Paleo Art Stumbled Upon The Internet

[sauroid]

i think it is about time that we have a thread about great paleo art we come across the internet and post them here. please state the genus (and species if the info is available) and credit the artists who created the illustration or sculpture. we are also open to discuss the shortcomings/merits of a certain work and whether it is highly accurate or flawed in certain ways.

Spiclypeus shipporum by Mike Skrepnick

Spiclypeus shipporum by Sergey Krasovskiy

Machairoceratops by Mark Witton

[Nanuqsaurus]

Great idea for a thread!
Found this one by chance on Tumblr. It's one of the best pieces of PaleoArt I've seen. I love it when prehistoric animals are portrayed with the behavior and looks of modern animals, it makes them so much more real. Sometimes you see images of dinosaurs, and they just look like fantasy monsters in a fantasy world, but they were just animals doing normal animal things. The one below shows three pliosaurs, probably Liopleurodon or Pliosaurus, during sunset. One is being groomed by small pterosaurs, while two in the background are ''dancing'' like humpback whales do.


''Dancing Pliosaurs'' (genus not stated) by R. Nicholls.

[E.D.G.E. (PainterRex)]

I am well versed in paleoartists and keep up with many of them. The particular style, I like the most is Fred Wierum and StygimolochSpinifer



Dakotaraptor and Acheroraptor.

[sauroid]

Tarbosaurus bataar and Alioramus remotus fighting over a carcass by Raph Lomotan

Sue, the fallen Tyrant by Raph Lomotan

[Nanuqsaurus]

Acrocanthosaurus atokensis by Apsaravis on DeviantArt. Love the colors and protofeathers on this one!


Buitreraptor gonzalezorum by DELIRIO88 on DeviantArt.


Buitreraptor gonzalezorum by Julio Lacerda.


Female Pteranodon and Hesperornis by Julio Lacerda.

[Pachyrhinosaurus]

I like the idea of a pteranodon diving like that, but is it possible for a pterosaur to have taken off from the water?

[Nanuqsaurus]

I like the idea of a pteranodon diving like that, but is it possible for a pterosaur to have taken off from the water?

Well, there are some papers on that subject, but I'm not sure what the current theories about pterosaur movement in water are. Anyway, it sure looks cool!

[EarthboundEiniosaurus]

I like the idea of a pteranodon diving like that, but is it possible for a pterosaur to have taken off from the water?

There are a few studies that i know have looked into this, but it definitely depends on the species and how pelagic the lifestyle was, along with forelimb mechanics. I seem to remember multiple blog posts by Mark Witton on the subject, and I remember that ornithocheirids seemed to have been able to, I don't know if Pteranodon was mentioned at all however. I'd imagine because of it's lifestyle it would have been a good adaptation to have.

Thanks,

EarthboundEiniosaurus

[Nanuqsaurus]

''Brushfire'' by Abiogenesis on DeviantArt. Quetzalcoatlus and Troodon.


''Resting Tyrannosaurus Rex'' by FredTheDinosaurman on DevianrtArt. Tyrannosaurus rex.


''Arctic Tyrant'' by Nathan Rogers on DeviantArt. Nanuqsaurus hoglundi (you could've guessed it ).


''Diabloceratops'' by Nathan Rogers. Diabloceratops eatoni.

[btb300]

Has anybody heard about Jeff Wells?
http://www.theday.com/article/20160522/NWS01/160529767
I have just come across this article on the internet.

[tyrantqueen]

Has anybody heard about Jeff Wells?
http://www.theday.com/article/20160522/NWS01/160529767
I have just come across this article on the internet.

Wow, love the homemade look of his dinosaurs. They have such a whimsical feel, like they stepped out of a children's story book.

[sauroid]

Toyotamaphimeia, Diplocaulus, Meiolania and Mosasaurus sculptures by Goro Furuta


Mosasaurus sculpture by Cheung Chung Tat

[tyrantqueen]

That mosasaurus is absolutely incredible :O

[sauroid]

That mosasaurus is absolutely incredible :O

which one TQ? the two Mosas by the two artists are both brilliant. 

[tyrantqueen]

The last one (tiger striped) Although the other one is beautiful too.

[Lanthanotus]

Has anybody heard about Jeff Wells?
http://www.theday.com/article/20160522/NWS01/160529767
I have just come across this article on the internet.

That Dimetrodon family is an awesome idea

[Viergacht]

OK, this is silly but I love it.



by Goosphaba on DA: http://viergacht.deviantart.com/art/Batman-and-Robin-600041751

[Nanuqsaurus]

''The Moving Mountains'' - Julio Lacerda
Pinacosaurus grangeri and Kol ghuva


''Mesozoic moose'' - Hyrotrioskjan on DeviantArt
Unnamed therizinosaur


''Rudolph the Red-Nosed Hadrosaur'' - Eurwentala on DeviantArt
Ugrunaaluk kuukpikensis

[Viergacht]

Stock art by LakeSpirit3. Is it scientifically accurate? Nope. Is it absolutely freaking adorable and am I jealous of those little kids? Hell yes!

[sauroid]

The march of so many dinosaur genera, from the smallest to the biggest.
(i guess this qualifies as paleo art)

https://www.facebook.com/Paleontologjia.Shqip/videos/1002615243163401/

(sorry facebook resisters, this is viewable only on fb)