#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
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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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