Today’s doodle: Majungasaurus crenatissimus
“Notched Lizard from Majunga”
A quick sketch before bed last night; for some reason this guy has been on my mind lately. He was a weird dude—squat skull, long torso, and shriveled arms that would make a T. rex point and laugh. However, no one in his ecosystem laughed. Majungasaurus was the top predator from latest Cretaceous Madagascar. He was a member of the bizarre Abelisaurid family, along with the more familiar South American predator, Carnotaurus, from Disney’s Dinosaur. Majungasaurus hasn’t made it into a Disney movie just yet, nor Dreamworks’ Madagascar. I hear there’s a sequel coming though—Madagascar 4: Majungasaurus Eats Everybody.