Today’s doodle: Concavenator corcovatus

With two humps on its back and an arsenal of charcharodontosaur teeth and claws, Concavenator could take Quasimodo any day. However, he might have trouble on an anatomical level ringing the bells in his stead ... so you’re safe for now Quasi, but watch your back. Hooo, I did not intend that politically incorrect pun but I’m leaving it! Apologies to my hunchback followers.

Concavenator’s back humps or spinal crests are a puzzling conundrum for scientists. What were they for? Was there a function, other than to look good for the ladies? On top of that, the bones of the forearms seem to indicate attachment points for quills. Could this be the only known feathered member of the allosaur family? And how would that work over the crest? Here, I chose to interpret the crest as a structure developed for the support of more quills for display. Inspiration for the shapes came from from the elaborate costumes of Native American eagle dancers.

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