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Finally, my first paleoart of the year.
98% of this figure was made in November 2016. I spent ten months for the last 2%, wll that's a pretty busy year guys.

BTW, here my new restoration.
One of my favorite dinos in childhood. Such a powerful creature! A perfect balance between strength and speed.
The lion of the Jurassic era, Allosaurus fragilis.

The pattern is based on the quail one, a ground-nesting seed-eater galliformes native to Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
I speculated a sort of mimetic livery to help the Allosaurus to elude the top view of the sauropods.

About integument: a conversation with the paleontologist Simone Maganuco points out that the fossil record is quite poor to describe a proper look. Therefore the probabilistic approach to the evolution of the integument in dinosaurs described by Cau in his Theropoda blog is a useful tool. In short, there is no heavy restriction in the representation of these creatures. A pact to maintain a scientific and rigorous approach. So here my proto-feathered furry Allosaurus. theropoda.blogspot.it/2014/07/…

About lips: I sought a solution to reconcile the skull anatomy and the need to keep the tooth enamel protected and hydrated. Even in this case we have no evidence in the fossil record, but scientifically plausible solutions can be hypothesized. Hence the partial pronouncement of the upper lips.

Thanks to Simone Maganuco and Davide Bonadonna for their useful tips.

Took heavy inspiration by the lineart made by my friend Elia

Hope you like it!

Description
Finally, my first paleoart of the year.
98% of this figure was made in November 2016. I spent ten months for the last 2%, wll that's a pretty busy year guys.

BTW, here my new restoration.
One of my favorite dinos in childhood. Such a powerful creature! A perfect balance between strength and speed.
The lion of the Jurassic era, Allosaurus fragilis.

The pattern is based on the quail one, a ground-nesting seed-eater galliformes native to Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
I speculated a sort of mimetic livery to help the Allosaurus to elude the top view of the sauropods.

About integument: a conversation with the paleontologist Simone Maganuco points out that the fossil record is quite poor to describe a proper look. Therefore the probabilistic approach to the evolution of the integument in dinosaurs described by Cau in his Theropoda blog is a useful tool. In short, there is no heavy restriction in the representation of these creatures. A pact to maintain a scientific and rigorous approach. So here my proto-feathered furry Allosaurus. theropoda.blogspot.it/2014/07/…

About lips: I sought a solution to reconcile the skull anatomy and the need to keep the tooth enamel protected and hydrated. Even in this case we have no evidence in the fossil record, but scientifically plausible solutions can be hypothesized. Hence the partial pronouncement of the upper lips.

Thanks to Simone Maganuco and Davide Bonadonna for their useful tips.

Took heavy inspiration by the lineart made by my friend Elia

Hope you like it!