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Alejandro Q (EL_INDORAPTOR) @qindotrex.bsky.social · 1d

C. supremus skeletal by Gunnar Bivens
Camarasaurus jaw musculature diagram from Button et al. (2014)
Camarasaurus mounted skeleton photo by Henk Caspers
Camarasaurus reconstruction by Gabriel Ugueto
Diplodocus muscle anatomy by Matt Dempsey
Prehistoric Kingdom Camarasaurus

Alejandro Q (EL_INDORAPTOR) @qindotrex.bsky.social · 1d

Camarasaurus supremus

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#drawing #paleoart #Camarasaurus #camarasauridae

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Alejandro Q (EL_INDORAPTOR) @qindotrex.bsky.social · 3d

I. anningae skeleton photos by Dean Lomax
I. communis skeletal by Scott Hartman
I. anningae reconstruction by James McKay
Temnodontosaurus flipper diagram from J Lindgren et al. (2025)
Safari Ltd. 2020 Ichthyosaurus figure

Coloration inspired by Mary Anning’s dog: Tray

Alejandro Q (EL_INDORAPTOR) @qindotrex.bsky.social · 3d

Ichthyosaurus anningae

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#drawing #paleoart #ichthyosaur #Ichthyosaurus #Ichthyosauridae

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Alejandro Q (EL_INDORAPTOR) @qindotrex.bsky.social · 4d

Random sketch
#IronMan #drawing #fanart #Avengers

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Alejandro Q (EL_INDORAPTOR) @qindotrex.bsky.social · 6d

I forgot, also the Safari Ltd. 2020 Ichthyosaurus figure

Alejandro Q (EL_INDORAPTOR) @qindotrex.bsky.social · 6d

I. communis skeletal by Scott Hartman
Ophthalmosaurus muscle reconstruction by Mark Witton
Ichthyosaurus reconstructions by Jagged Fang Designs and Mark Witton
Temnodontosaurus flipper diagram from J Lindgren et al. (2025)

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Alejandro Q (EL_INDORAPTOR) @qindotrex.bsky.social · 6d

Ichthyosaurus communis

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#drawing #paleoart #ichthyosaur #Ichthyosaurus #Ichthyosauridae

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Alejandro Q (EL_INDORAPTOR) @qindotrex.bsky.social · 7d

Pachycephalosaurus skeleton by Raul Ramos
Stegoceras skeletal by Scott Hartman
Pachycephalosaurus reconstructions by Mark Witton, Darren Naish and LancianIdolatry
BOTM Pachycephalosaurus figure
Prehistoric Planet Pachycephalosaurus

Coloration inspired by the Kenner TLW:JP toy

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Alejandro Q (EL_INDORAPTOR) @qindotrex.bsky.social · 7d

"A Pachy... a pachy... oh, hell. Uh, the fathead with the bald spot. Friar Tuck!"

Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis

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#paleoart #drawing #dinosaur #ornithischian #Pachycephalosaurus #Pachycephalosauridae

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Alejandro Q (EL_INDORAPTOR) @qindotrex.bsky.social · 8d

Skeletal reconstruction by Scott Hartman
Muscle reconstruction by Mark Witton
Reconstruction by the London NHM and Google Arts & Culture
Skeleton photo by MEHJones
Pliosaur reconstruction guide by Tosha Hollmann

Coloration inspired by the shortfin mako shark

Alejandro Q (EL_INDORAPTOR) @qindotrex.bsky.social · 8d

Rhomaleosaurus cramptoni

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#drawing #paleoart #reptile #pliosauroidea #rhomaleosauridae

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Alejandro Q (EL_INDORAPTOR) @qindotrex.bsky.social · 22d

Baryonyx skeletals by Scott Hartman and Mark Witton
Baryonyx reconstruction by Mark Witton
Baryonyx skeleton photos by Ripton Scott and Kumiko
Prehistoric Kingdom’s Baryonyx
Safari Ltd. 2021 Baryonyx figure
Riparovenator reconstruction by Dan Folkes
Coloration based on Luis Rey’s Baryonyx

Alejandro Q (EL_INDORAPTOR) @qindotrex.bsky.social · 22d

“+ See?! Not a T. rex!
- How is this better?!”

Baryonyx walkeri

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#drawing #paleoart #Baryonyx #dinosaur #spinosauridae #baryonychinae

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Alejandro Q (EL_INDORAPTOR) @qindotrex.bsky.social · 25d

And also, this photo I took of the specimen some months ago when I visited the Museo del Desierto in Coahuila, Mexico

The coolest museum in Mexico btw

Alejandro Q (EL_INDORAPTOR) @qindotrex.bsky.social · 25d

Y. regiomontanus skull diagram shown in Rivera-Sylva et al., 2023
Yaguarasaurus reconstructions by Mario Lanzas and Luis Rey
Platecarpus skeletal by GetAwayTrike
Saurian Mosasaurus model by Jacob Baardse

Coloration inspired by the yellow-bellied snake and the tiger shark

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Alejandro Q (EL_INDORAPTOR) @qindotrex.bsky.social · 25d

¡Viva México!
The mexican mosasaur!

Yaguarasaurus regiomontanus

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#drawing #paleoart #mosasaur #Yaguarasaurus #mosasauridae

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Alejandro Q (EL_INDORAPTOR) @qindotrex.bsky.social · Sep 3

An unstoppable force meets 2 immovable objects

#toyphotography #dinosaur
Eofauna Triceratops sp. & Ankylosaurus
BOTM Tyrannosaurus

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Alejandro Q (EL_INDORAPTOR) @qindotrex.bsky.social · Sep 3

Close up

Alejandro Q (EL_INDORAPTOR) @qindotrex.bsky.social · Sep 3

T. rex reconstructions by Matt Dempsey
T. rex reconstructions by Mark Witton
SUE the T. rex 3d model by the Field Museum
T. rex skeleton 3d model by Benoît Rogez
Exoparia in dinosaur skulls diagram from Sharpe et al., 2025

The pose is based on the iconic AMNH 1915 mount

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Alejandro Q (EL_INDORAPTOR) @qindotrex.bsky.social · Sep 3

Kneel before THE ABSOLUTE WARLORD OF THE EARTH!

Tyrannosaurus rex !

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#drawing #paleoart #dinosaur #Tyrannosaurus #tyrannosauridae #Trex