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5 Surprising Real-World Origins of Pop Culture Icons!
http://www.dorkly.com/post/83615/surprising-origins-of-pop-culturePop Culture Origins
https://www.bathroomreader.com/2017/06/pop-culture-origins/
The Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci - 1490
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitruvian_Man
Tower of Time segments by John Gurche - 1981
mural at the Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC
Altered Beast Sega arcade game - 1988
Thor Ragnarok Marvel - 2017
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitruvian_Man
Tower of Time segments by John Gurche - 1981
mural at the Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC
Altered Beast Sega arcade game - 1988
Thor Ragnarok Marvel - 2017
American skeptic and investigator, Joe Nickell on an Interview
with the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast team http://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcast/sgu/62
"I did an alien timeline, and did sort of Walt Disney-esque cartoon drawings of the different types of aliens, starting in 1947 with some little green men, and showing the sort of imaginative variety of alien types over the years, of hairy dwarves, and cyclopean figures, and robotic forms and blobs and just all manner. Just as people would imagine; if I asked someone to imagine an alien creature, it would be all over the place. But then, with the Betty and Barney Hill case, you began to get the little big-eyed, big-headed humanoid, and that type came back and back until now, if you go into a toy store and you look at aliens, you see pretty much that's the standard model. Very unlikely that if life developed on some distant planet, that it would look so much like us. We tend to make the various entities that we're interested in in our own image. And so Bigfoot is our big, stupid cousin from the past, and ET is our futuristic relative coming from the future back to save us. These are forms of us. Of course, ghosts are transparent forms of us; angels are us with wings, and of course, vampires are us with an attitude..."
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with the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast team
http://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcast/sgu/62"I did an alien timeline, and did sort of Walt Disney-esque cartoon drawings of the different types of aliens, starting in 1947 with some little green men, and showing the sort of imaginative variety of alien types over the years, of hairy dwarves, and cyclopean figures, and robotic forms and blobs and just all manner. Just as people would imagine; if I asked someone to imagine an alien creature, it would be all over the place. But then, with the Betty and Barney Hill case, you began to get the little big-eyed, big-headed humanoid, and that type came back and back until now, if you go into a toy store and you look at aliens, you see pretty much that's the standard model. Very unlikely that if life developed on some distant planet, that it would look so much like us. We tend to make the various entities that we're interested in in our own image. And so Bigfoot is our big, stupid cousin from the past, and ET is our futuristic relative coming from the future back to save us. These are forms of us. Of course, ghosts are transparent forms of us; angels are us with wings, and of course, vampires are us with an attitude..."
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The Story of Santa Claus by Joseph A. McCullough
plates illustrated by Peter Dennis - Osprey 2014
The life and miracles of Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas of Myra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas
From Odin to Father Christmas
The Yuletide
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YuleFather Christmas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Christmas
The Jolly Ole, Mr and Mrs Santa couple of today
Santa Claus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus
The Making of Jurassic Park's Mutant
"Spitter Dilo" (Dilophosaurus Venenifer)
The History of the Dilophosaurus in the
Jurassic Park Franchise by Klayton Fioriti
Dilophosauridae https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilophosauridae
Dilophosaurus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilophosaurus
Sinosaurus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinosaurus
Two species were previously documented, Dilophosaurus wetherilli from North America,
and Dilophosaurus sinensis from China. The Chinese specimen was later reclassified as Sinosaurus triassicus,
with a possibility of a second Asian species named Sinosaurus sinensis. A third species, Sinosaurus shawanensis,
was possibly the largest recorded as of date. Within the Jurassic Park franchise, including the simulator Game, Jurassic Park: Evolution,
Dilophosaurus fossils can still be obtained from China in-game, but not from North America. Both Dilophosaurus and Sinosaurus, would
most probably have coexisted, on both continents during the Triassic and Jurassic periods.
https://blog.press.princeton.edu/2019/06/17/dino-day-sinosaurus-shawanensis/
2020, Updated Dilophosaurus wetherilli reconstruction https://svpow.com/category/stinkin-theropods/dilophosaurus/
Inspirational Anatomical Structures in Lizards
Frilled Lizard / Dragon - Chlamydosaurus kingii
Secret Toadhead Agama - Phrynocephalus mystaceus
Early Examples of Frilled monsters in Pop Culture
Jirass from Ultraman, Episode 10: The Mysterious Dinosaur Base (1966)
Originally a modified Godzilla suit, inspired by sea creatures and the Loch Ness monster
http://godzilla1954.wikia.com/wiki/Jirass
Dinosaurs Attack! trading card series by Topps - 1988
inspired by the successful, Mars Attacks trading card series of 1962
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaurs_Attack!
"Despite the company's hopes, Dinosaurs Attack! did not achieve commercial success. Tim Burton was planning
on making a movie version, but dismissed it when Jurassic Park was released. Instead he made Mars Attacks!"
card no. 38 showing a giant frilled lizard or random dinosaur!
(could this be the possible, original inspiration for the frills?)
