#atlasaurus

[circadiancrunch]

dinosaur sketches

[mesozoicmarket]

A dinosaur tooth of an indeterminate sauropod, possibly a titanosauriform or cf. Atlasaurus imelakei from the El Mers Group in Boulahfa, Boulemane, Morocco. The morphology differs greatly from the commonly found turiasaurian teeth.

[dinosaurana]

So awhile ago, before the game ended, I was set to run a guest arc of @tyrantisterror's Offbeat Melody, and I wanted to do something that was right up my alley: proper dinosaurs. Not necessarily monstrous ones, or ones affected by the Witching Hour. These were prehistoric animals brought to the present by another company that were aimed to be set loose in the town of Melody via train derailment. And while time travel is a weird thing to happen, these were more or less at the end of the day just animals. Time displaced animals that over time could be affected by the Witching Hour, sure. But the gimmick would be that not everything could be paused by stopping a Witching Hour, and that decisions and time were important on the scale of things when they'd still be running around. Never did get to run it, but I did get some sketches of some critters that I lined and colored for the whole thing! Figured it would be fun to post and share the ideas I had with it, with the vaguely chess theme explained with each one.

The largest and arguably most property damaging animal of the bunch was the Atlasaurus. The company (Whose name I no longer recall) was taking animals out from other times and putting them in the modern day, to see if they could adapt and if we in turn could potentially adapt to their worlds. The Atlasaurus was the king of the rail shipped animals, a single large unit that didn't move fast, but anything that challenged it would likely fall. Atlasaurus was a dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Morocco, and was known for overly sized forelimbs. We've had two specimens near complete of this animal, and while somewhat familiar, was the right kind of bizarre for Melody.

But what is a king without the much more deadly queen? Enter Gigantoraptor, the only other known from a single animal from the train wreck. While the Atlasaurus is scary because a large angry animal that can break buildings is spooky, the Gigantoraptor was the horror angle planned up for the whole thing. Luring people away into the woods with recreated vocal cries like a parrot, before crushing skulls with that beak, she was the closest to monster of the bunch I had planned.

Gigantoraptor was a titanic oviraptorid from Late Cretaceous China, standing over 26 feet in length, 11 feet in height at the hip, and up to 2 metric tons of weight. A true queen of adaptability, and just a spark of horror. I had not seen Weird Birds at the time of making it, nor am I sure that was around three-four years ago. But glad to see others used the idea well.

In the Bishop seat, I had an animal that always reminded me of a clergy member in the form of Corythosaurus. On paper, it seemed a sure case really. Hadrosaurs are/were the "weak" dinosaur, and having two running around would be the kind of thing that would make players de-priortize them or make them easy pickings. Neither of which are true for a 30 ft+ long reptile with a great sense of confusion and the attitude of geese. Corythosaurus is a lambeosaurine hadrosaur from North America, and has some of the earliest and best presreved dinosaur mummies around. But with such clarity, they've fallen in the shadow of Parasaurolophus and I think it's a damn shame. Hence their inclusion.

For the Knights, I had two individuals that feel like they should be paired more often in the form of Dilophosaurus and Ceratosaurus. These more moderately sized theropods are the kind of animals that would be selected as safer than an Allosaurus, only for us to find out that their smaller size means they consider human sized animals more likely for prey. Ceratosaurus was a Late Jurassic theropod from the Morrison Formation of North America. One of the actual dinosaurs to be discovered with scute like bone structures, I wanted to have a good red color to contrast with the greens that were predominating the higher echelons of ranked dinosaurs. Dilophosaurus was a massive predator for it's time of Early Jurassic North America. I swear I had a colored and lined version somewhere, but it was not in the folder with the rest and may be lost. The sketch at the very least does still exist.

With the Rook, I wanted to play a twisted on the usual suspects. Just because the majority would be Mesozoic animals (A crowd pleaser at the table), throwing in a prehistoric mammal or two would be fun. So two Arsinoitherium were added, both to give the species a little bit of shine and also switch things up from existing ideas. Made for a perfect proxy for the rook on a chess board. Arsinoitherium was a large mammal from Eocene of Egypt and North Africa. Despite the horn layout looking like a rhinoceros, this animal was an Afrothere, placing it into the family of elephants, hyraxes, manatees, aardvarks and tenrecs among others. It's almost made a cameo in several different films, but never quite made it out. Didn't make it to Melody either though so it is what it is.

And for the pawn, I wanted to do something that was different than just another dinosaur. So lo and behold, Kaprosuchus. These were the most plentiful, an animal that had succeeded not only in surviving in the modern day, but reproducing and creating generations that were being split up among facilities. I know still that the GM had a soft spot for crocs, so it made sense to add one. Kaprosuchus, also known as the boar croc, came from the upper Cretaceous of Niger. One of two known mahjungasucids, these crocs were thought to be nearly totally terrestrial hunters, although later studies showed that they were more amphibious than originally thought. With wicked heads though, these would've presented the problem of an adaptable animal finding purchase in a world that had no real competitors, and could overwhelm even a large group of PCs. This idea was inevitably scrapped, as at the time a main driving force was to do spookier and scarier dinosaurs than Jurassic World Dominion did. And while at pitch it was good, the energy would be limited, and was switched around in favor of something that felt more appropriate that also didn't run. It wasn't until early this week that I found everything stashed away neatly, not lost during the PC shenanigans of last year. With permission I share them, and I may tinker with something on using a few of the ideas for a future game or story.

[sketchy-as-fork]

Two subadult male Atlasaurus, whose herds have crossed paths multiple times before, reunite.

They coddle and touch necks, feeling the rhythmic rise and fall of their cervical air sacs as they sing low and guttural "songs", identifying each other and their herds of origin.

