This is well done!

Thanks!

this is lovely! Ha too bad my older brother still thinks birds are of their own species from dinosaurs ><

this makes me want to draw more tonight. :3

you should show him this:
http://www.squidoo.com/whale-evolut.....gn=framebuster
it's crazy hahaha

oh haha he probably would say something just to argue back haha.

I personally think all dinosaur art is peoples opinions on them and most likely incorrect haha. Though I suppose the bone structure could be off *shrugs* paleoartists even say that their version of dinos is exactly that their version or idea of them.
after all we usually dont take into consideration fat, loose skin etc. This blog kinda puts it into good perspective:
http://referencesforartists.tumblr......yesterdays-the

That's a super interesting argument :0 We probably ARE seeing long-extinct animals incorrectly. It's an interesting point with the cow, where the fat, muscle etc would certainly have rotted away, if not been eaten, before it had a chance to sink into mud or another preserving material to create a fossil. If we went just by the skeleton, we could mistake it for being like the horse in terms of physical activity.

See I found it extremely interesting once I found out they found "mummified" dinosaur. which basically told them how we've been articulating dinosaurs is completely wrong and the bones are actually farther apart then what we originally thought and how museums were stacking the vertebrae, meaning many dinos are longer and taller then thought. That AND because they found a full tail of this dinosaur they found out they were drawing and interpreting the tail too small AND they were placing the musculature incorrectly. They had to pretty much change their whole concept of how this dinosaur moved and how bulky it truly was.

It's common too it's the hadrosaur or duckbill hahaha

here is the article about the mummy dino
http://www.wired.com/science/discov...../12/dino_mummy

they did a national geo special on it which is how I came across it.
Interesting stuff..and def makes you think haha

i approve of your post. i do find it peculiar when people aggressively correct others on how certain things should look when we only have a certain amount of knowledge to begin with and the current information could become outdated and accepted interpretations proven incorrect. as you say, artists are kind of pushed into using their imagination and/or filling in gaps with similar creatures. with that considered, you'd think people would be open to different interpretations as a source of discussion and thought (and be careful not to accept certain depictions as the absolute truth). i guess i expect a different attitude from people with scientific interests and am disappointed for people to attempt to belittle each other. i see similar behaviour with people making a fuss over certain anthro features, which probably makes even less sense considering they are fantasy creatures that are usually little more than a form of personal and artistic expression. (i know there isn't much point in this post. i was just pleased to read what you had to say).

I will head down to the pet store immediately and ask if they have an archeopteryx in stock.

I should add a second disclaimer that extinct species may not be available!

WOW SOO prety

I LOVE this

this is so awesome *faves*

This is way cool, it's like seeing evolution in the blink of an eye!

When I was a kid, for the longest time I actually believed that dromaeosaur 'raptors' evolved directly into modern birds of prey. xp It's actually really amazing how many features they have in common, though.

I love the disclaimer. XD My favorite criticism to get on dinosaur art is "that's not what they looked like" as if the commenter has eyewitness knowledge. Even the most scientifically accurate dinosaur art is still guess work. Educated guess work but most likely not fully accurate.

As an illustration, this gets it's point across well and is lovely to boot! :D

Yes! Origin of flight! <3
A favorite subject of mine I find endlessly fascinating... ^v^

I think this is lovely.
yes, its truely awesome that Birds are modern day Dinosaurs.
Birds of Prey have such a luck that they have such cool ancestors ulike humans.