As you may have noticed, his dinos are the derpiest in DW. "It's not clear who illustrated the cover - it's not credited - but it doesn't really do the rest of the book justice." As I've said b-4, it's a very good book that deserves more attention. Many thanks for taking my advice & reviewing DW. "Authored by Don Lessem (inevitably nicknamed 'Dino Don'), it's a richly illustrated, surprisingly chunky, and highly accessible trip through dinosaur palaeontology in the mid '90s." The Cryolophosaurs scene is nicely evocative, too. The illustrations were nicely executed for the most part and I like the wide-angle lens perspective for the Archaeoptertyx and friends pic, but how did he get so high? Well, he is a maniraptoran so perhaps he hitched a ride on something larger (I've heard they are wont to do this). Sheesh.Īlthough, perhaps you are onto something, Marc, and they are not trying to catch enough food to last them their lifetime but are simply trying to hitch a ride like some terrestrial remora. Just who do they think they are? Why aren't they using the proper safety equipment? Not a single carabiner in sight. I must say that I'm thoroughly over packs of dromaeosaurs/troodonts leaping upon the sides of anything huge and mobile. And great to see fungi getting the recognition they deserve with at least two in the lower left and possibly a third infecting the skin of the Corythosaurus. The only parts of the colour gamut that appear to have not been represented are ultramarine and a really nice deep purple. The first pic (after the cover) hurt my eyes. Thanks Marc, that certainly brightened up my morning.
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