[just9art]

Inktober days 5-8 Build: Sinornithosaurus Husky: Simbakubwa Enchanted: Carnotaurus Frail: Atlasaurus

[alphynix]

Sauropod dinosaurs were just generally weird animals, but there's something… not quite right about Atlasaurus imelakei.

Named after the Atlas Mountains of Morocco where its fossil remains were discovered, Atlasaurus lived during the mid-Jurassic period, around 168-165 million years ago. While it wasn't the strangest-looking sauropod by any means, compared to other species its body proportions still show a particularly bizarre combination of features, with a slightly bigger head, unusually short neck, and very long slender legs that made up nearly half of its 9m height (29'6").

It's sort of the uncanny valley of sauropods. Everything about it is just a tiny bit wrong.

And more shrinkwrapped depictions really don't help with that. [image source]

Its tall shoulders and sloping back resemble the body plan of brachiosaurids so closely that it was initially thought to be an early member of that group, but more recent studies suggest it may have been part of an earlier evolutionary branch of sauropods known as the turiasaurs – which would mean its brachiosaur-like shape was actually the result of convergent evolution.

But what was it doing with such weird proportions?

…We really don't know. Other short-necked sauropods seem to have been adapted for feeding on lower vegetation only a couple of meters off the ground, but Atlasaurus' leggy build would have made it a high browser like the brachiosaurids it was mimicking. Its long legs may also have allowed it to move faster, or given it some advantage navigating over rough terrain, but since no other sauropod ever seemed to evolve this way it must have been doing something particularly unique.

Or perhaps it was just an evolutionary fluke. Maybe part of a lineage that had started adapting to short-necked low browsing, then moved back towards the high browsing niche – and happened to end up lengthening their legs instead of their necks to get the necessary height back.

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[gemboundprism]

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Echinodon Edmontonia Edmontonia Edmontosaurus Edmontosaurus Efraasia Einiosaurus Ekrixinatosaurus Elaltitan Elaphrosaurus Elmisaurus Elopteryx Elrhazosaurus Emausaurus Enaliornis Enaliornis Enaliornis Enantiophoenix Enigmosaurus Eoabelisaurus Eocarcharia Eoconfuciusornis Eocursor Eodromaeus Eogranivora Eolambia Eomamenchisaurus Eoraptor Eosinopteryx Eotrachodon Eotriceratops Eotyrannus Eousdryosaurus Epachthosaurus Epanterias Epichirostenotes Epidexipteryx Equijubus Erectopus Erketu Erliansaurus Erlikosaurus Erythrovenator Eshanosaurus Eucamerotus Eucercosaurus Eucnemesaurus Eucnemesaurus Euhelopus Euoplocephalus Europasaurus Europatitan Europelta Euskelosaurus Eustreptospondylus Evgenavis Evgenavis

Falcarius Falcatakely Ferganasaurus Ferrisaurus Foraminacephale Fosterovenator Fostoria Fruitadens Fukuipteryx Fukuiraptor Fukuisaurus Fukuititan Fukuivenator Fulgurotherium Fumicollis Fushanosaurus Fusuisaurus Futalognkosaurus Fylax

Galeamopus Galeamopus Galleonosaurus Gallimimus Gallornis Galvesaurus Gannansaurus Gansus Gansus Ganzhousaurus Gargantuavis Gargoyleosaurus Garrigatitan Garudimimus Gasosaurus Gasparinisaura Gastonia Gastonia Geminiraptor Genusaurus Genyodectes Geranosaurus Gettyia Gideonmantellia Giganotosaurus Gigantoraptor Gigantspinosaurus Gilmoreosaurus Gilmoreosaurus Gilmoreosaurus Gilmoreosaurus Giraffatitan Glacialisaurus Glishades Glyptodontopelta Gnathovorax Gobihadros Gobioolithus Gobioolithus Gobipteryx Gobiraptor Gobisaurus Gobititan Gobivenator Gojirasaurus Gondwanatitan Gongpoquansaurus Gongxianosaurus Gorgosaurus Goyocephale Graciliceratops Graciliraptor Gravitholus Gryphoceratops Gryposaurus Gryposaurus Gryposaurus Gryposaurus Guaibasaurus Gualicho Guanlong Guemesia

Hadrosaurus Haestasaurus Hagryphus Halimornis Halszkaraptor Hamititan Hanssuesia Haplocanthosaurus Haplocanthosaurus Haplocheirus Harpymimus Haya Heptasteornis Herrerasaurus Hesperonychus Hesperornis Hesperornis Hesperornis Hesperornis Hesperornis Hesperornis Hesperornis Hesperornis Hesperornis Hesperornis Hesperornis Hesperornithoides Hesperosaurus Heterodontosaurus Hexing Hexinlusaurus Heyuannia Hippodraco Histriasaurus Hollanda Homalocephale Hongshanornis Hoplitosaurus Horshamosaurus Hortalotarsus Huabeisaurus Hualianceratops Huallasaurus Huanansaurus Huanghetitan Huangshanlong Huaxiagnathus Huayangosaurus Hudiesaurus Huehuecanauhtlus Huinculsaurus Hulsanpes Hungarosaurus Hylaeosaurus Hypacrosaurus Hypacrosaurus Hypselosaurus Hypselospinus Hypsilophodon

Iaceornis Iberospinus Ibirania Ichthyornis Ichthyovenator Ignavusaurus Iguanacolossus Iguanodon Iguanodon Iguanodon Ilokelesia Imperobator Incisivosaurus Indosaurus Indosuchus Ingentia Intiornis Invictarx Irisosaurus Irritator Isaberrysaura Isanosaurus Isasicursor Ischioceratops Isisaurus Issi Itapeuasaurus Itemirus Iuticosaurus Iyuku

