▲ 754 ▼ Make dinosaurs weirder (mander.xyz) submitted 1 year ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 56 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (6 children) so, what is the other reconstitution? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Lazhward@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago Prehistoric Planet, I say as an amateur. But from what little I read about it it's pretty alright apparently, and most of the 'wrong/we're not sure about this bit' things are listed on the wiki afaik. Of course there's much more scientific depth possible than a TV show, but it's a start towards recreating the common notion of what dinosaurs may have looked like. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago (4 children) feathers, more chonky, appropriate colours... not just reptile dragon monsters permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Slovene@feddit.nl 8 points 1 year ago (3 children) Feathers and colours? Dinosaurs must have looked absolutely FABULOUS! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) you say it as a joke, but look at the non extinct dinosaurs we have today, most birds are indeed much more flamboyant than Jurassic park dinosaurs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Slovene@feddit.nl 14 points 1 year ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] multifariace@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago Something that stands out to me is how the most colorful creatures are good at evasion. Birds and bugs flying or reef creatures have hiding holes. Other colorful life tends to be toxic. For this reason I doubt the huge species had color that stood out from their environment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lazhward@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago Prehistoric Planet, I say as an amateur. But from what little I read about it it's pretty alright apparently, and most of the 'wrong/we're not sure about this bit' things are listed on the wiki afaik. Of course there's much more scientific depth possible than a TV show, but it's a start towards recreating the common notion of what dinosaurs may have looked like. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago (4 children) feathers, more chonky, appropriate colours... not just reptile dragon monsters permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Slovene@feddit.nl 8 points 1 year ago (3 children) Feathers and colours? Dinosaurs must have looked absolutely FABULOUS! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) you say it as a joke, but look at the non extinct dinosaurs we have today, most birds are indeed much more flamboyant than Jurassic park dinosaurs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Slovene@feddit.nl 14 points 1 year ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] multifariace@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago Something that stands out to me is how the most colorful creatures are good at evasion. Birds and bugs flying or reef creatures have hiding holes. Other colorful life tends to be toxic. For this reason I doubt the huge species had color that stood out from their environment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Slovene@feddit.nl 8 points 1 year ago (3 children) Feathers and colours? Dinosaurs must have looked absolutely FABULOUS! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) you say it as a joke, but look at the non extinct dinosaurs we have today, most birds are indeed much more flamboyant than Jurassic park dinosaurs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Slovene@feddit.nl 14 points 1 year ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] multifariace@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago Something that stands out to me is how the most colorful creatures are good at evasion. Birds and bugs flying or reef creatures have hiding holes. Other colorful life tends to be toxic. For this reason I doubt the huge species had color that stood out from their environment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) you say it as a joke, but look at the non extinct dinosaurs we have today, most birds are indeed much more flamboyant than Jurassic park dinosaurs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Slovene@feddit.nl 14 points 1 year ago permalink fedilink source parent
[–] multifariace@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago Something that stands out to me is how the most colorful creatures are good at evasion. Birds and bugs flying or reef creatures have hiding holes. Other colorful life tends to be toxic. For this reason I doubt the huge species had color that stood out from their environment. permalink fedilink source parent
