Rugops_(cropped).png
Size of this preview:
800 × 295 pixels
.
Other resolutions:
320 × 118 pixels
|
640 × 236 pixels
|
1,024 × 378 pixels
|
1,280 × 472 pixels
|
5,250 × 1,937 pixels
.
Summary
Description Rugops (cropped).png |
English:
Digital reconstruction of the basal abelisaurid, Rugops primus. Based on its unique cranial anatomy, this digital painting depicts the North African theropod with a keratinized brow crest, a speculative dewlap for display, and an overall spiny hide. The coloration follows a few basic guidelines: 1) animals living in open environments (Rugops, like many dinosaurs, is known from a floodplain habitat) often have sharp countershading (darker above than below) high on the body 2) banded tails are extremely widespread in reptilians, and commonly found in other animal groups and 3) the head seems to have been a point of emphasis for Rugops, and as such brighter, contrasting colors are used to draw attention to it and "show off".
|
|||
Date | ||||
Source | Own work | |||
Author | Liam Elward | |||
Other versions |
|
Licensing
I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:
This file is licensed under the
Creative Commons
Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International
license.
-
You are free:
- to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
- to remix – to adapt the work
-
Under the following conditions:
- attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.