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Kaatedocus Kaijiangosaurus Kaijutitan Kakuru Kamuysaurus Kangnasaurus Kansaignathus Kaririavis Karongasaurus Katepensaurus Kayentavenator Kazaklambia Kelmayisaurus Kelumapusaura Kentrosaurus Kerberosaurus Khaan Khinganornis Kholumolumo Khulsanurus Kileskus Kinnareemimus Klamelisaurus Kol Kompsornis Kookne Koparion Koreaceratops Koreanosaurus Koshisaurus Kosmoceratops Kotasaurus Kritosaurus Kryptops Kulceratops Kulindadromeus Kunbarrasaurus Kundurosaurus Kuru Kurupi Kuszholia

Labocania Laevisuchus Laiyangosaurus Lajasvenator Lamarqueavis Lamarqueavis Lamarqueavis Lambeosaurus Lambeosaurus Lambeosaurus Lanzhousaurus Lapampasaurus Laplatasaurus Lapparentosaurus Laquintasaura Latenivenatrix Latirhinus Latirhinus Lavocatisaurus Leaellynasaura Ledumahadi Leinkupal Leonerasaurus Lepidus Leptoceratops Leptorhynchos Leshansaurus Lesothosaurus Lessemsaurus Levnesovia Lexovisaurus Leyesaurus Liaoceratops Liaoningosaurus Liaoningotitan Liaoningvenator Ligabueino Ligabuesaurus Liliensternus Limaysaurus Limenavis Limusaurus Lingwulong Lingyuanosaurus Linhenykus Linheraptor Linhevenator Lirainosaurus Liubangosaurus Llukalkan Lohuecotitan Longicrusavis Longipteryx Longirostravis Longusunguis Lophorhothon Lophostropheus Loricatosaurus Losillasaurus Lourinhasaurus Luanchuanraptor Lucianovenator Lufengosaurus Lufengosaurus Luoyanggia Lurdusaurus Lusotitan Lusovenator Lycorhinus Lythronax

Maaqwi Machairasaurus Machairoceratops Macrocollum Macrogryphosaurus Macrurosaurus Macrurosaurus Magnamanus Magnapaulia Magnosaurus Magyarosaurus Magyarosaurus Mahakala Mahuidacursor Maiasaura Maip Majungasaurus Malarguesaurus Malawisaurus Maleevus Mamenchisaurus Mamenchisaurus Mamenchisaurus Mamenchisaurus Mamenchisaurus Mamenchisaurus Manidens Mantellisaurus Mapusaurus Maraapunisaurus Marmarospondylus Marshosaurus Martharaptor Masiakasaurus Massospondylus Massospondylus Matheronodon Maxakalisaurus Mbiresaurus Medusaceratops Megalosaurus Megapnosaurus Megapnosaurus Megaraptor Mei Melanorosaurus Mendozasaurus Menefeeceratops Mengciusornis Menucocelsior Meraxes Mercuriceratops Meroktenos Metriacanthosaurus Microceratus Microceratus Micropachycephalosaurus Microraptor Microraptor Microraptor Microvenator Mierasaurus Minmi Minotaurasaurus Miragaia Mirarce Mirischia Mnyamawamtuka Moabosaurus Mochlodon Mochlodon Mongolostegus Monkonosaurus Monolophosaurus Mononykus Montanoceratops Morelladon Moros Morrosaurus Mosaiceratops Murusraptor Mussaurus Muttaburrasaurus Muyelensaurus Mymoorapelta Mystiornis

Naashoibitosaurus Nambalia Nankangia Nanningosaurus Nanosaurus Nanshiungosaurus Nanuqsaurus Nanyangosaurus Narambuenatitan Narindasaurus Nasutoceratops Natovenator Navajoceratops Nebulasaurus Nedcolbertia Nedoceratops Neimongosaurus Nemegtomaia Nemegtonykus Neogaeornis Neosodon Neovenator Neuquenornis Neuquenraptor Ngwevu Nhandumirim Niebla Nigersaurus Ningyuansaurus Ninjatitan Niobrarasaurus Nipponosaurus Noasaurus Nodocephalosaurus Nodosaurus Nomingia Nopcsaspondylus Normanniasaurus Notatesseraeraptor Nothronychus Notoceratops Notocolossus Notohypsilophodon Nqwebasaurus Nullotitan Nuthetes

Oceanotitan Ohmdenosaurus Ojoceratops Ojoraptorsaurus Oksoko Olorotitan Omeisaurus Omeisaurus Omeisaurus Omeisaurus Omeisaurus Omeisaurus Omeisaurus Omeisaurus Omnivoropteryx Ondogurvel Oohkotokia Oplosaurus Orkoraptor Ornatops Ornitholestes Ornithomimus Ornithomimus Ornithomimus Ornithopsis Orodromeus Orthomerus Oryctodromeus Osmakasaurus Ostafrikasaurus Ostromia Ouranosaurus Overoraptor Overosaurus Oviraptor Owenodon Oxalaia Ozraptor