Michael Crichton's 1990 novel Jurassic Park, introduced the venomous Procompsognathus, Troodons
and the now iconic spitting Dilos. The 1993 Gift edition of the novel published by Alfred A. Knopf,
contained 12 dinosaur paintings including a Dilophosaurus, which however was lacking frills.
Earth magazine, September 1993
courtesy of Darren Naish
Illustrated video of the novel version of Nedry's death from Jurassic Park,
by Tang Lee https://www.deviantart.com/eatalllot
https://youtu.be/MyyHEVmn8bE
Steven Spielberg's 1993 movie, reduced the animal's size considerably before adding the movable frills;
so the audience can tell the difference between it and the Velociraptors, as did the rest of the franchise...
Updated Note: The Jurassic Park raptors, are Velociraptor antirrhopus, now considered a synonym of Deinonychus antirrhopus.
They are not to be confused with the smaller V. mongoliensis. For more information check out, "Real Reason The Velociraptors
Are So Big In Jurassic Park" by Klayton Fioriti on Youtube
The team working on the game, Jurassic World: Evolution, where probably unaware of this background, when they decided to include Deinonychus alongside Velociraptor. As with the changes given to Dilophosaurus, its size was greatly reduced and a crest was added to its head in order again, to differentiate between the two, prompting some to nickname it the Cartoon Raptor!
Comparative reconstructions by Fred Wierum https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fred_Wierum
In 2013 a member of the Dromaeosaurid Subfamily, Velociraptorinae, was named Acheroraptor temertyorum,
and is said to have coexisted with Tyrannosaurus rex, making it a possibly more likely candidate for the raptors
if it was discovered back then. Archeroraptor figurine by David Silva and art by Jonathan Kuo,
and size comparisons by Lee Atkinson on Dinochecker.com http://www.dinochecker.com/dinosaurs/ACHERORAPTOR
Some experts even speculate, that Dromaeosaurids might have used their wings to communicate
or as threat displays, in the same manner that some owl species are known for. This could mean that
they are more likely to act in a similar way to the movie Dilos, albiat with feathers instead of frills!
Early Dilophosaurus concept art by Mark Hallett - 1990
Crash McCreery's concept designs
The movie's famous, Isla Nublar Incident scene, concerning Dennis Nedry, with what looks like,
the combined elements of a Komodo dragon like snout,a frilled lizards neck and scales (juvenile pattern?),
and finally, the spitting action of a rinkhals cobra!
This scene left a great impact on future renditions and inspirations for Dilophosaurus
and other creatures, in the media, from toys to movies, animation and games.
The episode "Les chasseurs de dinosaures", from the 1998 French animated, action series, Bob Morane
Frilled mascot at the Eric GEIRNAERT, amber exhibition, 2000
Spazz, from "Dinotopia Quest For The Ruby Sunstone" - 2005
Crypto and family, "The Dinosaur Project" movie - 2012
Human Kind Of, animated series - 2018
Plants vs. Zombies comic, In Timepocalypse - Issue# 3
Online Game, ARK: Survival Evolved
"Tzitzi Ya Ku", from Monster Hunter World
Dilophospinus - Concept for a cancelled hybrid toy, in the
"Jurassic Park: Chaos Effect" toy line, produced by Kenner
Pages from "The InGen Field Guide" booklet included with
"Jurassic Park: The Game" Deluxe Edition set - 2011
Jurassic Outpost Field Guide https://jurassicoutpost.com/galleries/#
Jurassic World Evolution Wiki
Species Profile http://jurassicworld-evolution.wikia.com/wiki/Dilophosaurus
"Henry Wu: You are acting like we are engaged in some kind of mad science, but we are doing what we have done from the beginning.
Nothing in Jurassic World is natural! We have always filled gaps in the genomes with the DNA of other animals and if their genetic code
was pure, many of them would look quite different, but you didn't ask for reality; you asked for more teeth!" Jurassic World - 2015
Frillz or not... Dilos still look horrid as hell!
"Spitter Dilo" (Dilophosaurus Venenifer)
The History of the Dilophosaurus in the
Jurassic Park Franchise by Klayton Fioriti
Dilophosauridae
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DilophosauridaeDilophosaurus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilophosaurus
Sinosaurus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SinosaurusTwo species were previously documented, Dilophosaurus wetherilli from North America,
and Dilophosaurus sinensis from China. The Chinese specimen was later reclassified as Sinosaurus triassicus,
with a possibility of a second Asian species named Sinosaurus sinensis. A third species, Sinosaurus shawanensis,
was possibly the largest recorded as of date. Within the Jurassic Park franchise, including the simulator Game, Jurassic Park: Evolution,
Dilophosaurus fossils can still be obtained from China in-game, but not from North America. Both Dilophosaurus and Sinosaurus, would
most probably have coexisted, on both continents during the Triassic and Jurassic periods.
