A Hiatus at last!

Posted by Nima On Saturday, June 20, 2009 10 comments

Whew, it's been getting a bit dusty here in the Paleo Kingdom. Exams are over and things have entered a new stage. And pterosaurs will dominate the next few weeks. I'm working on a lot of new things right now, paleo-related and not. Since the pterosaur gallery on ArtEvolved will be opening soon - AND since the debate surrounding it has grabbed a bit too much of my attention (and that of many others) - I've decided to take a break from pterosaurs (and mile-long blog posts) and spill just a few beans on my next project... (which incidentally will NOT contain any pterosaurs!)

Here's a preliminary sketch for part of it. Anyone dare to guess what this creature is?

(Hint - it's anything but obvious.)

Good luck paleo fans :) Post your guesses below.

10 comments:

Zach said...: Kentrosaurus seems too obvious. Nice neck & head posture, though. ;-); June 21, 2009 at 5:09 PM
Weapon of Mass Imagination said...: I have to say I like the head and neck posture too.

Especially in light of the recent article by Darren Naish pointing out how Stegosaurs with the usual straight low necks are wrong...; June 22, 2009 at 3:06 AM
Nima said...: LOL It's not kentrosaurus (yeah I know it's been a while!). I wouldn't make it that easy! But you're getting warmer...

As for the neck, thanx. It's a pure GSP tribute, that one!; July 7, 2009 at 11:32 AM
Nikola said...: I think it's that Portuguese long necked Stegosaur - Miragaia.; July 8, 2009 at 9:56 AM
Nima said...: Good guess, but still wrong :( Miragaia had a much longer neck than this guy, almost as long as the tail in fact - the species I drew has pretty much the standard-sized Stegosaur neck (in this diagram, it's only a bit over a meter in length).

However, you're still getting warmer. It shared the same habitat as Miragaia.; July 10, 2009 at 8:01 PM
Darthsantuzzo said...: Hi!
Maybe is Dacentrurus, rests of this stegosaurid were fonded in England, France and Pourtugal...; July 12, 2009 at 3:34 AM
Anonymous said...: Lexovisaurus durobrivensis Hoffstetter 1957 (=Omosaurus durobrivensis Hulke, 1887); early-middle Callovian.

Cf. Galton, P. M., 1985; "British plated dinosaurs (Ornithischia, Stegosauria)"; J. Vert Paleontol. 5: 211-254.; July 14, 2009 at 12:41 AM
Anonymous said...: Sorry: last post (a.k.a "Lexovisaurus etc...") signed L.A.; July 14, 2009 at 12:44 AM
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