Sunday, September 27, 2009

MORE Sauropods in Art!

Ever seen something so good that you have to show people more of it yourself? Well such is the case with sauropods... I noticed Peter Bond's pose on Sauropods in art, and I'm really impressed by all the amazing art he was able to find. However, I've got a few more "Sauropods in Art" that I'd like to share with you all as well. These may be especially useful if you're into drawing titanosaurs...


Argentinosaurus compared to a human (by Aldo Chiappe)
Mid-Cretaceous Argentina
Grouping: Macronaria/Titanosauria/basal titanosaur (?Argentinosauridae?)



Head and skull of Rapetosaurus (by Mark Hallett)
Late Cretaceous Madagascar
Grouping: Macronaria/Titanosauria/Lithostrotia/Saltasauridae/Nemegtosaurinae



Rinconsaurus (by Stephen O'Connor)
Late Cretaceous Argentina
Grouping: Macronaria/Titanosauria/Lithostrotia/Lithostrotia incertae sedis



Jobaria (by Stephen O'Connor)
Early Cretaceous north Africa (Sahara)
Grouping: Macronaria/late-surviving basal macronarian (perhaps a Camarasaurid)



Mamenchisaurus youngi (by Stephen O'Connor)
Middle Jurassic China
Grouping: Eusauropoda (or perhaps Neosauropoda)/Euhelopodidae (or Mamenchisauridae)


Sauropoda (and some prosauropoda) by Brian Franczak.
See if you can find Dicraeosaurus, Diplodocus, Haplocanthosaurus, Camarasaurus, Isisaurus, Omeisaurus, Brachiosaurus, and Saltasaurus.



Nenquensaurus (by Andrey Atuchin)
Late Cretaceous Argentina
Grouping: Macronaria/Titanosauria/Lithostrotia/Saltasauridae



Janenschia (by Andrey Atuchin)
Late Jurassic Tanzania
Grouping: Macronaria/Titanosauria/basal titanosaur (or possibly Andesauridae)



Isisaurus (by Andrey Atuchin)
Early Cretaceous India
Grouping: Macronaria/Titanosauria/basal titanosaur



Diplodocus and hatchlings (by Mick Ellison)



Brachiosaurus altithorax (by Mark Hallett)
Late Jurassic Colorado & Wyoming, USA
Grouping: Macronaria/Brachiosauridae/Giraffatitanae



Futalognkosaurus dukei (by Julius T. Csotonyi)
Mid-Cretaceous Argentina
Grouping: Macronaria/Titanosauria/Lognkosauridae



Shunosaurus, Gasosaurus, and Huayangosaurus
(by Greg Paul - this is MOST of the full version)
Middle Jurassic China
Shunosaurus' grouping: Derived cetiosaurid/Transitional form



Apatosaurus herd (by Greg Paul) - an old-school yet still very accurate painting
Late Jurassic Colorado & Wyoming, USA
Grouping: Diplodocoidea/Flagellicaudata/Diplodocidae/Apatosaurinae



Apatosaurus rearing to feed (by Greg Paul) - classic version



Diplodocus herd fending off a river ambush by Allosaurus (by Greg Paul)
Late Jurassic Colorado & Wyoming, USA
Grouping: Diplodocoidea/Flagellicaudata/Diplodocidae/Diplodocinae



The Abelisaur Aucasaurus raids a titanosaur nest (by John Sibbick)
Mid-Cretaceous Argentina
Grouping: unknown - the sauropods here are just generic Patagonian titanosaurs.


A lone Ceratosaur observes An Apatosaurus stampede (by John Sibbick)



Chuanjiesaurus fends off Yangchuanosaurus (by Raul Martin)
Middle to Late Jurassic China
Conservative grouping: Eusauropoda/Mamenchisauridae
Radical grouping: Macronaria/Euhelopodidae/Mamenchisauridae (or perhaps somphospondyli?)



