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King-Edmarka — Sigilmassasaurus brevicollis
Published: 2016-12-07 04:04:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 5335; Favourites: 251; Downloads: 21
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A Spinosaurid known from remains discovered in Morroco from the Cenomanian Epoch of the Late Cretaceous. A once enigmatic theropod, Sigilmassasaurus was known only as a "tetanuran" for the longest time. It wasn't until recently, after study of it's vertebrae, that it was realized specifically to be a close cousin to Spinosaurus (though this has been suggested in the past). Like it's relatives, it was primarily piscivorous.Related content
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Do you agree with the new studies of sigilmassasurus possibly being larger than spinosaurus with the vertibrae shown to be larger
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Oh I haven’t even heard about that.
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Watch "Paleontology News: Spinosaurus Wasn't The Biggest Spinosaur" on YouTube
youtu.be/xO9hgIjup6c
This isn't the best but it explains it
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Hm, interesting.
I guess for for now I’ll take that info with a grain of salt; considering how finicky and problematic Sigilmassasaurus can be. It would be quite a revelation though.
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Yes I understand you're point and believe that pov
It's fishy
But would be extrodinary
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I'll see if I can find the papers
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so this is like a pygmy spinosaurus?
wander why they didn't just call it spinosaurus, they are both african dinosaurs for all we know this could be a younger spinosaurus
if i am wrong please tell me why as i would love to learn more about this dinosaur
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In a way; sort of. It's a smaller relative for sure. They are certainly closely related; but can be effectively considered separate due to the differences in their vertebrae.
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oh ok then looks like I need to look up comparisons
thanks by the way
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You're Very Welcome ! Very Good Works
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Could it be another species of Spinosaurus or could it just be a Spinosaurus?
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I haven't found any information to suggest so, but I think there's always that possibility.
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I've seen some people depicting it without a sail lately too. I couldn't find any articles explaining it in detail, so I just went with it. If I find the information that says otherwise, I'll probebly fix it.
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It's very nice... although sometimes I get the feeling that the anti-shrinkwrapping movement is turning some palaeoart into Julian Opie pieces.
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Thank you! Though I'm not sure I understand what you mean. Julian Opie?
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Sorry for taking so long to respond! Julian Opie - British artist known for his very minimalist portraits. Often pared down to black contours and flat colours - a graphic, ligne claire style. Most well known for his album cover for britpop band Blur.
It's not a bad choice, and looking at my comment after a few months, I'm sorry if it came across as criticism. It's just that, since anti-shrinkwrapping smoothed over the fenestrae and scapulae and things, I've seen more of a similar flat, contour style in palaeoart. Though it's entirely possible I'm putting two and two together and getting five.
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It's all good. It's probably just my personal style; my work is usually pretty simple, though I am inspired by such artists as Matt Martyniuk, Kazanlak10, and Memo Kosemen, who all have a simplistic but beautiful and effective approach to Paleoart.
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Beautiful piece! The blue background adds a lot of life and of course, brings the water in which it is standing in. I love the ash gray coloration and gray-black spots as well as his tan-orange crest and snout. (cute short whiskers^^)
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Thanks a bunch! Colors are very vaguely based on various water birds and certain lizards (like, perhaps, the Granite Night Lizard), but is supposed to be unique still too. Seen lots of Spinosaurs with whiskers lately too, so....
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I'll say it once, and i'll say it again... I LOVE THIS PIECE! it's just incredible! i absolutely LOVE the whiskers that you gave it and also the coloration! the coloration is just... just... MAGNIFICENT! keep up the good work, holy sh-t your reconstructions are amazing in my opinion, and in my opinion also the best!
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Hehe, thanks a bunch bud! Your comments always make my day.
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I'm glad. And you're welcome, bud!
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Funny how you and paleospleen drew this Dino around the same time
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Haha, right? I said to myself the same thing!
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Haha, yeah. I wouldn't mind seeing one of these guys at my local park/nature trail.
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Exactly. BUT NO THAT STUPID ASS METEOR DECIDED TO SAY FUCK YOU TO DINOSAURS
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Yup, just a little hint of some scuff!
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Thanks bud, glad ya do!
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Thanks! I've been meaning to do another good Spinosaur for a while now. Hopefully one that also doesn't start a war in the comments.
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