Juvenile Brachiosaur

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I'm gathering info again, this time on juvenile Brachiosaurs...aiming for Giraffititan or Brachiosaurus...about 10' tall.  I need to find a sketch of a skeleton and other mages to work from.  What would be different from an adult ?

[ZoPteryx]

I would think a juvenile would have a shorter neck, larger head & eyes, and maybe less of an upright neck posture.  I'm just guessing though!

[Pachyrhinosaurus]

This baby diplodocid might help.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Baby_diplodocid_1.jpg

[Dinoguy2]

You're in luck! http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2012/03/a-baby-brachiosaur/

[CityRaptor]

Kinda small, isn't it?

Looks similar to this  Europosaurus:
http://www.dinopark.de/ice/incoming/www.dinopark.de/extarticle/image_1/99letzte.jpg

[Roktman]

a juvi camarasaurus help?

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Thank you all for the help !

I've been building a neck all day long..lol

It seems based on the pics that the head would be larger...not sure if the neck would be shorter in relation to the body or if it's just the larger skull.

[Dinoguy2]

Kinda small, isn't it?

Looks similar to this  Europosaurus:
http://www.dinopark.de/ice/incoming/www.dinopark.de/extarticle/image_1/99letzte.jpg

I think the complete paper is free and linked in that blog post. It should include a larger skeletal and a more detailed description of how the new jivi brachiosaur specimen compares to the adult.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Would the Tamiya juvenile Brachi be good to work from ?


The chest may be a bit shallow though..is that wrong or just because it's young ?

I'm looking at a bit more of  a raised neck but it won't be out of the realm of possibility..kinda like the newer WS Brachio.

[Brachiosaurus]

I would think a juvenile would have a shorter neck, larger head & eyes, and maybe less of an upright neck posture.  I'm just guessing though!

The crest would also be smaller/no crest maybe

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I would think a juvenile would have a shorter neck, larger head & eyes, and maybe less of an upright neck posture.  I'm just guessing though!

The crest would also be smaller/no crest maybe

Hmmm..I'm not sure. It's not exactly a " crest " like in hadrosaurs..more the shape of the skull itself  I think.. :?

[Horridus]

The crest would also be smaller/no crest maybe

It might be a different shape but it would have to be there. Otherwise it wouldn't have a nose...

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Here's what I have so far :



I tried to make it a little smaller but still present enough to tell it's a Brachiosaur. The neck is giving me fits..it might end up being longer than I had originally thought.

[Tylosaurus]

Do you plan on making the entire body also or just the head?

[dutchdinolover]

These might help:

I am not sure how accurate this buildup is

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Do you plan on making the entire body also or just the head?

the whole body.

The head is being worked on, neck is framed up..I'm trying to nail down the body and it's dimensions right now ( I picked up the lumber I need today ).

Are there any " fly over " shots of Brachiosaur skeletons ? I need to check the width of the shoulders and hips.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

These might help:







I am not sure how accurate this buildup is

Hmm..can't figure why the pics won't show up ?

They could be  a big help..is that a juvenile skeleton ?

[dutchdinolover]

Strange, here you have my link:

http://s1249.photobucket.com/albums/hh513/Cobra_Swaziland/

Hope they will help you!

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Strange, here you have my link:

http://s1249.photobucket.com/albums/hh513/Cobra_Swaziland/

Hope they will help you!

Yeah it's odd..I had the same problem before on here. I posted a series of pics and one wouldn't appear no matter what I did. Maybe there are limits per post ?



It looks like a juvenile Brachio..is that right ?  If so I wouldn't mind finding some more info on it .

[brontodocus]

I'd say that's rather Europasaurus holgeri.