RE: RAJASAURUS

["Todd Marshall" <toddsmarshall@earthlink.net>]

Hello Aspidel and thank you.

I asked Paul about this: Paul believes that on abelisaurs that the number IV
digit is probably covered and hidden in the hand. You might see a bulge
there, but the digit would be covered by flesh. I've also illustrated
another new abelisaur for Paul with the manus like this (the fourth digit
covered), but you'll have to wait for the press release on that critter. It
is more along the lines of sleek and agile than this little "Hulk" of a
theropod.

Cheers,
Todd
www.marshalls-art.com


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dinosaur@usc.edu [mailto:owner-dinosaur@usc.edu]On Behalf Of
Aspidel
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 12:03 PM
To: The Dinosaur Mailing List
Subject: Re: RAJASAURUS



From: "Todd Marshall"
> http://www.marshalls-art.com/PaleoPages/Dinosaurs13.html
>
> I know there will be other questions regarding the illustration, and
please
> shoot them off to me. I'll be happy to try to explain if I can.

If it's thought to be an abelisaur, shoudn't the manus have 4 digits?
Beautiful drawing BTW.
Cheers - Aspidel.