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Scale diagram of Puertasaurus reuili, the largest of the titanosaurs and possibly the most massive dinosaur yet known. This image is a collaborative work [link] between myself and the incredibly talented Chris Masna: [link]

Based on my revised Puertasaurus schematic. Check out the original here: [link] . I also provided advice, source info and the phylogeny. Dr. Fernando Novas and colleagues described the actual dinosaur :XD:
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*MartinSilvertant May 16, 2013  Professional General Artist
Very nice texturing of the skin. It's interesting how the blue whale is still so much larger in total mass, and yet this Puertasaurus reuili is so much more impressive to me, simply because it's a land creature. Quite possible just because I'm not familiar with such a large land creature; it's nice to fantasize about.

I've always wondered two things which somewhat relate to your illustration. Perhaps you can answer my questions. Firstly, with so many creatures of the same species and millions of years of evolution and intermediate fossils, how is it possible that we manage to complete such few skeletons? Shouldn't these skeletons be scattered all over? Are they not preserved, unreachable or simply just not discovered yet? I also wondered how the blue whale can be the biggest creature that has ever lived, even compared to an era in which most of the creatures were a lot bigger than they are now. I'm not questioning the validity of that statement, but I do wonder why the blue whale got to grow to this size now and not millions of years ago. Do you think it has to do with carnivorous sea creatures being a lot bigger back then? Because the only natural animals of blue whales are killer whales.
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I thought that Amphicoelias was the biggest.
Superb work! You made this titan beautiful!
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~CelestialDrake Mar 18, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Why hasn't this got a DD? It's AMAZING!

I love dinosaurs, I have loved them ever since I was a kid. I would literally sit in my room for an hour or two and read books about animals, and I have quite a few on dinosaurs.

Ha ha, and I quote my cousin's friend "Paige, I remember when you were a kid. All the little girls played with Barbies and you would be playing with dinosaurs. You are so awesome."

This is like what I see in my books, and I really like it. It shows a lot of the important facts about this dino and it is so awesome. In fact, all of your art looks awesome.



Seriously, who selects the DDs because this needs one.
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~Varjokani Jan 15, 2013  Student Digital Artist
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~sapiens89 Dec 21, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
very nice picture! you've done a very good job.
but this dinosaur's neck seems thin compared to the rest of the body ...
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~Paleo-King Dec 21, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
It may look thin from the side, but when viewed from the front [link] , it's very wide. Puertasaurus didn't have a thin neck, it just had very odd proportions and the neck's cross-section was very squat.
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~sapiens89 Dec 22, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
thank you,
his head looks like the head of the creature Godzilla by Roland Emmerich ...
for when the reconstitution of "estemmnosuchus"?
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~greeni-studio Dec 10, 2012  Professional General Artist
Ha! I like how you include r2d2 for scale. Great poster, very informative!
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~Paleo-King Dec 13, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
Thanks very much! Yes R2D2 really helps make this picture catchy. At some point Puertasaurus will get the recognition it deserves and Argentinosaurus will probably no longer be "the biggest" in popular opinion/dinosaur fandom (it already isn't in reality). And I think this poster will be one of the main reasons why.
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~Dino-Mario Nov 15, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Best Puertasaurus reconstruction EVER!!! I Love how you added R2-D2 as well.I'm a huge Star Wars fan
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