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Ceratosaurs are often touted as ‘the scaly Theropods’ given their primitive heritage and evidence of scales, feature scales and osteoderms. However, given the likelihood that early Dinosaurs had them (mostly in arid climates), it shouldn’t be ruled out that they were all shed.

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2020-07-04

Hopefully I can offer a fresh take on Theropod Integument (seemingly impossible) with this thread. Brought to you by quarantine boredom. [THREAD]

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2020-07-04

A fairly stylized drawing of Cryolophosaurus the Antarctic theropod.
Back in the Early Jurassic Antarctica was closer to the equator and had a temperate climate. Amazing to think about how the world has changed over the millions of years!

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2020-07-03

Even though Ceratosaurus was the underdog of the Late Jurassic, it was a very unique theropod both in behavior and in appearance. In fact you could say that Ceratosaurus in real life resembled a dragon. Art by Paleocolour.

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2020-07-01

For I’ll be introducing our first “controversial” theropod, the “lord of lizard eaters”, a large allosauroid dinosaur from the Morrison Formation of the Late Jurassic of Oklahoma. Art by Hellraptor Studios

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2020-06-25

Here is Dilophosaurus along with some Herrerasaurs and some basal theropods at scale compared to a 1.8m tall human. Part of a size chart I am preparing for my book

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2020-06-25

Asfaltovenator vialidadi a basal allosauroid

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2020-06-20

Quick sketch of lapparenti during a misty morning, with some speculative filaments and a fanciful head crest.

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2020-06-19

Our first oviraptorosaur for (“tail feather”), a peacock-sized dinosaur from the early Cretaceous Period. Caudipteryx was feathered and remarkably birdlike in overall appearance. Art by Matt Martyniuk.

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2020-06-18

Don't get too scared now! This 'frightful lizard', the Daspletosaurus, was a Canadian 9m theropod from the Late Cretaceous. You can probably guess our boi was a meat eater 😳 Discovered in 1921, but not named until 50 years later in 1970! 🇨🇦

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2020-06-14

Some of the world's largest carnivorous dinosaurs once roamed the swamp forests of SE Queensland, near Rosewood and Oakey. Read all about it in our new paper on the theropod tracks of the 165–151 myo Walloon Coal Measures, with + Andréas Jannel https://t.co/NHu53eIdJi

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2020-06-13

The 'tyrant of dawn,' the Eotyrannus was a carnivorous theropod from the early Cretaceous, measuring about 5m in length. They are known from a skull and partial skeleton! 🦖

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2020-06-11

9. Introducing (“pelican mimic”) for a primitive ornitomimosaur from the early Cretaceous of Spain. Artwork by Green-Mamba.

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2020-06-09

5. For here’s our first for the “Mahajanga lizard” from Madagascar of the Cretaceous period. It’s also become probably one of my favorite theropods. Artwork by

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2020-06-05

Another tricky pronunciation, the Nqwebasaurus (n-qu-web-ah-sore-us), was a small carnivorous theropod from the mid-Jurassic, first found in Nqweba, South Africa! 🇿🇦

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2020-06-02