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Apr 2021
35m 56s

Welcome to Jurassic Art Redux

ROMAN MARS
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The illustrated interpretation of dinosaur morphology and behavior has had a big impact on how the public views dinosaurs and it's gone through a couple of key turning points, including a more recent push for more speculative paleoart. Plus, we talk icebergs! 
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