Friday, December 18, 2009

Cruxicheiros (was I can't remember the name!)

I know I'm not completely insane. I wrote it down the name but now I can't remember were I put it. A largish Spinosaur/Megalosaur from the mid to late Jurassic of England. If anyone has any idea what the name of this beastie is please let me know!

Update: Thanks to Andrea Cau of Theropoda fame for figuring out my scambled ramblings. More when it's colored!

Best,

Brett
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  1. Andrea CauDecember 18, 2009 at 12:52 PM

    Duriavenator?

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  2. BrettDecember 18, 2009 at 1:01 PM

    Hi Andrea,

    I don't think so. It was new, based on a femur, not much material so it's speculative at best. I thought it was announced in the last 2 weeks, I looked on your blog, the DML but nothing rings a bell.:( But Duriavenator would fit as well:)

    Thanks for the help!

    Brett

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  3. EzequielDecember 18, 2009 at 1:01 PM

    Becklespinax altispinax?

    Or Eustreptospondylus? (It looks like this one)

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  4. Andrea CauDecember 18, 2009 at 1:44 PM

    Cruxicheiros, the new tetanurine going to be published in Acta Palaeontologica Polonica?

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  5. BrettDecember 18, 2009 at 2:19 PM

    Yes Cruxicherious! I knew the name was a bit strange to me. Thanks! I'll have to update this!

    Ezequiel, I have drawn both of those in the past.

    http://carnosauria.blogspot.com/2009/04/becklespinax.html

    http://demonpuppy.blogspot.com/2008/12/eustreptospondylus.html

    I thought I had a colored version of Eustreptospondylus but maybe I had started one and never finished. I'll have to look!

    Best,

    Brett

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  6. davidmaasDecember 19, 2009 at 1:21 AM

    Fascinated by the spikes you draw running along the backside of the arms and legs... are these feather remnants? Scutes? Are these the result of finds, or imagination?
    They seem plausible (to my non-scientific eye) and look cool (to my artistic one).

    :-)

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  7. SpartanDecember 19, 2009 at 7:02 AM

    Looks awesome!. But this guy is on megalosauria family? I saw this is on tetanura family.

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  8. BrettDecember 19, 2009 at 8:34 AM

    David,

    Sort of like a prefeathers. I started putting them in the area where the longer 'flight' feathers would go. I've only recently started putting them on the legs as well as the arms, for some reason even large naked theropods bother me so I have to stick something on there.

    You are correct Spartain, it could be a basil anything tetanura, since the remains are so limited. I was having all sorts of problems remembering this things and I know there is another possible Megalosaur from China that the some think is a Sinraptor so I was a bit confused. It happens, busy week;) I'll try to do a proper post when I color it:)

    Best,

    Brett

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