Tim Morris' Art and Project Blog

  Dracontology – A Modern Synthesis   The study of dragons as creatures is almost as old as man itself. The confusing anatomy of many dragon species has resulted in confusion as to their taxonomy and evolution. Phylogenetics and evo-devo may provide a better perspective than classical purely anatomical approaches.   The Enigma of Dragon Limbs –   Dragons of various sorts can have as many as 8, or as few as 0 limbs, standard Western Dragons have 6, including legs and wings, while Wyverns have a more typical bird-like arrangement of a single pair of wings and 1 pair of hind-legs.   Dragons can be typically broken down into a few groups, but there are many specialized forms and outliers.   Basilisks – These have 8 legs. Tarrasques and Hexadragons – These have 6 legs. Western Dragons – These have 4 legs and one pair of wings. This is the only group known to breathe fire. Drakes – These have 4 legs and no wings. Long/Eastern Drag...

 Hello again, After experimenting with Skullgen, I was reminded of a doodle I did once, a panoply of fictional theropods heads, which I had dreamed-up at random. Here is the original image: This leaving something to be desired, I decided to flesh out the best of them into full speculative portraits, thus. A mid-sized Eustreptospondylus relative. Adapted to catch vertebrates smaller than itself, it has long, recurved teeth. An herbivorous Notosuchian that has done away with teeth, in favor of a strong beak. A relative of Confusciousornis, having an upturned bill and small teeth. A crestless Oviraptorid which bears a large, powerful beak. A long-snouted Megalosaur, transitional between Megalosaurs and Spinosaurs. An extremely basal ornithischian, which has not yet evolved a beak. A large, long-snouted Unenlagiine which has many conical teeth for hunting fish. A Spinosaur which has a long, pointed narrow snout somewhat like a bird. A short-snouted Allosaurid of moderate size, and havi...