Pachycephalosaurus Pachyrhinosaurus Pachyrhinosaurus Pachyrhinosaurus Padillasaurus Palaeopteryx Palintropus Paludititan Pampadromaeus Pamparaptor Panamericansaurus Pandoravenator Panguraptor Panoplosaurus Panphagia Pantydraco Papiliovenator Parabohaiornis Parahesperornis Parahesperornis Parahongshanornis Paralitherizinosaurus Paranthodon Parapengornis Pararhabdodon Parasaurolophus Parasaurolophus Parasaurolophus Paraxenisaurus Pareisactus Parksosaurus Paronychodon Paronychodon Parvicursor Pasquiaornis Pasquiaornis Patagonykus Patagonykus Patagopteryx Patagosaurus Patagotitan Pawpawsaurus Pectinodon Pedopenna Pegomastax Pelecanimimus Pellegrinisaurus Peloroplites Pelorosaurus Pendraig Penelopognathus Pengornis Pentaceratops Perijasaurus Petrobrasaurus Phaedrolosaurus Philovenator Phuwiangosaurus Phuwiangvenator Phyllodon Piatnitzkysaurus Pilmatueia Pinacosaurus Pinacosaurus Piscivoravis Pitekunsaurus Piveteausaurus Planicoxa Plateosaurus Plateosaurus Plateosaurus Platypelta Plesiohadros Pneumatoraptor Poekilopleuron Polacanthus Polarornis Polyodontosaurus Polyonax Potamornis Powellvenator Pradhania Prenocephale Prenoceratops Priconodon Proa Probactrosaurus Probrachylophosaurus Proceratosaurus Procompsognathus Proornis Propanoplosaurus Prosaurolophus Protarchaeopteryx Protoceratops Protoceratops Protognathosaurus Protohadros Psittacosaurus Psittacosaurus Psittacosaurus Psittacosaurus Psittacosaurus Psittacosaurus Psittacosaurus Psittacosaurus Psittacosaurus Psittacosaurus Psittacosaurus Psittacosaurus Pterospondylus Puertasaurus Pukyongosaurus Pulanesaura Punatitan Pycnonemosaurus Pyroraptor

Qantassaurus Qianzhousaurus Qiaowanlong Qijianglong Qinlingosaurus Qiupalong Qiupanykus Quetecsaurus Quilmesaurus

Rahiolisaurus Rahonavis Rajasaurus Rapator Rapaxavis Rapetosaurus Raptorex Ratchasimasaurus Rativates Rayososaurus Rebbachisaurus Regaliceratops Regnosaurus Rhabdodon Rhabdodon Rhadinosaurus Rhinorex Rhoetosaurus Rhomaleopakhus Riabininohadros Rinchenia Rinconsaurus Riojasaurus Riparovenator Rugocaudia Rugops Rukwatitan Ruyangosaurus

Sahaliyania Saichania Saltriovenator Sanjuansaurus Sanpasaurus Santanaraptor Sanxiasaurus Sapeornis Sarahsaurus Sarcosaurus Sarmientosaurus Saturnalia Saurolophus Saurolophus Sauroniops Sauropelta Saurophaganax Sauroplites Sauroposeidon Saurornithoides Saurornitholestes Saurornitholestes Savannasaurus Scansoriopteryx Scelidosaurus Schizooura Schleitheimia Scipionyx Sciurumimus Scolosaurus Scolosaurus Scutellosaurus Secernosaurus Sefapanosaurus Segisaurus Segnosaurus Seitaad Sektensaurus Serendipaceratops Serikornis Shamosaurus Shanag Shantungosaurus Shanweiniao Shanxia Shanyangosaurus Shaochilong Shengjingornis Shenqiornis Shenzhousaurus Shidaisaurus Shingopana Shishugounykus Shixinggia Shri Shuangbaisaurus Shuangmiaosaurus Shunosaurus Shuvuuia Siamodon Siamosaurus Siamotyrannus Siamraptor Siats Sibirotitan Sierraceratops Sigilmassasaurus Silvisaurus Similicaudipteryx Sinocalliopteryx Sinocephale Sinoceratops Sinornithoides Sinornithomimus Sinornithosaurus Sinornithosaurus Sinosauropteryx Sinosaurus Sinosaurus Sinotyrannus Sinovenator Sinraptor Sinraptor Sinusonasus Sirindhorna Skorpiovenator Smitanosaurus Songlingornis Sonidosaurus Sonorasaurus Soriatitan Soroavisaurus Spectrovenator Sphaerotholus Sphaerotholus Sphaerotholus Spiclypeus Spinophorosaurus Spinops Spinosaurus Spinostropheus Staurikosaurus Stegoceras Stegoceras Stegopelta Stegosaurus Stegosaurus Stegosaurus Stegouros Stellasaurus Stenonychosaurus Stenopelix Stokesosaurus Streptospondylus Struthiomimus Struthiosaurus Struthiosaurus Struthiosaurus Styracosaurus Styracosaurus Suchomimus Suchosaurus Suchosaurus Sulcavis Supersaurus Suskityrannus Suuwassea Suzhousaurus Syngonosaurus Szechuanosaurus

Tachiraptor Talarurus Talenkauen Talos Tamarro Tambatitanis Tangvayosaurus Tanius Tanius Tanycolagreus Taohelong Tapuiasaurus Tarbosaurus Tarchia Tarchia Tarchia Tastavinsaurus Tatankacephalus Tataouinea Tatisaurus Taurovenator Tawa Tazoudasaurus Tehuelchesaurus Telmatosaurus Tendaguria Tengrisaurus Tenontosaurus Tenontosaurus Teratophoneus Terminocavus Tethyshadros Texacephale Texasetes Thanatotheristes Thanos Thecocoelurus Thecodontosaurus Theiophytalia Therizinosaurus Thescelosaurus Tianyulong Tianyuornis Tianyuraptor Tianzhenosaurus Tienshanosaurus Timimus Timurlengia Tingmiatornis Titanoceratops Titanosaurus Titanosaurus Tlatolophus Tochisaurus Tonganosaurus Tongtianlong Tornieria Torosaurus Torosaurus Torvosaurus Torvosaurus Torvosaurus Tototlmimus Tralkasaurus Transylvanosaurus Tratayenia Traukutitan Triceratops Triceratops Trierarchuncus Trigonosaurus Trinisaura Triunfosaurus Troodon Tsaagan Tsagantegia Tsintaosaurus Tuebingosaurus Tugulusaurus Tuojiangosaurus Turanoceratops Turiasaurus Tylocephale Tyrannosaurus Tyrannotitan

