#I would like to use paleo information but the entire field of flying dinosaurs is so mired in conflicting studies it sort of isn't worth it | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

theprissythumbelina · 3 months ago

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I can't tell if my dragon worldbuilding has gone too far when I start reading scientific papers on bat wig morphology and comparing them to bird morphology.

#worldbuilding #my writing #A Trial of Dragons #dragon design #I just feel like birds are not the best analogy #the albatross wings were a good starting point but bats are more analogous to giant flying lizards #I would like to use paleo information but the entire field of flying dinosaurs is so mired in conflicting studies it sort of isn't worth it #I love Quetzalcoatlus but wow those studies are #not helpful for animal design #each study refutes the latest #in fundamental ways #old man rants at paleontologists

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