#glacialisaurus

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Dinosaurs of Antarctica (2021), An upcoming documentary set to release in February featuring accurate prehistoric life; such as a feathered Cryolophosaurus and Glacialisaurus with non-pronated hands, synapsids, pterosaurs, Phytosaurs, giant amphibians, and many more. All portrayed through beautiful animation and set pieces, yes please!

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Cover and internal illustrations for Britannica Magazine! 

The brief was to create a vibrant dinosaur coming to life from a fossil, and an Antarctic scene. 

I chose Baryonyx as it’s one of the more teethy British Isle discoveries, and also mega fun to draw.  vectorthatfox.co.uk

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This Week in Dinosaur News: The last day of the Cretaceous Period was recorded in a 1.3 meter deposit in North Dakota

This Week in Dinosaur News: The last day of the Cretaceous Period was recorded in an amazing four foot deposit in North Dakota

The Tanis site. Which captures the hours when all non-avian dinosaurs went extinct. From doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1817407116

Here’s what came out this week in dinosaur news:

The day that wiped out the dinosaurs was captured in a 1.3m layer of flood water, fossilized fish, and raining tektites source

According to the New Yorker, we can expect to see many dinosaur fossils that were killed by the…

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Happy National Dinosaur Day 🦖🦕

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I Know Dino Podcast Show Notes: Cryolophosaurus (Episode 68)

I Know Dino Podcast Show Notes: Cryolophosaurus (Episode 68)

Episode 68 is all about Cryolophosaurus, a theropod with a curved head crest found in Antarctica. Hey dinosaur enthusiasts! Help us keep this show going and visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino And to our current Patreon supporters, thank you for everything! If you have any ideas on how we can make I Know Dino even better, let us know! You can listen to our free podcast, with…

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Glacialisaurus hammeri

Source: artisticthingem

Name: Glacialisaurus hammeri

Name Meaning: Icy Lizard 

First Described: 2007 

Described By: Smith & Pol 

Classification: Dinosauria, Saurischia, Eusaurischia, Sauropodmorpha, Plateosauria, Massopoda, Massospondylidae

Glacialisaurus was - you guessed it - a sauropodomorph, specifically a massospondylid. It is known from a partial hind limb including the femur and the foot. It is the first sauropodmorph known from Antarctica, hence its frigid name. In fact, it was found in the Hanson Formation from Antarctica, dating back to the Sinemurian age of the Early Jurassic, about 189-183 million years ago. This makes Glacialisaurus just one in a large number of dinosaurs being discovered in Antarctica. It was probably closely related to Lufngosaurus from China. It also lived alongside primitive sauropods, indicating that non-sauropod sauropodomorphs and sauropods did live alongside each other in the Early Jurassic. It also lived alongside Cryolophosaurus, which may have been a predatory threat to this dinosaur. 

Sources: 

http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/g/glacialisaurus.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacialisaurus

Shout out goes to sirop-d-erable!