#baby t the dinosaur

[raingerr]

ooouuuugghhh i could not stop thinking about the two headed calf poem in the context of a little baby t rex so i have done what i must.

while we have only found one fossil of a two-headed organism (a Hyphalosaurus) there is no doubt that there had to have been at least one two-headed dino born at some point (especially with how common polycephaly is in reptiles).

if you dont know the poem, it's "The Two-Headed Calf" by Laura Gilpin

edit: ive got a design based on this up on my redbubble !!

[vickysaurus]

Is your neighbour’s fancy breed Velociraptor the talk of the town?

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[lonicera-caprifolium]

you can't imagine how much fun I had drawing this ✨️✨️✨️

[marlynnofmany]

Hey, do you think Quetzalcoatlus used to bite everything like pelicans do?

I'm picturing this one trying an exploratory nibble on the elephant beastie in the background, with a predictable lack of success.

[vvileentityart]

Baby T

Drew Baby T from Crash 3, because he's cute and I love him.

Edit: A friend suggested to draw Dogday Riding Baby T so here's a dogday version.

[theropoda]

There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.

Archaeopteryx Siemensii

Berlin specimen

Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4

(Also see: this super hi-res picture of the fossil)

[makenna-made-this]

Imposing figure

[the-art-cave]

Triceratops's mouth just looks like a featherless finch with a fashionable horn

[owlzieartz]

Daddy T rex wip

[bestfictionaldinosaur]

Baby T [Crash Bandicoot] vs. Stumpy [Dinosaur Revolution]

[dinofigureoftheday]

Dinosaur figure of the day: Field Museum Mold-A-Rama Quetzalcoatlus (2021)

(Not technically a dinosaur, I know, but we love all prehistoric creatures here)

A bit of background info on Mold-A-Rama below the cut!

Mold-A-Rama machines are coin-operated injection-molding machines that have been around since 1964. (The ones at the Field Museum at least have been retrofitted with card readers, so you don't actually need coins to get a figure from them!)

The Field Museum in Chicago occasionally designs new molds for them to go with their exhibits! This Quetzalcoatlus is a new design made in 2021 to commemorate the updated Evolving Planet exhibit with the giant life-sized Quetzalcoatlus statue:

(They also have other machines with original vintage molds, which I may also feature!)

[lowresdev]

My baby T-Rex design is now available on Red-Bubble! Hats, shirts, masks, coasters, and many more!

Red Bubble is having a 25% sitewide discount! Please check out my shop for more designs from Dinosaurs to Halo!

RB Shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/lowresdesigns/shop?artistUserName=LowResDesigns&asc=u&iaCode=all-departments&sortOrder=recent

[ketrinadrawsalot]

Tyrannosaurus Family

[hira492]

Look. That episode Mando episode.

Man, i´m not even angry, i´m just disappointed , cause I KNOW how good this show can be. Specially this season that´s, supposedly, gonna revolve around what it means to be a Mandalorian and Mandalore's history 

Din is such an interesting, compeling and complex character and he could be so much more if only THEY- JUST. LET. HIM.

They are completely misunderstanding what´s what drove people to Mando at first. Yes, it´s cute to see this bounty hunter begrudgingly take care of a jedi baby BUT the show is SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT! It was about dissecting this misterious and closed off character who´s being through so much, it was seeing how all that trauma that he has - that made him separate himself from everything and everyone - was what ultimately helped him connect with Grogu. It´s lovely to see him open up little by little knowing he shouldn't, knowing that a goodbye is imminent. It was complex, it had layers. 

And Grogu. I know everyone jokes about how he was just made to sell toys and i thought so as well before starting the show a few years back. I used to really hate him and all the fuss everyone was making around him being a cute baby, but when i finally watched the show, i sat captivated and saw it was so much more. He´s more than just cute baby, he is a survivor ,just like Din, and has lived through so many things. His story is so interesting and he could be much more than a “marketable sw mascot”, but again, THEY ARE NOT ALLOWING THEM THAT!

It´s so frustrating watching this first episode and see both our main characters being reduced to “cute baby” and “dad”. They feel as they have no agency. And damn my brain for making me think this, but i felt, watching this episode, as i felt watching the last Jurassic World movie. Everyone is a diluted version of their character, everyone moves and does whatever the plot and script needs them to do without any explanation or reason to why or HOW they did it and everything just moves SO FUCKING FAST for no reason.

The first 3 episodes of the 1st season were such bangers cause they were the total opposite of this one. They were paced so well, letting viewers experience events along the characters, they made an amazing use of Show not tell (cof cof what do you mean Grogu was away from Din for around a year, Favreau cof cof), they introduced a conflict in a natural and organic way, and most importantly, they trusted the audience to understand what was happening without having a character explain it as we were a bunch of idiots or smth. 

Think about that scene in the 3rd episode when Din decides to take Grogu back from the imperials. We, as an audience, understand (without seeing the guy´s face) what´s going on in his mind in that moment; the doubt, the regret, the decision, everything just through body language, well done cinematography and music. We didn´t need Din or someone else going “you felt bad so you went back for him”, no, we just understood, and the show trusted us to understand that, to come to our own conclussions and understanding of the scene and motivations of the characters. AND WE HAD JUST MET THE GUY.

The difference here from last episode is that they gave us something to work with and, watching the episodes, you understand Din´s final decision.

Now we just don´t know what the hell Din´s thinking, and not because of a mystery or to build tension, it just feels as if Din is a weird NPC that moves the story forward and is there only to show us cool action scenes, cameos and Mandalore lore, without relating to anything. He feels as if he´s just not thinking at all, not as being stupid, but just as if he literally had no mind of his own, no opinions,no feelings, no nothing. And Grogu is just..there, i guess. Being cute and that´s all. 

Also, not as important as the narrative and script issues i had with the episode but, when i first watched The Mandalorian - begrudgingly, i must add, as i actually hated star wars but a friend of mine kept insisting that i gave it a try - i was amazed at how detailed the effects were, how everything felt alive and lived in. I remember rewatching again and again the scene where Din lands the Razor Crest in Arvala 7 and just admire the detail of the dust and water moving with the ship´s power, the way everything felt so real. Everything in the 1st and 2nd season ( i have my issues with the effects in season 2 as well but they´re still okay, imo) felt alive, real. And wow, what a downgrade this episode was.

For a show with a ridiculous budget it´s not showing at all. The kid helmet at the start looked like a toy (i can let it slide cause it´s literally brand new so you could argue there´s no reason for it to not look all shiny and clean), the alligator was okay, i guess, but didn´t feel nearly as real as the  Krayt Dragon from S2, and the rest...to be honest, not surprised at all. I kept getting thrown off by the straight up green screen feel of the Greef vs Random Pirates scene (Also an unnecessary scene, tbh, felt like an escuse for a “cool star wars space battle ™” ). The Mandalorian castle was cool, tho, i guess.

I´m not dissing the people who worked in the show´s Visual Effects at all, btw. I know they can do amazing things, cause they have, i´m sure it was more of a direction and studio issue.

It surprised me how Mando´s episode in TBOBF felt much more interesting, well paced, compelling and true to Din´s character than this episode. 

I know it might be way too early to judge the season as we only have this 1st episode but it´s not looking too good, Mando nation.

I want to be clear, I´m not saying everything sucked, either. I´m just frustrated cause this is my favourite show, it means a lot to me and i just want it to be as good as i know it can be.

[tyrannic-world]

"Fits in your hand. Fits in your teacup"

Art By Me.

If you recognize that quote, we're friends now.

[theropoda]

Citipati osmolkae

"Big Mama" specimen (IGM 100/979)

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