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* Most media depictions of dinosaurs [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology do not resemble the real animals]]. For example, genera that should have feathers and/or beaks in real life are depicted lacking them, bipeds have their spines upright in a tripod stance rather than parallel to the ground (with some exceptions such as therizinosaurs), ''Velociraptor'' is [[RaptorAttack almost always portrayed]] resembling the larger ''Deinonychus'' or ''Utahraptor'', ''Troodon'' is often shown lacking the sickle-shaped claw on its feet making it resemble ''Compsognathus'' or ''Coelophysis'', ''Allosaurus'' often looks more like a downsized ''TyrannosaurusRex'' with three-fingered hands and longer arms, ''Spinosaurus'' is depicted as a giant ''Baryonyx'' with a half-circular sail on its back[[note]]prior to ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' it was usually portrayed as a sail-backed carnosaur[[/note]], ''Carnotaurus'' tends to have longer horns and forelimbs, quadrupedal dinosaurs are always shown with elephant-like feet, sauropods and stegosaurs are often shown with humped backs and low-hanging tails, ''Apatosaurus'' and ''Brontosaurus'' often have longer necks and thinner frames more akin to ''Diplodocus'', ''Stegosaurus'' is often portrayed with a short neck and misshapen plates arranged in pairs, ''Ankylosaurus'' is usually portrayed with spiky armor like ''Euoplocephalus'' and/or spikes along its sides like a nodosaur, ''Styracosaurus'' is either missing its frill or having long brow horns like a ''Triceratops'', etc. Sometimes this is due to ScienceMarchesOn, but often any advancements in science get flat-out ignored [[GrandfatherClause because the viewers already expect the dinosaurs to look a certain way]] [[RealityIsUnrealistic and may be shocked if they were portrayed otherwise]]. Also, dinosaurs covered with feathers would [[RuleOfCool just not have the same badass factor, now would they]]?
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* Most media depictions of dinosaurs [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology do not resemble the real animals]]. For example, genera that should have feathers and/or beaks in real life are depicted lacking them, bipeds have their spines upright in a tripod stance rather than parallel to the ground (with some exceptions such as therizinosaurs), ''Velociraptor'' is [[RaptorAttack almost always portrayed]] resembling the larger ''Deinonychus'' or ''Utahraptor'', ''Troodon'' is often shown lacking the sickle-shaped claw on its feet making it resemble ''Compsognathus'' or ''Coelophysis'', ''Allosaurus'' often looks more like a downsized ''TyrannosaurusRex'' with three-fingered hands and longer arms, ''Spinosaurus'' is depicted as either a giant ''Baryonyx'' with a half-circular sail on its back[[note]]prior to ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' it was usually portrayed as back or a sail-backed carnosaur[[/note]], ''Allosaurus'', ''Carnotaurus'' tends to have longer horns and forelimbs, quadrupedal dinosaurs are always shown with elephant-like feet, sauropods and stegosaurs are often shown with humped backs and low-hanging tails, ''Apatosaurus'' and ''Brontosaurus'' often have longer necks and thinner frames more akin to ''Diplodocus'', ''Stegosaurus'' is often portrayed with a short neck and misshapen plates arranged in pairs, ''Ankylosaurus'' is usually portrayed with spiky armor like ''Euoplocephalus'' and/or spikes along its sides like a nodosaur, ''Styracosaurus'' is either missing its frill or having long brow horns like a ''Triceratops'', etc. Sometimes this is due to ScienceMarchesOn, but often any advancements in science get flat-out ignored [[GrandfatherClause because the viewers already expect the dinosaurs to look a certain way]] [[RealityIsUnrealistic and may be shocked if they were portrayed otherwise]]. Also, dinosaurs covered with feathers would [[RuleOfCool just not have the same badass factor, now would they]]?
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* Many cartoon electric eels look more like morays than their real-life counterparts, which are brown and have toothless mouths. It doesn't help that electric eels are often depicted [[MisplacedWildlife living in the ocean, despite being freshwater fish]].
