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10.23.14 AMhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/img_0373.jpegIMG_03732025-11-28T18:02:32+00:00monthlyhttps://softdinosaurs.net/2023/09/18/lusognathus-almadrava/https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/screen-shot-2023-09-21-at-2.39.28-pm.pngscreen-shot-2023-09-21-at-2.39.28-pmhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/screen-shot-2023-09-21-at-2.38.40-pm.pngscreen-shot-2023-09-21-at-2.38.40-pmhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pterosaur-final-june-9-annotated-copy.jpgpterosaur-final-june-9-annotated-copyhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_2336-1.jpgimg_2336-1https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_2336.jpgimg_23362023-09-21T18:40:14+00:00monthlyhttps://softdinosaurs.net/sculptures-of-extant-species/https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/beetle.jpgbeetlehttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/download.jpgT. guttata 2T. guttata 2https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/download-1.jpgTaeniopygia guttata 1Taeniopygia guttata 1https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2365.jpgQ. mexicanus 8Q. mexicanus 8https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2372.jpgQ. mexicanus 7Q. mexicanus 7https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2369.jpgQ. mexicanus 6Q. mexicanus 6https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2373.jpgQ. mexicanus 5Q. mexicanus 5https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2374.jpgQ. mexicanus 4Q. mexicanus 4https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2378.jpgQ. mexicanus 3Q. mexicanus 3https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2379.jpgQ. mexicanus 2Q. mexicanus 22022-04-25T21:20:39+00:00weekly0.6https://softdinosaurs.net/new-bruce-museum-dilophosaurus-model/2021-05-12T19:51:14+00:00weekly0.6https://softdinosaurs.net/2021/04/01/the-doctor-responds/2021-04-02T20:42:49+00:00monthlyhttps://softdinosaurs.net/2021/04/01/bilateral-supremacy/2021-04-01T21:49:01+00:00monthlyhttps://softdinosaurs.net/2021/04/01/alien-life-convergence-vs-phylogenetic-signal/https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_6034.jpegIMG_6034https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/image.jpgimage2021-04-01T02:44:19+00:00monthlyhttps://softdinosaurs.net/2020/01/27/the-bennettite-wielandiella/2020-01-27T01:55:24+00:00monthlyhttps://softdinosaurs.net/2019/11/24/flattering/https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/screen-shot-2019-11-20-at-12.59.03-pm.pngScreen-Shot-2019-11-20-at-12.59.03-PM2019-11-25T14:32:13+00:00monthlyhttps://softdinosaurs.net/2016/02/24/jehol-hillside-work-in-progress/https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/jehol-hillside-charcoal.jpgJehol Hillside charcoal2018-10-22T23:04:31+00:00monthlyhttps://softdinosaurs.net/2018/10/22/dinosaur-art-ii-titan-books/2018-10-22T22:33:19+00:00monthlyhttps://softdinosaurs.net/species-reconstructions/https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/cropped-newer-baikalophyllumwtmk.jpgcropped-newer-baikalophyllumwtmk.jpgthe bennettite Baikalophyllum with a fledgling enantiornithine, based on GMV 2158 (formerly Liaoxiornis).https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/gallus-zhoongornis-bambiraptorwtmk.jpgGallus, Zhongornis, BambiraptorwtmkThree dinosaur genera: Gallus, Zhongornis, Bambiraptorhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/hutchinson-microraptor-r-lateral-ct2.jpgHutchinson Microraptor r lateral CThttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/hutchinson-ct-microraptor-model-l-lateral2.jpgHutchinson ct microraptor model l lateralhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/hutchinson-ct-microraptor-dorsal2.jpgHutchinson CT Microraptor dorsalhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/hutchinson-ct-microraptor-anterior2.jpgHutchinson CT Microraptor anteriorhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/hutchinson-microraptor-l-lateral-ct2.jpgHutchinson Microraptor L Lateral CThttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/trexcovermedwtmk.jpgTrexcovermedwtmkThe giant T. rex, Sue, with the brightest possible color pattern, based on the Chuckwalla lizard and calico cats.https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ardea-lifewtmk.jpgArdea lifewtmkhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jeholornis-lifewtmk.jpgJeholornis lifewtmk2023-02-01T09:21:25+00:00weekly0.6https://softdinosaurs.net/2015/02/16/new-pencil-drawings/https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cropped-jehol-hillside-charcoal.jpgcropped-jehol-hillside-charcoal.jpghttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/schizolepis.jpgSchizolepishttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/jehol-forest-floor1.jpgJehol Forest Floorhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-aurornis-in-thicket.jpgcropped-aurornis-in-thicket.jpgAurornis Group 2018-12-11T18:52:10+00:00monthlyhttps://softdinosaurs.net/2013/08/06/deinonychus-antirrhopus-skeletal-reconstruction/https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/deinonychus-recon.jpgDeinonychus reconhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/cropped-deinonychus-skeleton-sculpt.jpgcropped-deinonychus-skeleton-sculpt.jpg2016-02-24T14:24:04+00:00monthlyhttps://softdinosaurs.net/posts/ecosystem-reconstructions/https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/aurornis-in-thicket.jpgDisplaying Aurornis in ThicketAurornis xuihttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/r3all-shade-flat.jpgR3 forestMiocene apes Proconsul and Dendropithecus in a closed - canopy forest. For Michel et al. 2013. https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/antlers-formationwtmk.jpgAntlers Formationwtmkhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/chinlewtmk.jpgChinlewtmkhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/two-medicinewtmk.jpgTwo Medicinewtmkhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/67477_18wtmk.jpg67477_18wtmkhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/67477_5wtmk.jpg67477_5wtmkhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/67477_6wtmk.jpg67477_6wtmkhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/alioramuswtmk.jpgAlioramuswtmkhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/yixianwtmk.jpgYixianwtmk2016-02-24T03:58:26+00:00weekly0.6https://softdinosaurs.net/2015/12/19/tyrannosaurus-rex/https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/t-rex-small-eating-hesperornithid-3.jpgT rex small eating hesperornithid 3An early digital sketch for the Tyrannosaurus juvenile composition.https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/t-rex-small-eating-hesperornithid-2.jpgT rex small eating hesperornithid 2An early digital sketch for the Tyrannosaurus juvenile composition.https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/hesperornithiform-vs-t-rex.jpgHesperornithiform vs. T. rexPencil sketch of hesperornithiform bird for juvenile Tyrannosaurus composition.https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/t-rex-preys-on-hesperornithiform-shadow.jpgT. rex preys on hesperornithiform shadowhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/t-rex-preys-on-hesperornithiform1.jpgT. rex preys on hesperornithiformT. rex juvenile without leaf shadow.2015-12-20T18:24:59+00:00monthlyhttps://softdinosaurs.net/2015/10/11/bennettites-the-latest/https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/bennettite-banksia-sketch.jpgBennettite Banksia sketch2015-12-19T22:15:36+00:00monthlyhttps://softdinosaurs.net/2013/03/31/memoriam-dr-larry-martin/https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dorsal-microraptor-carcass.jpgdorsal Microraptor carcass2015-04-20T15:12:19+00:00monthlyhttps://softdinosaurs.net/2014/03/31/pterosaurs-at-the-amnh/https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1521.jpgIMG_15212015-03-10T02:45:44+00:00monthlyhttps://softdinosaurs.net/2013/08/30/bennettites-cycadeoids/https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bennettite-sahnioxylon-diagramwtmk.jpgBennettite Sahnioxylon diagramwtmkSahnioxylon, with Ptilophyllum leaves. Here it is reconstructed with a conservative height of 15 meters.2018-02-20T11:57:24+00:00monthlyhttps://softdinosaurs.net/2013/09/29/life-in-the-jurassic-thicket-2/https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/xiaotingia-in-thicketwtmk1.jpgXiaotingia in thicketwtmk2019-04-14T10:51:10+00:00monthlyhttps://softdinosaurs.net/2012/07/17/microraptor-fingers-and-feathers/https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/microraptor-forearm-copy.jpgmicroraptor forearm copy2013-09-29T21:28:15+00:00monthlyhttps://softdinosaurs.net/2012/07/18/reconstruction-of-microraptor-with-iridescent-plumage-2012/https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/clarke-microraptor-2011-2nd-sketchwtmk.jpgclarke microraptor 2011 2nd sketchwtmkThe first draft proposal. Everyone hated it.https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/microraptor-final-better-plants-2012wtmk.jpgMicroraptor final better plants 2012wtmkA second draft of the project, before the yellow snouts and eyes, and with incorrect wings on the individual in the background.2013-11-04T09:48:08+00:00monthlyhttps://softdinosaurs.net/2012/08/31/a-shoulder-to-cry-on/https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/with_eggs-1.jpgWith_eggs-1https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1649.jpgIMG_1649https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1648.jpgIMG_1648https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mei-pectoral.jpgmei pectoralhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_16421.jpgIMG_1642https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1642.jpgIMG_1642https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1634.jpgIMG_1634https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1632.jpgIMG_1632https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1625.jpgIMG_1625https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1616.jpgIMG_16162013-09-29T21:27:40+00:00monthlyhttps://softdinosaurs.net/2012/08/31/take-these-broken-wings-and-learn-to-fly/https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/6bird-confuciusornis-sanctus-kikos323b.jpg6bird-Confuciusornis-sanctus-Kikos323b2013-09-29T21:27:26+00:00monthlyhttps://softdinosaurs.net/2013/09/23/bennettite-paleoenvironments/https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/tiaojishan-panorama-2wtmk3.jpgTiaojishan