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Aniksosaurus darwini

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A concept I came up with for :iconpangearas: where Aniksosaurus serve as livestock guardians or a watchful, playful pack of early warning systems. Here there is sexual dimorphism, the one in the foreground is a male, the rest are female. Aniksosaurus are thought to be anywhere from 7-10 feet in length and 2 feet tall at the hips.

The colors were taken from the Araripe manakin (Antilophia bokermanni) which is a critically endangered bird from Chapada do Araripe in Brazil. The male is dominantly white with a red helmet that extends to the back, and then parts of the wing and tail is black, the eyes are red. Females are usually olive green with a lighter underbelly. 


Note: This drawing is made entirely of guesswork. Aniksosaurus is known only from certain bones and is a rare fossil. Currently it is thought to relate to Compsognathidae. I highly suggest not using this picture for a drawing reference.

Note #2: Gave it a downy coat of simple feathers like what is on Sinocalliopteryx. 
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