archie reference questions

[Flyinggoat@aol.com]

Hi!
    I've also posted this in sci.bio.paleontology, so don't be surprised if
you see it in both spots.... 
     I've been researching archies for a painting I'm doing, and I've
been wondering why all restorations of archies have them with very heavily
scaled faces.  Is this a known thing, or is it something that's conjectural,
or is it just artist' fancy?  I know they are supposedly very similar
skeletally to Compsygnathus which presumably had some reptilian
characteristics, but BIRDS have very small face-scales if any are actually
distinguishable, so I'm wondering why archies aren't represented like birds
more often?
  
-Where can I find out info on archies physiognomy?  (I have the
Dinosauria)
-Why aren't archies represented with birds' smaller face-scales?
-(here's a tricky one) If archie is sort of a transitional type, would he
have scales or feathers around the eyes (meaning eyelashes)?  Any guesses?
-What plants have actually found at the same site as archie?  (so far I've
got info on 'scrubby pinetrees' and that it was a semi-arid island.  More
info would be nice or I'll start making things up)

Betty Cunningham(Flyinggoat@aol.com)
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