Unreferenced Tyrannosaurus From My Sketchbook!

Unreferenced Tyrannosaurus from my sketchbook!

and before you say any of these aren't scary: trust me, I have receipts

New paper supporting lipped theropods was just released!

They looked at the wear patterns on the enamel of a crocodile tooth and a daspletosaurus, as well as the skull length/tooth height relationship for multiple theropods and monitor lizards.

The crocodile tooth had more wear on its exposed side, while the daspletosaurus tooth had similar enamel thickness on both sides, indicating that they were likely covered by soft tissue, which keeps enamel moist and resistant to wear. They also found that theropods did not have a larger relative tooth size than monitor lizards do - the largest teeth belonged to the crocodile monitor, which has extensive soft tissue covering its teeth. This means that even Tyrannosaurus could plausibly have had their teeth completely covered by lips despite their size.

Heres some more that didn’t fit in the first post. Genus in the alt text same as before. 

Purgatorius and Tyrannosaurus by Bush Viper 165.

A deinocheirus heading to a riverbank for breakfast.

This painting was done completely on stream! I had a blast chatting with people while working on it.