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* Most media depictions of dinosaurs [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology do not resemble the real animals]]. For example, genera that should have feathers and/or beaks in real life are depicted lacking them, bipeds have their spines upright in a tripod stance rather than parallel to the ground (unless if they're therizinosaurs), ''Velociraptor'' is [[RaptorAttack almost always portrayed]] resembling the larger ''Deinonychus'' or ''Utahraptor'', ''Troodon'' is often shown lacking the sickle-shaped claw on its feet making it resemble ''Compsognathus'' or ''Coelophysis'', ''Allosaurus'' often looks more like a downsized ''TyrannosaurusRex'' with three-fingered hands and longer arms, ''Spinosaurus'' is depicted as a giant ''Baryonyx'' with a half-circular sail on its back[[note]]prior to ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' it was usually portrayed as a sail-backed carnosaur[[/note]], ''Carnotaurus'' tends to have longer horns and forelimbs, quadrupedal dinosaurs are always shown with elephant-like feet, sauropods and stegosaurs are often shown with humped backs and low-hanging tails, ''Apatosaurus'' and ''Brontosaurus'' often have longer necks and thinner frames more akin to ''Diplodocus'', ''Stegosaurus'' is often portrayed with a short neck and misshapen plates arranged in pairs, ''Ankylosaurus'' is usually portrayed with spiky armor like ''Euoplocephalus'' and/or spikes along its sides like a nodosaur, ''Styracosaurus'' is either missing its frill or having long brow horns like a ''Triceratops'', etc. Sometimes this is due to ScienceMarchesOn, but often any advancements in science get flat-out ignored [[GrandfatherClause because the viewers already expect the dinosaurs to look a certain way]] [[RealityIsUnrealistic and may be shocked if they were portrayed otherwise]]. Also, dinosaurs covered with feathers would [[RuleOfCool just not have the same badass factor, now would they]]?
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* Most media depictions of dinosaurs [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology do not resemble the real animals]]. For example, genera that should have feathers and/or beaks in real life are depicted lacking them, bipeds have their spines upright in a tripod stance rather than parallel to the ground (unless if they're (with some exceptions such as therizinosaurs), ''Velociraptor'' is [[RaptorAttack almost always portrayed]] resembling the larger ''Deinonychus'' or ''Utahraptor'', ''Troodon'' is often shown lacking the sickle-shaped claw on its feet making it resemble ''Compsognathus'' or ''Coelophysis'', ''Allosaurus'' often looks more like a downsized ''TyrannosaurusRex'' with three-fingered hands and longer arms, ''Spinosaurus'' is depicted as a giant ''Baryonyx'' with a half-circular sail on its back[[note]]prior to ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' it was usually portrayed as a sail-backed carnosaur[[/note]], ''Carnotaurus'' tends to have longer horns and forelimbs, quadrupedal dinosaurs are always shown with elephant-like feet, sauropods and stegosaurs are often shown with humped backs and low-hanging tails, ''Apatosaurus'' and ''Brontosaurus'' often have longer necks and thinner frames more akin to ''Diplodocus'', ''Stegosaurus'' is often portrayed with a short neck and misshapen plates arranged in pairs, ''Ankylosaurus'' is usually portrayed with spiky armor like ''Euoplocephalus'' and/or spikes along its sides like a nodosaur, ''Styracosaurus'' is either missing its frill or having long brow horns like a ''Triceratops'', etc. Sometimes this is due to ScienceMarchesOn, but often any advancements in science get flat-out ignored [[GrandfatherClause because the viewers already expect the dinosaurs to look a certain way]] [[RealityIsUnrealistic and may be shocked if they were portrayed otherwise]]. Also, dinosaurs covered with feathers would [[RuleOfCool just not have the same badass factor, now would they]]?
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* Most media depictions of dinosaurs [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology do not resemble the real animals]]. For example, genera that should have feathers and/or beaks in real life are depicted lacking them, bipeds have their spines upright rather than horizontal (unless if they're therizinosaurs), ''Velociraptor'' is [[RaptorAttack almost always portrayed]] resembling the larger ''Deinonychus'' or ''Utahraptor'', ''Troodon'' is often shown lacking the sickle-shaped claw on its feet making it resemble ''Compsognathus'' or ''Coelophysis'', ''Allosaurus'' often looks more like a downsized ''TyrannosaurusRex'' with three-fingered hands and longer arms, ''Spinosaurus'' is depicted as a giant ''Baryonyx'' with a half-circular sail on its back[[note]]prior to ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' it was usually portrayed as a sail-backed carnosaur[[/note]], ''Carnotaurus'' tends to have longer horns and forelimbs, quadrupedal dinosaurs are always shown with elephant-like feet, sauropods and stegosaurs are often shown with humped backs and low-hanging tails, ''Apatosaurus'' and ''Brontosaurus'' often have longer necks and thinner frames more akin to ''Diplodocus'', ''Stegosaurus'' is often portrayed with a short neck and misshapen plates arranged in pairs, ''Ankylosaurus'' is usually portrayed with spiky armor like ''Euoplocephalus'' and/or spikes along its sides like a nodosaur, ''Styracosaurus'' is either missing its frill or having long brow horns like a ''Triceratops'', etc. Sometimes this is due to ScienceMarchesOn, but often any advancements in science get flat-out ignored [[GrandfatherClause because the viewers already expect the dinosaurs to look a certain way]] [[RealityIsUnrealistic and may be shocked if they were portrayed otherwise]]. Also, dinosaurs covered with feathers would [[RuleOfCool just not have the same badass factor, now would they]]?
