sauropod emojis, as rated by a palaeontology student
not a bad start here overall! this is recognisably intended as a brachiosaurid, and the skull shape and overall profile are pretty good (though they look a bit juvenile-ish). points off, though, for the inaccurate hands - rather than elephantine columns, they were more shaped like lima beans in cross-section. yes, really. they also only had one claw per hand (it was on the thumb). also points off for having the external fleshy nostril located on the dome of the skull; while this is the position of the bony external nostril, there is evidence that the fleshy nostril was probably located at the tip of the snout. its dead eye haunts me
score: 7/10 solid attempt
google clearly went for a cartoonier approach, and to my view it served them well. still recognisably a brachiosaur - the shape of the skull and overall proportions make it resemble Europasaurus, a type of dwarf sauropod that lived on an island in what is now eastern europe. which immediately ups its score in my book. however, it falls victim to the same issues with elephantine hands as did the apple one, and as such i canât give it a perfect score.
this emoji cleverly avoids any scientific inaccuracies by being extremely cartoony. i like the use of single colours rather than gradients. a little too simple for my tastes though. i canât tell what find of sauropod, if any, it was intended to be - a brachiosaur, because of the upright neck? a mamenchisaur, maybe? i have little to work with.
score: 6/10 just too vague
i donât like her at all. clearly a brachiosaur - sensing a common theme - but something about it is just unpleasant to me. the body seems too fat, the limbs too short, the tail too noodly, the head too pointy. also messes up the hands again.
score:Â 3/10. please leave.
at last, an emoji that bucks the brachiosaur trend!! this is clearly not a brachiosaur. in fact, it looks like a possible Cetiosaurus-type deal. whatever it is, itâs charming. the nostrils are at the end of the snout as they should be and - is it? - can it be? - it is! the hands are anatomically correct! each clearly has one claw, located on the thumb, and though we canât see well, they donât appear to be elephantine. i love them a lot.
score: 10/10 only shooting stars break the mold - oh god im so sorry i shouldve phrased that differentlyâ
a classic. what it lacks in detail it makes up in simplicity. it has pleasant lines and an appealing silhouette. itâs extremely vague and not based off of any real genus, and the tail is far too short, but for some reason this doesnât bother me too much.Â
hm. hmm. a lot of anatomical though was clearly put into this; overall the body form looks like a plausible sauropod. the proportions look a little weird, sure, but that seems to be perspective - after all, most sauropods were gigantic beings. beefy boys, if you will. its nostrils, upon close inspection, are correctly placed; however, its hands and feet are all messed up. i guess the real conundrum for me is that it seems to be a mish-mash of sauropods - remove the braciosaur-like domed skull, and it would be a great fit for an Apatosaurus.Â
score: 8/10 iâm conflicted
what in the hell is joypixels? and what in the hell is this? i justâŠthe hands and feet are plantigrade, meaning that the ankles touch the ground, when actual sauropods were digitigrade - walking on their toes. the shoulder and hip muscles arenât there, and instead the limbs are just awkwardly connected to the body. it reminds me of a turtle, and not in a good way.
score: 4/10. uninspired and dull
they didnt try. nor will i.
score: 0/10 make an effort
every emojidex emoji i have ever seen has just been awful. this is no different. this looks like a stereotypical loser from a meme, but as a dinosaur. the contrast between the decently moderate level of artistic detail put in and the blatant disinterest towards making it look like an animal is staggering. just awful.
score: -3/10 i just cant care enough about it to rate it lower
excuse me? what the fuck? what the fuck is this? this is the main character from the low-budget ripoff of the good dinosaur. the head looks like a Corythosaurus and the body looks like barney in leapfrog stance. the gradients just make me feel a little sick. itâs awful. look at the hindlimbs and tell me that any love was put into drawing this. itâs like how a dinosaur would be drawn on tom and jerry but like, the bad charmless ones made in the 90s that were trying hard to emulate the originals. the hands look like green snowboots.
score: -500/10 i hate you i hate you i hate you i hate you i hate you i hate youÂ
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