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Tyrannosaurus 3D model by ~Sketchy-raptor

Aurornis by ~NTamura

Spinostropheus by ~NTamura

Postosuchus battle by ~FutureAesthetic

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Neornitheans

Raptorial Couple by ~Vitor-Silva

Running Diatryma Skeleton by *Tsimmu

Chickens are Weird by ~Eurwentala

110--VEGAVIS IAAI by ~Green-Mamba

Neornitheans

Other Avialae

Aurornis xui by ~EmilHerran

Green Peafowl Head by ~Himmapaan

109--HESPERORNIS REGALIS by ~Green-Mamba

Paleo-Colours: Archaeopteryx by ~PaleoAeolos

Other Avialae

Deinonychosaurs

Raptor Tooth by ~olofmoleman

THEY'RE ON THE WALLS by ~RajaHarimau98

Deinonychus antirrhopus by ~CamusAltamirano

The Velociraptor Hunting Dance by *EWilloughby

Deinonychosaurs

Oviraptorosaurs

Challenge - Color That Ingenia by ~Smnt2000

Qilong's Ingenia/color that ingenia! challenge by ~MommaCabbit

Ingenia yanshini (For Qilong's challenge) by ~PrimevalRaptor

Qilong's Ingenia Challenge! by ~Fragillimus335

Oviraptorosaurs

Therizinosaurs

Beipiaosaurus by ~PaleoAeolos

49 - Deinocheirus by *Iguana-Teteia

52 - Therizinosaurus by *Iguana-Teteia

44 - Alxasaurus by *Iguana-Teteia

Therizinosaurs

Alvarezsaurs

Sentinel on alert by ~Xezansaur

Desert bird gets wet by ~Hyrotrioskjan

Albertonykus - All Your Yesterdays contest entry by ~novablue

Bird by ~Smnt2000

Alvarezsaurs

Ornithomimosaurs

50 - Dromiceiomimus by *Iguana-Teteia

Bird mimic by ~Anatonator

Gallimimus by ~PaleoAeolos

Gack by ~painted-wolfs-den

Ornithomimosaurs

Tyrannosauroids

Grey - Danger from behind by ~CotePowerRangers

I see you in colour by ~Carlosdino

Quick and Ugly Speedpainting: Lonely T. rex by ~Green-Mamba

Dinosaur Revolution T-Rexs by ~ultamateterex2

Tyrannosauroids

Compsognathids and Basal Coelurosaurs

Sinosauropteryx prima by ~Xezansaur

SKETCH--A Jaw Most Elegant by ~Green-Mamba

Swimming Theropod of Early Cretaceous China by ~MicrocosmicEcology

Paleo-Colours: Sinosauropteryx by ~PaleoAeolos

Compsognathids and Basal Coelurosaurs

Carnosaurs

Allosaurus europaeus by ~brolyeuphyfusion9500

Saurophaganax maximus head by ~brolyeuphyfusion9500

A Huntress's Trophy Shot (Colored Version) by *BrandonSPilcher

Allosaurus fragilis by ~Teratophoneus

Carnosaurs

Spinosauroids

Torvosaurus sp. by ~brolyeuphyfusion9500

Spinosaurus aegyptiacus by ~brolyeuphyfusion9500

Marshosaurus bicentesimus by ~Teratophoneus

Irritator challengeri by ~vasix

Spinosauroids

Abelisauroids

Poor Skorpiovenator 3 by ~RajaHarimau98

Carnotaurus the Cretaceous Bully by *BrandonSPilcher

Lagarto da Mata Densa (Pycnonemosaurus nevesi) by ~Thiago4Jazz

Abelisaurus comahuensis by ~Teratophoneus

Abelisauroids

Ceratosaurs

Ceratosaurus nasicornis by ~CamusAltamirano

Genyodectes serus by ~Teratophoneus

Jurassic Park Ceratosaurus Colored by ~yankeetrex

Dilophosaurus wetherilli by ~PaleoAeolos

Ceratosaurs

Dilophosaurids

Baby Pterodactyl by ~FUVL

Baby T. rex Costume (WIP) 2 by ~FUVL

Baby Tyrannosaurus Rex Mascot Costume 3 by ~FUVL

Baby Stego by ~FUVL

Dilophosaurids

Ceolophysoids

Liliensternus liliensterni by ~Teratophoneus

Grallator for Dinosaur State Park, CT by ~MicrocosmicEcology

The Triassic by ~PaleoAeolos

Coelophysis by ~PaleoAeolos

Ceolophysoids

Basal Theropods

Theropod Skeletals

Spec Evo and Fantasy Creatures

Theropod Characters

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A group for all creatures closer to Passer domesticus than to Triceratops horridus or Saltasaurus loricatus. Birds and their Mesozoic kin: obviously the best dinosaur clade with living representatives.

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Keywords: birds, archaeopteryx, deinonychus, velociraptor, raptors, maniraptors, oviraptor, therizinosaurus, tyrannosaurs, t. rex, coelurosaurs, carnosaurs, allosaurus, spinosaurus, dilophosaurus, theropods, carnivorous dinosaurs

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~TheMeekWarrior Jan 19, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Hey Jurassic Park fans!! I just ripped the Lost World game OST and uploaded a playlist to Youtube. I personally love the music for the game. If you're interested, check it out!

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~GhostInThePines Jan 14, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

Why is it that Spinosaurids are rarely depicted to have feathers, when theropod lines that branched off both before and after them often are? What's with the double-standard or discrimination or whatever? What is it about the "croc-jaws" that seems to make so many artists shy away from putting feathers on Spinosaurids when they'll eagerly feather nearly anything else in the theropod lines?

~brolyeuphyfusion9500 May 25, 2013

Better question:

Why are so many non-coelurosaurian theropods except Spinosaurids depicted with feathers? Feathers have only been found is coelurosaurs.

And about your question, it's because they think feathers aren't good for semiaquatic lifestyle.

~GhostInThePines May 25, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

Actually, they've put Sciurumimus in the Megalosauroidea line, and it has proto-feathers. Personally, I think it's a mistake to have it there. Just wishful thinking on the part of the paleotologists who found it - wanting to be the first to find a feathered non-coelurosaurian.

But there are feather types (penguins & auks) that are good for semiaquatic lifestyles. At the same time, though, you have to look at the fact that these bigger beasties would not have had the flexibility to preen all of those feathers properly for an aquatic/semiaquatic lifestyle. Their necks don't have the appropriate vertebrae and their spines are too long between the scapula and the ilium. (Plus any spinosaurid with a "sail" would have additional difficulties in the flexibility realms.)