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Parksosaurus, a smallish herbivore from the Late Cretaceous of North America. The ridiculously powerful forelimbs may have been used to dig burrows (or enlarge holes co-opted from other critters), although the stiffened end of the tail seems at odds with an extensive fossorial lifestyle. The hind legs are also really well muscled, although whether this was to help the stocky ornithiscian run faster, aid the forelimbs in digging, or perhaps both is up for debate.

Edit: Fixed some details with the feet, and a small cascade of minor changes that were obvious after the fact. The pes claws really are large on this guy, but the toes don't seem to be as large as some had previously suggested (either that or Parks was not a reliable source for measurements, which seems less likely).
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~Kazuma27 Mar 12, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Such big feet!
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~GoldenDogGodess Mar 3, 2013  Student Filmographer
So it was like a "mesozoic meercat" ? XD
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*ScottHartman Mar 4, 2013  Professional Digital Artist
Like a 8-10 foot long herbivorous meerkat perhaps, although we don't really know anything about the sociality of this (or most) dinosaurs.
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~DeinonychusEmpire Mar 3, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
What a strange little animal. Whatever it's behavior was in life,it must have been something particular.
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~palaeorigamipete Mar 3, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
cool! the only thing more amazing than how wonderful your skeletals look is the rate at which you're uploading them. RESPECT! :)
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~DinoBirdMan Feb 28, 2013  Student Artist
Cool! Nice drawing!:)
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~pilsator Feb 28, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Wow! Its feet no longer look as huge as in GSP's approach.
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~ZEGH8578 Feb 28, 2013
What Pete says, it's kindovan "optical illusion", compare the length of the toes to the length of the skull. The proportions are pretty much the same
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~ornithischophilia Feb 28, 2013  Hobbyist Artist
I checked the proportions and they seem okay, the feet look less huge when they're both on the ground.
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*ScottHartman Mar 3, 2013  Professional Digital Artist
The general proportions are fine, but the claws are indeed a bit undersized in some cases. A fix is coming shortly...
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