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Yearly Archives: 2014
Branching Beaks
What a strange animal, I think, is the Rhamphorhynchus muensteri.
Posted in Art, Reconstruction
Tagged Piscivory, Pterosaurs, Rhamphorhynchus, Rhamphorhynchus muensteri, Rhynchops niger, Skimming, Solnhofen, Speculation
18 Comments
I’m Not Sure That Name Is Appropriate
Behold what will soon be published as “Atopodentatus unicus” [n1]:
Posted in Paleontology, Science Reporting
Tagged Atopodentatus, Atopodentatus unicus, Chthulhu, Lepidosauromorphans, Sauropterygians
18 Comments
The Good, the Bad and the Spinosaurus
So, after about a year I figured I’d get around to completing this. Truth was, I got distracted by other research, personal stuff, and little motivation to work on the project I was doing this is connected to. Namely, I … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Paleobiology, Paleontology
Tagged Piscivory, Spinosaurs, Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, Theropods
16 Comments
Something About Overbites
Some animals have overbites. it’s fairly common enough that animals (and humans) are born where the upper and lower dentition do not precisely match. Sometimes this alignment can be severe and affects diet. Other times, it is hardly noticeable. But … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Paleobiology, Paleontology, Reconstruction
Tagged Billfish, Chas Knight Was a Genius, Chinchilla, Chinchilla lanigera, Eurhinosaurus, Facial Reconstruction, Ichthyodectiforms, Ichthyosaurs, Integument, Overbites, Paleopleurosaurus poseidoniae, Proterosuchids, Proterosuchus fergusi, Restoration and Reconstruction, Rodents, Saurodontids, tyrannosaurs
12 Comments
Adding a Little More
Sometimes I’m a bit lazy in my stippling of skulls, and try to be loose about details, and this is generally true when the target is pretty tiny. In the case of my cookiecutter shark stipple (if you can find … Continue reading
A Skull For Rhamphorhynchus
The small pterosaur[n1] Rhamphorhynchus is known from a large host of specimens from the Late Jurassic of central to western Europe, mostly Germany and surrounding countries. It is known from complete specimens, to well-preserved partial, to utter crap. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Paleontology, Reconstruction
Tagged Pterosaurs, Rhamphorhynchus, Rhamphorhynchus muensteri
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Jaime A. Headden
The Bite Stuff 