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* Most media depictions of dinosaurs [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology do not resemble the real animals]]. For example, genera that should have feathers and/or beaks in real life are depicted lacking them, bipeds have their spines upright in a tripod stance rather than horizontal parallel to the ground (unless if they're therizinosaurs), ''Velociraptor'' is [[RaptorAttack almost always portrayed]] resembling the larger ''Deinonychus'' or ''Utahraptor'', ''Troodon'' is often shown lacking the sickle-shaped claw on its feet making it resemble ''Compsognathus'' or ''Coelophysis'', ''Allosaurus'' often looks more like a downsized ''TyrannosaurusRex'' with three-fingered hands and longer arms, ''Spinosaurus'' is depicted as a giant ''Baryonyx'' with a half-circular sail on its back[[note]]prior to ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' it was usually portrayed as a sail-backed carnosaur[[/note]], ''Carnotaurus'' tends to have longer horns and forelimbs, quadrupedal dinosaurs are always shown with elephant-like feet, sauropods and stegosaurs are often shown with humped backs and low-hanging tails, ''Apatosaurus'' and ''Brontosaurus'' often have longer necks and thinner frames more akin to ''Diplodocus'', ''Stegosaurus'' is often portrayed with a short neck and misshapen plates arranged in pairs, ''Ankylosaurus'' is usually portrayed with spiky armor like ''Euoplocephalus'' and/or spikes along its sides like a nodosaur, ''Styracosaurus'' is either missing its frill or having long brow horns like a ''Triceratops'', etc. Sometimes this is due to ScienceMarchesOn, but often any advancements in science get flat-out ignored [[GrandfatherClause because the viewers already expect the dinosaurs to look a certain way]] [[RealityIsUnrealistic and may be shocked if they were portrayed otherwise]]. Also, dinosaurs covered with feathers would [[RuleOfCool just not have the same badass factor, now would they]]?
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* Most media depictions of dinosaurs [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology do not resemble the real animals]]. For example, genera that should have feathers and/or beaks in real life are depicted lacking them, bipeds have their spines upright rather than horizontal (unless if they're therizinosaurs), ''Velociraptor'' is [[RaptorAttack almost always portrayed]] resembling the larger ''Deinonychus'' or ''Utahraptor'', ''Troodon'' is often shown lacking the sickle-shaped claw on its feet making it resemble ''Compsognathus'' or ''Coelophysis'', ''Allosaurus'' often looks more like a downsized ''TyrannosaurusRex'' with three-fingered hands and longer arms, ''Spinosaurus'' is depicted as a giant ''Baryonyx'' with a half-circular sail on its back[[note]]prior to ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' it was usually portrayed as a sail-backed carnosaur[[/note]], ''Carnotaurus'' tends to have longer horns and forelimbs, quadrupedal dinosaurs are always shown with elephant-like feet, sauropods and stegosaurs are often shown with humped backs and low-hanging tails, ''Apatosaurus'' and ''Brontosaurus'' often have longer necks and thinner frames more akin to ''Diplodocus'', ''Stegosaurus'' is often portrayed with a short neck and misshapen plates arranged in pairs, ''Ankylosaurus'' is usually portrayed with spiky armor like ''Euoplocephalus'' and/or spikes along its sides like a nodosaur, ''Styracosaurus'' is either missing its frill or having long brow horns like a ''Triceratops'', etc. Sometimes this is due to ScienceMarchesOn, but often any advancements in science get flat-out ignored [[GrandfatherClause because the viewers already expect the dinosaurs to look a certain way]] [[RealityIsUnrealistic and may be shocked if they were portrayed otherwise]]. Also, dinosaurs covered with feathers would [[RuleOfCool just not have the same badass factor, now would they]]?