Uberabatitan Ubirajara Udanoceratops Ultrasaurus Ulughbegsaurus Unaysaurus Unenlagia Unenlagia Unescoceratops Unquillosaurus Urbacodon Utahceratops Utahraptor Uteodon

Vahiny Valdoraptor Valdosaurus Vallibonavenatrix Variraptor Vayuraptor Vectaerovenator Vectiraptor Vegavis Velafrons Velocipes Velociraptor Velociraptor Velocisaurus Venenosaurus Vescornis Vespersaurus Veterupristisaurus Viavenator Vitakridrinda Volgatitan Volkheimeria Vorona Vouivria Vulcanodon

Wakinosaurus Walgettosuchus Wamweracaudia Wannanosaurus Weewarrasaurus Wellnhoferia Wendiceratops Wiehenvenator Wintonotitan Wuerhosaurus Wuerhosaurus Wulagasaurus Wulatelong Wulong

Xenoceratops Xenoposeidon Xenotarsosaurus Xianshanosaurus Xiaosaurus Xiaotingia Xingtianosaurus Xingxiulong Xinjiangovenator Xinjiangtitan Xiongguanlong Xixianykus Xixiasaurus Xiyunykus Xuanhanosaurus Xuanhuaceratops Xunmenglong Xuwulong

Yamaceratops Yamatosaurus Yandangornis Yangavis Yangchuanosaurus Yangchuanosaurus Yanornis Yanornis Yaverlandia Yehuecauhceratops Yi Yimenosaurus Yingshanosaurus Yinlong Yixianornis Yixianosaurus Yizhousaurus Yongjinglong Ypupiara Yuanchuavis Yuanmousaurus Yueosaurus Yulong Yunganglong Yunmenglong Yunnanosaurus Yunnanosaurus Yunnanosaurus Yunyangosaurus Yurgovuchia Yutyrannus Yuxisaurus

Zalmoxes Zalmoxes Zanabazar Zapalasaurus Zaraapelta Zby Zephyrosaurus Zhanghenglong Zhenyuanlong Zhongjianornis Zhongjianosaurus Zhongornis Zhongyuansaurus Zhouornis Zhuchengceratops Zhuchengtyrannus Ziapelta Zigongosaurus Zizhongosaurus Zuniceratops Zuolong Zuoyunlong Zupaysaurus Zuul

[tsaagan]

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[dreadkarkadann]

Casually researching Jobaria tiguidensis because I still want that old Collecta figure, and found this:

 https://paulsereno.uchicago.edu/discoveries/jobaria_tiguidensis/jobaria_and_the_elephant/

I guess that’s where they got the pose! I also learned it’s apparently the most complete known Cretaceous sauropod which made me disappointed that the Encyclopedia by Molina-Perez and Larramendi doesn’t mention this or have a full reconstruction. Maybe Atlasaurus seemed sufficient?

The skull is known, so it did have that big snoot!

http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/991118/jobaria.shtml

[askluunathenovian]

What is the most interesting other creature you've encountered, if any?

Hmm are you meaning back home or the "alien" ones? Because I haven't seen that many off-worlders. but I guess the one fuzzy off-worlder who tried to use metal scraps to pay for things was kind of interesting. As for back home I thought the Atlasaurus were neat creatures But I think my mentor takes the cake when it comes to meeting interesting creatures he told me when he was younger he traveled through space with his brother to hunt tougher prey, turns out they weren't the only hunters on this one planet. But long (and probably not true) story short I guess he ended up fighting side by side with this hunter when the things on that planet killed his brother. I miss him... He bought me and Ziya time to get to the ships...

[lookatthisfuckingsauropod]

Atlasaurus imelakei (1:40) https://ift.tt/34Ni2y2

[mesozoicmarket]

A dinosaur tooth of an indeterminate sauropod from the Irhazer Group in the Agadez Region of Niger. The morphology is similar to what is described from the Atlasaurus imelakei, an early brachiosaurid or turiasaurian from the similarly aged deposits in Morocco like the Guettioua Formation and likely the El Mers Group. The tooth also has large denticles like Spinophorosaurus nigerensis which is described from these deposits, but the wrong shape of the crown.

[hobiveoyuncak]

