#ALSO the idea that we don't account for fat distribution on a lot of dinosaurs is super interesting to me | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

elijah-loyal · 9 months ago

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i think the craziest thing about getting back into dinosaurs after close to 10 years is the fact that science has helped us predict more accurately what they looked like, and they are SO DIFFERENT from when i was a kid

like when i was a kid, compsognathus was my favorite because it was a fast little fucker, and it looked like this:

standard old dino design, right?

but now, one of the most common depictions of compsognathus is THIS:

like ur kidding! my favorite guy turns out to probably have looked like a little lemur?!!!?!! thats insane and so cool!!

#also the whole feathered t-rex #because apparently a lot of dinosaurs are likely feathered #which makes sense!!!#ALSO the idea that we don't account for fat distribution on a lot of dinosaurs is super interesting to me #like penguins have the same kind of neck-length as an elasmosaur #and theyre FAT asf #so maybe elasmosaur or other long-necked dinosaurs had a similar shape to penguins #or maybe dinos had more general fat on their bodies at one point #dinosaurs #dinos #compsognathus #i really want to make a fake taxidermy dinosaur now

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