#Anchiornis huxleyi

[comixqueen]

Repostober 7: He stretch his leggy out real far! Anchiornis from 2018, a piece from grad school.

#art #paleoart #anchiornis #anchiornis huxleyi #dinosaur #raptor #maniraptor #science illustration

[saritawolff]

#Archovember Day 1 - Your Choice!

In my ongoing effort to draw all the non-avian dinosaurs we know the colors of, I’ve chosen Anchiornis huxleyi!

The type species for the Anchiornithids (“near birds”), Anchiornis huxleyi was a crow-sized dinosaur living in the Late Jurassic of Liaoning, China. It was relatively common, as hundreds of specimens have been uncovered in this area. But what makes Anchiornis so unique and important is that it was the first Mesozoic dinosaur species to have its entire life appearance be known by man! Having hundreds of well-preserved fossils available allows us to extract a lot of information about not only its size and shape, but its skin, feathers, and even coloration. Anchiornis had long wing feathers on its arms and legs (though its leg feathers were not as long as those of Microraptorians), fluffy downy feathers all over its body, a feathered crest on its head, and feathers covering its feet.

Only two Anchiornis fossils have had their well-preserved melanosomes studied so far. By comparing the structure of these melanosomes to modern birds, paleontologists have been able to infer the life colors of Anchiornis! It had mostly gray and black body feathers and white forewing and hindwing feathers with black tips. Its tail colors remain unknown. The first specimen of Anchiornis to be surveyed for melanosomes also had red or rufous coloring on its crest, as well as rufous speckles on its otherwise black and gray head. However, the second specimen did not have any rufous coloration. This may be due to different preservation of melanosomes, different investigative techniques, the animals in question having regional differences or even being different species/subspecies, the second Anchiornis being younger, or sexual dimorphism.

While Anchiornis had rather large feathered forelimbs, it didn’t seem to have been much of a flier. Unlike the later Microraptorians, its wings were rounded and relatively short compared to other flying dinosaurs, and the flimsy flight feathers overlapped each other to strengthen them. A 2016 study concluded that while juvenile Anchiornis may have been able to use their wings to assist with leaping through the trees, adults were simply too heavy and their wings too small to gain any lift. Instead, it is more likely their wings were used for display. As their legs were long, they may have been adapted for speed, using their wings to aid in aerodynamics as they quickly darted through the underbrush.

Pellets (such as those coughed up by owls) have been found both within and in association with Anchiornis, and contained lizard bones and fish scales. Prey items that could have also been eaten by Anchiornis include insects, arachnids, salamanders, small anurognathids (such as Cascocauda, who we will be visiting later this month) and other small or juvenile pterosaurs, and small cynodonts like Agilodocodon and Juramaia.

Anchiornis lived alongside other Anchiornithids such as Aurornis, Caihong, Eosinopteryx, Pedopenna, Serikornis, Xiaotingia, as well as the Scansoriopterygids Yi, Scansoriopteryx, and Epidexipteryx. It also lived alongside the quilled heterodontosaurid Tianyulong.

#my art #SaritaDrawsPalaeo #Anchiornis huxleyi #Anchiornis #Anchiornithid #paravian #theropods #saurischians #dinosaurs #archosaurs #archosauromorphs #Archovember #Archovember2023

[dinodorks]

A fossil of Anchiornis huxleyi, a paravian dinosaur from the Tiaojishan Formation of Liaoning, China, with well-preserved feather imprints.

#Palaeoblr #Anchiornis #Anchiornis huxleyi #Dinosaur #Jurassic #Prehistoric #Fossil #Mesozoic #Theropod #Photo

[bronzetomatoes]

Rawr

idk if this guy says rawr but google says she's a dinosaur

#look anika's talking! #anchiornis huxleyi #chinese dinosaur from the early jurassic period #they have 4 wings isn't that sick #answering an ask #elidoeskinthings

[iceway]

@palaeoplushies he sat in customs for a bit, but Dearc is finally here!

and now huxleyi has a buddy! :D

#Iceway talks #dearc sgiatharach #anchiornis huxleyi

[fujianvenator]

i need a paleo accurate theropod plushie so bad

#vic.txt #anchiornis huxleyi might i have a crumb of anchiornis huxleyi

[seabrrd]

IT IS FINISHED. anchiornis huxleyi dinosaur of all time

#paleoart #paleontology #anchiornis #dinosaur #my art #painting #one of my favorite dinosaurs of all time fr #rushed submission for a small magazine my uni helps publish idk. its midterms season #seabrrd.png

[justgoji]

Anchiornis huxleyi perched on a cliff.