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* Most media depictions of dinosaurs [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology do not resemble the real animals]]. For example, genera that should have feathers and/or beaks in real life are depicted lacking them, ''Velociraptor'' is [[RaptorAttack almost always portrayed]] resembling the larger ''Deinonychus'' or ''Utahraptor'', ''Troodon'' is often shown lacking the sickle-shaped claw on its feet making it resemble ''Compsognathus'' or ''Coelophysis'', ''Allosaurus'' often looks more like a downsized ''TyrannosaurusRex'' with three-fingered hands and longer arms, ''Spinosaurus'' is depicted as a giant ''Baryonyx'' with a half-circular sail on its back[[note]]prior to ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' it was usually portrayed as a sail-backed carnosaur[[/note]], ''Carnotaurus'' tends to have longer horns and forelimbs, quadrupedal dinosaurs are always shown with elephant-like feet, sauropods and stegosaurs are often shown with humped backs and low-hanging tails, ''Apatosaurus'' and ''Brontosaurus'' often have longer necks and thinner frames more akin to ''Diplodocus'', ''Stegosaurus'' is often portrayed with a short neck and misshapen plates arranged in pairs, ''Ankylosaurus'' is usually portrayed with spiky armor like ''Euoplocephalus'' and/or spikes along its sides like a nodosaur, ''Triceratops'' is often shown with a larger frill like a ''Torosaurus'' or a ''Chasmosaurus'', etc. Sometimes this is due to ScienceMarchesOn, but often any advancements in science get flat-out ignored [[GrandfatherClause because the viewers already expect the dinosaurs to look a certain way]] [[RealityIsUnrealistic and may be shocked if they were portrayed otherwise]]. Also, dinosaurs covered with feathers would [[RuleOfCool just not have the same badass factor, now would they]]?
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* Most media depictions of dinosaurs [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology do not resemble the real animals]]. For example, genera that should have feathers and/or beaks in real life are depicted lacking them, ''Velociraptor'' is [[RaptorAttack almost always portrayed]] resembling the larger ''Deinonychus'' or ''Utahraptor'', ''Troodon'' is often shown lacking the sickle-shaped claw on its feet making it resemble ''Compsognathus'' or ''Coelophysis'', ''Allosaurus'' often looks more like a downsized ''TyrannosaurusRex'' with three-fingered hands and longer arms, ''Spinosaurus'' is depicted as a giant ''Baryonyx'' with a half-circular sail on its back[[note]]prior to ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' it was usually portrayed as a sail-backed carnosaur[[/note]], ''Carnotaurus'' tends to have longer horns and forelimbs, quadrupedal dinosaurs are always shown with elephant-like feet, sauropods and stegosaurs are often shown with humped backs and low-hanging tails, ''Apatosaurus'' and ''Brontosaurus'' often have longer necks and thinner frames more akin to ''Diplodocus'', ''Stegosaurus'' is often portrayed with a short neck and misshapen plates arranged in pairs, ''Ankylosaurus'' is usually portrayed with spiky armor like ''Euoplocephalus'' and/or spikes along its sides like a nodosaur, ''Triceratops'' ''Styracosaurus'' is often shown with a larger either missing its frill or having long brow horns like a ''Torosaurus'' or a ''Chasmosaurus'', ''Triceratops'', etc. Sometimes this is due to ScienceMarchesOn, but often any advancements in science get flat-out ignored [[GrandfatherClause because the viewers already expect the dinosaurs to look a certain way]] [[RealityIsUnrealistic and may be shocked if they were portrayed otherwise]]. Also, dinosaurs covered with feathers would [[RuleOfCool just not have the same badass factor, now would they]]?
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* Most media depictions of dinosaurs [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology do not resemble the real animals]]. For example, genera that should have feathers and/or beaks in real life are depicted lacking them, ''Velociraptor'' is [[RaptorAttack almost always portrayed]] resembling the larger ''Deinonychus'' or ''Utahraptor'', ''Troodon'' is often shown lacking the sickle-shaped claw on its feet making it resemble ''Compsognathus'' or ''Coelophysis'', ''Allosaurus'' often looks more like a downsized ''TyrannosaurusRex'' with three-fingered hands and longer arms, ''Spinosaurus'' is depicted as a giant ''Baryonyx'' with a half-circular sail on its back[[note]]prior to ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' it was usually portrayed as a sail-backed carnosaur[[/note]], ''Carnotaurus'' tends to have longer horns and forelimbs, quadrupedal dinosaurs are always shown with elephant-like feet, sauropods and stegosaurs are often shown with humped backs and low-hanging tails, ''Apatosaurus'' and ''Brontosaurus'' often have longer necks and thinner frames more akin to ''Diplodocus'', ''Stegosaurus'' is often portrayed with a short neck and misshapen plates arranged in pairs, ''Ankylosaurus'' is usually portrayed with spiky armor like ''Euoplocephalus'' and/or spikes along its sides like a nodosaur, etc. Sometimes this is due to ScienceMarchesOn, but often any advancements in science get flat-out ignored [[GrandfatherClause because the viewers already expect the dinosaurs to look a certain way]] [[RealityIsUnrealistic and may be shocked if they were portrayed otherwise]]. Also, dinosaurs covered with feathers would [[RuleOfCool just not have the same badass factor, now would they]]?
