The Fine Art of Reconstructing Prehistoric Animals
Below are some articles about the realities, fantasies,
preconceptions, and pitfalls involved with the
reconstruction of prehistoric vertebrates from their
fossils.
Patterns in Palaeontology: Palaeoart – fossil fantasies
or recreating lost reality? by Mark P. Witton Paleontology
Online, http://www.palaeontologyonline.com/articles/2014/patterns-palaeontology-palaeoart-fossil-fantasies-recreating-lost-reality/
and http://www.palaeontologyonline.com/articles/category/patterns-in-palaeontology/
The accuracy of palaeoart and the 'new' Spinosaurus
by Mark P. Witton, September 1, 2014, Witton’s Blog
http://markwitton-com.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-accuracy-of-palaeoart-and-new.html
The changing life appearance of dinosaurs by
Darren Naish, Scientific American, September 1, 2014
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/2014/09/01/changing-life-appearance-of-dinosaurs/?print=true
Paul H.
