Dinosaurs: The Weird and the Wonderful

[Yutyrannus]

This is an art thread for an idea I had for a cool dinosaur documenatary: a 10-part series called Dinosaurs: The Weird and the Wonderful. Each episode would have different sequences focusing on well-known or more exotic types of dinosaurs, shot in the form of a nature documentary. Obviously, it would be as realistic as possible; with accurately feathered dinosaurs, bright coloration, bird-like behavior, and non-pronated hands in theropods.

Here are the episodes:

#1 - The Last Dinosaurs
#2 - The New Dinosaurs
#3 - The Feathered Dragons
#4 - The Bizarre Dinosaurs
#5 - The Flying Reptiles
#6 - The Marine Killers
#7 - The Early Dinosaurs
#8 - The Golden Age
#9 - The Polar Dinosaurs
#10 - The Isolated Dinosaurs
Specials:
Forest of Chinle
Chubut Spring
The Fish Hunter

The Creatures ( italicized names are of the main creatures in each sequence):
The Last Dinosaurs

Austroraptor


Velociraptor


Zalambdalestes (Albino)


Oviraptor


Hagryphus


Tyrannosaurus


Acheroraptor


Troodon


Purgatorius

The New Dinosaurs

Yutyrannus


Ichthyovenator


Lythronax


Teratophoneus


Siats


Concavenator


Sauroniops

The Feathered Dragons

Deinonychus


Byronosaurus


Falcarius


Microraptor


Khaan

The Bizarre Dinosaurs

Psittacosaurus sibiricus


Dilophosaurus


Balaur


Kosmoceratops


Teratophoneus


Alaskan Therizinosaur ("Alaskonychus")


Deinocheirus

The Flying Reptiles

Hatzegopteryx


Anurognathus

The Marine Killers

Pliosaurus


Plesiosaurus


Tylosaurus

The Early Dinosaurs

Herrerasaurus


Liliensternus


Melanorosaurus


Heterodontosaurus


Coelophysis kayentakatae (albino)


Dilophosaurus

The Golden Age

Torvosaurus gurneyi

The Polar Dinosaurs

Cryolophosaurus


Leaellynosaura


Antarctic Sauropod ("Antarctotitan")


Cryolophosaurus


Alaskan Troodon


Edmontosaurus


Gorgosaurus


Edmontosaurus


Troodon



Vagaceratops

The Isolated Dinosaurs

Bradycneme


Australian Spinosaur ("Australospinas")

Specials:
Forest of Chinle

Postosuchus

Chubut Spring:

Carnotaurus


Beuitreraptor

The Fish Hunter

Spinosaurus


Paralititan


Sauroniops

The Sequences:
The Last Dinosaurs
#1 - http://yutyrannus.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-1-409867973?ga_submit_new=10%253A1382899112

#2 - http://yutyrannus.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-2-410162878?ga_submit_new=10%253A1383010110

#3 - http://yutyrannus.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-3-413653324?ga_submit_new=10%253A1384487039

#4 - http://yutyrannus.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-4-413823968?ga_submit_new=10%253A1384567165

#5 - http://yutyrannus.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-5-415573786?ga_submit_new=10%253A1385274882

#6 - http://yutyrannus.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-6-415721658?ga_submit_new=10%253A1385331486
       
       Extended Cut - http://alexornisantecedens.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-6-Ex-436008247?ga_submit_new=10%253A1393111250

The New Dinosaurs
#1 - http://yutyrannus.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-7-415765333?ga_submit_new=10%253A1385344148

#2 - http://alexornisantecedens.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-8-430928235

#3 - http://alexornisantecedens.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-9-430926501

#4 - http://alexornisantecedens.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-10-430927508

#5 - http://yutyrannus.deviantart.com/favourites/#/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-11-430984432?_sid=4b40b86b

#6 - http://alexornisantecedens.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-12-431237973

The Feathered Dragons
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#5 - http://yutyrannus.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-17-431480958?ga_submit_new=10%253A1391397857

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The Bizarre Dinosaurs
#1 - http://alexornisantecedens.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-19-431221466?ga_submit_new=10%253A1391313662

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#5 - http://alexornisantecedens.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-23-431173581

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The Marine Killers
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#3 - http://alexornisantecedens.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-27-432145610?ga_submit_new=10%253A1391661894&ga_type=edit&ga_changes=1&ga_recent=1

#4 - http://alexornisantecedens.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-28-432353830?ga_submit_new=10%253A1391746338

#5 - http://yutyrannus.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-29-432347679?ga_submit_new=10%253A1391744229

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The Flying Reptiles
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#2 - http://alexornisantecedens.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-32-435824844

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#6 - http://alexornisantecedens.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-36-436767711

The Early Dinosaurs
#1 -

#2 - http://alexornisantecedens.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-38-435842893?ga_submit_new=10%253A1393050357

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#5 - http://alexornisantecedens.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-41-437094576

#6 - http://alexornisantecedens.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-42-435842628

The Golden Age
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#4 - http://alexornisantecedens.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-46-434240987?ga_submit_new=10%253A1392455200

#5 - http://alexornisantecedens.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-47-434205563?ga_submit_new=10%253A1392439774

#6 - http://alexornisantecedens.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-48-433026779?ga_submit_new=10%253A1391988685

The Polar Dinosaurs
#1 -

#2 - http://alexornisantecedens.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-51-435825428

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#4 - http://alexornisantecedens.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-53-433714153?ga_submit_new=10%253A1392261256

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The Isolated Dinosaurs
#1 -

#2 - http://alexornisantecedens.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-55-436726176

#3 - http://alexornisantecedens.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-56-436757865

#4 - http://alexornisantecedens.deviantart.com/art/Dinosaurs-Monsters-of-the-Mesozoic-Sequence-57-436092851?ga_submit_new=10%253A1393135953

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Specials:
Forest of Chinle

Chubut Spring:

The Fish Hunter
http://yutyrannus.deviantart.com/#/art/The-Fish-Hunter-417838883?_sid=2065b497

Even though it will probably never really be one, wouldn't this make a cool documentary?