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* Most media depictions of dinosaurs [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology do not resemble the real animals]]. For example, genera that should have feathers and/or beaks in real life are depicted lacking them, ''Velociraptor'' is [[RaptorAttack almost always portrayed]] resembling the larger ''Deinonychus'' or ''Utahraptor'', ''Troodon'' is often shown lacking the sickle-shaped claw on its feet making it resemble ''Compsognathus'' or ''Coelophysis'', ''Allosaurus'' often looks more like a downsized ''TyrannosaurusRex'' with three-fingered hands and longer arms, ''Spinosaurus'' is depicted as a giant ''Baryonyx'' with a half-circular sail on its back[[note]]prior to ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' it was usually portrayed as a sail-backed carnosaur[[/note]], ''Carnotaurus'' tends to have longer horns and forelimbs, quadrupedal dinosaurs are always shown with elephant-like feet, sauropods and stegosaurs are often shown with humped backs and low-hanging tails, ''Apatosaurus'' and ''Brontosaurus'' often have longer necks and thinner frames more akin to ''Diplodocus'', ''Stegosaurus'' is often portrayed with a short neck and misshapen plates arranged in pairs, ''Ankylosaurus'' is usually portrayed with spiky armor like ''Euoplocephalus'' and/or spikes along its sides like a nodosaur, ''Triceratops'' is often shown with a larger frill like a ''Torosaurus'' or a ''Chasmosaurus'', etc. Sometimes this is due to ScienceMarchesOn, but often any advancements in science get flat-out ignored [[GrandfatherClause because the viewers already expect the dinosaurs to look a certain way]] [[RealityIsUnrealistic and may be shocked if they were portrayed otherwise]]. Also, dinosaurs covered with feathers would [[RuleOfCool just not have the same badass factor, now would they]]?
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* Many cartoon birds are drawn with feet that look very different than in real life, namely having the incorrect number of toes or the toes being wrongly arranged.
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* Many cartoon birds are drawn with feet that look very different than in real life, namely having the incorrect number of toes or the toes being wrongly arranged. The most prominent example are parrots having chicken-feet with three toes in front and one in back, as opposed to two toes in front and two in back.
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* Many cartoon alligators are drawn with thinner V-shaped snouts and the lower teeth visible when their mouths are closed, making them look more like crocodiles. Real alligators have wider U-shaped snouts, and their lower teeth are hidden underneath the upper jaw forming an overbite. Also, gators don't come in [[TypicalCartoonAnimalColors green]].
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* Many cartoon alligators look more like crocodiles, often having thinner V-shaped snouts and the lower teeth visible when their mouths are closed. Real alligators have wider U-shaped snouts, and their lower teeth are hidden underneath the upper jaw forming an overbite. Also, gators don't come in [[TypicalCartoonAnimalColors green]].
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* Many cartoon alligators look more like crocodiles, often having are drawn with thinner V-shaped snouts and the lower teeth visible when their mouths are closed.closed, making them look more like crocodiles. Real alligators have wider U-shaped snouts, and their lower teeth are hidden underneath the upper jaw forming an overbite. Also, gators don't come in [[TypicalCartoonAnimalColors green]].
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* Most cartoon scorpions are drawn with only six legs like on an insect, likely due to artists mistaking the pinchers for arms. Being arachnids, scorpions have eight legs.