https://blog.press.princeton.edu/2019/06/17/dino-day-sinosaurus-shawanensis/
2020, Updated Dilophosaurus wetherilli reconstruction
https://svpow.com/category/stinkin-theropods/dilophosaurus/
Inspirational Anatomical Structures in Lizards
Frilled Lizard / Dragon - Chlamydosaurus kingii
Secret Toadhead Agama - Phrynocephalus mystaceus
Early Examples of Frilled monsters in Pop Culture
Jirass from Ultraman, Episode 10: The Mysterious Dinosaur Base (1966)
Originally a modified Godzilla suit, inspired by sea creatures and the Loch Ness monster
http://godzilla1954.wikia.com/wiki/Jirass
Dinosaurs Attack! trading card series by Topps - 1988
inspired by the successful, Mars Attacks trading card series of 1962
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaurs_Attack!"Despite the company's hopes, Dinosaurs Attack! did not achieve commercial success. Tim Burton was planning
on making a movie version, but dismissed it when Jurassic Park was released. Instead he made Mars Attacks!"
card no. 38 showing a giant frilled lizard or random dinosaur!
(could this be the possible, original inspiration for the frills?)
Michael Crichton's 1990 novel Jurassic Park, introduced the venomous Procompsognathus, Troodons
and the now iconic spitting Dilos. The 1993 Gift edition of the novel published by Alfred A. Knopf,
contained 12 dinosaur paintings including a Dilophosaurus, which however was lacking frills.
Earth magazine, September 1993
courtesy of Darren Naish
Illustrated video of the novel version of Nedry's death from Jurassic Park,
by Tang Lee
https://www.deviantart.com/eatalllot https://youtu.be/MyyHEVmn8bESteven Spielberg's 1993 movie, reduced the animal's size considerably before adding the movable frills;
so the audience can tell the difference between it and the Velociraptors, as did the rest of the franchise...
Updated Note: The Jurassic Park raptors, are Velociraptor antirrhopus, now considered a synonym of Deinonychus antirrhopus.
They are not to be confused with the smaller V. mongoliensis. For more information check out, "Real Reason The Velociraptors
Are So Big In Jurassic Park" by Klayton Fioriti on Youtube
The team working on the game, Jurassic World: Evolution, where probably unaware of this background, when they decided to include Deinonychus alongside Velociraptor. As with the changes given to Dilophosaurus, its size was greatly reduced and a crest was added to its head in order again, to differentiate between the two, prompting some to nickname it the Cartoon Raptor!
Comparative reconstructions by Fred Wierum
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fred_Wierum
In 2013 a member of the Dromaeosaurid Subfamily, Velociraptorinae, was named Acheroraptor temertyorum,
and is said to have coexisted with Tyrannosaurus rex, making it a possibly more likely candidate for the raptors
if it was discovered back then. Archeroraptor figurine by David Silva and art by Jonathan Kuo,
and size comparisons by Lee Atkinson on Dinochecker.com
http://www.dinochecker.com/dinosaurs/ACHERORAPTOR
Some experts even speculate, that Dromaeosaurids might have used their wings to communicate
or as threat displays, in the same manner that some owl species are known for. This could mean that
they are more likely to act in a similar way to the movie Dilos, albiat with feathers instead of frills!
Early Dilophosaurus concept art by Mark Hallett - 1990
Crash McCreery's concept designs
The movie's famous, Isla Nublar Incident scene, concerning Dennis Nedry, with what looks like,
the combined elements of a Komodo dragon like snout,a frilled lizards neck and scales (juvenile pattern?),
and finally, the spitting action of a rinkhals cobra!
This scene left a great impact on future renditions and inspirations for Dilophosaurus
and other creatures, in the media, from toys to movies, animation and games.
The episode "Les chasseurs de dinosaures", from the 1998 French animated, action series, Bob Morane
Frilled mascot at the Eric GEIRNAERT, amber exhibition, 2000
Spazz, from "Dinotopia Quest For The Ruby Sunstone" - 2005
Crypto and family, "The Dinosaur Project" movie - 2012
Human Kind Of, animated series - 2018
Plants vs. Zombies comic, In Timepocalypse - Issue# 3
Online Game, ARK: Survival Evolved
"Tzitzi Ya Ku", from Monster Hunter World
Dilophospinus - Concept for a cancelled hybrid toy, in the
"Jurassic Park: Chaos Effect" toy line, produced by Kenner
Pages from "The InGen Field Guide" booklet included with
"Jurassic Park: The Game" Deluxe Edition set - 2011
Jurassic Outpost Field Guide
https://jurassicoutpost.com/galleries/#
Jurassic World Evolution Wiki
Species Profile
http://jurassicworld-evolution.wikia.com/wiki/Dilophosaurus
"Henry Wu: You are acting like we are engaged in some kind of mad science, but we are doing what we have done from the beginning. Nothing in Jurassic World is natural! We have always filled gaps in the genomes with the DNA of other animals and if their genetic code
was pure, many of them would look quite different, but you didn't ask for reality; you asked for more teeth!" Jurassic World - 2015
Frillz or not... Dilos still look horrid as hell!
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