#troodontid

[carpcoyote]

this week i learned that Troodon, Latenivenatrix and Stenonychosaurus all may be the same creature so this is one of those guys

[joitiks]

holocene blues

[samkuchingdraws]

Ghostwatch

Art Print | RedBubble Shop

I must confess, while this dinosaur had left quite an impression on me ever since I first gazed into the illustrations of its large, glassy eyes, I was never aware about the debate surrounding its genus. So while I came into this painting with the name 'Troodon' in mine, after doing some more bouts of reading, it is possible that this could very well be Stenonychosaurus, really.

But, as of writing this, I came across some news that there may be... more news about the Troodontids coming soon, so I guess we'll just have to wait and see...

[conviivial]

Nia

[fossilprep]

Raptor brains!

Here's a Troodontid braincase I recently completed preparing using small air scribes, carbowax techniques, and air abrasion under high magnification microscopes. Every square millimeter of this paper-thin hydroxyapatite wants to shatter like tempered glass.

There are probably fewer than 10 Troodontid braincases in the world, and most are squashed flat. This new specimen is preserved in 3D so it'll be put it in a micro-CT scanner to see the inside of the brain cavity. I purposely left matrix inside the cavity because it could have data that the CT scanner could let us see and acts as a support for the brittle bone.

From US Public Lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management - Montana/Dakotas. Found by volunteer Tom Beckenholdt. Collected by Tom & Elizabeth Freedman Fowler.

[pigeon-feet]

new brush practice with Stenonychosaurus

[junodoesart]

Here's more of an art dump for the last 2 days. It felt good

[epicness1000]

A stenonychosaurus takes a moment to admire a couple of butterflies in a forest. 76 million years ago, Canada.