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* Most media depictions of dinosaurs [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology do not resemble the real animals]]. For example, genera that should have feathers and/or beaks in real life are depicted lacking them, ''Velociraptor'' is [[RaptorAttack almost always portrayed]] resembling the larger ''Deinonychus'' or ''Utahraptor'', ''Troodon'' is often shown lacking the sickle-shaped claw on its feet making it resemble ''Compsognathus'' or ''Coelophysis'', ''Allosaurus'' often looks more like a downsized ''TyrannosaurusRex'' with three-fingered hands and longer arms, ''Spinosaurus'' is depicted as a giant ''Baryonyx'' with a half-circular sail on its back[[note]]prior to ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' it was usually portrayed as a sail-backed carnosaur[[/note]], ''Carnotaurus'' tends to have longer horns and forelimbs, quadrupedal dinosaurs are always shown with elephant-like feet, sauropods and stegosaurs are often shown with humped backs, ''Apatosaurus'' and ''Brontosaurus'' often have longer necks and thinner frames more akin to ''Diplodocus'', ''Stegosaurus'' is often portrayed with a short neck and misshapen plates arranged in pairs, ''Ankylosaurus'' is usually portrayed with spiky armor like ''Euoplocephalus'' and/or spikes along its sides like a nodosaur, etc. Sometimes this is due to ScienceMarchesOn, but often any advancements in science get flat-out ignored [[GrandfatherClause because the viewers already expect the dinosaurs to look a certain way]] [[RealityIsUnrealistic and may be shocked if they were portrayed otherwise]]. Also, dinosaurs covered with feathers would [[RuleOfCool just not have the same badass factor, now would they]]?
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* Most media depictions of dinosaurs [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology do not resemble the real animals]]. For example, genera that should have feathers and/or beaks in real life are depicted lacking them, ''Velociraptor'' is [[RaptorAttack almost always portrayed]] resembling the larger ''Deinonychus'' or ''Utahraptor'', ''Troodon'' is often shown lacking the sickle-shaped claw on its feet making it resemble ''Compsognathus'' or ''Coelophysis'', ''Allosaurus'' often looks more like a downsized ''TyrannosaurusRex'' with three-fingered hands and longer arms, ''Spinosaurus'' is depicted as a giant ''Baryonyx'' with a half-circular sail on its back[[note]]prior to ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' it was usually portrayed as a sail-backed carnosaur[[/note]], ''Carnotaurus'' tends to have longer horns and forelimbs, quadrupedal dinosaurs are always shown with elephant-like feet, sauropods and stegosaurs are often shown with humped backs, backs and low-hanging tails, ''Apatosaurus'' and ''Brontosaurus'' often have longer necks and thinner frames more akin to ''Diplodocus'', ''Stegosaurus'' is often portrayed with a short neck and misshapen plates arranged in pairs, ''Ankylosaurus'' is usually portrayed with spiky armor like ''Euoplocephalus'' and/or spikes along its sides like a nodosaur, etc. Sometimes this is due to ScienceMarchesOn, but often any advancements in science get flat-out ignored [[GrandfatherClause because the viewers already expect the dinosaurs to look a certain way]] [[RealityIsUnrealistic and may be shocked if they were portrayed otherwise]]. Also, dinosaurs covered with feathers would [[RuleOfCool just not have the same badass factor, now would they]]?
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* Most media depictions of dinosaurs [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology do not resemble the real animals]]. For example, genera that should have feathers and/or beaks in real life are depicted lacking them, ''Velociraptor'' is [[RaptorAttack almost always portrayed]] resembling the larger ''Deinonychus'' or ''Utahraptor'', ''Troodon'' is often shown lacking the sickle-shaped claw on its feet making it resemble ''Compsognathus'' or ''Coelophysis'', ''Allosaurus'' often looks more like a downsized ''TyrannosaurusRex'' with three-fingered hands and longer arms, ''Spinosaurus'' is depicted as a giant ''Baryonyx'' with a half-circular sail on its back[[note]]prior to ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' it was usually portrayed as a sail-backed carnosaur[[/note]], ''Carnotaurus'' tends to have longer horns and forelimbs, quadrupedal dinosaurs are always shown with elephant-like feet, sauropods and stegosaurs are often shown with humped backs, ''Apatosaurus'' and ''Brontosaurus'' often have longer necks and thinner frames more akin to ''Diplodocus'', ''Stegosaurus'' is often portrayed with a short neck and a hunchback with misshapen plates arranged in pairs, ''Ankylosaurus'' is usually portrayed with spiky armor like ''Euoplocephalus'' and/or spikes along its sides like a nodosaur, etc. Sometimes this is due to ScienceMarchesOn, but often any advancements in science get flat-out ignored [[GrandfatherClause because the viewers already expect the dinosaurs to look a certain way]] [[RealityIsUnrealistic and may be shocked if they were portrayed otherwise]]. Also, dinosaurs covered with feathers would [[RuleOfCool just not have the same badass factor, now would they]]?
