Feathered Dinosaurs by Peter Schouten

The latest findings of paleontology have now made it to my public library, where the new crop of illustrated dinosaur books show lots of feathers. These are wonderful paintings by Peter Schouten, and they are as accurate as such things can be. Above, Deinonychus antirrhopus, one of the scariest predators, now with feathers all over. All these paintings are from Feathered Dinosaurs: the Origin of Birds, by John Long and Peter Schouten (2008), a very impressive and truly beautiful book.

Velociraptor mongolia looks quite different with feathers than it did in Jurassic Park.

Conchoraptor gracilis, one of the very birdlike forms from China.