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Category Archives: Art
A Skull Reconstruction for Daemonosaurus
Recall my earlier post on Daemonosaurus chauliodus. At the time, I thought this was a pretty silly dinosaur to provide a reconstruction for, since for the most part I agreed with the authors’ reconstruction, it matched the skull as i … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Biology, Reconstruction
Tagged Facial Reconstruction, Lips, Restoration and Reconstruction, Teeth
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Reconstruction Deconstruction
As an artist, I view the world through an interpretive lens, not merely how I might depict a thing or what reaction I might get, but how I might see things in different lights; one has to be a little … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Paleontology, Reconstruction
Tagged Birds, Is [blank] an oviraptorosaur?, Oviraptorosaurs
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Frog Face Revisited
Lest my readers think I’ve become dull, an upcoming post will have this in it, and an explanation. You will have to further pardon me while I make my next few posts NOT about this. Feel free to offer commentary … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Paleontology, Reconstruction
Tagged Anurognathids, Pterosaurs, Restoration and Reconstruction
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Frog Face
Here’s the skull of the anurognathid Anurognathus ammoni. This guy appears on the banner above — occasionally — to which I’ve granted nice, long filamentous integument, especially in front of the eyes. And there’s not a whole lot in front … Continue reading
Oviraptorid Jaw Muscles Described, Part 4
Wait, you thought we were done? This is a short post, following parts one, two and three. The above image attempts to describe lines of action for major jaw muscles and directions of force (arrows). Jaw protraction and retraction does … Continue reading
Posted in Biomechanics, Morphometrics, Paleontology, Reconstruction
Tagged Jaws, Oviraptorosaurs
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The Enfluffening
As we dig deeper into the past and our investigative techniques broaden and our perspectives with it, biological aspects of ancient life become more and more interesting. Of the most visual of these is the presence of non-scaly integument in … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Biology, Paleobiology, Reconstruction, Taphonomy
Tagged Dinosaurs, Integument, Speculation
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The Cookie Maker
I produced this image above intended to eventually add it to my growing list of “Incredulous Teeth” series of posts, but never fully finished that. The impetus faltered and relative brevity of research on the anatomy of the taxon hampered … Continue reading
Yesterday is Today is Tomorrow is Yesterday
Check this out! On the heels of their book, All Yesterdays, John Conway and Memo Koseman are hosting a contest for illustration much in the spirit of that book. (Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs is also hosting a contest, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Biology, Reconstruction
Tagged All Yesterdays, Cheeks in Dinosaurs, Facial Reconstruction, Lips
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Jaime A. Headden