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* Most media depictions of dinosaurs [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology do not resemble the real animals]]. For example, genera that should have feathers and/or beaks in real life are depicted lacking them, ''Velociraptor'' is [[RaptorAttack almost always portrayed]] resembling the larger ''Deinonychus'' or ''Utahraptor'', ''Troodon'' is often shown lacking the sickle-shaped claw on its feet making it resemble ''Compsognathus'' or ''Coelophysis'', ''Allosaurus'' often looks more like a downsized ''TyrannosaurusRex'' with three-fingered hands and longer arms, ''Spinosaurus'' is depicted as a giant ''Baryonyx'' with a half-circular sail on its back[[note]]prior to ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' it was usually portrayed as a sail-backed carnosaur[[/note]], ''Carnotaurus'' tends to have longer horns and forelimbs, quadrupedal dinosaurs are always shown with elephant-like feet, ''Apatosaurus'' and ''Brontosaurus'' often have longer necks and thinner frames more akin to ''Diplodocus'', ''Stegosaurus'' is often portrayed with a short neck and a hunchback with misshapen plates, ''Ankylosaurus'' is usually portrayed with spiky armor like ''Euoplocephalus'' and/or spikes along its sides like a nodosaur, etc. Sometimes this is due to ScienceMarchesOn, but often any advancements in science get flat-out ignored [[GrandfatherClause because the viewers already expect the dinosaurs to look a certain way]] [[RealityIsUnrealistic and may be shocked if they were portrayed otherwise]]. Also, dinosaurs covered with feathers would [[RuleOfCool just not have the same badass factor, now would they]]?
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* Most media depictions of dinosaurs [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology do not resemble the real animals]]. For example, genera that should have feathers and/or beaks in real life are depicted lacking them, ''Velociraptor'' is [[RaptorAttack almost always portrayed]] resembling the larger ''Deinonychus'' or ''Utahraptor'', ''Troodon'' is often shown lacking the sickle-shaped claw on its feet making it resemble ''Compsognathus'' or ''Coelophysis'', ''Allosaurus'' often looks more like a downsized ''TyrannosaurusRex'' with three-fingered hands and longer arms, ''Spinosaurus'' is depicted as a giant ''Baryonyx'' with a half-circular sail on its back[[note]]prior to ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' it was usually portrayed as a sail-backed carnosaur[[/note]], ''Carnotaurus'' tends to have longer horns and forelimbs, quadrupedal dinosaurs are always shown with elephant-like feet, ''Apatosaurus'' and ''Brontosaurus'' often have longer necks and thinner frames more akin to ''Diplodocus'', ''Stegosaurus'' is often portrayed with a short neck and a hunchback with misshapen plates, plates arranged in pairs, ''Ankylosaurus'' is usually portrayed with spiky armor like ''Euoplocephalus'' and/or spikes along its sides like a nodosaur, etc. Sometimes this is due to ScienceMarchesOn, but often any advancements in science get flat-out ignored [[GrandfatherClause because the viewers already expect the dinosaurs to look a certain way]] [[RealityIsUnrealistic and may be shocked if they were portrayed otherwise]]. Also, dinosaurs covered with feathers would [[RuleOfCool just not have the same badass factor, now would they]]?
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* Most media depictions of dinosaurs [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology do not resemble the real animals]]. For example, genera that should have feathers and/or beaks in real life are depicted lacking them, ''Velociraptor'' is [[RaptorAttack almost always portrayed]] resembling the larger ''Deinonychus'' or ''Utahraptor'', ''Troodon'' is often shown lacking the sickle-shaped claw on its feet making it resemble ''Compsognathus'' or ''Coelophysis'', ''Allosaurus'' often looks more like a downsized ''TyrannosaurusRex'' with three-fingered hands and longer arms, ''Spinosaurus'' is depicted as a giant ''Baryonyx'' with a half-circular sail on its back[[note]]prior to ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' it was usually portrayed as a sail-backed carnosaur[[/note]], ''Carnotaurus'' tends to have longer horns and forelimbs, ''Apatosaurus'' and ''Brontosaurus'' often have longer necks and thinner frames more akin to ''Diplodocus'', ''Stegosaurus'' having a short neck and a hunchback with misshapen plates, ''Ankylosaurus'' is usually portrayed with spiky armor like ''Euoplocephalus'' and/or spikes along its sides like a nodosaur, etc. Sometimes this is due to ScienceMarchesOn, but often any advancements in science get flat-out ignored [[GrandfatherClause because the viewers already expect the dinosaurs to look a certain way]] [[RealityIsUnrealistic and may be shocked if they were portrayed otherwise]]. Also, dinosaurs covered with feathers would [[RuleOfCool just not have the same badass factor, now would they]]?
