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Well, my last depiction of V. mongoliensis was getting old...so I made a new one. Not only because in during this time (a year or so) I developed somewhat better artistic skills, but because I took it more seriously (i.e. color) this time. Also, it's my first dinosaur wearing the wing feather arrengement proposed by Longrich et al. (2012).
If you are wondering if I will upgrade this infographic, the answer is absolutely yes. Not soon, tough, as it needs a total revamp (i.e. wing feathers diagram is now old) and I currently lack of the necessary time.

The proposed sexual dimorphism (dichromatism) is quite conservative, featuring an owl-ish plumage (no species in particular) in males, in contrast with the uniform brown plumage in females.
The height of the human silhouette is 175cm.


References used:
:bulletblack:Skeletal drawings by Scott Hartman and GSP (top-view was indispensable for modelling).
:bulletblack:Longrich et al., Primitive Wing Feather Arrengement in Archaeopteryx lithographica and Anchiornis huxleyi, Current Biology (2012).

As usual, many thanks to dracontes, Tomozaurus, albertonykus, and jobaria for their help.

Color variation due to congenital disorders:
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~bhut May 17, 2013
Very impressive, and realistic too. I like it.
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=ChrisMasna May 26, 2013
thanks!
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~bhut May 27, 2013
You're welcome!
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~TheMorlock Mar 25, 2013  Student General Artist
Why no leg feathers?
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=ChrisMasna Mar 29, 2013
Why should a fully cursorial dromaeosaur still have long leg feathers? The WIP used to have them, but at some point I just took them off.
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~TheMorlock Mar 29, 2013  Student General Artist
Makes sense, I guess. A lot of reconstructions have leg feathers.
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~Veloxirunner Feb 16, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
wow man, wow! i will do a critique later
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Mood: Joy ~Zinnorokkrah Feb 7, 2013
Stunning! Can definitely see this as what the animal would have looked like in real life. I also really love the look of the subtle sexual dimorphism- wonder how close you'd have to be to see the difference? Probably way too close.
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!Drachenvuur Feb 6, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
I like the idea of the owl-esque plumage. Great job :D
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=ChrisMasna Feb 6, 2013
Thanks!
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