Deinocheirus skull

[Yutyrannus]

That clears things up a bit. Maybe he was a fisher.

How so? There's no evidence that it is. All the evidence points to it being a herbivore. I do like the picture though.

Agreed. I think it would've fed more like a moose.

[amargasaurus cazaui]

Maybe he was like yogi bear and went about snatching picnic baskets with those long claws.

[Gwangi]

Awesome picture, new computer wallpaper.  I'm not sure how accurate this restoration is but I'm on board for the moment at least.

[HD-man]

Awesome picture, new computer wallpaper.  I'm not sure how accurate this restoration is but I'm on board for the moment at least.

That reminds me: I'm surprised no one else has mentioned Rey's new Deinoncheirus reconstructions ( http://luisvrey.wordpress.com/tag/deinocheirus/ ).

[tyrantqueen]

Looks like there is some camel and giraffe mixed in there. I really wish he'd go back to his old style of painting, it's a thousand times better.

[CityRaptor]

The Russian Version is clearly the better looking one. What is it with Rey and wattles anyways?

[tyrantqueen]

The Russian Version is clearly the better looking one. What is it with Rey and wattles anyways?

Perhaps he has a wattle fetish

[CityRaptor]

So he is Richard Fish?

Fun aside, I think that head really makes Deinocheirus look like some evil Hadrosaur.

[Funk]

I'm surprised those two new reconstructions don't show extensive arm feathers, as implied by that Ornithomimus paper last year (though Rey's is better in that regard). The unfeathered parts look a bit out of place, though.

[alexeratops]

That clears things up a bit. Maybe he was a fisher.

How so? There's no evidence that it is. All the evidence points to it being a herbivore. I do like the picture though.

Agreed. I think it would've fed more like a moose.

Well, it did have long claws like a piscivore, and its head is shaped like a spoonbill's head.

[Balaur]

That clears things up a bit. Maybe he was a fisher.

How so? There's no evidence that it is. All the evidence points to it being a herbivore. I do like the picture though.

Agreed. I think it would've fed more like a moose.

Well, it did have long claws like a piscivore, and its head is shaped like a spoonbill's head.

Well, the claws are short and not good for catching fish. Also, the skull loos way more like a hadrosaur than a spoonbills. Since it's not described yet, we won't know for sure until it is described.

[EmperorDinobot]

This story is so messed up, I find myself unable to reconstruct this animal.

[tyrantqueen]

Looks like Galileo Hernandez was the first to sculpt a Deinocheirus:

[Patrx]

Interesting interpretation - it looks almost like an ornithomimid, but without primary feathers.

[Simon]

What the heck did Deinocherias eat?  It has predatory Ornithomimid claws, but a plant-eating skull like Hadrosaurs? 

I assume its yet another Asian example of 'reverse-adaptation' - ie, like the Therizinosaurids, its ancestors were bipedal predators who adapted to a plant diet?

Has anyone written about this?  I've asked this before, but aren't these the only two known species where this 'reverse' trend occurred?

Theropod plant eaters - seems like an oxymoron....

[tyrantqueen]

Theropod plant eaters - seems like an oxymoron....

But there are plenty of theropods that eat plants. Parrots for example.

Anyway, the CollectA Deinocheirus is looking embarrassingly outdated now

[Yutyrannus]

What the heck did Deinocherias eat?  It has predatory Ornithomimid claws, but a plant-eating skull like Hadrosaurs? 

I assume its yet another Asian example of 'reverse-adaptation' - ie, like the Therizinosaurids, its ancestors were bipedal predators who adapted to a plant diet?

Has anyone written about this?  I've asked this before, but aren't these the only two known species where this 'reverse' trend occurred?

Theropod plant eaters - seems like an oxymoron....

Plants, of course.

[Gwangi]

What the heck did Deinocherias eat?  It has predatory Ornithomimid claws, but a plant-eating skull like Hadrosaurs? 

I assume its yet another Asian example of 'reverse-adaptation' - ie, like the Therizinosaurids, its ancestors were bipedal predators who adapted to a plant diet?

Has anyone written about this?  I've asked this before, but aren't these the only two known species where this 'reverse' trend occurred?

Theropod plant eaters - seems like an oxymoron....

I believe the current consensus is that a lot of theropods may have at least been omnivorous. Orthithomimids and Oviraptors come to mind.  Caudipteryx was preserved with gastroliths, would seem it was at least an omnivore/herbivore.

[HD-man]

What the heck did Deinocherias eat?  It has predatory Ornithomimid claws,

Last I checked, ornithomimosaur claws aren't those of a predatory dino (See the Holtz quote).

I believe the current consensus is that a lot of theropods may have at least been omnivorous. Orthithomimids and Oviraptors come to mind.

What other non-bird examples are there (besides maybe troodonts, which seem more like mesocarnivores than actual omnivores)?

Quoting Holtz ( http://www.amazon.com/Dinosaurs-Complete-Up---Date-Encyclopedia/dp/0375824197/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1403631357&sr=1-1 ):

Ornithomimosaur hands also differed from those of classic predatory dinosaurs. Instead of the grasping hands and slashing claws of most theropods, the hands of ornithomimosaurs formed a hook, or clamp, and their claws were rather straight. The closest modern comparison would be the hands and claws of South American tree sloths. But unlike tree sloths, ornithomimosaurs were too big to hang from the trees. They must have used their clamping hands to grab and pull down branches to get at tasty leaves and fruit.

[Funk]

What other non-bird examples are there (besides maybe troodonts, which seem more like mesocarnivores than actual omnivores)?

Limusaurus and perhaps Elaphrosaurus as well.