Prehistoric and Pretty

KAWAII DINOSAURS

I really don't know, okay

I was doodling dinosaurs and then flower crowns happened and things got slightly out of hand

Not sure if I like the flat colours on their own, might try shading this tomorrow but for now I just wanted to show you guys <3

For anyone who doesn't know I am a HUGE dinosaur nerd and have been ever since I I was tiny, pretty much as soon as I could read I was learning and reciting the Latin species names to anyone who would listen to a three-year-old. I never really grew out of that childhood obsession, dinosaurs are still hella rad <3

This pretty lady is a Parasaurolophus, a large hadrosaur from the Cretaceous period, a long-standing favourite of mine. The species itself is quite rare and only a handful of skeletons have ever been found but its distinctive crest has made it relatively well-known. The crest could be as long as 1.8 metres nose to tip and was probably used in communication. They were pretty big by dinosaur standard, reaching up to 10 metres in length. Hadrosaurs were always my favourite dinosaur family anyway but I've always loved this species in particular, I think they've got lovely faces. I didn't take many artistic liberties with the colours - obviously we have no idea what colour dinosaurs were but I think green is a pretty same bet. I didn't want to go too crazy.

There might be more? I don't know, I love drawing them but I have exams next week so drawing time will be heavily limited again - maybe after they're done I'll do a whole set of dinos <3

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