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What dinosaurs look best with feathers?

Started by CarnegieCollector, August 10, 2016, 03:53:44 AM

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Which of these, in your opinion, look best with feathers? (Evidence or lack thereof feathers doesn't apply)

Ornithomimosaurs (Deinocheirus, gallimimus, ornithomimus, pelicanimimus, struthiomimus)
Oviraptorids (Anzu, Gigantoraptor, Oviraptor, citipati, apatoraptor)
Tyrannosaurs (Tyrannosaurus, Yutyrannus, tarbosaurus, gaunlong, daspletosaurus, gorgosaurus)
Dromeosaurids (Velociraptor, Deinonychus, Utahraptor, archreoraptor, dakotaraptor)
Ornithischians (Stegosaurus, Triceratops, ankylosaurus, hypsilophodon, parasaurolophus, Corythosaurus)
Misc. carnivores (Carcharodontosaurus, acrocanthosaurus, coelophysis, allosaurus, Giganotosaurus, spinosaurus)
How they really looked in life is my favorite.

Tyto_Theropod

#40
Glad to be agreed with, pal! Dromaeosaurids aren't half as bad as Oviraptorosaurs, but they do definitely look a lot more natural when reconstructed with proper feathering. Although at least some of them were, the extent to which Compsognathids were feathered is pretty debatable, especially are there are scale impressions from Compsognathus itself.
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BlueKrono

#41
I like the dromaeosaurs best with feathers. Having the nickname "raptors", they actually remind me quite a bit of modern raptor (predatory birds) when feathered. The sickle claws look as natural on a feathered dromaeosaur as do the wicked talons of an osprey or golden eagle. They aren't out there in your face, naked like the JP raptors, they are rather more hidden and less conspicuous, as are some of the deadliest animal weapons on the planet today such as the teeth of a komodo dragon or the claws of a lion. It took me a while to get used to the idea of oviraptors having feathers as it changes their look quite a bit, but I'm coming around to it, especially when imagining them as being a lot like cassowaries.
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