VickysaurusDec 29, 2022

#MyArt in 2022 (thread)

January: Humans and our Cousins. This series starts out a human, then our closest relative (a bonobo), then the next closest (gorilla) etc all the way down to the bacteria, represented by E. Coli. This project is actually what got me into paleoart, as I felt the gap between the monotremes (represented by the Platypus) and the sauropsids (represented by the macaw) was just too big a leap. So I drew some extinct synapsids as a bonus and never stopped drawing paleoart.

Show threadVickysaurusDec 29, 2022
February: #Saurornitholestes leaps across the water, startling a drinking #corythosaurus. #paleoart #MyArt #dinosaur
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@Vickysaurus

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Saurornitholestes was found on both sides of the N American ocean - and also has a strangely flat humerus. It may have only only weighed about 10kgs - the same as a swan.

I don't think other types like it are from both sides, and everything points to it being volant. It would have used its legs of course - not just for lift, but for flapping thrust.

So you'd just have to change "leaps" to......đŸ˜‰

Feb 9, 2023 at 11:26pmWeb
Show threadVickysaurusFeb 10, 2023
@strangetruther That’s very intetesting! I was already imagining it flapping its wings to extend its leaps, perhaps this is a proper flutter/flight across.
Show threadJoJaSciPoFeb 10, 2023

@Vickysaurus

I think your pic covers many possibilities!

My first pinned toot describes my view on vodrom flight, which you might find interestingđŸ™‚