tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post3034268049005747023..comments2023-10-29T06:50:22.166-04:00Comments on Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs: Vintage Dinosaur Art: Let me tell you about...DinosaursUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-56146750067145012272015-06-08T14:36:57.511-04:002015-06-08T14:36:57.511-04:00This is the book I mentioned in another recent pos...This is the book I mentioned in another recent post called "All About...Dinosaurs." I guess the one you have posted was the original title and the one I got as a child was revised. Seems to be exactly the same. I do think the posturing of a lot of the dinos in this book are excellent and yes there are different artists seemingly spread across this one. I think I noticed that as a kid and some of them seemed to be sweating profusely while others seem to be cooler to the core. Definitely more science-fiction than facts in the book, but it was the book I loved. A few years later my brother who is 7 years younger than me decided to outline a dinosaur or two with a black marker. I happen to buy another version of the book years later from amazon. This time with a light blue background. I think they had a lot of these books printed in the 80's.Luis Diazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09384131933464170436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-26339114546827798662013-09-05T09:04:21.238-04:002013-09-05T09:04:21.238-04:00That's one chubby Dimorphodon on the cover. By...That's one chubby Dimorphodon on the cover. By contrast, the Apatosaurus is so lean, it might be a hunchbacked Diplodocus. Is this animal depicted the same inside? Strikes me as odd in books of that time.Thomas Diehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05062076693215115940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-62289282965391703342013-09-05T08:45:43.169-04:002013-09-05T08:45:43.169-04:00I think that *Ornitholestes* in the foreground, mu...I think that *Ornitholestes* in the foreground, munching the carcass, owes a lot to and early John Sibbick piece depicting an *Allosaurus* next to a carcass, while some *Ornitholestes* eat from the scraps it's left. <br />I'm also reminded of his carcass-eating *Albertosaurus* in 'The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs' in terms of posture and behaviour.<br />BrianLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17880867575515761505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-87850045275017231282013-09-05T07:49:10.548-04:002013-09-05T07:49:10.548-04:00Oh yes, I should also mention that I know that Jam...Oh yes, I should also mention that I know that Jambo is 'hello' in Swahili. Seems like it's a popular name for gorillas.Marc Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894846069567096349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-22662209766731358452013-09-05T07:46:17.983-04:002013-09-05T07:46:17.983-04:00Jambo is the name of the silverback at the Apenheu...Jambo is the name of the silverback at the Apenheul zoo in Apeldoorn. I'm not trying to infer anything with that choice, it's just a silly name!Marc Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894846069567096349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-61810046079907804382013-09-05T04:37:26.429-04:002013-09-05T04:37:26.429-04:00I see a lot of Burian in that Dimorphodon! And a l...I see a lot of Burian in that Dimorphodon! And a lot of Godzilla in the Tyrannosaurus profile; I'm just waiting for the atom-ray!CaptainSumohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02799987519393119907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-40279491823778753902013-09-05T04:35:11.923-04:002013-09-05T04:35:11.923-04:00Mooi naam, Jambo van de Apenheul. Wie heeft dat ve...Mooi naam, Jambo van de Apenheul. Wie heeft dat verzonnen?CaptainSumohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02799987519393119907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-43841634000549129082013-09-04T20:44:47.533-04:002013-09-04T20:44:47.533-04:00Victoria, I first read that as 'those dear ank...Victoria, I first read that as 'those dear ankylosaurs', which made me laugh.Nateehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15869685234493116483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-10213703328121584422013-09-04T20:43:09.217-04:002013-09-04T20:43:09.217-04:00Ohhhhhh dear those ankylosaurs.Ohhhhhh dear those ankylosaurs.Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196297727201283118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-42801807949093335962013-09-04T17:29:46.647-04:002013-09-04T17:29:46.647-04:00Ah, the memories. Great overview too. I remember ...Ah, the memories. Great overview too. I remember being disappointed with the artwork later in the book, though there's a rather nice painting on the inside back cover, if I recall correctly.Plesiosauria (Adam Smith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04692310033866042532noreply@blogger.com