Dinovember - 24 - Gigantoraptor
Totally failing to show off that it is a freaking GIANT Caenagnathid, by lack of size markers, and the fact that you can't even see its head. My urge for dynamism struck again.
"The diet of Gigantoraptor is uncertain. Although some oviraptorosaurs, such as Caudipteryx and Incisivosaurus, are thought to have been mostly herbivorous, Gigantoraptor had long hind legs with proportions that allowed for fast movement (it was probably more nimble than the larger and less agile Tarbosaurus), and large claws, a combination that is not usually found in herbivores of this size. Paul suggested that Gigantoraptor was also a herbivore and used its speed to escape predators.[3]
The specimen has advanced ossification and growth rings in the fibula that indicate it was likely eleven years of age when it died. It appears to have reached an early young adult stage at age seven, and probably would have grown much larger when it reached the adult stage. This indicates a growth rate that is faster than in most large non-avian theropods.[1]
The existence of giant oviraptorosaurians, such as Gigantoraptor, explains several earlier Asian finds of very large, up to 53 centimetres long, oviraptorosaurian eggs, assigned to the oospecies Macroelongatoolithus carlylensis. These were laid in enormous rings with a diameter of three metres.[3] The presence of Macroelongatoolithus in North America indicates that gigantic oviraptorosaurs were present there as well, though no fossil skeletal remains have been found.[7]" - Wikipedia
Art © 2015 Stephanie Dziezyk
"The diet of Gigantoraptor is uncertain. Although some oviraptorosaurs, such as Caudipteryx and Incisivosaurus, are thought to have been mostly herbivorous, Gigantoraptor had long hind legs with proportions that allowed for fast movement (it was probably more nimble than the larger and less agile Tarbosaurus), and large claws, a combination that is not usually found in herbivores of this size. Paul suggested that Gigantoraptor was also a herbivore and used its speed to escape predators.[3]
The specimen has advanced ossification and growth rings in the fibula that indicate it was likely eleven years of age when it died. It appears to have reached an early young adult stage at age seven, and probably would have grown much larger when it reached the adult stage. This indicates a growth rate that is faster than in most large non-avian theropods.[1]
The existence of giant oviraptorosaurians, such as Gigantoraptor, explains several earlier Asian finds of very large, up to 53 centimetres long, oviraptorosaurian eggs, assigned to the oospecies Macroelongatoolithus carlylensis. These were laid in enormous rings with a diameter of three metres.[3] The presence of Macroelongatoolithus in North America indicates that gigantic oviraptorosaurs were present there as well, though no fossil skeletal remains have been found.[7]" - Wikipedia
Art © 2015 Stephanie Dziezyk
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Species Dinosaur
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Well it seems just to be running down a river bed and the fern on the side would have been the size comparison for the viewer.
I'd think if you wanted to make it a "macro" and show it. Maybe have made the sides of the river look like mountains with snow capped ones and the vegetation more of a smaller kind for better comparison. That's my two cents. I might be on the right track or I have no idea what I'm talking about.
I can't make anything as magnificent as this.
I'd think if you wanted to make it a "macro" and show it. Maybe have made the sides of the river look like mountains with snow capped ones and the vegetation more of a smaller kind for better comparison. That's my two cents. I might be on the right track or I have no idea what I'm talking about.
I can't make anything as magnificent as this.
I don't care what size she is. This angle is just awesome, however inadvertently sexy. This is strong proof that you don't need every shot to include the head/face for it to be interesting. And you managed to really get the most out of showing off the forelimbs from this angle. Just beautiful.
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