Pink Dinosaur #229

Pink Ptilinopus by David Tana

30 – Ptilinopus jambu – this small Asian dove lives in the mangrove swamps and lowland rain forests of Java, Sumatra, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Brunei.  As its name suggests, this inconspicuous bird feeds on fruit directly from the tree or that has been dropped to the ground. This male has a face just pink enough to make the cut for this ART Evolved event. Image references for illustration from Wikimedia Commons.

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Pink Dinosaur #228

Pink Dice Deinocheirus by Bruce-Earl Barr

I’ve painted my friend Dice Denocheirus pink, and have a pink shirt on today.  Unfortunately it was Permanent paint and won’t wash off till later this month.  Because I am a vocaloid fan boy I included Tako Luca... (yes I know it’s a Palaeontology Blog... but LOOK AT HER! SHES SOOOOOOO CUTE!)

... GOOD LUCK with the Cancer thing!!!

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Pink Dinosaur #227

Falcarius by Damien Feierday and Taylor Reints

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Pink Dinosaur #226

Pink Caudipteryx & Therizinosaurus by Albertonykus

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Pink Dinosaur #225

Pink Loxia by David Tana

 

29 –  Loxia leucoptera– this little crossbill is a member of the finch family, known as the white-winged crossbill or two-barred crossbill depending on the region where it is found.  This male has a pinkish color and white wingbars that make is easily distinguishable from other crossbills and finches that live in the same locations.  Image references for illustration from Wikimedia Commons.

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Pink Dinosaur #224

Pink Koreanosaurus by Damien Feierday and Taylor Reints

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Pink Dinosaur #223

Pink Deinonychus, Archaeopteryx & Jinfengopteryx by Albertonykus

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Pink Dinosaur #222

Pink Egretta by David Tana

 

28 – Egretta rufescens – the reddish egret is a native of the Gulf Coast, the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico that makes a life for itself hunting small vertebrates and invertebrates in shallow water.  They are more energetic than other herons and egrets, and often employ canopy hunting as a method of prey capture.  Image references for illustration from Wikimedia Commons.

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Pink Dinosaur #221

Pink Piano Prodigy Shuvuuia by Ingunn Aasland

Walking with dinosaurs - the musical!
This idea started with the popular expression "I need [item] like a Carnotaurus needs an accordion"... (What do you mean it's not a popular expression? It should be!)

Once I'd drawn him, I started wondering what musical instruments other dinosaurs clearly wouldn't need - hence the drumming Therezinosaurus, trumpet-playing Masiakasaurus, and piano prodigy Shuvuuia. I don't know whose anatomy I've mangled worse, the dinosaurs' or their instruments'! 

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Pink Dinosaur #220

Pink Titanis by David Tana

 

27 – Titanis walleri – this flightless, carnivorous phorusrhacid known as “Waller’s titan” lived in the Pliocene and Early Pleistocene (~ 4.9 – 1.8 mya) of North America. It was one of the last surviving members of its group, and the only “terror bird” known to have migrated out of its ancestral home in South America.  The reference for this restoration comes from a skeleton (cast?) on display at the Florida Museum of Natural History.  Pen and color pencil on paper.

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Pink Dinosaur #219

Pink Trumpet-playing Masiakasurus by Ingunn Aasland

Walking with dinosaurs - the musical!
This idea started with the popular expression "I need [item] like a Carnotaurus needs an accordion"... (What do you mean it's not a popular expression? It should be!) 

 

Once I'd drawn him, I started wondering what musical instruments other dinosaurs clearly wouldn't need - hence the drumming Therezinosaurus, trumpet-playing Masiakasaurus, and piano prodigy Shuvuuia. I don't know whose anatomy I've mangled worse, the dinosaurs' or their instruments'! 

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Pink Dinosaur #218

Pink Village Weaver by Mo Hassan

Created using an original JPEG photograph saved as a bitmap and coloured over using Microsoft Paint.

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Pink Dinosaur #217

Pink Argentavis by David Tana

26 – Argentavis magnificens – the giant teratornithid was, quite possibly, the largest volant bird that ever lived.  Known from several Late Miocene (~ 6 mya) sites in Argentina, it probably relied on soaring and gliding, rather than flapping to keep it in the air. The reference for this cranial restoration comes from an image in the paper by Chatterjee et al. (2007) titled “The aerodynamics of Argentavis, the world’s largest flying bird from the Miocene of Argentina” from the journal PNAS of the USA. Color pencil on paper.

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Pink Dinosaur #216

Pink Dromornis by David Tana

25 – Dromornis stirtoni – the dromornithid birds (sometimes called Mihirungs) lived in Australia from the Late Miocene – Early Pliocene (~ 15 mya – 30,000 years ago).  Although they may look like other large flightless birds (emus, moas, rheas, etc.) they are more closely related to ducks, geese, and swans. The reference for this restoration is a reconstructed skeleton on display at the Museum of Central Australia. Pen and color pencil on paper.

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Pink Dinosaur #215

Pink Drumming Therezinosaurus by Ingunn Aasland

Walking with dinosaurs - the musical!

This idea started with the popular expression "I need [item] like a Carnotaurus needs an accordion"... (What do you mean it's not a popular expression? It should be!) 

 

Once I'd drawn him, I started wondering what musical instruments other dinosaurs clearly wouldn't need - hence the drumming Therezinosaurus, trumpet-playing Masiakasaurus, and piano prodigy Shuvuuia. I don't know whose anatomy I've mangled worse, the dinosaurs' or their instruments'! 

Learn more about the Pink Dinosaur Cancer Fundraiser here.