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✨ Unicorn ✨

#how could I know about the existence of a unicorn dino and not draw it!#artists on tumblr #spinosaurus #paleontology #dinosaur #my art #paleoart #spinosaurus mirabilis

no mondays in the cambrian era

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im being emo about dinosaurs again

#a sunrise like no other; the end of one world and the birth of another #my art #artists on tumblr #dinosaur #paleontology #paleoart #quetzalcoatlus #sketch

Hey so an insane new dinosaur got announced??

This is Haolong dongi, a new species of iguanodontian ornithopod found covered in what is basically,,, hedgehog quills??

The fossil is a stunningly preserved skeleton from China that includes evidence of hard armour scales on the tail (like in the much smaller Kulindadromeus), and a coat of spines along its neck and back! The name appropriately means "spiky dragon".

Not only is a spiny iguanodont wild on its own (this individual is over 2 metres long and is a juvenile, other ornithopods with quill-like structures are much smaller), these spines also appear to be an entirely new skin structure? They're apparently not feathers or scales, but a secret third thing.

The publication is available to read here!

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