Parasaurolophus
I always loved dinosaurs growing up, in fact, I still to this day have a little stuffed dinosaur who was lovingly named, “Frevrix” at the age of seven years old. Jurassic Park is still one of my favorite movies…I’ll never forget the first time I saw it (unfortunately it was not in the theaters…but if it ever makes a return to the big screen, you can bet I’ll be there!), I was scared to death to go outside at night, it seemed like there were velociraptors around every corner and every rattle was a dilophosaurus just waiting to pop up and spit tar-like paralyzing venom in my eyes before devouring me alive. Yet, despite the trauma it caused, it brought back my love and interest in dinosaurs. It’s a love that’s come and gone over the years, and I find myself again on the upswing, researching all things Saurian.
Of these creatures, my all-time favorite is the Parasaurolophus. There’s something about this sauropod that makes it both peaceful and dangerous at the same time. Scientists have managed to recreate the call of this dinosaur through 3D modeling of its skull, which can be heard here. Pretty impressive sound! It’s too bad we’ll never hear them in real life to see how close the scientists were able to simulate the sound. Well, who knows…maybe there are some still alive hidden deep in the wilderness or jungles. All I know is that the kid in me wants to keep on believing….
On September 14th, 2011, at 9:29 pm Dad wrote:
Excellent dinosaur drawings. Is this drawn on the wacom or ink on paper and scanned?
You ought to send this to every museum of natural history in the country.
On September 14th, 2011, at 9:32 pm Kevin wrote:
Thanks, Dad! These were drawn on paper with a .05 mm Micron ink pen. I had been experimenting with that type of linework previously, but I am really pleased at how this one turned out in particular! Museum of Natural History? Hmmm, there’s an idea! I’m glad you like it!