tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140938929136406282.post5824808005966374795..comments2023-11-18T15:42:20.251-05:00Comments on DinoGoss: The Smallest (Mesozoic) TheropodsMatt Martyniukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04220900229537564466noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140938929136406282.post-18576138224634446452012-06-12T19:52:14.559-04:002012-06-12T19:52:14.559-04:00'Doing so will almost always result in the sma...'Doing so will almost always result in the smallest "dinosaur" being the closest thing to the line on one side, with an even smaller "bird" right on the other side.'<br /><br />Same goes for "brainiest dinosaur" records. (COUGH*post idea*COUGH COUGH*take it*COUGH)Mike Keeseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00147156174467903264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140938929136406282.post-76614527666429252682012-06-07T09:03:43.475-04:002012-06-07T09:03:43.475-04:00@Mickey Your list doesn't look TOO far off the...@Mickey Your list doesn't look TOO far off the mark from the lengths I came up with by measuring finished reconstructions, though there are some I'll want to go back and double-check like Eoalulavis and Longirostravis that are more than a few cm different. I didn't restore very fragmentary things like most Mesozoic avians (actually I did, I just didn't bother measuring them due to the high degree of speculation), Alexornis, etc., or universally-agreed upon juveniles like Liaoxiornis.<br /><br />I too got about 10cm for Jibeinia, but somewhere along the line of writing this post I cut it as a possible juvenile and for being larger than my Concornis/Eoalulavis estimate.<br /><br />I somehow missed Longchengornis completely, gotta add that to my To Do list! :)Matt Martyniukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04220900229537564466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140938929136406282.post-22667028700909049692012-06-07T04:13:38.971-04:002012-06-07T04:13:38.971-04:00Hmm. Years ago I tried estimating Mesozoic bird l...Hmm. Years ago I tried estimating Mesozoic bird lengths myself, and the smallest were as follows. If I recall, these were featherless lengths. Of course some like Liaoxiornis are juvenile... What about crown birds, like Longrich's Irvine and Onefour birds from the Judith River Group?<br /><br />82 mm Liaoxiornis<br />85 mm Iberomesornis<br />105 mm Alexornis<br />105 mm Jibeinia<br />105 mm Longirostravis<br />110 mm Kizylkumavis<br />110 mm Longchengornis<br />125 mm Cathayornis? caudatus<br />130 mm Concornis<br />130 mm Protopteryx<br />135 mm Eoenantiornis<br />135 mm Incolornis silvae<br />135 mm Nanantius eos<br />140 mm Cuspirostrisornis<br />140 mm Sinornis<br />140 mm Spanish hatchling<br />150 mm Eoalulavis<br />150 mm Liaoningornis<br />150 mm Otogornis<br />150 mm PlatanavisMickey Mortimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831823442911513851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140938929136406282.post-30876888795050559272012-06-05T23:14:42.420-04:002012-06-05T23:14:42.420-04:00Awesome new post is awesome. We need more reviews ...Awesome new post is awesome. We need more reviews like this that give Mesozoic avialians their dues.Albertonykushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00345306530772709064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140938929136406282.post-15907946628701003282012-06-05T10:44:54.734-04:002012-06-05T10:44:54.734-04:00@Andrea: Yeah, in my rough estimate based on scali...@Andrea: Yeah, in my rough estimate based on scaling to other basal avisaurids, Enantiophoenix ends up at a whopping 20cm in length! :)Matt Martyniukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04220900229537564466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140938929136406282.post-41532848089158278112012-06-05T10:41:40.176-04:002012-06-05T10:41:40.176-04:00The new trend: my theropod is smaller than yours!
...The new trend: my theropod is smaller than yours!<br />Unfortunately, I cannot include "my" Enantiophoenix among the smallest theropods, since it shows coracoid and scapula that are gigantic bones long respectively 19 and 21 mm (that means: about 115 and 130% bigger than Concornis)...<br />That's a huge monster that would appear in JP IV!Andrea Cauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10855060597677361866noreply@blogger.com