#ludodactylus

[lowcountry-gothic]

Pterosaurs by ​Júlia d'Oliveira.

[ungojirasapiente]

some heads of a couple pterosaurs, nothing else to say ------ algunas cabezas de pterosaurios, nada mas que decir

[majingojira]

Jurassic Park ID Problems 2

[a-dinosaur-a-day]

yes, I know I'm only listing a few things per ecosystem, these polls have character limits

polls can only have ten options. I did my best. I even made a sacrifice - my favorite dinosaur, Maiasaura, is from Two Medicine, which I did not include, because its very similar to Hell Creek. So.

[saritawolff]

#Archovember Day 3 - Tupandactylus navigans

There were at least two species of the Tapejarid pterosaur Tupandactylus: T. imperator (who I’ve drawn previously) and T. navigans. Of the two, T. navigans is smaller, with a straighter, more upright crest. (A 2021 study suggests that the two species could actually represent sexually dimorphic members of the same species, but more detailed study is required to support this.) Either way, Tupandactylus is known for its huge keratinous crest, and T. navigans especially for its sharp shark-fin profile. This large crest likely limited T. navigans’ flight ability, relegating it to spending most of its time on the ground, only taking short flights to evade predators.

In 2022, A specimen of Tupandactylus imperator was discovered to have very complex branching pycnofibers (feather-like filaments unique to pterosaurs) that were much closer to true feathers than previously thought possible in pterosaurs. This could be further evidence that feathers are a basal trait to Avemetatarsalians. Also, similar to Anchiornis, Tupandactylus has been found with preserved melanosomes. However, paleontologists did not attempt to infer the color of the animal, but merely noted that the melanosomes were varied between the skin of the crest and the pycnofibers on its skull, probably providing some sort of contrast for the head ornamentation. No doubt imperator’s smaller cousin navigans was similar.

Living in Early Cretaceous Brazil, Tupandactylus navigans had a diverse array of frogs, lizards, and invertebrates to prey on, including moths, lacewings, mayflies, scorpions, and solifugids. T. navigans could have also preyed on small dinosaurs and their eggs, such as Enantiornithine birds and the compsognathid Ubirajara. T. navigans would have shared its environment with many other pterosaur species, such as its cousin T. imperator, Arthurdactylus, Aymberedactylus, Brasileodactylus, Lacusovagus, and Ludodactylus.

(As I’ve drawn T. imperator previously, but not with its own size chart, I’ve chosen to include it as a bonus here so the two species can be compared. I’ve also updated my imperator design a bit, as it was drawn before the 2022 study.)

[pluralzalpha]

I keep seeing this on various feeds, and in true palaeontological style, I have a bone to pick.

I mean, it's funny, but we're naming more extinct animals than ever today and some of them have ridiculous names because most scientists refuse to take things entirely seriously.

In the last forty years, for example, we have:

Gagadon minimonstrum, a small mammal named after Lady Gaga in 2014. The species name means "little monster."

Megaraptor, a predatory dinosaur named in 1998.

Irritator, a spinosaur named in 1996, so named because someone had stuck things all over the the fossil and it was a pain in the arse to restore.

Mojoceratops, a horned dinosaur named in 2010.

Ultrasaurus, a long-necked dinosaur named in 1983, and Supersaurus, named in 1985. (The Ultrasaurus name has a real story behind it, with two scientists fighting to use it for their own discoveries, with one settling on using Ultrasauros because that's technically different so it's allowed. It turned out to be a Supersaurus mixed up with a Brachiosaurus anyway.)

Zuul, an armoured dinosaur named in 2017 after thr Ghostbusters monster.

Khaan, a Mongolian dinosaur named in 2001. The name is Mongolian for Lord, but the spelling just has to be Star Trek reference.

Ludodactylus, named in 2003, a pterodactyl pterosaur that looked so unlikely that the researchers named in Ludo because it looked like a toy.

If they could get away with Northern Thicc Scaleyboi they would absolutely go for it. (Lepidopusus pachyborealis perhaps?)

[justgoji]

Tried creating my own weird science diagram (ft. Ludodactylus sibbicki and a Yucca leaf).

This was a random thought in my head and I decided to draw it. That’s it, that’s why this even exists.

