Mingau
@themingau.bsky.social
Paleoartist, scientific illustrator and 3D artist.
- Specifically interested in the artistic reconstruction, understanding and evolution of extinct groups.
https://x.com/_themingau?t=4dNBWSg9cqxiol9GeiQ5_g&s=09
- Specifically interested in the artistic reconstruction, understanding and evolution of extinct groups.
https://x.com/_themingau?t=4dNBWSg9cqxiol9GeiQ5_g&s=09
And don't take the art too seriously; sometimes I post art just to exercise my crazy ideas. It doesn't mean I think it's probable or "accurate."
November 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM
And don't take the art too seriously; sometimes I post art just to exercise my crazy ideas. It doesn't mean I think it's probable or "accurate."
Credits for the skeletal in the upper left corner: Scott Hartman.
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I didn't base this drawing on the skeletal; I only used it to show the extent of the soft tissues.
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I didn't base this drawing on the skeletal; I only used it to show the extent of the soft tissues.
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November 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Credits for the skeletal in the upper left corner: Scott Hartman.
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I didn't base this drawing on the skeletal; I only used it to show the extent of the soft tissues.
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I didn't base this drawing on the skeletal; I only used it to show the extent of the soft tissues.
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Just... because!
P. walkeri
P. walkeri
November 30, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Just... because!
P. walkeri
P. walkeri
Reposted by Mingau
November 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Follow me on X too, because sometimes I forget to post here (I haven't familiarized myself with the platform yet): x.com/_themingau/s...
Mingau 🦃 on X: "Some birds have claws adapted and modified to "comb" their feathers (pectinate claw), this helps them get rid of ectoparasites. Here I decided to use my creativity and imagine a therizinosaur with something similar in the claws of its hands https://t.co/Yg8cPRaXnx" / X
Some birds have claws adapted and modified to "comb" their feathers (pectinate claw), this helps them get rid of ectoparasites. Here I decided to use my creativity and imagine a therizinosaur with something similar in the claws of its hands https://t.co/Yg8cPRaXnx
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October 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Follow me on X too, because sometimes I forget to post here (I haven't familiarized myself with the platform yet): x.com/_themingau/s...
PS: Speculation in paleoart isn't just about colorful dinosaurs with visual display structures.😉(no offense)
I also apologize if I didn't put much effort into the anatomy and art of the therizinosaur, it was just a simple drawing to play with the idea.
#creativepaleoart
I also apologize if I didn't put much effort into the anatomy and art of the therizinosaur, it was just a simple drawing to play with the idea.
#creativepaleoart
October 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
PS: Speculation in paleoart isn't just about colorful dinosaurs with visual display structures.😉(no offense)
I also apologize if I didn't put much effort into the anatomy and art of the therizinosaur, it was just a simple drawing to play with the idea.
#creativepaleoart
I also apologize if I didn't put much effort into the anatomy and art of the therizinosaur, it was just a simple drawing to play with the idea.
#creativepaleoart
I thought it was interesting to speculate this, as I've never seen pectinate claws explored in paleoart before (I apologize if someone has already speculated this and I missed it). And since therizinosaurs had these huge claws, I felt almost compelled to do so.
October 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I thought it was interesting to speculate this, as I've never seen pectinate claws explored in paleoart before (I apologize if someone has already speculated this and I missed it). And since therizinosaurs had these huge claws, I felt almost compelled to do so.
This was my inspiration for this Therizinosaur; I chose to add this feature to the first two claws, and I also imagine that it might be useful for other purposes.
October 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This was my inspiration for this Therizinosaur; I chose to add this feature to the first two claws, and I also imagine that it might be useful for other purposes.
I didn't include this feature (pectinate claw) on the last claw of therizinosaur because in modern birds this feature is never present on all claws. From what I've seen, they have it on the middle finger, although here I decided to add it to at least two claws.
October 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I didn't include this feature (pectinate claw) on the last claw of therizinosaur because in modern birds this feature is never present on all claws. From what I've seen, they have it on the middle finger, although here I decided to add it to at least two claws.
With claws this size, I thought it would be interesting to speculate about this in therizinosaur, perhaps because it could be one of the functions of the enormous claws.
October 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
With claws this size, I thought it would be interesting to speculate about this in therizinosaur, perhaps because it could be one of the functions of the enormous claws.
Some birds have claws adapted and modified to "comb" their feathers (pectinate claw), this helps them get rid of ectoparasites.
Here I decided to use my creativity and imagine a therizinosaur with something similar in the claws of its hands
Here I decided to use my creativity and imagine a therizinosaur with something similar in the claws of its hands
October 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Some birds have claws adapted and modified to "comb" their feathers (pectinate claw), this helps them get rid of ectoparasites.
Here I decided to use my creativity and imagine a therizinosaur with something similar in the claws of its hands
Here I decided to use my creativity and imagine a therizinosaur with something similar in the claws of its hands
Reposted by Mingau
Amargasaurus 3D paleo-reconstruction
October 23, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Amargasaurus 3D paleo-reconstruction