#graciliraptor

[cellulosaurus]

Dinvember day 27: Beipiaosaurus (and a tiny Graciliraptor!)

The beast was apparently brown, but since only melanin cristals have been recovered from fossils, what's telling us Beipiaosaurus inexpectatus wasn't olive green?

Also I had to completely redo the neck because I we have recovered feathers there and I gave a bare neck (I had read the neck part litteraly 10 minutes before drawing):

@1dinodaily

[artvianblog]

Day 8: Graciliraptor lujiatunensis

yeah, I'm running a few days behind at this point due to irl issues. that said, I was looking forward to drawing this little fellow

[fishsfailureson]

Day 8- Gracilraptor

Doing the feathers on this one was difficult but worth it

Prompts

[si-nequal-is]

Daliansaurus & Graciliraptor

[snowwolpard]

For Graciliraptor (Graciliraptor on deviantART) on Art Fight!

[yonahshandchickens]

Persona for Graciliraptor

[a-dinosaur-a-day]

Graciliraptor lujiatunensis

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graciliraptor

Name: Graciliraptor lujiatunensis

Name Meaning: Graceful Thief

First Described: 2004

Described By: Xu & Wang

Classification: Dinosauria, Saurischia, Eusaurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Averostra, Tetanurae, Orionides, Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannoraptora, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora, Pennaraptora, Paraves, Eumaniraptora, Dromaeosauroidea, Dromaeosauridae, Microraptoria

Graciliraptor was another Microraptorian meaning it, like its relatives, had leg wings. It was found in the Yixian Formation of Liaoning Province, China and lived in the Aptian age of the Early Cretaceous, about 125 million years ago. It was about 90 centimeters long and was very lightly built. It was older than similar members of its family such as Microraptor and Sinornithosaurus and, thus, is the oldest named and well-known dromaeosaurid. All earlier dromaeosaurids from Jurassic are known mainly from teeth. It was very closely related to Microraptor. 

Sources: 

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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graciliraptor

Shout out goes to braver-every-day21!