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Post by Horridus on Oct 1, 2009 16:11:43 GMT
I've never laughed at his work--I still cringe at much of it, though. ;D ;D ;D One more time for the amusement of all:  |
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Post by Pangolinmoth on Oct 1, 2009 17:26:34 GMT
One more time for the amusement of all: We might laugh at this now, but it is visionaries like this that keep science fresh and new and progressive. I really like this painting, it is very imaginative. |
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Post by sbell on Oct 1, 2009 17:27:57 GMT
One more time for the amusement of all: We might laugh at this now, but it is visionaries like this that keep science fresh and new and progressive. I really like this painting, it is very imaginative. It looks like Thanksgiving dinner gone wrong (for those not from North America, we traditionally eat turkeys on that day--October in Canada, November in the US). |
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Post by kuni on Oct 1, 2009 17:28:59 GMT
There's nothing wrong with it except the wattles. As Deino reconstructions go, it's one of the more accurate.
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Post by Dan on Oct 1, 2009 19:20:25 GMT
Wattles aren't normally preserved, so how do you know if they're "wrong"?
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Post by Griffin on Oct 1, 2009 19:40:15 GMT
Oh boy here we go again! Are they ugly? Yes. Did it likely have them? Probably not. Do we know for sure? Absolutely not. (for now at least) Hey Dan, just noticed a quote of mine is on your banner thing. Nice.  |
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Post by kuni on Oct 1, 2009 19:42:11 GMT
Wattles aren't normally preserved, so how do you know if they're "wrong"? Should have been more specific - the wattles are the only entirely speculative thing aside from the coloration (which always is). |
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Post by Pangolinmoth on Oct 1, 2009 20:25:06 GMT
I'm most likely alone on this one, but i like the wattles.
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Post by kuni on Oct 1, 2009 20:39:45 GMT
I think they work better than some folks would like to admit. Down with JP-style raptors!
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on Oct 1, 2009 20:50:54 GMT
.... Up with feathered raptors that don't look like ugly turkeys!
;D Sorry, had to.... ;D
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Post by Megaraptor on Oct 1, 2009 21:48:20 GMT
You could have started a "publicly bag out Luis V. Rey's work" thread for this. And, the quilled trike is more laughable than he turkey-raptor. I think that if Rey drew one that he would be laughed of earth and have to live on Tatooine or some far distant imaginary place like that.
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Post by sarcasmosaur on Oct 1, 2009 21:49:36 GMT
I prefer a nice sleek hawk- or falcon-esque dromaeosaurid, but the wattled ones do have a certain ugly-cute charm.
Also, I welcome our new bristly, ornately-scaled ceratopsian overlords.
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Post by Dan on Oct 1, 2009 21:51:51 GMT
Wait a minute. Tatooine is.. not real?
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Post by stoneage on Oct 1, 2009 21:52:35 GMT
Wattles aren't normally preserved, so how do you know if they're "wrong"? Should have been more specific - the wattles are the only entirely speculative thing aside from the coloration (which always is).  Bologna!!!! So you think it looks just like those Turkeys except for the waddles and coloration. How do you know anything about the flesh. No feathers have ever been found in association with the fossils of Deinonychus. It is only assumed that it had feathers because Microraptor had them and because Velociraptor which is younger in the fossil record had quill knobs. Deinonychus has not been found with quill knobs. Plus Deinonychus is 5 times bigger then velociraptor. It may have not needed them. If it had feathers they may have been more like ostrich feathers.   Do you see the Turkey has a long neck and a little head.. Deinonychus has a long tail and teeth and no beak. Deinonychus also has hands. Coloration and Waddels is that what Claudistics teaches you?  Do you think the turkey can run as fast as Deinonychus? |
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Post by Pangolinmoth on Oct 1, 2009 21:56:36 GMT
Wait a minute. Tatooine is.. not real? There there bud, I was shocked as well. Have a good cry and you will be alright. |
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Post by EmperorDinobot on Oct 1, 2009 21:57:38 GMT
One more time for the amusement of all: That's a great picture. Wrong on many levels, but it kicks @$$. Who knows, maybe Deinonychus really DID look like that. |
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Post by kuni on Oct 1, 2009 22:22:47 GMT
blathers unscientifically |
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Post by Radman on Oct 1, 2009 22:55:31 GMT
Should have been more specific - the wattles are the only entirely speculative thing aside from the coloration (which always is). Bologna!!!! So you think it looks just like those Turkeys except for the waddles and coloration. How do you know anything about the flesh. No feathers have ever been found in association with the fossils of Deinonychus. It is only assumed that it had feathers because Microraptor had them and because Velociraptor which is younger in the fossil record had quill knobs. Deinonychus has not been found with quill knobs. Plus Deinonychus is 5 times bigger then velociraptor. It may have not needed them. If it had feathers they may have been more like ostrich feathers. Do you see the Turkey has a long neck and a little head.. Deinonychus has a long tail and teeth and no beak. Deinonychus also has hands. Coloration and Waddels is that what Claudistics teaches you? Do you think the turkey can run as fast as Deinonychus? Oh good grief! It only superficially resembles a turkey. More like a vulture/cassowary/raptor. I appreciate his (Luis Rey) stretching of the common perception/interpretation into something new. He is a visionary and who knows, (i.e. no one), so open your minds! Plus, btw, I've seen plenty of turkeys in the wild, and they will leave you in the dust. Maybe on a grassy field with no obstructions (and their wings are clipped) you could hope to catch up with one, but in the bush, they will be out of sight in five seconds while you're still pulling spiderwebs and branches out of your face and thorns out of your feet. Respect the Meleagris! ;D |
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Post by Griffin on Oct 1, 2009 23:21:41 GMT
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Post by EmperorDinobot on Oct 2, 2009 1:34:55 GMT
This used to be about Triceratops. I think we, the media, the world has given these raptors enough attention.
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Bologna!!!! So you think it looks just like those Turkeys except for the waddles and coloration. How do you know anything about the flesh. No feathers have ever been found in association with the fossils of Deinonychus. It is only assumed that it had feathers because Microraptor had them and because Velociraptor which is younger in the fossil record had quill knobs. Deinonychus has not been found with quill knobs. Plus Deinonychus is 5 times bigger then velociraptor. It may have not needed them. If it had feathers they may have been more like ostrich feathers.
Do you think the turkey can run as fast as Deinonychus?
