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acrylics on card with digital enhancement, 2004-2012

66,000,000 years ago, Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), Montana, USA

A pair of Ankylosaurus magniventris keep a marauding Tyrannosaurus rex at bay with their clubbed tails. Among the largest and the last of the armoured dinosaurs, Ankylosaurus is often incorrectly restored with homogeneous, closely-packed dorsal scutes. In reality, the armour had a far more complex arrangement (although still incompletely known) which included large multi-ridged neck-and-shoulder guards and smooth trashcan-lid sized back scutes. There is no evidence of any sharp spines - Ankylosaurus appears to have been the least spiky of the ankylosaurids.

T.rex needs no introduction. This individual is a recently-matured adult (Bucky-sized) completing his final growth spurt and suddenly realising that he is now much bigger than all the herbivores on the block. He is recklessly throwing his weight around which is probably a very bad idea in this instance.

This reconstruction was initially started back in 2004, based directly on Ken Carpenter's redescription of that year (Can. J. Earth Sci. 41: 961–986) for a possible article in the WA Museum Dinonews periodical. Dinonews went kaput and I had to move across Australia to Vic - thus I stopped when it was 60% complete. In September 2012, I finally finished it over the weekend.
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~Saberrex Sep 21, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
this is a favorite for me because it's arms vs armor. i created two descendants of these very two dinosaurs; Vastatotyrannus rex sinensis, and the Juggernaut (Ankyomantarx) that resembles this. i made mine after looking at Luis V. Rey's poses, but i am glad to see i am not the only one who believes in a fair fight between ankylosaurs and Tyrannosaurs.
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~Brad-ysaurus Sep 18, 2012
"I fart in your general direction!" - Ankylosaurus
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*Gogosardina Sep 21, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
As the horrendous tyrannosaur lunged forward, escape for the ankylosaurs seemed hopeless, when, suddenly ... the artist suffered a fatal heart attack.
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Mood: Joy ~Kazuma27 Sep 12, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Instant classic!
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*Gogosardina Sep 12, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
Many thanks... well "instant" as in a 7 year gestation.
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~Kazuma27 Sep 13, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Better late than never ;)
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*fractalfiend Sep 12, 2012
Beautiful piece! Such awesome details!
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*Gogosardina Sep 12, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
One of those pieces that just came together one night. For years I've been glancing at it and walking off until eventually I yelled "stuff it!" and finished it.
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*fractalfiend Sep 13, 2012
Glad you finished it :D
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~pilsator Sep 12, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Marvellous work, Brian!
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