Ford, T. L., 2009, How to Draw Dinosaurs: The dinosaurs with a bad name...Oviraptorids, Part 1: Prehistoric Times, no. 90, p. 18-19.
Figure 1) Crested Oviraptorosauria; A) Oviraptor philoceratops AMNH 6517; B) Oviraptor nova GI SPS No. 100/42; C) Nemegtomaia barsboldi GIN 100121 12; D) Oviraptor nova (Gaston); E) Oviraptor nova (Gaston); F) Citipati osmolskae IGM 100/978; G) Rinchenia mongoliensis GI SPS No. 100/32 (after Barsbold, and reconstructed skull); H) Chirostenotes sp (Triebold specimen, after Scott Hartman)
Figure 2) Crestless Oviraptorosauria; A) Conchoraptor gracilis GKH
PST No. 100/20; B) Khaan mckennae IGM 100/1127; C) Ingenia yanshini GI SPS
No. 100/30;
D) Caudipteryx zoui NGMC 97-4-A & NGMC 97-9-A; E) Protarchaeopteryx robusta
= Incisivosaurus gauthieri IVPP V13326.
Figure 3) New interpretation of Oviraptor using Chirostenotes as a template; A) Oviraptor; B) Chirostenotes.
Figure 4) Head reconstructions of Oviraptorosauria; A) Conchoraptor
gracilis;
B) Citipati osmolskae; C) Jaw muscles of Conchoraptor gracilis.
Ford, T. L., 2009, How to Draw Dinosaurs: The dinosaurs with a bad name...Oviraptorids, Part 2: Prehistoric Times, no. 91, p. 18-19.
Figure 1). A) my first reconstruction of Chirostenotes; B)
my new interpretation.
Figure 2). Hands of Oviraptorosauromorphs; A) Oviraptor philoceratops; B) Conchoraptor gracilis; C) Ingenia yanshini.
Figure 3) Feet of Oviraptorosauromorphs; A) Ingenia yanshini; B) Oviraptor philoceratops; C) Conchoraptor gracilis.
Figure 4). Pelvis and ilia of oviraptorosaurs. A) Rinchenia mongolensis; B) Ingenia yanshini.
Figure 5) Oviraptorosauromorph skeletons: A) Oviraptor philoceratops; B) Khaan
mckennae; C) Citipati osmolskae; D) Conchoraptor gracilis; E) Caudipteryx
zoui;
F) Ingenia yanshini.
Ford, T. L., 2009, How to Draw Dinosaurs: Bulking up Suaropods (and dinosaurs in general): Prehistoric Times, n. 92, p. 18-19.
Figure 1) Diagram of vertebra of Dicraeosaurus; A) rugosity on the top of the neural spine; B) neural spine; C) spdl (spinodiapophyseal lamina); D) centra; E) diaphyoses; F) neural arch; G) postzygophyseis; H) prezygophyseis.
Figure 2) Cross section of the body of sauropods showing the muscles; A-C Dicraeosaurus, D Diplodocus, E-F Apatosaurus; A) Dicraeosaurus anterior dorsal vertebra; E) Dicraeosaurus middle dorsal; F) Dicraeosaurus posterior dorsal; D) Diplodocus anterior dorsal vertebra; E) Apatosaurus mid dorsal; F) Apatosaurus posterior dorsal; color identification of muscles; 1) m transsp med; 2) m. transsp lat; 3) m long d; 4) m ilcost.
Figure 3) Cross section of the body of sauropods at the mid dorsal region; A-B) Camarasaurus; C) Saltasaurus; D) Shunosaurus; E) Haplocanthosaurus. Same muscle color identification as in figure 2.
Figure 4) Side view of sauropods showing the muscles and tendons (white stripes); A-C Diplodocus; D) Camarasaurus; E) Saltasaurus. Same muscle color identification as in figure 2 with one more muscle; 5) ap ilcost.
Figure 5) Side view restoration of sauropods, old way (A-C), new way (D-F);
A, D); B, E) Dicraeosaurus; C, F) Amargasaurus.
Ford, T. L., 2010, How to Draw Dinosaurs: Dull or colorful? What did dinosaurs look like? Prehistoric Times, n. 93, p. 18-19.
Figure 1) Feather diagram showing the placement of barbules. A) Shaft; B)
Barb; C) Barbules.
Figure 2) Skeletons of Anchiornis huxleyi; A) Type, IVPP V14378; B) Referred specimen BMHNC PH828; C) Referred specimen LPM-B00169.
Figure 3) Reconstructions of Anchiornis and Sinosauropteryx;
A) Life restoration of Anchiornis (LPM-B00169) in the old version of scaly
dinosaurs; B) Skeleton
of referred specimen LPM-B00169; C) Life restoration of Anchiornis (LPM-B00169)
using recent studies showing the color pattern based on BMHNC PH828; D) Sinosauropteryx showing the color pattern on the tail.
Ford, T. L., 2010, How to Draw Dinosaurs: Aquatic Psittacosaurs (finally) Part one: Prehistoric Times, n. 94, p. 18-19.
Figure 2) Ornithopod femurs. A) Psittacosaurus xinjiangensis:
B) Psittacosaurus
sibiricus; C) Hypsilophodon foxii; D) Iguanodon bernissartensis.
Figure 3) Manus and pes of psittacosaurs. A) Manus of Psittacosaurus sibiricus; B) Pes of Psittacosaurus neimongoliensis; B) Pes of Stenopelix valdensis.
Figure 4) Front legs of swimming animals. A) Psittacosaurus; B) Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus);
C) Sea Lion (Zalophus); D) Sea Turtle (Cheloni); E) Penguin, (Spheniscus).