A Solar Eclipse is coming! How will the dinosaurs react to it?

More All Yesterdays pieces,

Galloping, furry Protoceratops

Anchiornithine nesting in a hollow log

Sleeping Trinisaura on a branch

Drepanosaur giving birth to live young

Epidexipteryx with burrows in a steep shoreline

King of the Wiggles, it's time to introduce the Protoceratops!🥳

These little guys were kept a secret until launch, but now they're ready to be seen and adored 📸

Protoceratops are knee-high herbivores that love to live in herds, so make sure you keep them with friends! 💖

Wendy summers get chased by velociraptor when walking her beloved pet Protoceratops. my entry for "pet Walker" theme CDC monthly challenge

breathe deep, seek peace.

31 days of pastel paleo critters (25-31, + bonus)!

25. Tyranosaurus 26. Amargasaurus 27. Citipati 28. Megatherium 29. Cryolophosaurus 30. Parasaurolophus 31. The Fighting Dinosaurs (Velociraptor + Protoceratops) Bonus: The Spooky Dinosaurs

Protoceratops base and colored example. Free to use, credit not necessary but appreciated, and as usual, you can find all my bases on my Neocities :)

Studying some of the models in Prehistoric Kingdom

Protoceratops but what if it was the autism creature

[ The skull of Tarbosaurus bataar, alongside artwork by palaeoartist Hank Sharpe. ]

"Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) returned an impressive collection of dinosaur fossils to Mongolia’s Ambassador to the United States, Batbayar Ulziidelger, at a ceremony at the Library of Congress on Aug. 3. The fossils were recovered through HSI investigations conducted by our offices in Arizona, New York, and Wyoming, and the collection was represented by a tyrannosaurus bataar skull, protoceratops fossil, alioramus skull, and saurolophus skull. The alioramus, which resembles a smaller version of a tyrannosaurus rex, is exclusively found in Mongolia – the source of many, extremely rare fossils. The specimen on display at the ceremony is considered one of the best-preserved fossils ever found of the dinosaur that lived approximately 70 million years ago.

[ The skulls of Alioramus (left) and Protoceratops (right), alongside artwork by palaeoartist Hank Sharpe. ]

“Today’s event is dedicated to acknowledge the solid contributions of the officers and special agents from Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. attorneys, judges, scientists, and all individuals present here at ceremony as well as those who are absent due to their duty, who made this day possible,” said Ambassador of Mongolia Batbayar Ulziidelger. “This ceremony is a testament to the strong partnership between the Government of Mongolia and the Unites States and we are fortunate to witness the first-ever public display of these Mongolian dinosaur fossils.” “We have gathered here to witness the return of dinosaur fossils from the United States to their homeland – Mongolia; these fossils, once lost to time and distance, now find their way back to the land, where they were first discovered,” said Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mongolia Battsetseg Batmunkh. “The remarkable journey of these artifacts demonstrates the strength of collaborative diplomacy and a solid dedication to preserving our cultural heritage. I am delighted to acknowledge the valuable contributions of law enforcement officers and special agents, agencies, attorneys, judges… our collective efforts demonstrated the potential to effectively fight illegal smuggling, both bilaterally and multilaterally.” The first of these cases began in May 2012 when HSI New York initiated a cultural property investigation after receiving information alleging the illicit sale of protected fossils by a U.S.-based auction house. The investigation revealed that an individual, who later pled guilty to criminal counts of illegal importation of dinosaur fossils, was selling a fossilized alioramus skull through the auction house; that skull is part of the collection being returned. That same year, HSI Casper, Wyoming office received an HSI Tip Line report that a retail store was selling a fossilized tyrannosaurus bataar skull. HSI Casper began its investigation relating to the illegal importation and subsequent sale of dinosaur fossils originating from Mongolia, which has strong patrimony laws that prohibit the export of prehistoric fossils. These investigations led to multiple seizures of a wide range of paleontological fossils illegally taken from their country, including:a rare juvenile tyrannosaurus battar skull; a fossilized gallimimus skeleton; a tarbosaurus bataar skeleton; nests of dinosaur eggs; a saber-toothed cat skull; a complete psittacosaurus skeleton; and a protoceratops skull. Some of these dinosaurs lived more than 100 million years ago in an area now known as the Gobi Desert."

Read more: "HSI repatriates high-profile dinosaur fossils to Mongolia"

A pair of Protoceratops and a lone Velociraptor trek across the wide expanse of sand dunes 75 million years ago in what is now the Djadochta Formation of Mongolia

Protoceratops

Protoceratops is a small ceratopsian dinosaur that lived in the Late Cretaceous of Asia. It was characterized by a large skull with a neck frill and a prominent parrot-like beak at the tip of the jaws. Protoceratops reached about 2.5 m in length and 180 kg in body mass. While adults were largely quadrupedal, juveniles had the capacity to walk around bipedally if necessary. The hindlimbs were longer than the forelimbs, with four toes bearing flattened, shovel-like claws, which would have been useful for digging through the sand. The tail was long and had an enigmatic sail-like structure, which may have been used for display, swimming, or metabolic reasons.

velocirapptor after catching a baby proto

Ornithomimid robbing the nest of a Protoceratops. Animal Ghosts. Edited by Claudia Clow. Illustrated by Walt Disney Productions. 1971.

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Happy Easter everyone! 🐰🐣🪺 Here’s a Throwback drawing of mine from Last Year of an Oviraptor.

For Jurassic June day 20, we have a QUADRUPLE FEATURE!! Plesio, Proto, Compso, and Coelo!

"They were thinking about starting a band, but just couldn't come up with a good name. Turns out, there's not a lot that they all have in common. Compso makes for a sick-ass lead guitarist though, so at least they have that going for them."

So why these 4? It's a really specific inside joke between me and my brother where he made a little song about these guys using the old DS voice recorder app thing. He called them the "cute club" cus they were the vivosaurs I guess he found the cutest xD

(will skip facts for this one)