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Published: 2013-07-28 11:06:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 10144; Favourites: 216; Downloads: 0
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Teratophoneus curriei - tyrannosaurid from the Campanian of Laramida. The feathering is losely based on that of cassowary. The long pennaceous-like feathers depicted here, are actually EBFFs, and are entirely speculative. I wanted to give this tyrannosaurid some kind of very primitive wings, more primitive than those of ornithomimosaurs, and more derived coelurosaurs. Of course these "wings" are of any use only as visual display devices. Also, this theropod got lips, and some soft-tissue ornamentation on the skull.Reference: Skeletal drawing of Teratophoneus curriei by Scott Hartman - www.deviantart.com/art/Teratopβ¦
Medium: Ink
Done: 2013
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'EBFF' stands for 'Elongated Broad Filamentous Feather', the kind of feathers firstly observed in Beipiaosaurus fossils.Β www.pnas.org/content/106/3/832β¦
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aha, i see, intresting article btw
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This one and your Gorgosaur are the best tyrannosaurids I've seen in DA so far. Excellent style and integument choice.Β Absolutely stunning.Β
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Thank you for the compliments, Chris!
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At first, I thought those wings were made of the quills of feathers like cassowaries. But I think that those on cassowaries evolved from proper flight feathers, and I'm pretty sure Teratophoneus did not have a flying ancestor.
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Phylogenetically wings predate the origin of flight in coelurosaurian theropods. Wings as anatomical structure firstly appeared in non-flying theropod (the most basal coelurosaur known to have wings is the ornithomimosaur Ornithomimus, and were only later modified for flight by paravians. This being said, the wings of my Teratophoneus are ment to resemble those of cassowary.
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Whoops! I realise now that quills were not evolved specifically for flight and primitive feathers that were not used for flight had quills too. I made a mistake in the comment I wrote before. Sorry!
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Who, who's also sane, doesn't love feathered tyrannosaurs, anyway? Thank you!
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This is awesome, I especially love the eye marking. What exactly do you mean by EBFF? (Watch as it's something completely obvious that I should know. Derps.)
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Thank you!
EBFF is abbreviation for "Elongated Broad Filamentous Feathers". This kind of feathers is described in the therizinosaur Beipiaosaurus, and they are thought to be among the more primitive types of feathers.
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Ah, so like the beginning of flight feathers? Interesting!
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Very expressive! This artwork must have had big impact on you. I guess few emoticons can say more than tons of words. 
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Very well done, especially on the shading detail. Double point's for ti being a dinosaur.
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Interesting reflexion on the level of complexity of the arm feathers and Hurray for the lips !
I also like the amount of feathering on the body. Extended while still reasonnable. The wings actually remind
me of the ones of some juvenile birds. Another great piece !
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Thanks, man! 
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It's a very clear progress compared to the previous attempts. I can feel the weight of the feathery coat and
the gravity working on it. I was planning on doing a Tyrant series some time ago but agian I have little time.
Keep up the good work !
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When you have more time in your hands, I think you should give this series of yours a try. I can't get tired of quality reconstructions of tyrannosaurs.
Happy to hear your thoughts about the feathering, and to know I succeeded in getting it "more" right this time!
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Your feathering is indeed quite appropriate for such big animals.
I have a Bistahieversor piece on the works but I need to find some original pose.
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Love the facial marking! Great drawing man!
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Thanks, dude! Glad to see that people like the facial markings. I was worried if they worked in this case.
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Nice work on the textures and everything, the facial marking is pretty awesome, too.
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These are probably the first Tyrannosaur-Wings I can like. Maybe not like, but tolerate.
But yeah, fantastic work as usual, very interesting eye-mark (?) in the face-pattern.
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Thanks!
These are probably the first Tyrannosaur-Wings I can like. Maybe not like, but tolerate.
Well, it's something. To be honest it's hard to give wings to any tyrannosaur, that look primitive enough, yet looking clearly like wings.Β
I'm still not sure if the eye-mark was good idea. I mean, I like it, but it probably could have been better. It's that, I just didn't want to leave it with "blank" face, as I did with my Gorgosaurus drawing.
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This is dazzling! One of your best works so far, I bloody love it. The amount of details is extraordinary, and you've done a superb job with both scales and feathers.
Glorious is all I can say.
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Thank you very much for all the compliments, and kind words! It's always appreciated.
You may be surprised, but the details here are much less than the usual for my drawings. Or atleast they were done in much shorter time. I guess it's the feathers texture that makes the illusion for great amount of details.
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Guess you're right. Still, I'll never stop saying that this is stunning.
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Nice one! The head looks bizarrely carcharodontosaurian...
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