[vensosaurus]

[jpanimador]

Ludodactylus sibbicki /// Crato Formation (Ceará, Brazil)

To celebrate Brazil independence day, i drew my new favorite pterosaur!

Ludodactylus (play finger) is know for his fossilized skull with a yucca leaf piercing his lower jaw.

Coloration based on the southern crested caracara (carcará)

[ask-palaeoblr]

How large was Ludodactylus?

[jbsdrawings]

[thefictionalmultiverse]

Dinosaur Witch Academia

Okay, this isn't an AU idea or headcanon or whatever, this is just a stupid yet funny idea I wanted to post because I'm feeling particularly shitty today. Basically this idea is the witches turning into dinosaurs. This happens after the professors find out about dinosaurs or at least learn some up to date stuff about dinosaurs, and they get the students to turn into dinosaurs for a class test or assignment or whatever. And the students turn into dinosaurs or prehistoric creatures during that time period using Metamorphosis Magic, and the ones that they turn into are ones that unknowingly represent them the best. Okat, we got it? Alright, let's get this list started already, shall we?

Atsuko (Akko) Kagari - Triceratops

Lotte Jansson - Orodromeus

Sucy Manbavaran - Dakotarapror

Diana Cavendish - Tyrannosaurus-Rex

Hannah England - Pteranodon

Barbara Parker - Dimorphodon

Amanda O'Neill - Allosaurus

Jasminka Antonenko - Argentinosaurus

Constanze Amalie von Braunschbank-Albrechtsberger - Compsognathus

Avery - Albertosaurus

Mary - Dilophosaurus

Blair - Plesiosaurus

Wangari - Suchomimus

Kimberly - Ankylosaurus

Joanna - Corythosaurus

Sarah Bernhardt - Sauroposeidon

Elfriede - Tenontosaurus

Chloé - Spinosaurus

Sóla - Microceratus

Rajani and Rashmi - Saurophaganax

Shao-Yi - Giganotosaurus

Catarina - Shantungosaurus

Katie - Torosaurus

Dorotea - Einiosaurus

Irene - Microraptor

Eleanor - Apatosaurus

Bianca - Parasaurolophus

Aileen - Shunosaurus

Hilda - Acrocanthosaurus

Heather - Carnotaurus

Rosie - Edmontosaurus

Daisy - Zuniceratops

Katya - Baryonyx

Carmen - Stygimoloch

Maria - Miragaia

Gaëlle - Mosasaurus

Aira - Megaraptor

Isabella - Ludodactylus

Abigail - Therizinosaurus

Rachel - Ornithomimus

Rita - Dromaeosaurus

Alice - Hypsilophodon

Eliza - Tapejara

Priscilla - Ceratosaurus

Bice - Tyrannotitan

Bridget - Pliosaurus

Erika - Saltasaurus

Michelle - Anhanguera

Rina - Gorgosaurus

Teodora - Centrosaurus

Lin-Lin - Pachycephalosaurus

Verde Shidariza - Chasmosaurus

Catherine - Lambeosaurus

Shiki - Saurolophus

Marianne - Deinonychus

Jeanne - Nothronychus

Balsa McVinegar - Hatzegopteryx

Zizi Delevingne - Gigantoraptor

Molly McIntyre - Austroraptor

Elsa - Croyolophosaurus

Amelia - Herrerasaurus

Aisha - Paralititan

Esther - Ichthyosaurus

Henrietta - Velociraptor

Julietta - Rugops

Teresa - Majungasaurus

Alma - Dracorex

Verochika - Giraffatitan

Nina - Istiodactylus

Francine - Oviraptor

Elizabeth - Vampiric Carcharodontosaurs

Monica - Kentrosaurus

Samantha - Erlikosaurus

And just for the fun of it, I'll list off the ones some of the professors turn into as well.

Ursula Callistis - Maiasaura

Croix Meridies - Quetzalcoatlus

Headmistress Miranda Holbrooke - Brachiosaurus

Samantha Badcock - Diplodocus

Finnelan - Torvosaurus

Nelson - Tropeognathus

Lukić - Masiakasaurus

Professor Pieces - Megalodon

Unnamed Eye Mask Professor - Mapusaurus

Unnamed Siamese Twins Professor - Camarasaurus

And with that, yeah I'm done. This list was stupid, yeah. But, I was bored and felt like doing something stupid today. So yeah, enjoy. Bye.

