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Post by Horridus on Feb 16, 2012 18:16:37 GMT
It almost makes it look like the Spino could have walked on all fours at times...which I guess wouldn't be all that implausible. It's rather implausible, unless Spinosaurus evolved the ability to fully pronate its forearms, which would make it entirely unique among theropods (including its closest relatives). Love the paint job on the Faunacasts Spino. |
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Post by arioch on Feb 16, 2012 20:34:48 GMT
It almost makes it look like the Spino could have walked on all fours at times...which I guess wouldn't be all that implausible. It's rather implausible, unless Spinosaurus evolved the ability to fully pronate its forearms, which would make it entirely unique among theropods (including its closest relatives). . Dunno...I have the impression that it actually could do it by splaying out the forelimbs, croc style. But it had to be just a fishing or feeding stance, I doubt it could move very well that way. I suppose there´s still the possibility that those ridiculous hindlimbs belong to a younger specimen, though.... |
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Feb 16, 2012 21:14:28 GMT
Perhaps it was more of an aquatic predator..it could probably still swim pretty well even with shorter legs.
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Post by Radman on Feb 16, 2012 22:46:16 GMT
Jaw-dropping work on these models, Martin, you have really brought these sculpts to life. Simply stunning.
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Post by dinonikes on Feb 16, 2012 22:53:30 GMT
Yeah looking at these again today, they really make the models look nice-
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Feb 17, 2012 1:23:09 GMT
Yeah looking at these again today, they really make the models look nice- You know..they could be really good for a color ad.  |
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Post by martingarratt on Feb 17, 2012 9:51:37 GMT
Here's a couple of 'work in progress' pics of one of Angie's Lambeosaurs that I have reposed - just trying it on it's base.   |
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Feb 17, 2012 11:19:10 GMT
Hmmm..is it perhaps waking up in alarm ?
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Post by 0onarcissisto0 on Feb 17, 2012 22:13:40 GMT
I love it! I remember you did one in that pose for a Lambeosaurus family scene.
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Post by 0onarcissisto0 on Feb 17, 2012 22:14:08 GMT
And thanks for the in progress shots. Very informative.
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Post by martingarratt on Feb 17, 2012 23:01:17 GMT
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Post by arioch on Feb 17, 2012 23:06:45 GMT
The sitting pose seems a bit unnatural but... wow! what a superb painting and scenery.
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Feb 17, 2012 23:28:12 GMT
The sitting pose seems a bit unnatural but... wow! what a superb painting and scenery. Agreed..i can't figure out what it's doing exactly...sick, injured, startled.. :? The scenery though is very well as always..the tree kind of reminds me of a Bonsai. |
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Post by martingarratt on Feb 18, 2012 11:06:50 GMT
I tried to make it look as if it was resting in the shade of a tree
on a hot Cretaceous day.
I took the pose off one of John Sibbick's paintings.
Martin
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Post by arioch on Feb 18, 2012 11:20:48 GMT
I guess the painting is that one with herds of Corythosaurus , Lambeosaurus and Parasaurolophus resting next to a lake, and the male Para makes an alarm call as he spot a Daspletosaurus in the background...its a lovely piece (one of my favourites from Sibbick), but like all those pics from G. Paul of dinos resting on their side, probably not very plausible. Dinosaurs just aren´t builded to adopt any other stance than typical birds horizontal resting pose, unlike some mammals. Specially a multiton big guy like this....
(Still a great piece of art!)
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Feb 18, 2012 21:21:18 GMT
I guess the painting is that one with herds of Corythosaurus , Lambeosaurus and Parasaurolophus resting next to a lake, and the male Para makes an alarm call as he spot a Daspletosaurus in the background...its a lovely piece (one of my favourites from Sibbick), but like all those pics from G. Paul of dinos resting on their side, probably not very plausible. Dinosaurs just aren´t builded to adopt any other stance than typical birds horizontal resting pose, unlike some mammals. Specially a multiton big guy like this.... (Still a great piece of art!) Agreed. I love Sibbick's art myself but the pose does look awkward..I think mainly it's that back leg going under the body..feels a bit painful to imagine . |
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Post by martingarratt on Feb 19, 2012 17:07:45 GMT
Talking about John Sibbick; This is one of my treasured possessions - An illustration by John Sibbick with his notes in the margin.  |
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Post by sfstudios on Feb 19, 2012 17:14:30 GMT
love that paint work on the Lambie Martin i may try that look on one of my duckbills. Yes its a hard call in regards to whats funtionable in Dinosaurus as we will never really know. But the postition here is a split actually between two ways of reclining. The hind leg in the foreground is in a squat "frog" format and that was a very possible pose for hadrosaurs to sit in and as skin impression on Duckbills have shown , there were large osicles on the under belly area between the legs, this makes sense that they would be there and when the animal is sitting in that frog style squat it would be a roughened padded area that comes in contact with the ground in this postition. The other position is where he is laying more on his one side and the leg that martin has sticking out from underneath is possible only if the leg in the foreground is also pointing in that same direction not opposite in the frog position. also the body would have to be slanted much more on its side and both legs sticking out like the one under the body then the front half of the body by the arms/front legs would be up on his elbows thus allowing the natural bend or twist to be placed on the animals back and not on the stiffer hips and thighs. much like a lion would lay on its side. the hardrosaurs ossified tendions that run down over the lumbar region above the hips and extend down the tail would be stiff in this area but the back would be flexible. food for thought.
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Post by ataraxus on Feb 19, 2012 20:23:41 GMT
a really nice diorama. i love the peaceful mood
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Feb 19, 2012 21:40:47 GMT
Talking about John Sibbick; This is one of my treasured possessions - An illustration by John Sibbick with his notes in the margin. Sweet...that's pretty awesome Martin ! ;D |
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