#sauropodomorph

[gwiezdnafuri]

straights up drew an aardonyx

[harmcityherald]

New species of long-necked dinosaur discovered in mountains of Argentina - ABC News

New species of long-necked dinosaur discovered in mountains of Argentina

Paleontologists may have discovered when plant-eating dinosaurs evolved their long necks after a new species of sauropodomorph was found in

[jayed-shri-rapax]

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Khelturan Spectember day 15 + 22 and day 17 concept teasers

[yourrexellency]

I’ve always enjoyed the stupid long necks of azdarchids and sauropods alike. And I always loved dragons.

In hindsight, I shouldn’t have given a creature like this such a carnivorous looking face.

[plasmagruntcalvin]

When the morning came, not a breath was heard.

It lay dead in the mud, died in the night of old age. As is the nature of life, nothing lasts forever.

[ildarotyrannus]

Last year's portrait of the basal sauropodomorph Buriolestes schultzi in two versions. This early dinosaur was described in 2016 based on a partial skeleton from the deposits of the Santa Maria Formation in southern Brazil. Other specimens were later published, including an almost complete skeleton with a skull. Buriolestes is unusual in that, having sharp serrated predator teeth, it was an early relative of sauropods. This means that sauropodomorphs, like other herbivorous dinosaurs, switched to herbivory secondarily. Known adults vary greatly in weight: there is a specimen weighing more than 15 kilograms, although others weighed an estimated 6.4-7.2 kg. Interestingly, the lagerpetid Ixalerpeton polesinensis was found next to the holotype of Buriolestes, possibly serving as prey. Soft-tissue structures and protofeather coverings in this reconstruction are speculative

Paint Tool Sai 2.0, 2024.

[ildarotyrannus]

Melanorosaurus readi is a massive basal sauropodomorph known from the Lower Elliot Formation (Late Triassic of South Africa). Many bones of South African sauropodomorphs have been attributed to this taxon, but some of them may belong to other animals. For example, the skull described in 2007 comes from the Early Jurassic Upper Elliot formation, so its attribution to Melanorosaurus is questionable. This year, a re-description of the taxon and clarification of the ownership of its remains were published: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/1 … Melanorosaurus reached a length of 8 m. The massive bones of the limbs indicate the four-legged nature of this animal. It belongs to the Sauropodiformes group, from which the true sauropods descended.

Paint 3D, 2024.

[princefluph]

Archovember day 23! Ledumahadi mafube! A Sauropodomorph from the early Jurassic! I 100% over exaggerated its big claws but they looked so neat. Another really neat fact is that it very well may have been the largest land animal at the time it was alive during the early Jurassic! It was about 6.6 ft (2 m) at the top of its hip.