Prehistoric Studies

Pre-Jurassic Park T-Rex Designs

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From the Division of Prehistoric Studies

You know what I love? Pre-Jurassic Park t-rex designs:

Back before artists were armed with science and without a major blockbuster influencing dinosaur culture, we got a ton more variety in the interpretations of these animals. Each artist had free reign on what a Tyrannosaurus Rex could look like, because who really knew?

Some leaned into the "terrible lizard" vibe, while others embraced a more lumbering beast look. Artists weren't burdened by realities of physics, anatomy, and physiology and we were the direct benefactors of a cornucopia of amazing and scary designs.

These designs ranged from goofy:

to unhinged:

Somehow these things freak me out way more:

Imagine this absolute unit chasing you in a jeep:

This spicy thing does not skip leg day:

Here's what this all boils down to: The older I get, the more I value creativity and emotion over accuracy and realism when it comes to illustration.

All these images are from this nice album I found on Flickr: ​LINK​

Pteros

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From the Department of Interestingness, Prehistoric Studies Division

Found what might be the coolest website on the internet: Pteros.com, a website devoted entirely to pterosaurs: LINK

From the about page: Pteros took flight as a collaboration among software engineers, writers and artists to bring the general public the most comprehensive resource on our current knowledge of the world’s only flying reptiles, the pterosaurs.

It's organized so neatly, and makes the dizzying amount of pterosaurs that have been discovered something you can actually wrap your head around. Also, it's organized by artist, so that's cool too: LINK

-Jake