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Khaaaaaannnn!

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It just occurred to me that I didn't have enough oviraptorids up here, so I dusted this one of Khaan off (from 2004) and made enough upgrades to be considered "up to date". It should go without saying that these guys had proto-wings (but not up past their elbows!) and well-developed tail fans.

I also restored these guys have having a more knee-driven locomotion style than most theropods. The reduced tail and forward center of gravity made it seem necessary, but that's a discussion for another time (and a paper and a blog post...).

Edit: I decided in retrospect that I had been forcing the pectoral girdle a bit too far back on the ribcage, so it has now moved a third of a vertebrae forward. I also repositioned the chevrons based on observations of articulated theropod tails, and tweaked the silhouette to bring it fully into the modern age.

As a final note, my five year old daughter now loves this dinosaur, and always follows up the name with "khaaaaann!" while shaking her fist and using what must be her best William Shatner voice.

Edit 2: This time I actually uploaded the current version. Sigh...
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