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Utahraptor Arcanus

Utahraptor Arcanus
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I like what i see.

Also gotta say, everyone has a great design, surprised they reused a lot of the movie pachy on this new pachy while gorgo is notably gone.

Futhermore, i still stand they should have gone with a jurassic and triassic segment instead of trike and albertosaurus as we just recently explored similar stuff on Prehistoric Planet, but well we gotta have t-rex on documentary, so.
 

Marvinb

Marvinb
Marvinb said:
Not from genetics but some fossils are so well preserved that you can see the fossilized pigments in feathers or skin
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Just a couple examples: Microraptor which was entirely black with the same irredesence that crows have, Sinosauropteryx with was essentially a dino cosplaying as a reddish raccoon Psittacosaurus which is probably the best understood dinosaur due to some insane fossils

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Villanelle

Villanelle
Marvinb said:
Just a couple examples: Microraptor which was entirely black with the same irredesence that crows have, Sinosauropteryx with was essentially a dino cosplaying as a reddish raccoon Psittacosaurus which is probably the best understood dinosaur due to some insane fossils

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Holy cowasaur, this is awesome!!!

Now I have a favourite dinosaur!! 😍 looks like they were quite little?
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Suuuurely they could bring back a few of these guys, just the tiny ones, just for pets?
 

Villanelle

Villanelle
Marvinb said:
Yeah, its a model sino i made. Sadly she already has a great home, its an older picture haha 😄
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Damn you are incredibly talented!! Do you make these for a living? I remember you showing one you did for a museum, do you sell them to private collectors as well? What a fun job 😊
 

Marvinb

Marvinb
Villanelle said:
Damn you are incredibly talented!! Do you make these for a living? I remember you showing one you did for a museum, do you sell them to private collectors as well? What a fun job 😊
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Thanks! Yeah more or less. Currently in the process of trying to make this my full time job.
Yeah i did some for museums, exhibitions and the like before, but also alot for dino nerds who want a lifesized model of an extinct animal
 

Villanelle

Villanelle
Marvinb said:
Thanks! Yeah more or less. Currently in the process of trying to make this my full time job.
Yeah i did some for museums, exhibitions and the like before, but also alot for dino nerds who want a lifesized model of an extinct animal
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I bet it's not just dino nerds who would love them but maybe that is where the best $$ might come from? I can see them decorating rich people's homes like they used to have stuffed tigers. They are just brilliant. Good luck with your venture :)
 

Marvinb

Marvinb
Villanelle said:
Were they fluffy or slightly feathered?
Dinosaurs are so different to what we thought growing up - green rubbery things
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Depends on the species honestly. The further away you get from birds evolutionary speaking they simpler the feathers get.
Stuff like raptors more or less had a fully bird like coat of feathers. In contrast something like sinosauropteryx who is more distantly related had more fur like plumage

Or do you mean the extent of feathering? That also depends on the species, as the main function for most dinosaurs feathers was the same a fur in mammals: For keeping warm. So similar as mammals the bigger you are and the warmer your environments climate is the more you are at risk of overheating.
So Tyrannosaurus for example was enormous and lived in a warm environment, so it in all likelyhood was more or less naked as an adult, whereas Yutyrannus (a cousin from asia) was a tad smaller and lived in a pretty cold region, so it was covered from head to toe in fluff
 
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Villanelle

Villanelle
Marvinb said:
Depends on the species honestly. The further away you get from birds evolutionary speaking they simpler the feathers get.
Stuff like raptors more or less had a fully bird like coat of feathers. In contrast something like sinosauropteryx who is more distantly related had more fur like plumage

Or do you mean the extent of feathering? That also depends on the species, as the main function for most dinosaurs feathers was the same a fur in mammals: For keeping warm. So similar as mammals the bigger you are and the warmer your environments climate is the more you are at risk of overheating.
So Tyrannosaurus for example was enormous and lived in a warm environment, so it in all likelyhood was more or less naked as an adult, whereas Yutyrannus (a cousin from asia) was a tad smaller and lived in a pretty cold region, so it was covered from head to toe in fluff
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So cool. It must be a great time to be a paleo guy with all that we are learning at the moment and all the discoveries being made. I wonder what else we will learn in our lifetimes. It strikes me with awe.

My hope for my lifetime is that we are able to use AI to demonstrate and even communicate in different animal languages. Bonobos and sperm and humpback whales have now been discovered to use not only words but sentences, thanks to AI. This is just the beggining. Can't wait till I can chat with the birds outside my window, they always seem to have a lot to say. Probably smarter than my dog in a lot of ways.
 

Marvinb

Marvinb
Villanelle said:
So cool. It must be a great time to be a paleo guy with all that we are learning at the moment and all the discoveries being made. I wonder what else we will learn in our lifetimes. It strikes me with awe.

My hope for my lifetime is that we are able to use AI to demonstrate and even communicate in different animal languages. Bonobos and sperm and humpback whales have now been discovered to use not only words but sentences, thanks to AI. This is just the beggining. Can't wait till I can chat with the birds outside my window, they always seem to have a lot to say. Probably smarter than my dog in a lot of ways.
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Yeah that would be so cool!
 

Marvinb

Marvinb
DarthQuell said:
Dinosaurs, a fantastic type of animal. The problem is that many films and games make them movie monsters over animals.
That's why I'm excited for Prehistoric Kingdom as well as loving Path of Titans (apart from players who think KOS is fun)
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Jurassic Park was a blessing at a curse for them at the same time.
Before JP they were these lumbering, stupid godzilla monster, waiting for mammals to show up and replace them in the public conciousness, so that help with making these animals being thought of as active and inteligent creature.
But JP had such a big impact that now the public is stuck with its portrail as the dinosaurs for like 30 years 😂
 

NachoB

NachoB
Just saw the WWD trailer. I have to say i love the designs of the animals, a much needed up to date revamp... But... The CGI is so evident that took me out of it a bit. Like, Prehistoric Planet really was the peak in dinosaur CGI and not even the BBC seem to be able to get up to that standard.

That said I'm so excited about this series. The Best part about WWD was how immersive the stories were. The story telling is where this show shine brighter so i hope they keep that spirit for this remake (sequel?).

The animals look accurate, thought the selection of species feels a bit tiresome. I wish dinosaur documentary devs wouldn't felt the pressure to include t rex and trike in every single project. But i'm this case the old WWD t rex was atrocious so it needed a chance to be reedemed lol
 
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