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Published: 2013-01-07 15:13:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 8226; Favourites: 297; Downloads: 73
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Speculative male Therizinosaur display used as a mating show to attract females as well as to intimidate rival males. The Therizinosaur will inflate the neck pouch, much like modern day frigate bird, while "singing" deep grunting sounds to his potential mate. Once he has her full attention he will begin to shake his flamboyant crest and "clap" his massive claws together, creating a loud clacking noise. While this display is considered sexy by the females, it can be very frightening to younger males or overconfident predators.Related content
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I just can't imagine a Therizino like this doing... This. But with smaller, avian dinosaurs, or even pterosaurs... It might fit better. Just sayin. Otherwise, great piece, very creative.
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Ha, I could see Tyrannosaurs doing ridiculous displays like this. I don't think size matters that much, except when it comes to physical limitations. What makes you think that only small avian dinosaurs would do interesting displays?
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I don't know. It just doesn't seem fit in my mind. But now you've said it, it doesn't look that implausible at all.Β
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"Dude, you gotta get something for your sore throat! Β It's really red!" lol
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Quite a display! I like this piece; really makes you think about what these amazing creatures were like when they still lived.
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A friend of mine just put out a book called "All Yesterdays" specifically about being more liberal in your paleo-interpretations - and they're doing an art contest you might want to submit this to (just for fun). [link]
It'd be right up their alley...
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I actually did this for that very contest, I am going to send it in now. I wanted to do another piece for the contest as well, though I fear I'm out of time unless I whip something together tonight.
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They extended the deadline to march 10th, actually, so you might be fine.
THis therizinosaur is awesome, though - what would your other critter be?
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Oh they did? Awesome! Today is my day off so I will devote it to paleoart. And thank you, I'm glad you like him
I was working on a piece involving some sauropods, ceratopsians, and hadrosaurs in a herd. I was trying to display how herds may have aligned themselves with the magnetic field and faced north the way modern herd animals do. Though it just sort of looked like an air-view of a bunch of dinos. It was more the concept in words that made it speculative. I'm going to work on some pterosaurs right now.
P.s. got comicon tickets for tomorrow
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Nice - it's always good to hear of good paleoart getting made - especially when you're exploring ideas like that.
ps see you then!
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I'm always excited to see speculative evolution art being made, I'm thinking about starting up a post-human project. Those are always fun.
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I'd encourage you to - prophet notwithstanding I've got a couple hidden away under the rug that I'd like to put up here sometime...
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I'll post some wonky sketches I've got hiding around when I can
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Because Therinino wasn't silly enough looking already
- I i mean beautiful looking. c:
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They are totally silly! xD
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How much practice have you had with a drawing tablet? You're incredibly good,btw i got the ME art book and need less to say its helped my alien art block im working on humanoid aliens at the moment been using my face as a model and then painting over it on DA muro i need photo shop sooo bad lol is photoshop what you use?
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I never really "practiced" with a tablet, I just started drawing with one and taught myself things through either figuring it out myself, my mom giving me pointers, or tutorials and process videos. And yes, photoshop is what I use.
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Okay cs6?, and for some on you is self taut bravo you! I need to practice more
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CS5 
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Yeah i still need a scanner xD
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I know I'd run if I saw something with claws that huge and a giant bloated heart pouch. I can just imagine the horrible (to a human of course; I bet the ladies dig it XD) battle cry that thing must make before it rips you to shreds.
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I think that a charging Therizino would be pretty horrifying haha
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Lovely concept, and really nice throat pouch on the Therizinosaur
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This epically awesome and embodies the theoretical aspect of dinosaur paleontology.
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Thank you very much
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Nice - it reminds me of our peacock. He was very enthusiastic but very young, and the two girls weren't even slightly impressed by his tailfeathers. It would be funny if you added a bored-looking female XD
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I was actually thinking of expanding the scene to just that!
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Female: *holds up hand* Puhleeease, talk to the meter long claws.
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Hah! I love therizinos, they're so goofy looking anyways, having a giant throat-balloon is the cherry on top of their goofiness.
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They are SUPER goofy! I fell in love with them as soon as I discovered them.
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There aren't even words for how happy the throat pouch I put on nearly EVERY SINGLE DINOSAUR I draw suddenly being everywhere. This is way too cool.
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