#barremanian

[hy1acinth]

WE HAVE A WINNNNNNERRR

Yutyrannus huali was a roughly medium sized (9-7 metres long and 1.5 metric tonnes in weight) proceratosaurid theropod from the Yixian formation of Liaoning province, China. This formation is dated to the Barremanian stage of the early Cretaceous period, from 125-121 MYA. Contemporaries of Yutyrannus include Sinosauropteryx, Psittacosaurus, Repenomamus, and Confuciusornis, among others.

I will depicting an individual of the species from hatchling to adulthood - or at least after mating - through a series of artworks. You can suggest names for this individual in the comments!

[hy1acinth]

New Food

The father has brought back a new food source from the river, as spring has slowly crept back into the Yixian formation, which means his many children - including our girl Yanna - will be receiving their first taste of crawdads. This will help them later in life, I am certain, just not now... Well, yes now, its feeding her, but shut up.

Jinzhou, China, 125 MYA. Featured species: Yutyrannus huali, Palaeocambrus licenti

Yanna's father 'catching' a Palaeocambarus licenti crayfish, a well preserved crayfish from the Yixian formation with several full body fossils. It is likely that young Yutyrannus huali would've eaten them, as their small size, protein content, and soft meat would allow them to get a nutritious meal from a relatively small target, the only issue would likely being catching the little water rats.

Also yes, in Yanna's baby view, the crawdad is miku'd. YOU CANNOT STOP ME.