RE: Reductio Ad Absurdum. It is 1984 Dinosaur Time..!

["Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <tholtz@umd.edu>]

> From: owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu [mailto:owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu] 
> On Behalf Of David Marjanovic
>
> Of course, there are criticisms he hasn't addressed, as far 
> as I know -- but he doesn't claim "everything he has done 
> [...] is technically and scientifically accurate".
> 
> >  I have lost jobs because i refused to do Deinonychus without  
> > feathers...
> 
> Tell us the names of those responsible. They need to be 
> shamed in public.
> 
There are still many, sadly, in both the publishing and animation worlds that 
do not get this simple discovery: maniraptorans are
feathered. Full stop. Deal with it.

I have had plenty of run ins with documentary teams over this issue over the 
last decade or so. Most, but not all, are beginning to
learn; a few are even committed to getting it right.

Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
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