• Anomalocaris@lemm.ee
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    12 hours ago

    ok, but can we make fun of old “skin wrapping” reconstructions?

    because for most people, Jurassic park are still their standard version of dinosaur reconstitution.

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      12 hours ago

      Right, and that’s why most people would believe this meme and take it as 100% truthful. The meme doesn’t specify that that’s the way we USED to do it, it says that’s how it would be done

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        9 hours ago

        Prehistoric Planet, I say as an amateur. But from what little I read about it it’s pretty alright apparently, and most of the ‘wrong/we’re not sure about this bit’ things are listed on the wiki afaik.

        Of course there’s much more scientific depth possible than a TV show, but it’s a start towards recreating the common notion of what dinosaurs may have looked like.

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        10 hours ago

        feathers, more chonky, appropriate colours…

        not just reptile dragon monsters

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            7 hours ago

            Something that stands out to me is how the most colorful creatures are good at evasion. Birds and bugs flying or reef creatures have hiding holes. Other colorful life tends to be toxic.

            For this reason I doubt the huge species had color that stood out from their environment.

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            10 hours ago

            you say it as a joke, but look at the non extinct dinosaurs we have today,

            most birds are indeed much more flamboyant than Jurassic park dinosaurs