Triceratops skin impressions for Dinoikes

[tetonbabydoll]

I found a few of these for you :

[Tyrannax]

Nice find.

Its interesting seeing skin of a long dead animal.

[stoneage]

Jan 31, 2009 3:34:45 GMT Tyrannax said:

Nice find.

Its interesting seeing skin of a long dead animal.

;D It's not skin! It's the fossil impression of the skin in sedimentary rock! ;D

[[][][]cordylus[][][]]

What!? No feathers! ;D


Pretty neat.

[Tyrannax]

Stoneage, I swear to God, if you correct me on any more facts I already know, I'm gonna get a PVC pipe...and well...nevermind.. ;D ;D

[sid]

The last "chunk" of skin was exposed at the Sauriermuseum in Swizterland,in case you're interested

[dinonikes]

Thanks a lot- they are very interesting. I guess what I was planning on doing for the skin on the Triceratops will be ok based on what I see with these photos- at 1:40 scale the detail wouldn't be too distinguishable- the size of the actual fossilized texture is pretty small next to the hand in the photos. I really appreciate the research, thanks.

[tetonbabydoll]

From what I've read, it seems the rougher plate like scales are from the top and front of the shoulder area, and I guess they have found smaller, smoother scales on the belly and back of the legs... for what its worth.The only detail at this scale that would really stand out are the larger osteoderms, and bumps etc. Any hints what kind of pose he might end up being in? Trike is one of my favorite diinos.

[dinonikes]

Jan 31, 2009 19:14:16 GMT @tetonbabydoll said:

From what I've read, it seems the rougher plate like scales are from the top and front of the shoulder area, and I guess they have found smaller, smoother scales on the belly and back of the legs... for what its worth.The only detail at this scale that would really stand out are the larger osteoderms, and bumps etc. Any hints what kind of pose he might end up being in? Trike is one of my favorite diinos.

Yes, I always liked the ceratops dinos- i hadn't really thought that far ahead as far as the pose the Triceratops would be in- I have seen reconstructions showing them running- wonder if they did? I am not familiar enough with that subject matter- I had been leaning towards making it in a defensive type pose- to go with the T-Rex maybe- I have always loved the Charles Knight painting of these two. T-Rex battles with Triceratops are classic imagery-

[stoneage]

Jan 31, 2009 6:45:26 GMT Tyrannax said:

Stoneage, I swear to God, if you correct me on any more facts I already know, I'm gonna get a PVC pipe...and well...nevermind.. ;D ;D

;D You know where you can put your PVC pipe! J/K ;D

[tetonbabydoll]

Jan 31, 2009 19:40:56 GMT dinonikes said:

Jan 31, 2009 19:14:16 GMT @tetonbabydoll said:

From what I've read, it seems the rougher plate like scales are from the top and front of the shoulder area, and I guess they have found smaller, smoother scales on the belly and back of the legs... for what its worth.The only detail at this scale that would really stand out are the larger osteoderms, and bumps etc. Any hints what kind of pose he might end up being in? Trike is one of my favorite diinos.

Yes, I always liked the ceratops dinos- i hadn't really thought that far ahead as far as the pose the Triceratops would be in- I have seen reconstructions showing them running- wonder if they did? I am not familiar enough with that subject matter- I had been leaning towards making it in a defensive type pose- to go with the T-Rex maybe- I have always loved the Charles Knight painting of these two. T-Rex battles with Triceratops are classic imagery-

Yep. As a kid, my favorite image was always of those two going at it, the trike goring the rex, which is leaning over and biting the frill or neck. Classic images.

[Tyrannax]

I doubt Tyrannosaurus would battle Triceratops head on like that if he were able to avoid such contact. "Scaring" the herd into revealing vulnerable areas may have been a key technique Tyrannosaurus attempted.

[dinonikes]

^Yeah but where is the drama for the artist to depict in that?

[Tyrannax]

Its a tad more difficult, but it can be pulled off.

Maybe a Triceratops running away, and a Tyrannosaurus running after, reaching its head over to bit the Triceratops' flank..?

[richard]

no feathers!?