Dinosaur Displays

Museums, Feathered Lizards and Misconceptions

© W. Hommel

Apr 26, 2007

Dinosaurs have had a bad streak of luck since the beginning - droughts, starvation... total annihilation to name a few. So what's going on in the dinosaur world today?


Museums in the United States are undergoing a huge project. Contrary to popular belief, dinosaurs (such as the Tyrannosaurus rex) did not stand upright carrying their tails on the ground in a bipedal position. Instead, they moved with their bodies parallel to the ground, with their tails in mid-air. This might be old news to some, but ABC news recently reported that a lot of museums in the United States still have outdated representations on display. Smaller museums that struggle to gain funds are only beginning to have massive reconstruction done.

There is also a great deal of speculation concerning "feathered dinosaurs," other than the few species already believed to have them. T-Rex didn’t stand vertically, as Godzilla, but was he also covered in a coat of luxurious multi-colored feathers? This image is so far remote in our minds, it seems completely bizarre. Maybe one day out beloved plastic museum shop lizards will be artifacts themselves. Think dinosaurs had feathers? Check out our poll below!


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