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Tag Archives: Oviraptorosaurs
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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A Few Things About Oviraptorosaurs
Subsequent to my post on Nick Longrich and colleagues proposed new taxonomy for an old oviraptorosaur, there has been some interest about some other oviraptorosaurs, and I felt it would be useful to write up a little post about those … Continue reading
Posted in Biological Comparison, Paleontology, Taxonomy
Tagged Is [blank] an oviraptorosaur?, Oviraptorosaurs
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An Oviraptorosaur Worth the Name?
The newest oviraptorosaur on the blog is, in fact, one of the oldest. Nick Longrich and colleagues (Ken Barnes, along with Scott Clark and Larry Millar from Paleo Field Excursions, who collect in the Big Bend area in which the … Continue reading
Are Scansoriopterygids Oviraptorosaurs?
Scansoriopterygidae represent one of those bizarre groups of animals that seem to defy simplistic evaluation; there’s always something about them that says “You should compare with that that other group” whenever you look at a part. It doesn’t help that … 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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Oviraptorid Jaw Muscles Described, Part 2
In the last post, I discussed the one jaw to cranium muscle that isn’t a depressor that bears on its mechanics (m. depressor mandibular, or mDM) and the palatal and psuedotemporal groups of muscles (m. pterygoideus and m. psuedotemporalis, respectively). … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Biomechanics, Paleontology
Tagged Cranial Anatomy, Diet, Oviraptorosaurs
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An Oviraptorosaur Alphabet
When a new taxon being described and in press by Lü Junchang and colleagues, there will be 32 uniquely named species. Some of these may be synonyms, some rather assuredly are, of other species; but most of these are broadly … Continue reading
Oviraptorid Jaw Muscles Described, Part 1
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
Posted in Art, Biological Comparison, Biology, Biomechanics, Paleontology, Reconstruction
Tagged Musculature, Oviraptorids, Oviraptorosaurs
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Oviraptorid Head Tissues Described
In my last post, I presented an image representing an oviraptorid with the head essentially completely and distinctly fleshed out. This is partly the culmination of examining likely tissues based on skull-only analogues. Some additional suggestions were made based on … Continue reading
Jaime A. Headden
