Category Archives: Reconstruction

A Skull Reconstruction for Daemonosaurus

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

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 →

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Reconstruction Deconstruction

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

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 →

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Frog Face Revisited

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

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 →

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Head Full of Air

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

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Frog Face

Posted on March 10, 2013 by

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 →

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Oviraptorid Jaw Muscles Described, Part 4

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

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 →

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The Enfluffening

Posted on February 10, 2013 by

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 →

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Yesterday is Today is Tomorrow is Yesterday

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

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 →

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Oviraptorid Jaw Muscles Described, Part 1

Posted on January 15, 2013 by

Here follows a small, basic and minor depiction of the jaw muscles of an oviraptorid, largely specifically based on landmarks provided by the extant phylogenetic bracket (EPB) but also informed by examining for cranial landmarks in which these muscles typically … Continue reading →

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If I Told You I Don’t Think About Oviraptorids All the Time, Would You Believe Me?

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

I am not an expert on oviraptorids, cranial anatomy in dinosaurs, jaw function in tetrapods, or any other thing, really. I’m just a dude who likes oviraptorids so much he started trying to learn how to figure out what they … Continue reading →

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