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Re: [toni.naish@btinternet.com: Alamosaurus a nomen dubium?]
In a message dated 7/15/2005 3:06:05 PM Eastern Standard Time,
mike@miketaylor.org.uk quotes Darren:
<< By analogy, the giant predatory bird _Phorusrhacos_ is ALWAYS (pretty
much) restored with black and white plumage. Why? Well, because that's how it
was first depicted by Zdenek Burian! Ah, the burden of history. >>
Actually, that should be Chas.R.Knight:
http://www.50birds.com/images/extbPhororhacosapcrk.jpg
Although I think both artworks are basically monochrome. DV