SH Archive Dinosaurs Today: Dinocats, Diplozebras, Pteroswans and Archaeohumans

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Just adding more "credibility" to our highly questionable dinosaurs here. How did dinosaurs look? The only way any of us know is from looking at images created by paleoartists, people who specialize in imagining extinct creatures by studying their skeletons. The problem is that skeletons only tell us part of the story, revealing little about layers of body fat, skin type, coloration, and behavior.

• Paleoartists - people who specialize in imagining extinct creatures by studying their skeletons.

Here is what some of the well known animals would look if they were drawn (by a paleoartist) based on their skeleton. Enjoy.

Human


Swans


Hippopotamus


Elephant


Zebra


Cat


Pelican + Stork


Baboon


Mammal Iguana


Rhinoceros
Apparently horns and hooves do not get through time.


Sperm Whales


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The above images came from the following book.

• All Yesterdays: Unique and Speculative Views of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals​
• Authors hypothesize that a lot of paleoart is wrong! They claim that current artists are relying too heavily on the skeleton alone, and aren’t taking into account body coverings, soft tissues or muscle structures. ​
• The book, illustrated by Scott Hartman, gave some depictions of modern day animals going by their bones alone without accounting for the soft tissue, fat, etc.​

Sources and Links:

• A Book That Will Make You Question Everything You Know About Dinosaurs
• Animal Skeletons drawn like Dinosaurs
• Celebrating Charles R. Knight, the artist who first brought dinosaurs and megafauna to life​
• Speculative Views​

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