankylosaurus (Fused Lizard) is an ankylosaurid from Late Cretaceous North America! As the most famous of the ankylosaurs, it's also very well-known for their family's most defining trait, the tail club! It's mainly composed of two - (1/2)

Art by Joschua Knüppe!

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2022-06-06

My Hadrosauridae couples are always a little bit gay m'kay🏳️‍🌈

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2022-06-05

It’s actually extremely possible thst this did happen! Carnotaurus and other abelisaurids had tiny wittle hands, with extreme mobility. Since it was so small it couldn’t be used for fighting of hunting, it most likely was used for mating displays: https://t.co/aNSis2QELf

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2022-06-04

The Past Dictates The Future~

Little tribute to outdated raptors (+ old depictions of dinosaurs in general), because i love them. I myself draw feathered dromaeosaurids left and right, but i find the retro critters still cool, nevermind any inaccuracy. 🦖

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2022-06-03

Lythronax argestes female. One of the females that I enjoyed the most paiting in this Tyrannosaurids series 😄 show her some love 😁

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2022-05-31

He's a speculative therizinosaurid! A bit smaller, fit for forests and a more omnivorous lifestyle closer to falcarius but still holding that upright posture. The feathers are based on the king of saxony bird of paradise for display!

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2022-05-30

I was inspired today to do a few sketches of Qianzhousaurus, one of my favorite Tyrannosaurids, because of the wonderful last episode of season 1 I hope everyone feels inspired by this amazing docuseries!

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2022-05-27