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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
A male (leaping) & female Confuciusornis with anatomy, plumage & colouration based on fossil evidence, from DINOSAUR BEHAVIOUR (2023), by Prof Michael Benton (published by Princeton University Press).
#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Pterosaurs #Reptiles #MarineReptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Confuciusornis #FeatheredDinosaurs #JurassicPark #JurassicWorld #CampCretaceous #WildlifeArt
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New fossil foot analysis reveals the surprising and varied lifestyles of #dinosaur bird ancestors
https://phys.org/news/2022-12-fossil-foot-analysis-reveals-varied.htmlExceptional preservation, foot structure reveal ecological transitions & lifestyles of early theropod flyers https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-35039-1
Feet of #Microraptor were almost indistinguishable from #hawks, suggesting that it too was a skilled aerial predator capable of taking prey on the wing. The much more bird-like #Confuciusornis and #Sapeornis had feet well adapted for perching.