6/23/2026 at 12:45:09 PM
by surprisetalk
6/26/2026 at 9:25:05 PM
Huh, my first thought was, the Predator taking on dinosaurs would be a pretty cool movie: https://svpow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/bizarre-headgea...by keeda
6/26/2026 at 9:51:35 PM
I get Xenomorph queen look from the first imageby dylan604
6/26/2026 at 9:20:56 PM
I thought we were moving toward depicting dinosaurs as having feathers? Or is there just too little evidence around what exactly that would look like to add it to visualizations?by xvedejas
6/27/2026 at 12:55:45 AM
"billed dinosaurs, horned dinosaurs and armoured dinosaurs did not have feathers because we have lots of skin impressions of these animals that clearly show they had scaly coverings" [1]There is no evidence for example that protoceratops, whose skulls are pictured in the article, had feathers.
Non-avian theropods had feathers, but even then were not necessarily covered with them, it could be a few feathers under the arms. We are talking about species over a 200 million year time period.
[1] https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2020/march/the-first-din...
by teruakohatu
6/26/2026 at 10:32:01 PM
To be fair, this is in Oklahoma so we're lucky they're depicting dinosaurs as real at all.Just kidding. This museum is actually awesome. The staff was incredibly knowledgeable and friendly when I visited years ago (I went to college nearby).
If I remember correctly, one of the curators mentioned adding feathers to some of their more permanent exhibits when I was there. Maybe they are still working on expanding that and/or getting everyone on board? I'd love to hear their actual reasoning! I gotta go back and pester them about feathers.
by syarb
6/26/2026 at 8:59:07 PM
When I read the title, I thought this was "headgear" as in dental appliances and tools. And to be honest, that would also be a cool exhibit.by giarc
6/26/2026 at 9:20:52 PM
Truly a head of its time. Badum bum.by destinator