@1dinodaily

#dinovember #anchiornis #dinosaur #pencil drawing #pencil doodle

[artsybug0]

Can I make an art of Millie as a dino? If yes, what dino? I'm only asking bc I wanna tag u in it and don't want you to go "omg" and be horrified :3

Yeah lol you can

Don’t worry I wouldn’t of been horrified! You can make a drawing of Millie spilling her guts I would be like “Oooo!” So there’s no issues

Hmm… make her a Anchiornis huxleyi

Because tiny and bird

[makairodonx]

My 16th entry for Jurassic July 2023: Anchiornis huxleyi, a small, cat-sized paravian which lived 163-145 million years ago in what is now the Tiaojishan Formation of Liaoling, China, was discovered and named in 2009 and it predated the more famous Archaeopteryx by nearly 15 million years in the evolution of birds. Anchiornis is known from hundreds of specimens, some of which are well-preserved, and was the first Mesozoic dinosaur species whose entire life appearance could be determined.

#anchiornis #dinosaur #paleoart #dinosaurs #jurassic #jurassicperiod #jurassic period #jurassic july #paleontography #paleontology #dinosaur art

[saltedteas]

Got struck by inspiration so everyone meet my new arknights oc. Her name is Huxleyi and she’s based off of the chicken-sized dinosaur anchiornis huxleyi

#arknights #arknights oc #art tag #really stretching the definition of liberi here but we’ve also got hippogriffs and griffins it’s FINE #ocs

[lauras-happy-place]

A father Anchiornis feeds a dragonfly to his little turdlets.

Artwork by Emily Willoughby, paired with a poem by Jonathan Kane, explaining the colouring of Anchiornis huxleyi. 🙂

'Anchiornis'

By Jonathan Kane

What color is a dinosaur?

In older times you always guessed.

But microscopes can tell you more

Than plain conjecture at its best.

The understanding lacked before

Is with a struggle now possessed,

To learn the colors that I wore,

Like red within my crest.

As newer science comes along

To better understand the dead,

The finest paintings can be wrong,

Demanding others in their stead.

So always paint the color strong

On part of me that’s tinted red.

You know the place it will belong:

The crest upon my head.

Anchiornis huxleyi

('near bird, for Thomas Henry Huxley')

Paraves (Avialae?) Anchiornithidae

Tiaojishan Formation, Liaoning province, China.

Upper Jurassic, ~161 - 159 Ma.

~

Artwork by Emily Willoughby.

Poem by Jonathan Kane.

Daily Dino Fact #56

#daily dino facts #special interest #dinos #dinosaurs #fun fact

[the-cinnamon-snail]

What Dino species?

...very hard question but for right now I'll answer with Anchiornis Huxleyi

#tiny guys #sorry i just.love these guys #ask #ask box #inbox #fren :d #i personally think they're cooler without the red crest but its still inconic

[terrasitic]

hm perhaps i am something closer to a microraptor rather than an anchiornis huxleyi. however, the colour scheme of an anchiornis matches my wings a little better

#evan growls #avianthrope

[whywolfprincess]

Anzu and Anchiornis by @palaeoplushies partying on my Christmas tree.

#Dinosaurs #Anzu wyliei #Anchiornis huxleyi #Check their shop if you like dinosaurs #Fish #And marsupials #They do awesome work #Yeah I am getting rid of my tree soon #Leave me alone

[idoodle2draw-marquer]

update! i finally moved to our new home! aaaAA i got help from my parents and sister, which made it much more doable- but not any less stressful @-@;; i did a little drawover of us in celebration :>  this picture was taken on the day of closing in front of the house!

it was definitely an experience trying to figure out what dinos my parents would be and designing them hjgksdfhf my dad is a Carnotaurus, i went off his favourite colours: red and blue and my mom is a Anchiornis huxleyi, she loves burgundy and cardinals! my sister being a mix of the two lol and then lil ol’ meeee, weird lil pinata boi xD

it’s already been 12 days since i’ve been here but i’ve been so busy, especially with my 2 yro cats keeping me on my toes constantly  apologies for the terrible absence though- i’m just trying to get my life together ;w;;;

#C-POPROCKET-D #my sona #coelophysis #pinata #dino #dinosaur #pinata dino #animate inanimate #carnotaurus #carno #Anchiornis huxleyi #anchiornis #hybrid #scalie #furry #furry art #iDoodle2Draw #iD2D #art #artwork #drawing #digital drawing #sketch #colored sketch #process #drawover #draw over