Yangchuanosaurus (Sega tarafından dinozor kralı) dinozor oyuncak Blog

Önceki: p Atlasaurus (Eofauna) Sonraki: Tyrannosaurus rex (2009) (CollectA / Procon) p Yangchuanosaurus (Dinozor Kralı, Sega) Şirketler bir oyun, şov veya kitap olsun, bir franchise'a dinozorlar eklediklerinde, insanları mümkün olduğunca parlak ve göz alıcı hale getirmek isterler, böylece insanlar malları satın alırlar. Bu genellikle çok bastırılmış olacağı için gerçekte nasıl göründükleri olabilecek herhangi bir rengi yok sayar. Ancak burada daha iyi çalışan bir şeye bakıyoruz: Sega'dan Yangchuanosaurus Yangchuanosaurus. Şekle! Yukarıda belirtildiği gibi, oyun modelinde eşleşen renk şeması. Koyu mavi ve açık bej karışımı iyi çalışır ve sırtta biraz garip olan kırmızı, tepelerde bir ekran olarak iyi çalışır. Şekilde 5 eklem noktası, her iki kol, her iki bacak ve kuyrukta gereksiz bir nokta var. Bu, 10.7 ″ uzunluğunda ve 4.4 ″ yükseklikte, daha büyük hatlara iyi uyan, iyi boyutlandırılmış bir rakamdır. Şimdi doğruluk için. Uzuvların ve kuyruğun uzunluğu iyi çalışır, kafatasının şekli doğru kafatası ile ilgilidir. Şekillendirilmiş dişler iyi yapılır (bir bloğa yerleştirilse bile) ve ayaklar çok büyük değil, terbiyeli boyuttadır. Sorunlar boynun çok kısa olması ve ellerin pronasyonudur. Bunun dışında kötü değil. Bu, sorunsuz olmasa da harika bir renk şemasına sahip iyi bir figür. Benimki ayağa çarpık gibi duruyor, ayakta durmayı zorlaştırıyor. Hala isteyenlere tavsiye ederim. Sega Dinozor Kralı figürleri daha nadir hale geldikçe, eBay'de arama yapmak en iyisidir. İyi avlar! Ayrıca ... Bunu Paylaş:

[thomastapir]

Some more nice CGI sauropod models by David West, from David and Oliver West’s Dinosaurs of... book series.

Atlasaurus and Spinophorosaurus from Dinosaurs of the Middle Jurassic

Europasaurus and yet another Mesozoic beach scene from Dinosaurs of the Upper Jurassic

Aragosaurus and Amargasaurus from Dinosaurs of the Lower Cretaceous

[a-dinosaur-a-day]

IT’S THE SECOND PRELIMINARY SURVEY: SAUROPODOMORPHA!

HERE. ARE. THE. CATEGORIES. REMEMBER, SOME THINGS ARE INELIGIBLE BECAUSE THEY WERE IN LAST YEARS. 

Non-Plateosaur Prosauropods: Featuring such gems as Buriolestes, a carnivorous Prosauropod that throws early Saurischian phylogeny into turmoil; Saturnalia, named for the pagan festival; Alwalkeria, an underrated early Saurischian; and Thecodontosaurus, one of the more famous early Sauropodomorphs 

Non-Anchisaur Plateosaurs: Featuring Plateosaurus, arguably the most famous prosauropod; Riojasaurus, the prosauropod that convergently evolved sauropod-like traits; Glacialisaurus, the prosauropod from the Antarctic; and Seitaad, who’s a dapper fellow

Non-Gravisaur Anchisaurs: Featuring Aardonyx, which sheds important light into how prosauropods evolved into sauropods; Lessemsaurus, an almost-sauropod; Antetonitrus, one of the earliest sauropods; and “Thotobolosaurus”, the trash-heap reptile

Miscellaneous Gravisaurs: Featuring Vulcanodon, the animal that for a long time didn’t have a known head; Spinophorosaurus, the sauropod with spikes on its tail; Cetiosaurus, the first described sauropod; and Jobaria, one of the most complete sauropods known

Mamenchisaurids: Featuring Omeisaurus, the dinosaur with the second-longest neck; Xinjiangtitan, which evolved similar characteristics to Diplodocids; Datousaurus, which may have been one of the earliest members of this group; and Tienshanosaurus, which may have an egg associated with it

Turiasaurs: Featuring Turiasaurus, one of the larger sauropod known from Europe; Atlasaurus, which may have been a Brachiosaurid and highlights the convergent evolution between the groups; Zby, which is recently described and known from Portugal; and Cardiodon, which is named from the heart shapes of its teeth

Rebbachisaurids: Featuring Rebbachisaurus, the sauropod with a sail; Tataouinea, found near where Tatooine was filmed for Star Wars; Cathartesaura, which basically has a genus name which is the combination of the binomial name for the Turkey Vulture; and Nopcsaspondylus, which took more than a century to properly describe

Dicraeosaurids: Featuring Brachytrachelopan, the sauropod that thinks it’s a hadrosaur; Amargatitanis, which was thought to be a titanosaur but now has been found to be a member of this group; Dicraeosaurus, which lent its name to the whole group and also had a short neck; and Dyslocosaurus, which was an early derived member and thus had the long neck more characteristic of Diplodocoids

Diplodocids: Featuring Barosaurus, which was much longer than previously believed and had amazing flexibility in its neck for moving side to side; Apatosaurus, one of the most famous sauropods; Supersaurus, one of the bigger Diplodocoids (the group including Rebbachisaurids, Dicraeosaurids, and Diplodocids);  and Tornieria, which has a complicated taxonomic history and is from a place OTHER than the Morrison Formation

Non-Titanosauriform Macronarians: Featuring Abrosaurus, one of the earlier Macronarians; Bellusaurus, which was found in a mass bonebed; Lourinahsaurus, which had longer forelimbs than Camarasaurus; and Cathetosaurus, which had weird spurs on its neural spines

Non-Somphospondyl Titanosauriformes: Featuring Ornithopsis, which was thought to be an intermediary between birds and reptiles and they were not wrong; Brachiosaurus, which is very famous but very poorly known; Europasaurus, which is like Giraffatitan but SMOL; and Cedarosaurus, which may or may not have had gastroliths 

Non-Titanosaur Somphospondylians: Featuring Sauroposeidon, the tallest known dinosaur; Angolatitan, the only non-avian dinosaur known from Angola; Erketu, the Macronarian that thought it was a Diplodocoid; and Tambatitanis, a sauropod with curving neural spines rather than straight, allowing for a different range of motion

Non-Lithostrotian Titanosaurs: Featuring Magyarosaurus, the SMOLEST titanosaur; Puertasaurus, one of the biggest dinosaurs known (but still smaller than Argentinosaurus); Savannasaurus, which is newly described and was unusually wide-bodied for a titanosaur; and Jiangshanosaurus, not to be confused with Jingshanosaurus, who is still disappointed they were eliminated last year

