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A quick Stegosaurus paint from a couple of weeks ago #stegosaurus #stegosaurusstenops #stegosaurid #stegosauridae #thyreophora #dinosaur #palaeoart #paleoart #digitalpainting #digital #scotthartman

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    Carnotaurus sastrei (Sastre’s Flesh Bull) is a mid-sized (7.3 metres long, 2.35 metres tall at the hip) and slender (1.3 - 1.5 tonnes in mass) theropod dinosaur known from the Upper Maastrichtian of the La Colonia Formation, in the Chubut Province of Argentina. Carnotaurus is a member of Abelisauridae, a family of Neoceratosaur theropods that have become (in)famous for their heavily reduced forelimbs, specialised hindlimbs, and odd cranial structures.

    With this sketch, I decided to illustrate a recent hypothesis regarding the dermal covering of abelisaurid dinosaurs; the concept that they may have borne a layer of hard keratin on their faces, like extant crocodilians and wood storks. While completely speculative, I love that it breaks the mold of prehistoric animals being depicted with a relatively small range of potential integument, and adds to the inherent oddity that the abelisaurs already possess. I’ve here referenced wood storks as well as some other extant reptiles.

    The original sketch measured roughly 16 by 16 cm, and is simple pencil on paper, cleaned up with Adobe Photoshop.

    Credit goes to the incredible Scott Hartman for the original skeletal on which I referenced for the features of the skull. Original skeletal here: http://scotthartman.deviantart.com/art/Carnotaurus-is-a-mouth-with-legs-290109825

    Thank you all for viewing my work, and I hope you enjoyed.