#ikrandraco

[ppaleoartistgallery]

Paleostream 30/12/2023

results of today's Paleostream, and the last sketches of the year!

today we drew Protobalistium, Ikrandraco, Yanchuanosaurus, and Jeholops

[veloci-raptor]

The Last Flocking of 2023 (#31)

Protobalistium/Ikrandraco

Yangchuanosaurus (again)/Jeholops

[pyroraptor42-art]

Pterosaur sketches!

[alphynix]

Ikrandraco avatar, a pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous of China (~120 mya). Although it was close relative of the well-known Pteranodon it was much smaller, with an estimated wingspan of around 1.5m (4′11) -- similar in size to a large seagull.

Its name was based on the fictional ikran creatures from the 2009 movie Avatar, in reference to similarity of the the large crests on their lower jaws.

Ikrandraco’s skull (scale bar = 5cm) [image source]

A hook-shaped projection at the back of the crest may have been an attachment point for a pelican-like throat pouch. The paleontologists who described Ikrandraco also suggested that its crest could have been used for skim-feeding, although this is a highly controversial idea among pterosaur specialists.

[pyroraptor42-art]

Still experimenting digital art. Here are some cartoony looking pterosaurs.

-Anurognathus

-Geosternbergia

-Tapejara

-Dsungaripterus

-Ikrandraco

[a-dinosaur-a-day]

What is your favorite Pterosaur?

Ikrandraco 

[spikeheila]

Not quite 100% accurate (beak's too long). Ikrandraco

[cmkosemensketchbook]

Very quick sketch of Ikrandraco, a recently-discovered pterosaur species.

www.cmkosemen.com