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Albertonykus — Santa Claws
Published: 2011-12-24 15:13:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 3374; Favourites: 33; Downloads: 39
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I've seen several images of tyrannosaurids or dromaeosaurids playing Santa that get nicknamed "Santa Claws", but no therizinosaurs yet. Which is strange, because if any type of dinosaur gives off a Santa vibe and deserves the nickname "Santa Claws", it's a therizinosaur.In the foreground we also have Rudolph the Red-Nosed Hadrosaur, and several small deinonychosaur employees helping to load the sleigh with presents.
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So the Santa is a Northronychus, the Reindeer is a Ugrunaaluk, but I don't know what the Deinonychosaurs are supposed to be.
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I didn't intend them to be known taxa for most part, but I probably had something like Hesperonychus in mind.
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Does Santa Claws give papers as presents? I found a bunch of old mammal papers this Christmas & Olson's review of fossil birds last Christmas.
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Nice Chrismas dinosaur-style.
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This would go well with Justin Tweet's suggestion that dinosaurs described around November or December are our "Christmas gifts" (no new deinonychosaurs, so I'll take Bonapartenykus!).
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That's a nice concept. Bonapartenykus was a welcome Christmas present.
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On second thought, I'll trade you Bonapartenykus for Veterupristisaurus; fair trade?
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Of course, enjoy your scrappy vertebrae!
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I can somewhat understand dromaeosaurs, but I don't get why people would use tyrannosaurs since they are more famous for their bite.
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Probably just because they're famous.
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I guess I forgot that it isn't just dino-nerds who draw dinosaurs.
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"Which is strange, because if any type of dinosaur gives off a Santa vibe and deserves the nickname "Santa Claws", it's a therizinosaur."
I concur, given that (like Santa) said dino had a belly that shook like a bowl full of jelly. I also like "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Hadrosaur", given the analogous role of hadrosaurs to antelope (See "What animals alive today would be most like Leonardo?": [link] ), which are closely related to deer. However, I think compys would've made better elves than deinonychosaurs, partly b/c JP's compys remind me of the minions from "Despicable Me" ( [link] ).
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That was essentially what I was thinking when I chose the therizinosaur and hadrosaur. I used deinonychosaurs probably because I had Late Cretaceous fauna on my mind when I drew this.
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Nice! This is really cleverly done! Gotta love the big guy! XD
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Do these represent any specific genera?
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No, they're just generic dinosaurs. The hadrosaur is based partly on Edmontosaurus though.
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Ha! Might be harder to do with a literal Santa Claws though. XD
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Thanks! Nice collection.
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Your welcome, and thank you ^w^.
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