Lithostrotians: Featuring Dreadnoughtus, one of the more completely known titanosaurs with very long forelimbs; Rapetosaurus, yet another titanosaur that is actually decently known, with a very well preserved juvenile skeleton; Opisthocelicaudia, who gave birth to a meme; and Sarmientosaurus, which held its neck lower than other titanosaurs to eat more low-lying plants

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[themanicnami]

Dinosaur Correspondences: A

Here is the first part of my dinosaur correspondences. I was thinking, using dinosaurs in magick could be quite interesting. They were ancient creatures that walked our earth after all, and marks of their existence is everywhere. So I compiled this list from researching each including how they were discovered, what we know about them, what parts of them were discovered and what their names mean. This is part one of the post, all later lists will be linked to this one. All of these came straight from my research and my grimiore.

Aardonyx (”Earth Claw”): Earth Magick, growth, change, adaptation, overcoming difficulties and problems

Abelisaurus (”Abel’s Lizard”): Air Magick, breath, Wind Magick, uniqueness, individuality, focus, studying and schoolwork, courage, emotional strength

Abrictosaurus (”Waking Lizard”): Dream and Sleep Magick, root of things, new beginnings, a fresh start

Abrosaurus (”Delicate Lizard”): emotional energy, gentleness, memory, concentration, decision making

Abydosaurus (”Abydos Lizard”): youth, children and child related matters, parenthood

Acanthopholis (”Spiny Scales”): protection, defensive magick, warding, protects from harm

Achelousaurus (”Achelous Lizard”): rivers, Water Magick, strength, potency, male energies

Achillobator (”Achilles Warrior”): beauty, valor, victory, love; can be used for curses to bring weakness to others; binding, Curses to ruin relationships

Acristavus (”Non-crested Ancestor): bonds, friendship, family, retrocognition, past life work, ancestors

Acrocanthosaurus (”High-Spined Lizard”): strength, ferocity, overcoming challenges, beating opponents and rivals, courage, standing one’s ground, intimidation

Acrotholus (”High Dome”): Earth Magick, grounding, focus, protection, protection from psychic attacks

Adamantisaurus (”Adamantina Lizard”): home, family, love, balance, help, social justice, Earth Magick, grounding, discovery, Plant Magick (especially trees), new views and perspectives, defensive magick, protection, protection from negativity and evil, warding

Aegyptosaurus (”Egyptian Lizard”): loss, ending something, ending bad habits, forgotten, death; curses in general

Aeolosaurus (”Aeolus Lizard”): protection, Air Magick, wind calling, weather magick, adaption, travel

Aerosteon (”Air Bone”): Air Magick, creativity, divination, fertility, light-heartedness, wishes, whimsy, joy

Afrovenator (”African Hunter”): competition, strength, sportsmanship, focus, awaken talents, achieving results, insight, perception

Agathaumas (”Great Forest Dweller”, No longer a valid species): Plant Magick, nature, protection, purification, survival, renewal, inner strength, myth, inspiration, fantasy, wishes

Agilisaurus (”Agile Lizard”): Decision making, quick thinking, studying, knowledge, visualization, setting things in motion

Agujaceratops (”Aguja Horned Face”): protection, protection from negativity, personal strengths

Agustinia (named after paleontologist Augistin Martinelli): magick, dignity, calmness, serenity, wisdom, desire, learning, honesty, organization, justice, money saving

Ajkaceratops (”Ajka horned face”): creativity, patience, indepth thinking, versatility, social energies and aspects

Alamasaurus (”Alamo Lizard”): society, community, family, companionship

Alaskacephale (”Alaskan head”): aggression, masculinity, strength, competition, force, power, honor, confidence, pride

Albalophosaurus (”white-crested lizard”): mystery, mysticism, invisibility, stealth, rarity, disappearing

Albertaceratops (”Alberta horned face”): nobility, protection, guarding those you love, protection of the home

Albertadromeus (”Alberta Runner”): agility, travel, change, speed, adaptation, light-footedness, survival, awareness to danger

Albertonykus (”Alberta Claw”): nobility, dignity, lightness, scavenging, finding lost objects

Albertosaurus (”Alberta Lizard”): survival, toughness, physical and spiritual strength, breaking down barriers, ferocity, predatory instinct, removing spiritual blockages, courage, force, intimidation

Alectrosaurus (”unmarried lizard”): infidelity, lust, sex, sexual energies, self-love, independence, isolation

Aletopelta (”wandering shield”): travel, protection during travel, blessing a new home

Alioramus (”different branch”): secrets, stopping gossip, mysticism

Allosaurus (”different lizard”): strength, instinct, triamph, confidence, will-power, problem solving, quick clear thinking, variety, improving physical talents

Altirhinus (”high nose”): Water Magick, improving the senses, psychic energy, divination, serenity, inner-peace, relieves anxiety, friendliness, adaptability, happiness

Alvarezsaurus (”Alvarex’s Lizard”): truth, honesty, seeking answers, curiosity, guardianship, agility, history, ancient energies, stopping lies

Alwalkeria (Paleontologist Alick Walker): creation, birth, defense, general protection

Alxasaurus (”Alxa Desert Lizard”): bounty, feasts, festivity, celebration, prosperity, luck

Amargaurus (”La Amarga Lizard”): intimidation, protection, security; curses souring relationships

Amazonsaurus (”Amazon Lizard”): Rain making, Weather Magick

Ammosaurus (”Sandy Lizard”): Earth Magick, grounding, meditation, rest, focus

Amphelosaurus (”vineyard Lizard”): Plant Magick, gardens, tree magick

Amphicoelias (”double hollow”): growth, rebirth, recovery, getting rid of the old, releasing negative energy, ending bad habits