panorama 2wtmkhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/legend-tiaojishan-thicket-wtmk.jpgLEGEND Tiaojishan thicket wtmkhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/tiaojishan-thicket-wtmk.jpgTiaojishan thicket wtmkTiaojishan Formation plants, Middle Jurassic2013-09-29T21:26:48+00:00monthlyhttps://softdinosaurs.net/2013/09/29/bennettites-the-nearly-invisible-mesozoic-plants/https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/cycadeoidea-marylandica.jpgCycadeoidea marylandicaCycadeoidea marylandica, Seward 1898.https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/williamsoniella-coronata.jpgWilliamsoniella coronataWilliamsoniella coronata from Jurassic England. Seward, 1898.https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/williamsonia.jpgWilliamsoniaWilliamsonia sewardiana, from Jurassic India, after Sahni (1932).https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/wielandiella-2.jpgWielandiella 2https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/nathorst-1902-bennettite-branching.jpgNathorst 1902 bennettite branchingOne of Nathorst's original fossils of Wielandiella, showing the dichasial branching.https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/cycas-circinalis.jpgCycas circinalisCycas, a modern, tall, cycad. Lioxylon from Middle Jurassic China may have looked much the same.https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/carruthers-1870-bennettite-leaf-bases.jpgCarruthers 1870 bennettite leaf basesExcellent illustrations of bennettite trunks, showing the rhomboidal leaf scars, from Carruthers, 1870.https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ptilophyllum-boreale.jpgPtilophyllum borealeA Ptilophyllum - type leaf fossil.https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/anomozamites-wtmk.jpgAnomozamites wtmkAnomozamites Haifanggouensis. Middle Jurassic Jiulongshan Formation, China.2013-09-29T21:25:56+00:00monthlyhttps://softdinosaurs.net/2012/07/10/jason-brougham/https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/microraptor-pair-feb-27-flatwtmk-e1341886776452.jpgMicroraptor Pair Feb 27 FLATwtmk2015-10-19T02:36:24+00:00monthlyhttps://softdinosaurs.net/behavioral-reconstructions-3/https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/proto-veloci-on-the-ground.jpgProto Veloci on the groundhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/velociraptor-stalking.jpgVelociraptor stalkinghttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/velociraptor-protoceratops.jpgFighting Dinosaurs Velociraptor Protoceratopshttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/citipati-father-brooding-chickswtmk.jpgCitipati Father Brooding Chickswtmkhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/citipati-chicks-hatchingwtmk.jpgCitipati Chicks Hatchingwtmkhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/troodon-nesting-draft-2wtmk2.jpgTroodon nesting draft 2wtmkhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/epidendrosaurus-fledglingswtmk2.jpgEpidendrosaurus fledglingswtmkhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jinfengopteryx-pairwtmk2.jpgJinfengopteryx pairwtmk2013-07-03T19:57:26+00:00weekly0.6https://softdinosaurs.net/2012/08/02/what-does-soft-dinosaurs-mean/https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/gallus-zhoongornis-bambiraptorwtmk.jpgGallus, Zhongornis, BambiraptorwtmkThree theropod dinosaurs: Gallus (the chicken) , Zhongornis, and Bambiraptor.2012-08-22T03:05:13+00:00monthlyhttps://softdinosaurs.net/posts/2012-07-20T16:24:21+00:00weekly0.6https://softdinosaurs.net/dinosaur-biology/ct-scans-of-my-microraptor-sculpt-courtesy-dr-john-hutchinson-rvc/https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/hutchinson-microraptor-r-lateral-ct3.jpgHutchinson Microraptor r lateral CThttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/hutchinson-ct-microraptor-model-l-lateral3.jpgHutchinson ct microraptor model l lateralhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/hutchinson-ct-microraptor-dorsal3.jpgHutchinson CT Microraptor dorsalhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/hutchinson-ct-microraptor-anterior3.jpgHutchinson CT Microraptor anteriorhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/hutchinson-microraptor-l-lateral-ct3.jpgHutchinson Microraptor L Lateral CTThis is a composite musculoskeletal sculpture - bones exposed on one side, musculature sculpt on the other. It was done on a commission for Nova's The Four Winged Dinosaur in 2007.2012-07-18T15:33:55+00:00weekly0.6https://softdinosaurs.net/about/https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/happy-manialtepec.jpghappy manialtepec2023-07-02T06:31:24+00:00weekly0.6https://softdinosaurs.net/dinosaur-biology/https://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/microraptor-with-hatchlingswtmk1.jpgMicroraptor with hatchlingswtmkhttps://softdinosaurs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/t-rex-growthwtmk00012.jpgT.rex growthwtmk00012012-07-17T22:18:39+00:00weekly0.6https://softdinosaurs.netdaily1.02026-04-03T18:35:24+00:00