28 Days Of Dinosauria - 2

[swordznsorcery]

Day 02: For day two, my favourite fossil, Sciurumimus albersdoerferi. (Sciurumimus means squirrel-mimic, due to its feathery tail looking a bit squirrel-like. (Aside from the feathers, obviously. Look, it's hard thinking up names, okay?!)) Found in Germany, it dates from the late Jurassic, c. 150 million years ago. The fossil, first revealed in 2011, is superb. There's a 1000 x 750 photograph here.

Comments

[corvidology]

That's wild! The head of the fossil looks like a Celtic illustration.

[swordznsorcery]

I suppose it does a bit! The level of detail is incredible.

[thisbluespirit]

That is indeed a fabulous fossil!

[swordznsorcery]

I don't look that good now, let alone in 150 million years!

[dimity_blue]

That's...cute. Seriously. You could make an argument for the Sciurumimus albersdoerferi being a distant ancestor of the family dog.

[swordznsorcery]

You could... but it wouldn't be a very accurate argument. ;)

[dimity_blue]

Well, no, but it's still cute. :oD