A lot has been said as of late about reconstructions of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures on various blogs, and I'm not one to keep my mouth shut on the issue. I'll put up my own take on the issue tomorrow, but for now here's some Tyrannosaurus Alan spots that'll help set the stage;
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My wife merely considers it a quirk a living with a paleontologically-oriented husband; whenever I feel like my efforts are futile, I hold my hands up against my chest with two fingers extended to represent the "useless forelimbs" of Tyrannosaurus.
Yesterday a short notice was printed in the journal Science describing where Tyrannosaurus fell in relation to birds on the basis of molecular evidence (i.e. proteins recovered from a Tyrannosaurus femur).
Although I'm not sure what angle this look at Dinosaur portrayal will take. I'm going on the record of endorsing and in fact loving cute silly dinosaur puppets.
Of course anyone familiar with my website will know why ;p