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arambourgiania w.i.p

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2022-10-02

The Arambourgiania oc of mines from earlier. Now with accessories, colors, and a slightly updated design. She still doesn’t have a name yet and the brown might be swapped with something else.

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2022-09-20

Arambourgiania, a giant azhdarchid pterosaur, decked out in full breeding display regalia. However, only successful attracting a swarm of biting insects and a pair of enantiornithine birds attempting to catch them.

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2022-05-22

If you really wanna blow his mind, you could show him a picture of Pterodaustro, or any azhdarchid for that matter. Here's an Arambourgiania compared to a t.rex :)

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2021-10-12

this is the arambourgiania and it was one of the largest pterosaurs and may have had a wingspan of up to 13 meters. also they're like. missing 1/3 of the one bone they have for it

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2021-09-01

Just finished this Arambourgiania for a commission! My first Fracas commission as well! The inspiration came from a marabou stork, hornbill, and a custom color scheme. Posing was set to show off the pattern.

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2021-02-27

Pterosaur of the day!
Quetzalcoatlus northropi is a species of large azdarchid pterosaur from late Cretaceous North America. It is among the largest animals to ever fly, only outsized by other large azdarchids like arambourgiania
(Art by Mark Witton)

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2021-01-13

Arambourgiania was one of the largest pterosaurs, with a wingspan of up to 13 metres!

(Credit: Mark Witton)

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2020-12-01

Slenderman -> Arambourgiania

-not actually part of the group
-Tall/lanky
- genuinely unsettling to look at.

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2020-05-15

Here we have a giraffe sized predator, the Arambourgiania. Imagine a giraffe being able to soar.

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2019-11-08

That’s true, but compare it to the monster neck of an Azhdarchid like Arambourgiania, the biggest living thing to ever fly. (Art by

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2019-03-18

Arambourgiania philadelphiae fue un enorme pterosaurio de la familia Azhdarchidae que vivió durante el Cretácico tardío. Su envergadura alar llegaba a los 10m y su cuello medía unos 3m. Recreaciones de

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2019-01-16

Just finished Arambourgiania, the other end of the azhdarchid ecological and morphological spectrum opposite Hatzegopteryx. It may look ungainly, but keep in mind that head is a lot lighter than it looks.

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2018-11-14

The BBC has just written a whole article about the giant pterosaur Arambourgiania, inspired by my blog post from a few years back: "The winged giant that was bigger than T. Rex" https://t.co/qsyINteWiU. Features comments and from me, and additional input from .

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2018-08-11

To celebrate here's me in my day job as Human Scalebar, with a record-breaking giraffe and a couple of pterosaur friends (Arambourgiania philadelphiae and Hatzegopteryx thambema). And yes, giraffes can get that big! Image by

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2018-06-22

Arambourgiania was one of the largest pterosaurs, with a wingspan of up to 13 metres!

(Credit: Mark Witton)

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2018-05-29

For a rarely seen comparison between giant azhdarchid pterosaurs and a large male giraffe (yes, they can get this big!). Pterosaurs are Arambourgiania (left) and Hatzegopteryx - slender and robust takes on the giant azhdarchid bauplan. is the scale bar.

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2018-02-24

New blog post: we must talk about Arambourgiania, lesser-seen giant https://t.co/ukF6xMkSqj

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2016-06-24