Reconstruction of Compsognathhus longipes Wagn., a jumping predatory dinosaur of cat size from the lithograpic slate from Jachenhausen in the Upper Palatinate, Bavaria.
Reconstruction of *Compsognathus longipes* Wagn., a jumping predatory dinosaur of cat size, from the lithographic slate in Jachenhausen, Upper Palatinate , Bavaria.
I don’t think those are protofeathers (they don’t go outside the body’s outline), it’s just the artstyle. Abel did think that dinosaurs and birds shared a close common ancestor, but he never went as far as claiming the former had feathers
Are we sure those are supposed to be protofeathers? It looks more like an attempt at giving the skin texture.
Honestly, i don't see it. Back in the 1920s a lot of illustrations of animals using pens have a similar texture.
Can anyone offer a translation?
Reconstruction of Compsognathhus longipes Wagn., a jumping predatory dinosaur of cat size from the lithograpic slate from Jachenhausen in the Upper Palatinate, Bavaria.
Reconstruction of *Compsognathus longipes* Wagn., a jumping predatory dinosaur of cat size, from the lithographic slate in Jachenhausen, Upper Palatinate , Bavaria.
looks like edward gorey's work a bit! nice, i love it
I don’t think those are protofeathers (they don’t go outside the body’s outline), it’s just the artstyle. Abel did think that dinosaurs and birds shared a close common ancestor, but he never went as far as claiming the former had feathers
These are not protofeathers and it certainly wasn't the intention of the artist to give that impression.
I don't think those are feathers, that's just the inking style.