Reichel's Archaeopteryx

[Danvarner@aol.com]

In a message dated 3/27/02 12:41:37 PM Pacific Standard Time, edels@email.msn.com writes:


<< (BTW, the
Archie specimens [copies] that I've seen do not show the post-mortem
curvature that appears in some dinosaurs - i.e. where the neck curls towards
the back and the tail curls towards the front - toward each other over the
back). >>


       They do show that post-mortem curvature. See Ilja's site at:
       odur.let.rug.nl/~nieuwlnd
       Also I was delighted to see that Ilja has found and added M. Reichel's absolutely breath-taking pen and ink illustrations and paper about Archaeopteryx. I've seen a couple of Reichel's magnificent pterosaur restorations before, but these pen and inks are dazzling and it's terribly unfortunate that Reichel's art has been so overlooked. This is from 1941! He's in the Pantheon! See it at:
       http://odur.let.rug.nl/~nieuwlnd/source6.htm
 
       DV