tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653345901774701895.post496883893572344284..comments2024-03-23T12:02:36.626-07:00Comments on Mark P. Witton's Blog: More new-old art: Therizinosaurus, superpigeon, and Polacanthus, walking coffee tableMark Wittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02524696111911168322noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653345901774701895.post-100962255024395682021-05-11T03:15:11.445-07:002021-05-11T03:15:11.445-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Leopardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03310418338810998773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653345901774701895.post-77917568143028047982015-10-12T13:28:43.306-07:002015-10-12T13:28:43.306-07:00Love the Two Therizinosaurus cheliformis the detai...Love the Two Therizinosaurus cheliformis the detail is amazing James Hardinghttp://www.jamesharding.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653345901774701895.post-70992360907335807712015-07-13T12:21:19.886-07:002015-07-13T12:21:19.886-07:00When I look at Therizinosaurus, and their strange,...When I look at Therizinosaurus, and their strange, flat, long claws, I wonder if they weren't used to make an alluring (or frightening?) clacking sound when jittered about. There is at least one species of bird that clacks its beaks with a mate's (making a racket). I just wanted to bark this idea someplace hahaha. Your focus on mating displays helps in imagining this.<br /><br />This is my favorite illustration of these creatures, very nice and humbling for them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653345901774701895.post-81918842680143092502015-03-25T16:12:38.980-07:002015-03-25T16:12:38.980-07:00Love that extra resolution the new drawing rig is ...Love that extra resolution the new drawing rig is giving you, Mark! It just lends so much more realism and impact to your novel compositions and concepts. Beautiful stuff!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18349267647944807434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653345901774701895.post-6702840163095833542015-03-23T06:11:20.895-07:002015-03-23T06:11:20.895-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sean McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01638487125675179642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653345901774701895.post-21349878006399970452015-03-23T02:26:00.905-07:002015-03-23T02:26:00.905-07:00An issue I have with the vegetation gathering idea...An issue I have with the vegetation gathering idea is the arms have pretty limited range compared to the neck and head. Unless they were pulling trees over to access leaves much higher than even their heads could reach, I have trouble seeing it working.<br /><br />Other than that, I suspect the claws were multifunctional: defence, display, grooming, maybe digging in soft substrates to access water/nutrients, that sort of thing.Mark Wittonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02524696111911168322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653345901774701895.post-17238106951812942002015-03-22T22:50:13.287-07:002015-03-22T22:50:13.287-07:00Love it. Do you think those scythe-like claws wer...Love it. Do you think those scythe-like claws were used for grabbing branches - or as a last-resort defense against an approaching predator?Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17837037454015036429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653345901774701895.post-61145478327511097552015-03-22T19:25:46.551-07:002015-03-22T19:25:46.551-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sean McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01638487125675179642noreply@blogger.com