#alvarezsaur

[knuppitalism-with-ue]

Manipulonyx, a new alvarezsaur with really fascinating hands! The condition of the fingers isn't that unusual for the clade but the OSTEODERMS on the hand are new! WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE IS A SPIKE ON THE PALM?!

Anyway, Happy Holidays!

[ppaleoartistgallery]

#Paleostream 19/10/2024

here's today's #Paleostream flocking sketches!!! i missed the live today because doing that stream right before took me out and i had to sleep :P

today we sketched Lambeosaurus, Microraptor, Innovatiocaris, and Haplocheirus

[foxboxuniverse]

Some dinosaur art! The first is a Mirischia and the second is a Carnotarus and Alvarezsaur. I tried different styles of background in the last two. These are from my first year of uni and I also made riso print versions. I think they are really cool. I picked a random colour scheme and animal pattern too. 

[alphynix]

Spectember 2023 #01: Kiwi Alvarezsaur

It's #Spectember time again!

I'm still trying to work through that big pile of speculative evolution concepts from a few years ago, so I'm hoping to make this month sort of a "lightning round" to finally clear out the backlog.

(I'm not going to set a definite posting schedule this year because things are pretty chaotic right now. But I'll try to fit in as many as I can!)

So let's start off with a concept from an anonymous submitter, who requested a "kiwi/sengi niche alverezsaur":

Khamartaia dolabella is similar in size and build to Shuvuuia, about 1m in length (3'3"), with slender legs and stumpy arms with massive thumb claws. Unlike its close relatives, however, it has small eyes and fairly poor vision, relying more on its other senses to forage around during the darkness of night.

It has an acute sense of smell, and its long narrow snout is full of highly touch-sensitive nerves, allowing it to probe around for invertebrate prey in soil, undergrowth, and cracks and crevices. Its chunky thumb claws are used to dig up burrows and to tear through bark to access deeper insect nests.

It mainly relies on its long legs to sprint away from threats, although with its poor eyesight these escapes are often rather ungainly.

[thedrawinggizzard]

If you're in need of free seratonin, here's a baby alvarezsaur :)

[252mya]

Nemegt Formation Diorama poster

One of the stars of the frist season of Prehistoric Planet, Mononykus, features in this diorama illustrating a scene from the Nemegt Formation in Cretaceous Mongolia.

252mya.com/nemegt

Art by Stieven Van der Poorten

[a-dinosaur-a-day]

Trick or Treat!

Patagonykus!

[actual-haise]

As the tide recedes, the corpse of a beached mosasaur attracts the first curious onlookers.