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Published: 2015-05-28 19:48:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 7646; Favourites: 141; Downloads: 0
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Different versions of the same skeletal drawing of "Julietaptor" done for the Black Hills Institute. This is the most complete dromaeosaur yet found in North America. Cool, no? Like most, I'm weary of the same old, plain, black and white Dino skeletons, so I experimented with including grey for the feathery cover and missing bones (not in the least bit an original idea, but one I've never tried). I rather prefer the topmost version and will continue to draw skeletons that way. I'll even go back and retrofit my old ones to match as time permits. Thanks to the BHI for the support and great photos to work from! And thanks to you too, for stopping to look and read.If you want more information on "Julieraptor's" remarkable history, read here: mobile.nytimes.com/2009/01/22/β¦
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Might this be a juvenile Dromaeosaurus albertensis?
Sadly there isn't a lot of material known of this species apart from some pes material and a few skull parts.
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The pedal elements don't match and I'm not sure about the brain case. I think it's more likely to be Saurornitholestes. But then, it's best to wait for the full description.
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Hmm thanks. There isn't a Sauronitholestes known from the Judith River Formation yet, right? The only members of the Deinonychosauria are Troodon formosus and Dromaeosaurus albertensis. So it might be a completly new species somewhere within the Eudormaeosauria. Sure it's best to wait for the descrition, do you know if someone is working on it right know or is it gathering dust in a drawer?
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It's in the process of being described. Hopefully to be published soon!
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Such a cute name for such a fearsome creature ^^
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I don't know. I've met some fearsome Julies.
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Heh! This is neat, seeing the different ways you might do these. I do like the ones that show a split between the flesh and the feather coverings, I think it gives the most information. Very cool.
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I drew that todayΒ
archaeopteryx that's what it is
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Not Archaeopteryx, but a new Upper Cretaceous dromaeosaur from Montana.
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I like the second one down from the top the best. It just looks clearer compared to the first one. As for the first one, is that really what the silhouette would look like if the animal were plucked? The tail muscles appear overly small, particularly the caudofemoralis. Also, any ideas on when the description for this guy or gal is coming out? (I'm assuming a lady named Julie discovered this animal, & that we have yet to know of any sexually dimorphic osteological traits in dromaeosaurids.)
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The tail might be a bit slim, but there's not much room for muscles to attach on it. I'll just claim it's a scroungy youngster to be safe. No idea when it's going to be published, but it's at the Royal Ontario Museum now and a full cast is on display at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Sexual dimorphism is a nice story, but for fossil animals, probably impossible to actually demonstrate.
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