[CityRaptor]

I probably would not use the term Monsters, that leaves a bad taste.

[Brontozaurus]

You could easily lump a whole lot of those theropods into the same episode. Do one for big carnivores and another for the smaller ones. You could also expand the hadrosaur episode to be about ornithopods in general because they got weird during their evolution (see: spiny heterodontosaurs and Leallynasaura's freakishly long tail). And how come stegosaurs are left out entirely while troodontids and spinosaurids get an entire episode each?

[Yutyrannus]

You could easily lump a whole lot of those theropods into the same episode. Do one for big carnivores and another for the smaller ones. You could also expand the hadrosaur episode to be about ornithopods in general because they got weird during their evolution (see: spiny heterodontosaurs and Leallynasaura's freakishly long tail). And how come stegosaurs are left out entirely while troodontids and spinosaurids get an entire episode each?

I have added a stegosaur episode and a therizinosaur episode.

[amargasaurus cazaui]

errr where is the beef? Why no sauropods? Seems odd to have so many "in vogue" type dinosaurs and to ignore the largest animals that have ever lived (land dwelling)

[Yutyrannus]

errr where is the beef? Why no sauropods? Seems odd to have so many "in vogue" type dinosaurs and to ignore the largest animals that have ever lived (land dwelling)

Sauropods are added, but I really cannot have more than 11 episodes.

[amargasaurus cazaui]

I think brontozaurus was accurate when he said combining a few of the kinds of theropods into a single grouping might allow more room to work, and perhaps free up another chapter for Oceangoing dragons, and pterosaurus as well.
  As it stands nearly half of your chapters are dedicated to kinds of theropods, so it might be an idea

[Gwangi]

Yup, way too much focus on the theropods. You could probably cut it down to one for coelurosauria and another for the rest. Why would you have left out sauropods for such small groups as the troodontids and spinosaurs? Theropods really do get all of the attention it seems.

[Yutyrannus]

Yup, way too much focus on the theropods. You could probably cut it down to one for coelurosauria and another for the rest. Why would you have left out sauropods for such small groups as the troodontids and spinosaurs? Theropods really do get all of the attention it seems.

I fixed that problem (see the first post). Also, I already have an awesome design in mind for a Tyrannosaurus for this series and will draw and post it soon .

[amargasaurus cazaui]

Unless I am losing touch with the terms being used, you still managed to create five categories of theropods, and nothing for oceangoing or airborne reptiles? I guess the theropod fans at least would enjoy the program.

[Yutyrannus]

Unless I am losing touch with the terms being used, you still managed to create five categories of theropods, and nothing for oceangoing or airborne reptiles? I guess the theropod fans at least would enjoy the program.

Actually I might do a separate series for pterosaurs and marine reptiles but this one is supposed to focus specifically on dinosaurs. But thanks for pointing that out .

[Yutyrannus]

Here is the Tyrannosaurus from Episode 1 of Dinosauria: Monsters of the Mezozoic.

[Yutyrannus]

Two more pictures for Dinosauria: Monsters of the Mesozoic.

Finished Tyrannosaurus picture.


Troodon from Episode 9.

[Yutyrannus]

I changed the style of the series toward what I think is a much better one, it is now something of a cross between episodes 1 and 3 of Dinosaur Revolution and the Walking with Dinosaurs series. See the first post to read about the updated version, which also has pterosaurs and marine reptiles.

[Yutyrannus]

New creatures done!


Austroraptor


Velociraptor


Troodon


Alaskan Troodon

Please tell if you like these pictures. Deinonychus, Balaur, Utahraptor, and Byronosaurus can be expected sometime soon  .

[Patrx]

Great designs! I like the Velociraptor especially.

[Yutyrannus]

Great designs! I like the Velociraptor especially.

Thanks Patrx ! I also think the Velociraptor is the best of the bunch!

New one:

Balaur

Byronosaurus and Deinonychus coming soon. Utahraptor will have to be postponed as I need to wait for Scott Hartman's new skeletal, which is based on unpublished material on the species. However I may be doing a feathered Gorgosaurus soon .

[Everything_Dinosaur]

Good to see a Balaur bondoc illustrated this way, looks like it is stalking up on prey.  This critter is one of our favourite dinosaurs to be discovered in Europe over the last few years - fascinating animal.

[Gwangi]

That Balaur is one of the best of your work I've seen so far. Keep it up.

[Yutyrannus]

Good to see a Balaur bondoc illustrated this way, looks like it is stalking up on prey.  This critter is one of our favourite dinosaurs to be discovered in Europe over the last few years - fascinating animal.

Thanks, I decided to give it limp, hair-like feathers as in emus and cassawaries, so that when it folds its wings ithe feathers fall over the wing and they are not visible when folded. Thank you for the compliments on the pose . I also agree that it is a facinationg animal.

That Balaur is one of the best of your work I've seen so far. Keep it up.

Thank you, Gwangi! I have just finished my Deinonychus and will post it tomorrow in all its wolf-like glory!


I have decided to post a list of what birds I used as basis for the coloration of the deinonychosaurs, so here it is!

Velociraptor - Yellow Wagtail
Austroraptor - Cattle Egret
Troodon - Splendid Fairy Wren
Alaskan Troodon - Laughing Falcon
Balaur - King Vulture

And the upcoming ones :

Deinonychus - Caracara
Utahraptor - Golden Eagle
Dromaeosaurus - Andean Condor
Variraptor - Phillipine Eagle