Talk:Carnotaurus

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The side on image of the Carnotaurus must have its lower legs and ankles really stretched; they can't be that long and that thin. It needs to be removed or fixed up. 122.109.250.74 (talk) 11:44, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Do you have a cite? I can't find proper skeletals, but from what I've seen the proportions look about right and they wold look rather thin in profile. Dinosaurs generally don't have much meat on their lower legs, it's all bone and tendon. Just look at a chicken. Dinoguy2 (talk) 13:18, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

I don't have a cite but compare them to the pictures of the other Albisaurids and you will see what I mean. 122.105.220.129 (talk) 10:02, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

You can even compare it to the other pictures on the page. 122.105.220.129 (talk) 10:04, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Without a source, how can you tell which pictures are correct and which aren't? And you can't necessarily go by other abelisaurids. They're not Carnotaurus. Without a source or skeletal I'm hesitant to remove this, as it looks within range of what's known. It does look a little odd to me, probably because of how straight the ankle is. I'm not sure if that was possible or not. Dinoguy2 (talk) 11:15, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

This is Pauls Carnotorus [1] They compare very well proportionally. If we asume pauls is 100% correct then the one in the articale would need a longer tail. As for the legs they are probably just a bit straight, all they need is hacking up and reposing. I would hate to see that image go. I'll try and fix it. Steveoc 86 (talk) 11:50, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, the proportions seem right, but I also noticed the thing with the leg, the metatarsals seem to be turned back to the maximum before actually turning backwards, but well, I don't know about the biomechanics down there... But take a look at these images, Bogdanov might have used an image of a skeleton posed like one of these as reference, the leg seems to be in the same position:[2][3]Funkynusayri (talk) 13:18, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

• By the way, anyone know if all those Todd Marshall drawings Benosaurus has uploaded have correct copyright information? It seems dubious to me, and there are no sources... Funkynusayri (talk) 15:53, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

I'd check up on that--IIRC he got permission to use them but I'm not sure if the right procedures were followed, or if Marshall was aware of the free commercial use requirement. Dinoguy2 (talk) 07:30, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

I take your point Dinoguy2. I just assumed that was the incorrect one because it differed form the others. 122.105.220.129 (talk) 06:26, 28 May 2008 (UTC)