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Post by Horridus on Oct 11, 2010 22:30:04 GMT
The joke's on me for wasting 5 minutes of my life doing this, but never mind. Enjoy. Or not.
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Post by fooman666 on Oct 11, 2010 22:40:33 GMT
The joke's on me for wasting 5 minutes of my life doing this, but never mind. Enjoy. Or not. lol,looks like some sort of strange abelisaur,nice skull drawing too
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on Oct 11, 2010 23:13:14 GMT
I always thought it was funny how the temporal fenestrae descended backwards down the neck!
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Post by Griffin on Oct 12, 2010 1:59:01 GMT
I always knew it was inaccurate but that sketch has really opened my eyes to the immense magnitude of wrongness that figure really possesses.
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Post by tanystropheus on Oct 12, 2010 4:28:14 GMT
....out of curiosity, does the Carnegie Giga even have fenestrae? And is the Giga known for pronounced fenestrae, relative to other theropods?
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Post by sepp on Oct 12, 2010 7:18:29 GMT
....out of curiosity, does the Carnegie Giga even have fenestrae? And is the Giga known for pronounced fenestrae, relative to other theropods? I looked at mine, and... it appears they certainly aren't pronounced.
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Post by Libraraptor on Oct 12, 2010 7:55:13 GMT
Brilliant! Nevertheless the Giga is on of my Schleich favourites still.
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Post by Horridus on Oct 12, 2010 15:30:17 GMT
....out of curiosity, does the Carnegie Giga even have fenestrae? And is the Giga known for pronounced fenestrae, relative to other theropods? Exactly how pronounced the fenestrae would have been in the living animal is a matter of contention. Giganotosaurus did indeed have some huge openings in its skull, but these may have been scarcely noticeable when covered with tissue in life.* The Carnegie Giga does have traces of them. Here's Stoneage's pic of the Schleich Giga head that I worked backwards from. (Sorry it's huge...not my fault though... ) Note where the jaw ends and the seeming lack of musculature behind it. It doesn't make a lot of sense. Here's a Giganotosaurus skull cast pic from Wikipedia that I also looked at. It's a good photo. Here's my photo of the Carnegie Amargasaurus and Giganotosaurus together. I think the Carnegie Giga is rather scrawny, but as you can see the head is a pretty good match for the real thing. Also the sculptor has taken into account the fact that this animal needed, like, muscles to open its jaws. *Disclaimer: I are layman.
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Post by Griffin on Oct 13, 2010 0:09:40 GMT
haha it looks like the ear of a frog I just realized.
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Post by rugops on Oct 13, 2010 16:28:17 GMT
Yyyaaaaaag! that head is worse than I remember. ;D Great drawing though Horridus. ;D
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Post by Himmapaan on Oct 13, 2010 19:49:16 GMT
haha it looks like the ear of a frog I just realized. Or a cane toad particularly...
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Post by Horridus on Oct 13, 2010 19:55:38 GMT
Totally stolen from someone's website - a sneak preview of Schleich's Carcharodontosaurus. Lateral temporal fenestra indicated 3. Restored with hypothetical inflatable sac for vocalisation (2). OK, this is really being a bit mean. I'll be nice now.
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on Oct 13, 2010 20:25:40 GMT
What a GREAT platform for customization! It looks better than anything anybody has ever put out in the history of existence! ;D There's a difference between "mean" and "honest" horridus ;D
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Post by Megaraptor on Oct 13, 2010 20:31:40 GMT
Brilliant! Nevertheless the Giga is on of my Schleich favourites still. Sadly, that's what most people think on the Schleich theropods.
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Post by Libraraptor on Oct 13, 2010 21:20:21 GMT
Totally stolen from someone's website - a sneak preview of Schleich's Carcharodontosaurus. Lateral temporal fenestra indicated 3. Restored with hypothetical inflatable sac for vocalisation (2). OK, this is really being a bit mean. I'll be nice now. ;D ;D
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Post by sid on Oct 23, 2010 19:36:17 GMT
Totally stolen from someone's website - a sneak preview of Schleich's Carcharodontosaurus. Lateral temporal fenestra indicated 3. Restored with hypothetical inflatable sac for vocalisation (2). OK, this is really being a bit mean. I'll be nice now. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D I like this weird Schleich Giga, though... Inaccurate as hell, especially in the head department (that temporal fenestra ), but i still like it ...
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Post by crackington on Oct 23, 2010 21:16:53 GMT
Maybe its got a disease??
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Post by Megaraptor on Oct 23, 2010 21:53:50 GMT
Maybe its got a disease?? Actually, it used to be a perfectly normal Giganotosaurus until it was ambushed by the Schleich sculptors.
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