Late afternoon, Kimmeridgian Age, Iberia: The reigning monarch of Late Jurassic Europe, a ten meter Torvosaurus gurneyi wanders from hunting grounds further inland, drawn to the shore by the scent of almost-fresh seafood (an unfortunate ichthyosaur, Ophthalmosaurus), as the nimble pterosaur Scaphognathus soars on storm-fed winds, searching for fish. The massive dinosaurian predator's bones will eventually be buried, fossilized, and, after 150 million years, found by human eyes searching the Lourinhã Formation of modern-day Portugal.



I've made an attempt at digital music to accompany this digital painting, a soundtrack for the image, if you will, and the track can be found at my new Soundcloud page, here:

soundcloud.com/oviraptor-space…





The descriptive paper on the dinosaur and more information from one of the authors, Christophe Hendrickx, can be found at the following:

www.plosone.org/article/info%3…



sites.google.com/site/hendrick…





And check out the great Scott Hartman's updated skeletal reconstruction, here:

www.skeletaldrawing.com/therop…





Torvosaurus gurneyi was named in honor of the incomparable James Gurney, world-renowned paleoartist and creator of Dinotopia, and, personally, a lifelong source of inspiration. Mr. Gurney also has an excellent blog, which can be found at:

gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/



Please do not use or reproduce this image without permission, and thanks for viewing (and listening)!