Pleurocoelus getting bitten by Acrocanthosaurus (by Greg Paul)
Early Cretaceous Texas, USA
Grouping: Macronaria/Brachiosauridae/Pleurocoelinae



Tendaguru Scene: Brachiosaurus (Giraffatitan) brancai and Dicraeosaurus hansemanni (by Greg Paul)
Late Jurassic Tanzania
Brachiosaurus grouping: Macronaria/Brachiosauridae/Giraffatitanae
Dicraeosaurus grouping: Diplodocoidea/Flagellicaudata/Dicraeosauridae



Camarasaurus, Barosaurus, and Apatosaurus feeding (by Greg Paul)
Late Jurassic Wyoming, USA




Diplodocus herd (by Raul Martin)




Thursday, September 24, 2009

Sauropods in Art

With one month to go before the Sauropod Gallery hatches, it is time for an overview of Sauropods in Art!

What is there to say about sauropods that hasn't been said before? Nothing, so I won't bore you with repeated information and technical mumbo-jumbo. If you want to learn about sauropods, click here for Wikipedia, here for Skeletal Drawings and here for SV-POW! With the following artistic restorations of the genera, I have tried to pick up-to-date, exciting, and rare pieces, that hopefully some of you will not have seen before. Hopefully, you will be inspired to create something great for November 1st!



Restorations of Sauropod Genera
Click the artwork to ENLARGE it - see the DETAIL!


PRIMITIVE SAUROPODS

Barapasaurus by Dmitry Bogdanov


Patagonsaurus by Mineo Shiraishi


Rhoetosaurus by Brian Choo


Isanosaurus by Luis V. Rey


Omeisaurus by Greg Paul


Omeisaurus by Dinoraul


Mamenchisaurus by Raul Martin


Mamenchisaurus by ДиБгд


Mamenchisaurus by Mark Hallett


Shunosaurus by Greg Paul


Cetiosaurus by John Temperton



DIPLODOCIDS

Apatosaurus by Todd Marshall


Apatosaurus by Mineo Shiraishi


Apatosaurus by Ely Kish


Apatosaurus by Raul Martin


Barosaurus by John Gurche


Barosaurus by Michael Skrepnick

Diplodocus by Tim Bradley, the artist behind the Jurassic Park Institute art


Diplodocus by Doug Henderson


Diplodocus by Todd Marshall


Diplodocus by Mark Witton


Seismosaurus (with two apatosaurs) by Julius T. Csotonyi


Seismosaurus by Mark Hallett

Supersaurus, Ultrasaurus, Seismosaurus by John Sibbick

Supersaurus by Raul Martin


Supersaurus by Luis V. Rey



DICRAEOSAURIDS
Amargasaurus by Pixeldust


Amargasaurus by Luis V. Rey



Brachytrachelopan by ArthurWeasley


Dicraeosaurus by ДиБгд


REBBACHISAURIDS
Nigersaurus by Mineo Shiraishi


Nigersaurus by Todd Marshall


Rebbachisaurus by Zhang Zongda


Rebbachisaurs by Felipe A. Elias



MACRONARIANS

Camarasaurus by James Gurney


Camarasaurus by Raul Martin


Jobaria by Michael Skrepnick


Brachiosaurus by Raul Martin


Brachiosaurus by John Conway


Brachiosaurus by John Sibbick


Brachiosaurus by Brian Franczak


Brachiosaurus by Gregory S. Paul


Giraffatitan by Gabriel Lio


Sauroposeidon by Heather Kyoht Luterman



TITANOSAURS AND SALTASAURIDS
Agustinia by El Noasaurus


Argentinosaurus huenculensis Chased by Pack of Giganotosaurus carolinii by Todd Marshall


Argentinosaurus by Raul Martin


Paralititan by Todd Marshall


Neuquensaurus by Pablo Lara Herrera


Titanosaurus colberti by Mineo Shiraishi

Saltasaurus by Alain Beneteau


That completes a general overview of sauropod genera recreations. Stay tuned for a continuation post, where I'll review early attempts at restoring sauropods, from Knight to Zallinger (Hey! That means you, Mr. Draggy-tail!)