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Today's dino is Stenonychosaurus, the lil late Cretaceous troodontid! #CapsDinos #Dinosaur #Paleoart
Stenonychosaurus, the lil late Cretaceous troodontid! A raptor, with a long tail, narrow muzzle and covered in feathers. It's defining feature are the large sickle-like claws on it's feet. It's body is a dark brown with an off white underbelly. It's muzzle and claws/feet are a light grey.
January 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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Wanna start an adjacent list of dinosaurs outside of #Dinovember. Mainly because I love drawing them & don't wanna be restricted to one month :P. So yeah! First up is Zby, a sauropod from the late Jurassic found in what is now Portugal! #CapsDinos #Dinosaur #Paleoart
Zby, the large sauropod from the late Jurassic. It has a long thick neck and long thin tail. It stands on tall powerful legs. It's green in color with a lighter pale green underbelly and dark green striping along it's back.
January 18, 2026 at 11:36 PM
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Today's dino is Oohkotokia, the late Cretaceous ankylosaurid! From the Blackfoot noun Ooh'kotoka meaning large stone & the latin suffix ia meaning "derived from". The name was to honor the Blackfoot people whose land the fossils were found. #CapsDinos #Paleoart #Dinosaur
Oohkotokia, the late Cretaceous ankylosaurid. It had rows of spikey armored osteoderms down along it's back and tail. It has a large boney club-like form at the end of it's tail. It has a rusty orange color with a pale clay color along it's underbelly
January 25, 2026 at 12:57 AM
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We have more dino art! This is Eopinacosaurus, an ankylosaurid dino from the Late Cretaceous found in Mongolia! #CapsDinos #Paleoart #Dinosaur
Eopinacosaurus, the ankylosaurid dino. It walks on all fours and it's head, back and tail are all covered in an array of large esteoderm spikes. The spikes are especially large around it's neck. It's head is armored with larger spikes near the back of it's skull. It has thicker esteoderms on it's forelimbs as well. On it's tail is a large boney club, similar to other ankylosaurids. It's brown with a white underbelly. It's head and shoulders have a patterning of yellow. It's osteoderms/spikes and claws are a dark grey.
September 28, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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Today's dino is Jinfengopteryx, the small maniraptoran dinosaur. While the exact timeline is a bit uncertain, it's thought to have existed during the early Cretaceous in what is now China. #CapsDinos #Paleoart #Dinosaur
Jinfengopteryx, the small maniraptoran dinosaur. The single fossilized specimen had plenty of feathers. It's hind legs had small sickled talons like many maniraptorans. It has a brown colored body with the tips of it's forelimb feathers and tail feathers a warm yellow color. It's standing up a little taller, it's tail arched up displaying it's large feathers.
February 27, 2026 at 4:09 AM
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Today we have Deinonychus, the Dromaeosaurid Theropod that lived from the early Cretaceous to the late Cretaceous. The inspiration for the velociraptors in Jurassic Park (since the real Velociraptors were much smaller than their Hollywood version) #CapsDinos #Paleoart #Dinosaur
Deinonychus, the Dromaeosaurid Theropod. It was covered in feathers along the top of it's body. It had large sickle-like talons on it's hind feet. It had a narrow snout full of sharp teeth. It's brown in color with mottled darker brown coloration along it's back and tail. It's underbelly is a pale cream. It's muzzle, hands and feet are all a warm grey. It's in a running pose, looking back over it's shoulder
February 25, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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Today's dino is the early Cretaceous theropod Neovenator! It's family ties have been debated, at one time being a sister taxon to Allosaurus to later being considered a "cousin" of the taxon. #CapsDinos #Dinosaur #Paleoart
The early Cretaceous theropod Neovenator. It has a long tail, a large head with big powerful jaws, and long limbs ending in claws. I took inspiration from the Brown Hyena; it's body is a brown color wiht it's neck and limbs being a white color with dark brown striping on its limbs. It's head and digits are all a dark grey. This one is posed walking towards the view, looking off to the side with it's mouth open.