Amurosaurus (”Amur River Lizard”): community, family, rivers, patience, serenity, tranquility

Anabisetia (”Ana Biset” archaeologist): speed, agility, avoiding danger, intuition, good study habits, perception, observation

Anatosaurus (”Duck Lizard”): water magick, curiosity, friendship, freedom, flexibility, joyfulness, relieving oneself of grudges, good for cleansing a home and to welcome in happiness

Anatotitan (”Giant Duck”): water magick, curiosity, wonder, fantasy, joyfulness, brings good luck, dreams, wishes, whimsical wants and desires

Anchiceratops (”near the horned face”): protection, keeping away danger

Anchiornis (”almost bird”): flight, air magick, adaptation, change, the bridge between the past and the future, divination

Anchisaurus (”near lizard”): disguise, glamour, fooling others, illusions, mysticism, mystery

Andesaurus (”Andes Lizard”): protection, observation, balance, peace

Angaturama (”Noble”): nobility, honor, stature and status, fortune, predatory instinct, victory, ambition, drive

Angolatitan (”Angola Giant”): strength, good health, confidence, self-love, encouragement, power

Angulomastacator (”Bent Chewer”): Water Magick, change, bringing on positive change, calming, relieves stress and anxiety

Animantrax (”Living Fortress”): protection, warding, all defensive magick, energy work, channeling, invigorating, strengthening spiritual energy

Ankylosaurus (”stiffened lizard”): protection, cleansing, purification, warding, good health

Anodontosaurus (”toothless lizard”): protection, business success, stopping lies, breaking bad habits

Anserimimus (”Goose Mimic”): rarity, uniqueness, marriage, love, passion, desire, dreams, fantasy, imagination; disguise, glamour

Antarctopelta (”Antartic Shield”): Winter and Ice Magick, protection, barriers, warding off evil, cleansing, purification, secrets and protecting them; honesty with oneself, cooling down one’s temper

Antarctosaurus (”Southern Lizard”): mystery, the unknown

Antetonitrus (”Before the Thunder”): Weather and Storm Magick, protection from lightning, rain calling, coyness, patience, the past, past life work, retrocognition

Anzu (named after a Mesopotamian demon): demonology, cursing, summoning storms, anger, fear

Auron (Chinese deity of Water and Weather): Weather Magick, Water Magick, youth, nostalgia, memory, improving memory

Apatosaurus (”deceptive lizard” formally the Brontosaurus): lies, deceit, masks and disguise, glamour; correcting past mistakes, moving on, letting go of the past, cutting ties; inner strength, confidence, self-empowerment, parenthood

Appalachiosaurus (”Appalachia Lizard”): swamp related magick, myths, legends, fantasy; overcoming reoccurring nightmares, isolation

Aquilops (”Eagle Face”): wisdom, longevity, vision, knowledge of natural things, experiencing new things

Aragosaurus (”Aragon Lizard”): wisdom, ancient knowledge, spiritual strength and power

Aralosaurus (”Aral Sea Lizard”): Ocean Magick, individuality, loneliness

Archaeoceratops (”Ancient Horned Face”): adaption, ancestry, past that effects the present

Archaeopteryx (”First Bird” or “Original Bird”): Air Magick, beginnings, start of something new, banishing negativity, binding, transition; things coming to an end, curse breaking

Archaeornithomimus (”Ancient Bird Mimic”): speed, agility, freedom

Arcovenator (”Arc Hunter”): instincts, ferocity, strength, confidence, bravery, overcoming rivals

Arcusaurus (”Rainbow Lizard”): ending rain and storms

Argentinosaurus (”Argentinian Lizard”): power, stature, strength, overcoming challenges, overcoming struggles, leadership, confidence, perspective, opening the mind to suggestions, bringing change, surviving disaster

Argyrosaurus (”Silver Lizard”): femininity, moon/lunar energy and magick, purification, scrying, divination, psychic energies; protection, general dream work

Aristosuchus (”Noble Crocodile”): Inner Power, Survival, fierceness

Arrhinoceratops (”No-nose horned face”): masculinity, competition, physical strength, fitness

Astrodon (”Star tooth”): cosmic magick and witchcraft, stars, astral projection; history, past life work, guidance

Asylosaurus (”unharmed lizard”): protection, preservation, survival, good health, luck

Atlasaurus (”atlas lizard”): strength; punishment

Atlascopcosaurus (”Atlas Copco Lizard”): Earth Magick, discovery, family, marriage, companionship

Atrociraptor (”Cruel Thief”): offensive magick, curses of all kinds

Aublysodon (”Backward-flowing teeth”): mystery, mysticism, individuality, mental and emotional strength

Aucasaurus (”Auca Lizard”): seriousness, power, improving one’s talents; revenge and vengeance

Auroraceratops (”Dawn Horned Face”): protection from evil intentions

Australovenator (”Australian Hunter”): the hunt, survival; ferocity, confidence, planning, natural knowledge, bravery, facing one’s fears, chasing away nightmares

Austroraptor (”Southern Thief”): speed, intelligence, teamwork; cunning, problem solving, improving schoolwork

Australodocus (”Southern Beam”): community, social situations and energies

Austrosaurus (”southern lizard”): travel, discovery, Water Magick

Avaceratops (”Ava’s horned Face”): life, good health, emotional health, healing; growth, learning 

Aviatyrannis (”Grandmother Tyrant): the beginning, power, strength, intimidation

Avimimus (”Bird Mimic”): Air Magick, Flight, travel, agility, protection during travel