Re: Frederick Seyfarth

["Dawn Ranelli" <dranelli@la-tierra.com>]

There is a Jurassic mural in the New Mexico Museum of Natural History by Ely
Kish that portrays a quadrupedal posture for Allosaurus as well.
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Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 7:11 AM
Subject: Re: Frederick Seyfarth


> rtravsky@uwyo.edu (Richard W Travsky) asks:
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> << The left bottom picture - stegosaurus with allosaurus - the allosaur is
> tripedal. Leaning over and supporting itself on hind legs and right arm,
> while reaching out with the left.
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> Very interesting pose. I've never seen a depiction like this and have to
> ask how accepted this might be today... >>
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>        This painting was based on models in the Milwaukee Public Museum
back
> in the 40's. If you have the first edition of Glut's _Dinosaur
Dictionary_,
> you can see a photo of some of the models (not the pose in question,
though). I
> think the pose is highly unlikely if not impossible. It's the dynamism and
the
> watercolor technique that made the picture for me. DV
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