January 25, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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Today's dino is Jainosaurus, the titanosaurian sauropod that lived during the late Cretaceous, found in India. #CapsDinos #Paleoart #Dinosaur
The titanosaurian sauropod Jainosaurus. It has a long neck and tail and long, strong legs. It's skin is grey with a light grey underbelly and spotting on it's thighs and shoulders. It's upper back, beck and head are striped with orange. It has slightly larger osteoderms on along it's back. It's looking back over it's shoulder.
March 25, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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We got another dino! This is Phosphatotitan, a small titanosaurian sauropod from the late Cretaceous, found in modern day Morocco! #CapsDinos #Paleoart #Dinosaur
Phosphatotitan, a small sauropod. It has a long neck and tail. It has a row of larger osteoderms down long the sides of it's back. It back is a rusty brown color, in giraffe-style patterning. It's underbelly is a light cream color. It's back feet have short dark claws. It's looking back over it's shoulder, calling out.
August 30, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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This is Achelousaurus, a centrosaurine ceratopsid dinosaur that lived during the late Cretaceous. Unlike most centrosaurine ceratopsids who had horns on their nose & eye ridges, Achelousaurus instead had thick bony build-ups called bosses. #CapsDinos #Paleoart #Dinosaur
Achelousaurus, the centrosaurine ceratopsid. On his nose and eye ridges are thick boney build-ups called bosses. It has a large beaked mouth. His head frill has two large spikes at the top that curve outward. It's coloration is inspired by the bearded vulture. It's face is white with black sides on the muzzle with red rimming the frill. His body is red with a dark grey striping along his back and tail. His underbelly is white.
February 28, 2026 at 3:15 AM
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Today's dino is Tarbosaurus, the Asian cousin of Tyrannosaurus, living during the late Cretaceous period. It was one of the largest Tyrannosaurids, second only to Tyrannosaurus. #CapsDinos #Paleoart #Dinosaur
The large tyrannosaurid Tarbosaurus. It has a large head with equally large jaws. It has two powerful hind legs and tiny, two clawed front limbs. It has a long, powerful tail. He's positioned looking forward with his head lifted up and looking to our right. It has it's mouth wide open, showing his large sharp teeth. It has a cream underbelly. It has a rust colored body with darker brown along it's back and head. Over the dark brown are leopard-style spots, with beige rings and darker brown middles.
February 13, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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Today's dino is Spinosaurus Mirabilis, the late Cretaceous spinosaurus that was found just this year! The distinct difference from the other mainstream species, aegyptiacus, is its large head crest! #CapsDinos #Paleoart #Dinosaur
Spinosaurus Mirabilis. It has a long crocodile like muzzle and a long powerfully built body. It has a large sail on its back and its tail is finned as well. It has a large crest between its eyes that stands up high on its head. Its body is grey with a speckled white underbelly and yellow striping on its sail, shoulders, thighs and across its nose and eyes. It's looking back over its shoulder.
March 19, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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Back on my #Paleoart game! This is Charonosaurus, the larger Asian cousin to Parasaurolophus that lived during the late Cretaceous! #CapsDinos #Dinosaur
Charonosaurus, a large dinosaur that has a large backward protruding hollow crest. It has a beaked mouth and it's forelimbs are long enough that they can walk on all fours or on their hind legs. It has tan skin with dark brown splotchy patterning down along it's back and tail. It has the same dark brown patterning on it's head. It's underbelly is a pale cream color. It has orange eyes. It is looking back behind itself as it stands there.
