Jurassic Park, to a certain point, may have been wrong.

[logansrogue]

Well, with the Velociraptors anyway. I've been reading about dinosaurs, and one of the most incredibly fascinating subjects in paleontology is the Bird-Dinosaur connection. I've been reading about new fossil finds all over the world that support the idea that a certain group of dinosaurs - the advanced theropods, of which Tyrannosaurus Rex is a part. There is even a theory that T Rex babies could have been covered in down! The main idea is that feathers evolved to keep the animals warm rather than for flight. There's info here: http://www.amnh.org/science/specials/dinobird.html

I love these little sculptures here: http://www.kokorodinosaurs.com/feathereddinosaurs.html

They're so incredibly cute!!

Anyway, so in Jurassic Park, those Velociraptors might have needed some feathers attached to them!! If you look at the sculptures at the bottom of that page, with the feathers all over, it makes sense, it looks so very right.

http://www.kokorodinosaurs.com/featheredphotos.html

Actually they're at the bottom of THAT page. Oh gosh, the baby feathered T Rex is so cute!!

If you go here: http://dino.lm.com/images/type.php?name=restoration You can see a lot of great pictures done by enthusiasts and scientists alike, it's a really wonderful page. I'm having heaps of fun looking through the pictures. It's all good stuff for me to study for my fantastic beasts and so forth. I love drawing dragons and this is all wonderful stuff to know.

Anyway, I should go to bed, it's late.

Comments

[blackkitty13.livejournal.com]

Actually the idea of theropods having feathers isn't that new. I think it was David Newman or Robert T. Bakker coming up/spreading this. Scientists still search for that "missing link" of little dinosaur and archaeopterix (they have some GREAT exhibits of that "Birdy-saur" in Frankfurt's Senkenberg Museum).
But for the feathered Baby Rex ... gosh, it's damn cute! *wants to pat it*

And thanks very much for the Resoration Images-Link. Quite a lot of gorgeous art there!

[logansrogue.livejournal.com]

Well, considering that until last year all I'd read on it are books over sixteen years old, it's new to me! *laughs* Here's another good picture:

http://dino.lm.com/images/display.php?id=912

[blackkitty13.livejournal.com]

*lol* Okay, if you put it that way... ^.^

O.O Now THAT'S pure cuteness-overload!

[seldon.livejournal.com]

I find it slightly less cute when I remember that lil'Rex is around my height and already has teeth o_O

[blackkitty13.livejournal.com]

LOL, okay, you're right. But if it's a trained and cute Rexy? ;)

And, holla, is that Jonny Quest in your icon? I loved that series when I was a kid. ^.^

[seldon.livejournal.com]

But if it's a trained and cute Rexy?

It depends. Have they feed him recently?

Is that Jonny Quest in your icon? I loved that series when I was a kid.

Yup, it's from Season 1 of Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures, my absolutely favorite iteration of the series. Nice to meet a fellow fan :)

[blackkitty13.livejournal.com]

It depends. Have they feed him recently?

He can have my neighbours for dinner. - Sheesh, did I say that? *lol*

Yup, it's from Season 1 of Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures, my absolutely favorite iteration of the series. Nice to meet a fellow fan :)

I think I still remember that ep. Something about Anasazi and the kids stealing a plane. The show aired on Cartoon Network for quite a while. Unfortunately I don't have this channel anymore. >.<
And Jessie always reminds me of Hermione... *lol*

[seldon.livejournal.com]

He can have my neighbours for dinner.

Can we do that? *throws his neighbors into lil'Rex's pen*

Something about Anasazi and the kids stealing a plane.

Yup! "The Return of the Anasazi". It was considered one of the best episodes of TRA. You have a good memory!

And Jessie always reminds me of Hermione... *lol*

*LOL!* I know! They share similar traits, specially their stubbornness and analytical thinking. Maybe that's why J/J is as appealing to me as H/Hr.

[blackkitty13.livejournal.com]

Can we do that? *throws his neighbors into lil'Rex's pen*

Now he's full... for some hours, at least. Enough time for us to find some more food for him. *gg*

"The Return of the Anasazi". It was considered one of the best episodes of TRA. You have a good memory!

It was one of the best eps I remember (next to the one with the Condors)! I always prefered the "action/adventure"-eps. Although most of them weren't that nicly animated as the Questworld-eps. I loved the drawing style there.

They share similar traits, specially their stubbornness and analytical thinking. Maybe that's why J/J is as appealing to me as H/Hr.

*shakes hands on that - on both, J/J and H/Hr* ^.^
And there's another thing that reminds me of Harry Potter - the Philosopher's Stone. *giggles*

Uh, and I just added you to my friend's list. Hope you don't mind.
*shares some JQ-nostalgica* ^.^

[azinazelle.livejournal.com]

I never thought a T-rex would look fuzzy and cute! Awwww. It's like a chick with killer teeth to rip my hand off.

[mix-o-choc.livejournal.com]

So dinosaurs were basically gigantic deadly chooks! Makes you think looking at a bucket of KFC.