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ferrutxoart.bsky.social @ferrutxoart.bsky.social · 3m

Now that you mention it, yes. Maybe I created the RobertSmithsaurus.

ferrutxoart.bsky.social @ferrutxoart.bsky.social · 4m

Oh, thanks!!

ferrutxoart.bsky.social @ferrutxoart.bsky.social · 9h

And here I switch between the clean model and the model with protofeathers.

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ferrutxoart.bsky.social @ferrutxoart.bsky.social · 9h

It's funny how when you add some fur to these little animals, they automatically become a curious mix between a bird going through a rough patch and a fentanyl-addicted raccoon.

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ferrutxoart.bsky.social @ferrutxoart.bsky.social · 9h

Here I bring you the recreation of Eousdryosaurus, a small Portuguese dryosaurid, quite similar in principle to Dryosaurus, which has served as a model for the proportions (we only know its hind legs) and an addition of filamentous protofeathers.

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ferrutxoart.bsky.social @ferrutxoart.bsky.social · 18d

Thanks!!

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ferrutxoart.bsky.social @ferrutxoart.bsky.social · 18d

Not only of the animal world!

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ferrutxoart.bsky.social @ferrutxoart.bsky.social · 19d

We have described about twenty species of sauropods in the Iberian Peninsula; it's one of the most abundant dinosaur groups here. One of the latest additions to the list is Garumbatitan, a huge somphospondyl that may have grown to over 20 m in length

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ferrutxoart.bsky.social @ferrutxoart.bsky.social · 19d

I've been changing the texture of this little guy to make him look a little better, I hope you like it!

PS: I am still fascinated by the bauplan of these animals, it is incredible that they existed.

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ferrutxoart.bsky.social @ferrutxoart.bsky.social · 19d

We have described about twenty species of sauropods in the Iberian Peninsula; it's one of the most abundant dinosaur groups here. One of the latest additions to the list is Garumbatitan, a huge somphospondyl that may have grown to over 20 m in length

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ferrutxoart.bsky.social @ferrutxoart.bsky.social · Sep 11

Gideonmantellia, although it looks like a strange chicken here, is one of the most basal ornithopods known. A strange and little-known animal whose remains have been discovered in Spain. I hope you like the reconstruction!

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ferrutxoart.bsky.social @ferrutxoart.bsky.social · Sep 11

Giving these tiny ornithopods a complete covering of protofeathers is proving to be quite a surprise, as they are strangely similar to a cross between birds and small mammals.

And how difficult it is to make hair in Blender.

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ferrutxoart.bsky.social @ferrutxoart.bsky.social · Sep 11

Gideonmantellia, although it looks like a strange chicken here, is one of the most basal ornithopods known. A strange and little-known animal whose remains have been discovered in Spain. I hope you like the reconstruction!

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ferrutxoart.bsky.social @ferrutxoart.bsky.social · Sep 1

Thanks!!

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Francesc Gascó-Lluna @pakozoic.bsky.social · Aug 31

Nunca habéis visto un animal como este. Se trata de uno de los dinosaurios acorazados más antiguos que existe. Y estaba cubierto por púas y espinas de una manera jamás vista: ‘Spicomellus afer’

youtu.be/jCMkG5mE02w?...

El extraño dinosaurio espinoso de Marruecos: Spicomellus afer

YouTube video by El Pakozoico

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ferrutxoart.bsky.social @ferrutxoart.bsky.social · Aug 30

Well, in the end I decided to make my own reconstruction of Spicomellus, the trendiest dino right now because… well, because it’s just amazing. What an incredible animal. And what a challenge it was to model it

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Julio the Artist @lacerdajulio.bsky.social · Jun 17

Felt inspired to do a piece inspired by paleoart aesthetics that were common when I was growing up. This is mostly based on a particular one by Mark Hallet, though I think I channeled some other influences as well.

#SciArt #paleoart #artbyjulio

A small group of diplodocid sauropods walks through an expanse of dry ground, with scattered rocks and puddles. In the background lies a forest covered in mist, and impressive cloud formations in the sky. A few rhamphorhynchid pterosaurs fly by, and a small ornithopod moves away from a puddle as the sauropods approach.

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ferrutxoart.bsky.social @ferrutxoart.bsky.social · Aug 30

And this you see here is the result. I hope you like it; making it was intense. It’s a model full of edges, spikes, and tricky corners, but it was a lot of fun to create — it’s always good to set yourself challenges!

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ferrutxoart.bsky.social @ferrutxoart.bsky.social · Aug 30

I admit that the main reason for doing it has been the wonderful reconstruction we’ve seen these past few days, and to see if I could create something at least somewhat similar with my own means and in a more or less quick way

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ferrutxoart.bsky.social @ferrutxoart.bsky.social · Aug 30

Well, in the end I decided to make my own reconstruction of Spicomellus, the trendiest dino right now because… well, because it’s just amazing. What an incredible animal. And what a challenge it was to model it

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ferrutxoart.bsky.social @ferrutxoart.bsky.social · Aug 27

And possibly much more plausible from a biological point of view

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ferrutxoart.bsky.social @ferrutxoart.bsky.social · Aug 27

If I want to show them as what they most likely were, some odd misshapen birds, then it’s only fitting to give them the full display package!

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ferrutxoart.bsky.social @ferrutxoart.bsky.social · Aug 26

What if the tiny ornithopods and their relatives were actually more like strange birds? A look (still WIP) at a slightly different version of Hypsilophodon!

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ferrutxoart.bsky.social @ferrutxoart.bsky.social · Aug 26

Well, it's not really such a strange idea, we already know of animals like Kulindadromeus, which show that animals related to Hypsilophodon had a complete covering of filamentous feathers.

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ferrutxoart.bsky.social @ferrutxoart.bsky.social · Aug 26

What if the tiny ornithopods and their relatives were actually more like strange birds? A look (still WIP) at a slightly different version of Hypsilophodon!

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