i asked the palaeoblr server for some animals to draw that get the short end of the stick when it comes to accurate, non-shrink wrapped reconstructions, and here are two of the three species i was suggested: sinornithosaurusandpostosuchus
Watched by a foraging troodontid, a herd of Arctic hadrosaurs walk along a moonlit beach in Alaska, 69 mya.
Inspired by trackways left in volcanic ash at Prince Creek. The species depicted have unclear status at this moment in time, so let’s call them Troodon sp. and Ugrunaaluk kuukpikensis/Edmontosaurus regalis.
The “leaf-like” profile created by the high, laterally compressed neck feature here puts me in mind of phasmid or chameleon-style camouflage….I can almost see it rocking in the breeze.
BOTTOM: Speaking of chameleons–beautifully chameleon-like color and textures applied to the anomalous short-necked sauropod Brachytrachelopan.
Another workmanlike CGI illustration of Brachiosauruses on the beach, from Josh Gregory’s imaginatively titled Brachiosaurus. I don’t know why this particular juxtaposition appeals to me so, but notably I do see it a lot in kids’ books.
hey i think im ready to give this blog some love again! vectiraptor is a dromaeosaurid described in december 2021 that was found on the isle of wight :)
