Dinosaurios Argentinos

IvanV · Jul 28, 2009, 03:20 PM

I adored these things when I was a kid and I still find them fascinating. It's amazing to find oneself standing next to something that had existed maybe 200,000,000 years ago, eons before anything resembling our own species appeared. And the looks of these things...

Megaraptor (notice the claw, total length up to 45cm

):

The meat-eater in the next two pictures is called Giganotosaurus. One hundred million years old, with the height of 5m, 15m of length and weighting 8t, it was bigger even than Tyrranosaurus Rex. The scull itself is 2m long.

Falstaff · Jul 28, 2009, 05:57 PM

I love this stuff, post more please!!!!

IvanV · Jul 28, 2009, 09:40 PM

I'm glad you like them, I couldn't believe when I heard that this exhibition would be held in my city. Here goes:

IvanV · Jul 28, 2009, 09:41 PM

This one shows the scale of things nicely. Fortunately for the pray, as with other dinosaurs, the huge head of Abelisaurus housed a chicken brain:

I can't but wonder if paleontologists really know what each of these animals actually looked like. If I remember well, the only part of this particular Alvarezsaurus that was actually found was the wing lying at it's feet.

Lakumasaurus (in the photo as well as the illustration below it) was one mean looking creature, it kind of reminds me of the eels from "Little Mermaid":

Falstaff · Jul 28, 2009, 09:44 PM

Gorgeous, thankyou soo much man, I love them all. I like the Jurassic and Cretaceous creatures very well represented. I always wanted to make a life like sculpture out of jade.

IvanV · Jul 28, 2009, 10:32 PM

No problem, nice to see them that appreciated. I hope you'll get round to doing that jade sculpture one day.

If I'm not mistaking, that's one art form we haven't had on Heavenly Visions.

Falstaff · Jul 28, 2009, 10:56 PM

I did some Alabaster, but that is about it. I carved a beagle - dachshund mix.

Cow_160483 · Jul 29, 2009, 10:38 AM

Nice pictures IvanV

Mac Daddy · Jul 29, 2009, 12:25 PM

Excellent pictures Ivan thanks for sharing them with us. Always been an interest of mine as well as anything to do with astronomy

IvanV · Jul 29, 2009, 04:07 PM

Thanks. I took these about a month ago and I've been meaning to post them since then, I should have known that there were more dino-lovers around here.

charm_quark · Jul 30, 2009, 06:43 PM

These pictures look absolutely stunning, the fist one especially.

SaberZ · Jul 30, 2009, 07:17 PM

I'm a huge dinosaur buff, love this stuff. Thanks for sharing the images bud!

Jul 28, 2009, 03:20 PM	#1
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,914 Rep Power: 333 System Specs	Dinosaurios Argentinos I adored these things when I was a kid and I still find them fascinating. It's amazing to find oneself standing next to something that had existed maybe 200,000,000 years ago, eons before anything resembling our own species appeared. And the looks of these things... Megaraptor (notice the claw, total length up to 45cm ): The meat-eater in the next two pictures is called Giganotosaurus. One hundred million years old, with the height of 5m, 15m of length and weighting 8t, it was bigger even than Tyrranosaurus Rex. The scull itself is 2m long. __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour, let me know (PM me or whatever).

Jul 28, 2009, 05:57 PM	#2
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	Re: Dinosaurios Argentinos I love this stuff, post more please!!!! __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Jul 28, 2009, 09:40 PM	Thread Starter #3
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,914 Rep Power: 333 System Specs	Re: Dinosaurios Argentinos I'm glad you like them, I couldn't believe when I heard that this exhibition would be held in my city. Here goes: __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour, let me know (PM me or whatever).

Jul 28, 2009, 09:41 PM	Thread Starter #4
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,914 Rep Power: 333 System Specs	Re: Dinosaurios Argentinos This one shows the scale of things nicely. Fortunately for the pray, as with other dinosaurs, the huge head of Abelisaurus housed a chicken brain: I can't but wonder if paleontologists really know what each of these animals actually looked like. If I remember well, the only part of this particular Alvarezsaurus that was actually found was the wing lying at it's feet. Lakumasaurus (in the photo as well as the illustration below it) was one mean looking creature, it kind of reminds me of the eels from "Little Mermaid": __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour, let me know (PM me or whatever).

Jul 28, 2009, 09:44 PM	#5
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	Re: Dinosaurios Argentinos Gorgeous, thankyou soo much man, I love them all. I like the Jurassic and Cretaceous creatures very well represented. I always wanted to make a life like sculpture out of jade. __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Jul 28, 2009, 10:32 PM	Thread Starter #6
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,914 Rep Power: 333 System Specs	Re: Dinosaurios Argentinos No problem, nice to see them that appreciated. I hope you'll get round to doing that jade sculpture one day. If I'm not mistaking, that's one art form we haven't had on Heavenly Visions. __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour, let me know (PM me or whatever).

Jul 28, 2009, 10:56 PM	#7
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	Re: Dinosaurios Argentinos I did some Alabaster, but that is about it. I carved a beagle - dachshund mix. __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Jul 29, 2009, 10:38 AM	#8
Cow_160483 HH's only cow moooooo... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: BOTSWANA Posts: 6,817 Rep Power: 300 System Specs	Re: Dinosaurios Argentinos Nice pictures IvanV __________________ Decode! Muhahahahah!

Jul 29, 2009, 12:25 PM	#9
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	Re: Dinosaurios Argentinos Excellent pictures Ivan thanks for sharing them with us. Always been an interest of mine as well as anything to do with astronomy __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Jul 29, 2009, 04:07 PM	Thread Starter #10
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,914 Rep Power: 333 System Specs	Re: Dinosaurios Argentinos Thanks. I took these about a month ago and I've been meaning to post them since then, I should have known that there were more dino-lovers around here. __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour, let me know (PM me or whatever).

Jul 30, 2009, 06:43 PM	#11
charm_quark incognito Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: BoTsWaNa Posts: 2,437 Rep Power: 140	Re: Dinosaurios Argentinos These pictures look absolutely stunning, the fist one especially. __________________ Three quarks for Muster Mark! Sure he has not got much of a bark And sure any he has it's all beside the mark. —James Joyce, Finnegans Wake

Jul 30, 2009, 07:17 PM	#12
SaberZ -Android Fanatic- Join Date: May 2003 Location: North Jersey Posts: 454 Rep Power: 58 System Specs	Re: Dinosaurios Argentinos I'm a huge dinosaur buff, love this stuff. Thanks for sharing the images bud! __________________ SaberZ- -Vostro 1500 w/Windows 7 x64 -Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4ghz (Penryn) -320GB WD Scorpio 7200 RPM HDD -4GB Patriot DDR2 800 (2x2GB) -Nvidia 8600M GT 256