Saru Posted July 7, 2012 #1 Share Posted July 7, 2012 A new well preserved fossil find suggests that feathered dinosaurs may have been a common sight. Feathers didn’t start with birds. Plumage of various sorts - from simple fuzz to the complex structures used for flight - adorned dinosaurs first, and was only later inherited by birds. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted July 7, 2012 #2 Share Posted July 7, 2012 I wonder if the feathers were colored? The idea of a 'pretty' Velociraptor is kinda distrubing actually! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLOMBIE Posted July 7, 2012 #3 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Interesting question. Could dinosaurs even see colours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightstalker_dain Posted July 7, 2012 #4 Share Posted July 7, 2012 I imagine some are going to look quite strange now xD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daughter of the Nine Moons Posted July 7, 2012 #5 Share Posted July 7, 2012 I wonder if the feathers were colored? The idea of a 'pretty' Velociraptor is kinda distrubing actually! I wonder if the plumage differed between the sexes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLOMBIE Posted July 7, 2012 #6 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Actually, I feel like a featherd velociraptor would look somewhat like a turkey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.United_Nations Posted July 7, 2012 #7 Share Posted July 7, 2012 I wonder if the feathers were colored? The idea of a 'pretty' Velociraptor is kinda distrubing actually! Well I'd guess so, birds use coloured feathers for show or to warn other animals. So I wouldn't be surprised if there was any colour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Fluffs Posted July 7, 2012 #8 Share Posted July 7, 2012 I'd like to see a bright pink velociraptor. One day... my dreams will come true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathRain2012 Posted July 7, 2012 #9 Share Posted July 7, 2012 I hope your dreams do come true bro.. but I want to see a whole pace of multi-colored raptors.. flash mobing. *pack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted July 7, 2012 #10 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Somehow the thought of tyrannosaurus Rex with feathers just doesn't seem right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csspwns Posted July 8, 2012 #11 Share Posted July 8, 2012 yea a pink feathered T-Rex would be disturbing. especially when its roaring for flesh and meat meh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFO_Monster Posted July 8, 2012 #12 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Somehow the thought of tyrannosaurus Rex with feathers just doesn't seem right. It doesn't seem right to me either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invader Ebony Posted July 8, 2012 #13 Share Posted July 8, 2012 I could understand why some of the smaller dinosaurs would have feathers, but I couldnt see a reason for the bigger ones to need them... its kinda like asking someone to picture a rino with feathers... weird! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Chubb Posted July 8, 2012 #14 Share Posted July 8, 2012 It doesn't seem right to me either. Come on guys, I can quite easily picture T-Rex with pink feathers.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyminator Posted July 9, 2012 #15 Share Posted July 9, 2012 This calls for a Jurassic Park remake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taun Posted July 9, 2012 #16 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I've said this on an earlier thread - I understand that the current theory about 'Raptors appearance supports feathers - and maybe they did.. But I sure like the look of the earlier concept better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheetz Posted July 12, 2012 #17 Share Posted July 12, 2012 feathers on dinosaurs has been proven for quite some time now...as to every which one that had them cannot be proven, but its not a new concept at all - in fact its been proven for over a decade or longer. I've seen several documentaries that even had feathers on the heads and necks of Trex....and to me that seems suspect. From one standpoint, proportion of feathers and their function in respect and two, I don't believe that the feathers would adorn the heads and necks of these types of carnivores much like we see on todays buzzards. the heads and necks are actually void of feathers due to their eating habits and being free of food, bacteria and mess that would accumulate while feeding. I've seen the raptor fossils where feathers are prominent around the limbs and such, but it was an evolutionary stage, where several other breeds of larger raptors didn't have them. Birds evolved from dinosaurs, no doubt, and feathers were an integral step in that direction. my two worthless cents. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowSot Posted July 12, 2012 #18 Share Posted July 12, 2012 I wonder if the feathers were colored? The idea of a 'pretty' Velociraptor is kinda distrubing actually! I know they were able to tell some colors from well preserved fossils, I think the resultant color was a ruddy red color. Ah, here we are: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/02/dinosaur-fossil-reveals-true-feather-colors/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheetz Posted July 12, 2012 #19 Share Posted July 12, 2012 (edited) New smaller Trex found in China....Yutyrannus Scientists discovered feathered dinosaurs going on over 20 years ago now. Edited July 12, 2012 by Sheetz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowSot Posted July 12, 2012 #20 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Someone hook that fellow up with a 70's hair band. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightly Posted July 15, 2012 #21 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Feathers are a fancy hair, right? So.. they most likely evolved from simpler hair? Interesting that some were hairy and fuzzy and feathery and probably leathery... and not all were scaly . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowSot Posted July 15, 2012 #22 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Feathers are a fancy hair, right? So.. they most likely evolved from simpler hair? Interesting that some were hairy and fuzzy and feathery and probably leathery... and not all were scaly . I had a check, and it looks like there's a split on how feathers developed. On the one hand they evolved from scales, which is what I've heard. However it looks like a new theory is that they evolved separately from follicles as part of thermoregulation. Wish I was subscribed to a journal, to bloody expensive if I'm not in the field though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arbitran Posted July 15, 2012 #23 Share Posted July 15, 2012 I wonder if the feathers were colored? The idea of a 'pretty' Velociraptor is kinda distrubing actually! New study of melanosomes has actually allowed us to learn some dinosaur plumage colours. Here's an example, Anchiornis huxleyi : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowSot Posted July 15, 2012 #24 Share Posted July 15, 2012 New study of melanosomes has actually allowed us to learn some dinosaur plumage colours. Here's an example, Anchiornis huxleyi : Hey, I already posted that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arbitran Posted July 15, 2012 #25 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Somehow the thought of tyrannosaurus Rex with feathers just doesn't seem right. Get used to it. Yutyrannus huali was discovered in China a few months ago. Hey, I already posted that! Oh, ha, I apologize! I didn't notice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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