August 13, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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Today's dino is Borealopelta, the nodosaurid ankylosaur from the early Cretaceous. It's claim to fame is being one of the best preserved dinosaurs of it's size; impressions of it's armor, skin, color & stomach content all beautifully preserved. #CapsDinos #Paleoart #dinosaur
Borealopelta, the nodosaurid ankylosaur. It's neck, back and tail are all lined with rows of spiked osteoderms. The largest of these spikes collect around it's shoulders and neck. It's tail is tapered similar to other nodosaurids. Minerals around the fossils suggest it had a pinkish red coloring. The underbelly of this one has two layers of pale green.
February 23, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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One of two last minute #artfight attacks! We have Victorian_Vampyr's Mesa the Concavenator! I tweaked the design JUST enough to fit my paleoart style :). I had a blast drawing this one, the color pattern was so cool! #Artfight2026 #TeamComedy #CapsDinos #Paleoart #Dinosaur
Mesa the Concavenator. They have a large mouth and a powerful neck. Their forelimbs end in large clawed hands. They have a large fin-like shape on their back around their hips. They have a dark grey skintone with a mixture of red, yellow and crimson patterning along their body. The muzzle and fin are primarily yellow. They stand in front of a light teal background
August 6, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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Today's dino is Anzu, a late Cretaceous caenagnathid dinosaur from North America. The Caenagnathids were some of the largest oviraptorsaurs that ever existed; Anzu typically measured 12ft long! #Dinosaur #Paleoart #CapsDinos
Anzu Wyliei, a Caenagnathid oviraptorsaur from the late Cretaceous. It has a long neck and a large arched crest on the top of it's head. It has a beaked mouth and feathers covering it's body. It is dark brownish grey with pale yellow legs from the knee down ending in dark grey talons. It's neck is white with it's head crest the same dark grey as it's body. It's cheeks and muzzle are a pale salmon color. It's posed looking back with a wide, readied stance. It's mouth is open, showing the dark teal interior
January 21, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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So I'm hitting a full 32 dinos done unaffiliated with Dinovember & I thought it'd be fun to turn the mic over to you all in deciding what prehistoric creatures to do next! Don't be afraid to branch out from dinos too! Give me your favs! #Paleoart #CapsDinos
August 18, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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This is Eoraptor! This lil sauropodomorph is one of the earliest known dinosaurs that lived approx. 230 million years ago during the late Triassic! #CapsDinos #Paleoart #Dinosaur
Eoraptor, a basal sauropodomoprh from the late Triassic. It stood on it's hind legs, balanced by a long tail and had small clawed hands. This one has light brown coloration with dark brown patterning down its body, from head to tail. It's feet, hands and muzzle are all a light cream color. It's crouching down a bit while it looks up, it's tail poised up in the air.
August 21, 2026 at 12:13 AM
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Today's dino is actually a revisit to the very first one I drew in this style back in '24, the late Cretaceous theropod, Carnotaurus! Ended up doing it in the same colors :). I stuck with some features of the original style but went for more realistic proportions #CapsDinos #Paleoart #Dinosaur
The late Cretaceous theropod Carnotaurus! It had tiny vestigial forelimbs. It's well known feature were the two horns over each of it's eyes, a feature unseen in any other carnivorous dinosaurs. This one has a light beige skin tone with brown striping on the tip of it's tail, it's thighs, over it's forelimbs and over it's eyes and horns. It's underbelly is a pale creamy color. It's destintive markings include a baby blue marking on the lower jaw and hints of the same blue on the undersides of it's small forelimbs.
March 2, 2026 at 4:07 AM
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Today's dino is Nasutoceratops! This late Cretaceous ceratopsid dinosaur is known for it's large nose and wide-set brow horns, reminiscent of the Texas Longhorn bull of today. @tundrakatiebean.bsky.social suggested a sunset patterning :). #CapsDinos #Paleoart #Dinosaur
The ceratopid Nasutoceratops. It has a large beaked mouth and nose. While not having a nose horn, it's brow horns were some of the largest of any ceratopsid, being wideset similar to a Texas Longhorn bull. It's small frill is lined with small spiky osteoderms. It's stout body is striped in sunset colors. A cascade from a pale yellow underbelly, orange limbs and sides and a light and dark purple striping on it's back and head.