[majingojira]

Dinosaur Representation in Film

Just on a lark, I decided to go over as many dinosaur films (features, as well as theatrical shorts) and see just how often things were represented.  Here are a few things I learned. 

Tyrannosaurus rex is by far the most popular dinosaur, with 72 showings that I was able to track down.  

The top 10 Dinosaurs overall were: 

Tyrannosaurus

Brontosaurus/Apatosaurus

Triceratops

Stegosaurus

Parasaurolophus/Charonosaurus

“Velociraptor”/Dakotaraptor

Brachiosaurus

Allosaurus

Ankylosaurus

Saurolophus

Top 10 Theraopds:

Tyrannosaurus

Velociraptor/Dakotaraptor

Allosaurus

Ornithomimis/Struthiomimus

Ceratosaurus

Deinonychus

Carnotaurus

Compsognathus

Gallimimus

Troodon

Top 5 Sauropods

Brontosaurus/Apatosaurus

Brachiosaurus

Diplodocus

Supersaurus/Ultrasauros

Alamosaurus

Top 5 Ornithopods:

Parasaurolophus/Charonosaurus

Saurolophus

Edmontosaurus/Trachodon/Anatosaurus/Anatotitan

Iguanodon

Hypsolophodon

Top 4 Thyrophora

Stegosaurus

Ankylosaurus

Kentrosaurus

Polacanthus

Top 5 Marginocephalia

Triceratops

Styracosaurus

Pachycephalosaurus

Centrosaurus/Monoclonius

Chasmosaurus

There are 14 The Land Before Time films.  This skews some numbering a little (Saurolophus wouldn’t be so high without it, and its absence would put Ceratosaurus tied with Ornithomimus/Struthiomimus would in the top 10 dinosaurs, and ).  

There are movies that show off amazing things like Therizinosaurs, Microcaptor, and Oviraptorids, but most of them are from Asia (India, Korea, and Japan).  

Prehistoric Mammal diversity is pretty weird in film. 

“Gigantopithicus”

Megalonyx/Ground Sloth

Wooly Mammoth

Cronopio (”Saber-Toothed Squirrel”)

Ape-Man/Neanderthal

Smilodon

Glyptodon

Paleotherium

Embolotherium

Megacerops

As with The Land Before Time, Ice Age and its related films skews the mammal ones, but does add some fun things to the list. 

It does force out Uintatherium and Eohippus.  

Among pterosaurs, Ptreranodon dominates worse than even T. rex.  And that’s not taking into account Geosternbergia.  

Similarly, Elasmosaurus dominates sea-going reptiles, but not AS much.  Mosasaurus is a close second.  

Archaeopteryx and a Phoruschacoid dominate bird appearances. 

Among arthropods, giant prehistoric scorpions actually outnumber giant, prehistoric spiders.  

I ended up classifying some animals as Ludodactylus, Erythrosuchus, and Shringasaurus.  And I feel I shouldn’t have to explain why.  

Dimetrodon was the most commonly shown Permian animal, but I was surprised to find both Edaphosaurus and Scutusaurus in proper movies! 

[carrmodo]

Some Neo-Pterosaur concepts (current gliding geckos evolving powered flight on a terraformed planet with absent animal’s niches left open). Fun fact apparently -dactylus is a common pterosaur name ending like in Pterodactylus and Ludodactylus but I’ve noticed the ending -dactylus a lot in geckos like:

Carphodactylus, Coleodactylus, Diplodactylus, Hemidactylus, Holodactylus, Hoplodactylus, Lygodactylus, Phyllodactylus, Rhacodactylus, Sphaerodactylus, Stenodactylus.

Thanks for looking/ reading. I hope you enjoy/ enjoyed.

Edit: I’ve just found that C. M. Kosemen had a similar idea before me although I think I thought of it independantly.

[everypterosaur]

Do you plan on drawing and doing an informative on Ludodactylus?

Yes I am!

It’s ways away though seeing as its a pterodactyloid and I’m still working on Eopterosauria.

[jpanimador]

■Brazilian extinct fauna!■

Animals included:

Ludodactylus/ Irritator/ Santanaraptor/ Lacusovagus/ Mirischia/ Cladocyclus