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Cyberlizard

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on: February 16, 2006, 06:23:43 PM
Every time I watch the Land Before Time 7 I see that whenever Sierra and Rinkus took off their wing membranes were transparent, but when they landed the membranes were opaque.  Also, when Pterano is on the ground the one side of the membrane is orange, while the back of the membrane is a brownish color, and when Pterano is flying his wings are see-through.  I find it quite odd because, aren't pterosaur's wing membranes suppose to be opaqe?

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Reply #1 on: February 16, 2006, 09:32:27 PM
I would assume parts could be thin enough to shine light through, but not the entire wing....hmmm...we need a dino expert here, pronto.  :lol:

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Reply #2 on: February 16, 2006, 11:06:39 PM
Well, I'm a moderate dino expert.  I've seen pterosaurs in documentaries where their wings are translucent, where you can see their veins and arteries when light is shined on them.  So scratch that last sentence.  Aren't the wing membranes on a pterosaur supposed to be translucent?

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Reply #3 on: February 17, 2006, 03:52:37 AM
I suppose that shadows or vague outlines of objects which are of very different illumination may be able to be visible through the wings; nothing too detailed though. The actual major mistake about the wings in LBT is that we dont see any bone supporting the wing beyond the Pterosaurs' hands. Actually one single very long finger should support the wing which is just hanging down in the movies. Nobody could fly with that.

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Reply #4 on: February 13, 2012, 02:38:50 AM
Funny, I remember oticing this as a kid!





These are the 2 moments that really stuck out to me. It made them seem almost magical and unrealistic or something; at this time, though, I thought they were a guy and a girl, since I was fairly sure Rinkus was female.

How very wrong I was.  :slap

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Reply #5 on: February 13, 2012, 05:45:32 PM
Quote from: Bruton the Iguanodon,Feb 13 2012 on  10:38 AM
How very wrong I was.  :slap
Well, it wasn't much later 'till Universal decided that all the female dinosaurs in LBT had to be pink, so your confusion is understandable. :rolleyes:

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Reply #6 on: February 17, 2012, 04:29:48 AM
Don't worry. My misunderstanding was worse. I not only thought Rinkus was female, but I also thought he was Sierra. Ayayay...

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Reply #7 on: February 18, 2012, 12:37:53 AM
Yeah, I might have too. At least I did when I first saw their names online...

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