March 26, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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The last, last-minute #artfight I did this year! We have Otis, the Albertaceratops! I love drawing ceratopsids so this was wonderful. I loved the color pattern! #artfight2026 #teamcomedy #CapsDinos #dinosaur #paleoart
Otis the Albertaceratops. It's a stout quadroped dino with a large rectangular shaped head frill that is topped by two side curving black horns. Down along the frill are smaller black spikes. It has two large black horns that sprout from above it's eyes. It has a large bosse growth on it's nose. It has a beaked mouth and a medium length tail. It has a dark grey body color and a creamy to white underbelly. It's tail has a white stripe patterning. It's frill has large white splotches with dark grey slits in each. The splotches are surrounded by dark grey. It's face is mostly wite with stripes of darker grey. It has bright yellow eyes.
August 8, 2026 at 1:09 AM
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Today's dino is Haolong, a hadrosaurid ornithopod dinosaur that existed in the early Cretaceous what is now China. It's distinct feature was the keratinous spikes around it's neck, shoulders & upper back #CapsDinos #Paleoart #Dinosaur
Haolong, a hadrosaurid ornithopod dinosaur. It has a beaked mouth and long claws on it's thumbs. It has keratinous spines around it's neck, shoulders and upper back. It has larger osteoderms along the top of the base of it's tail. It has a pale blueish color with a darker navy color from it's hips up to the back of it's head with the tips of it's spines being a light blue. It has brown stripes down it's tail with darker brown patches within the stripes. It's muzzle is a lighter shade of blue.
March 5, 2026 at 3:39 AM
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A bit behind on the dino posting, haha. Today's dino is Pachycephalosaurus, the late Cretaceous pachycephalosaurid ornithischian dinosaur. It's famous for having the battering-ram like head, thought to be used in defense/intra-species combat. #CapsDinos #Paleoart #Dinosaur
Pachycephalosaurus. It stands on it's powerful hind legs while it's forelimbs are smaller and positioned down along it's chest. It's head is adorned in a crest of horns, surrounding the hard, slightly domed top. It has a beaked mouth. It's coloring is varying shades of grey, with it's feet and torso being a grey with it's thighs, muzzle and most of it's tail being a lighter grey. It has patches of dark grey over it's back and shoulders and tail tip and the dark grey encompassing it's head. It's horns and domed head are a pale cream color.
April 11, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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Today's dino is Breviceratops, the teeny protoceratopsid from the late Cretaceous! I was looking at doing a ceratopsid to work on & saw this lil bean & was instantly sold, haha. #CapsDinos #Dinosaur #Paleoart
Breviceratops, the late Cretaceous protoceratopsid. It has a small head crest and a narrow beaked mouth. It was a tiny dinosaur, coming up to the ankles of a 6ft human. It's standing up on it's hind legs as it looks back over it's shoulder and is crying out. It's a light forest green with darker striping on the end of it's tail and along it's shoulders and thighs. It's underbelly is a pale cream. It's head crest has vibrant orange striping. A scale of Breviceratops and a silhouette of a 6ft human. The Breviceratops come up only midway up the shin of the human.
January 29, 2026 at 11:28 PM
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Realized I have a few piece of dino art that I haven't posted. Let's fix that! Today's dino is Allosaurus! This apex predator lived during the late Jurassic in what is now North America. #CapsDinos #Paleoart #Dinosaur
The late Jurassic theropod, Allosaurus. He has strong hind legs that carry his powerful build. He has a long tail and large clawed forelimbs. His head is distinctive because of the two eye ridges that stand up over it's eyes. The coloration of this one is a light blue with a dark teal splotchy patterning down it's back and tail. It has an off white underbelly and top of the head. It's lower jaw and throat are a pale violet pink while there are deeper purple markings around it's eyes.
April 28, 2026 at 10:58 PM