Re[2]: Restoring Dinosaurs (was Hadrosaur necks, etc.)

["Matt D. Celeskey" <mceleskey@cabq.gov>]

Andy Farke wrote:
>But, most of the books I've seen in
>kids' libraries are not illustrated by Paul, Franczak or any other
>highly-qualified paleoartist. Many of these popular books depict
>hyper-colored dinosaurs with frills coming from any possible angle. The
>oft-repeated feathered Syntarsus? I don't think it's likely.

Actually, this image goes directly back to Bakker's 1975 Scientific American
article, and is probably repeated more than necessary because, as was pointed
out some time back, it's the first unambiguously feathered dinosaur restoration
(non-avian, in case it needs to be said). As the original degenerates, the
feather crest on the back of the head has become a flesh and bone structure, a
la _Pteranodon_, and I've seen copy confusing this "restoration" with the
legitimate crests of _S. kayentakaae_ (undescribed at the time of Bakker's
restoration).