Did Harryhausen let style get in the way of science? 🦕⁠

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Ray Harryhausen’s One Million Years B.C. delivers some surprisingly accurate Pteranodons, with wingspans of around seven to eight metres. But not everything is accurate—the feet, for example, aren’t quite right (Pteranodons couldn’t grip anything, let alone a human). Harryhausen admitted this was a stylistic choice rather than a scientific one, but paleontologist Dave Hone remains a fan.

For more on dinosaurs in Hollywood: https://www.newscientist.com/video/2469779-palaeontologist-reviews-the-most-memorable-moments-in-dinosaur-movies/

Did Harryhausen let style get in the way of science? 🦕⁠

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