Brontosaurus battle it out in an epic #brontosmash, an idea suggested by Mike Taylor at SVPow!. Apatosaurs have pretty crazy thick, robust necks for sauropods, and this would be an explanation for that.

This painting is a re-imagining of a classic work by Mark Hallett, of Mamenchisaurus – "Crossing the Flats" – that graces the cover of Dinosaurs Past and Present: Volume I.

Mark's work is long and flat, fitting for the great mamenchisaur with its unbelievably long neck held horizontally, which was the thinking at the time. We're now swinging around to a more vertical neck pose for these animals, perhaps surprisingly so, and it got me to wondering what such a painting would look like now. So here it is.

Based largely on a skeletal by Scott Hartman.

This painting is a re-imagining of a classic work by Mark Hallett, of Mamenchisaurus – "Crossing the Flats" – that graces the cover of Dinosaurs Past and Present: Volume I.

Mark's work is long and flat, fitting for the great mamenchisaur with its unbelievably long neck held horizontally, which was the thinking at the time. We're now swinging around to a more vertical neck pose for these animals, perhaps surprisingly so, and it got me to wondering what such a painting would look like now. So here it is.

Based largely on a skeletal by Scott Hartman.

Some of the dinosaurs Tendaguru formation gather in the most naturalistic way I could make them.

The little black and white ones are Dryosaurus, the spikey one Kentrosaurus, the long-necked ones on the left some sort of Barosaur (possibly)*, foreground long-neck are Giraffatitan, and behind them in the distance, Dicraeosaurus. In the foreground is the strage theropod Elaphrosaurus.

This painting shares similarities with another painting I did of some sauropods, but this one actually can first.

*This is based on a painting I did in 1998, so it includes animals that have changed taxanomic status somewhat.

Whos one? Psittacosaurus is, yes she is.

So Holy. So Hero. Wow.

The sinking of the pigeon passenger ship "Martha" must be avenged!

Professor Ernstwesen would like to show you his collection of creatures from oriental mythology.

The 8-10-10-10-10-2 "Goldenose" would put an end to any speculation that steam wasn't going to reign supreme forever.

The prosauropeople's pods were big enough, just barely.

Lufengusaurs make their way in in some foothills in Early Jurassic China.

Lockdown doesn't bother Self-Isolating Stan, he has friends on the internet.

From the Late Cretaceous of Italy, a funny tubby hadrosaur.

I believe it's against the law for people painting surreal zoological things not to paint skywhales. I don't want to go to jail.

Onward Christian Soldiers!

The magnificent godhead, so supreme that he does not even look at the beauties that surround him. But he looks at you my friend. He looks at you.

Ceratosaurus, star of Ceratosaurus and the City looking quite horny.

Loook into her eye, she has some serious things to say to you.

Nemegtosaurus was a sauropod dinosaur that lived in Mongolia about 70 million years ago. It might be the same animal as Opisthocoelicaudia, since Nemegtosaurus is only know from a head, and Opisthocoelicaudia only from a body.

I believe it's against the law for people painting surreal zoological things not to paint skywhales. I don't want to go to jail.

It's the new wave of ocean liner technology.