Dinosaur Pictures

On this page are some examples of paleoart - drawings, paintings and models of ancient life.

These are some of the pictures provided to children to inspire them to create their own paleoart.

T rex (12m)

Daspletosaurus (relative of T rex)

T rex head (from Jurassic Park)

T rex head (model at Chester Zoo)

Triceratops (8m)

Deinonychus (3m)

Plesiosaurus (3m)

Pteranodon longiceps (3m)

Huayangosaurus (4m)

A Huayangosaurus I made myself

Dimetrodon - a reptile from the Permian period, before the age of the dinosaurs (3m)

Coelophysis - a nice example of how an artist was inspired by a modern animal in designing a dinosaur (3m)

A Coelophysis I made myself

Chameleon - one of many amazing patterns which might inspire children's dinosaur designs

Green iguana - similar scale patterns to dinosaurs?

Sparrowhawk - inspiration for Deinonychus?

Dolphin - inspiration for Plesiosaurus?