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* Most media depictions of dinosaurs [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology do not resemble the real animals]]. For example, genera that should have feathers and/or beaks in real life are depicted lacking them, ''Velociraptor'' is [[RaptorAttack almost always portrayed]] resembling the larger ''Deinonychus'' or ''Utahraptor'', ''Troodon'' is often shown lacking the sickle-shaped claw on its feet making it resemble ''Compsognathus'' or ''Coelophysis'', ''Allosaurus'' often looks more like a downsized ''TyrannosaurusRex'' with three-fingered hands and longer arms, ''Spinosaurus'' is depicted as a giant ''Baryonyx'' with a half-circular sail on its back[[note]]prior to ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' it was usually portrayed as a sail-backed carnosaur[[/note]], ''Carnotaurus'' tends to have longer horns and forelimbs, ''Apatosaurus'' and ''Brontosaurus'' often have longer necks and thinner frames more akin to ''Diplodocus'', ''Stegosaurus'' having is often portrayed with a short neck and a hunchback with misshapen plates, ''Ankylosaurus'' is usually portrayed with spiky armor like ''Euoplocephalus'' and/or spikes along its sides like a nodosaur, etc. Sometimes this is due to ScienceMarchesOn, but often any advancements in science get flat-out ignored [[GrandfatherClause because the viewers already expect the dinosaurs to look a certain way]] [[RealityIsUnrealistic and may be shocked if they were portrayed otherwise]]. Also, dinosaurs covered with feathers would [[RuleOfCool just not have the same badass factor, now would they]]?
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* Most media depictions of dinosaurs [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology do not resemble the real animals]]. For example, genera that should have feathers and/or beaks in real life are depicted lacking them, ''Velociraptor'' is [[RaptorAttack almost always portrayed]] resembling the larger ''Deinonychus'' or ''Utahraptor'', ''Troodon'' is often shown lacking the sickle-shaped claw on its feet making it resemble ''Compsognathus'' or ''Coelophysis'', ''Allosaurus'' often looks more like a downsized ''TyrannosaurusRex'' with three-fingered hands and longer arms, ''Spinosaurus'' is depicted as a giant ''Baryonyx'' with a half-circular sail on its back[[note]]prior to ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' it was usually portrayed as a sail-backed carnosaur[[/note]], ''Carnotaurus'' tends to have longer horns and forelimbs, ''Apatosaurus'' and ''Brontosaurus'' often have longer necks and thinner frames more akin to ''Diplodocus'', ''Stegosaurus'' having a shorter (or longer) neck and a hunchback, hunchback with misshapen plates, ''Ankylosaurus'' is usually portrayed with spiky armor like ''Euoplocephalus'' and/or spikes along its sides like a nodosaur, etc. Sometimes this is due to ScienceMarchesOn, but often any advancements in science get flat-out ignored [[GrandfatherClause because the viewers already expect the dinosaurs to look a certain way]] [[RealityIsUnrealistic and may be shocked if they were portrayed otherwise]]. Also, dinosaurs covered with feathers would [[RuleOfCool just not have the same badass factor, now would they]]?
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* Most media depictions of dinosaurs [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology do not resemble the real animals]]. For example, genera that should have feathers in real life are depicted lacking them, ''Velociraptor'' is [[RaptorAttack almost always portrayed]] resembling the larger ''Deinonychus'' or ''Utahraptor'', ''Troodon'' is often shown lacking the sickle-shaped claw on its feet making it resemble ''Compsognathus'' or ''Coelophysis'', ''Allosaurus'' often looks more like a downsized ''TyrannosaurusRex'' with three-fingered hands and longer arms, ''Spinosaurus'' is depicted as a giant ''Baryonyx'' with a half-circular sail on its back[[note]]prior to ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' it was usually portrayed as a sail-backed carnosaur[[/note]], ''Carnotaurus'' tends to have longer horns and forelimbs, ''Apatosaurus'' and ''Brontosaurus'' often have longer necks and thinner frames more akin to ''Diplodocus'', ''Ankylosaurus'' is usually portrayed with spiky armor like ''Euoplocephalus'' and/or spikes along its sides like a nodosaur, etc. Sometimes this is due to ScienceMarchesOn, but often any advancements in science get flat-out ignored [[GrandfatherClause because the viewers already expect the dinosaurs to look a certain way]] [[RealityIsUnrealistic and may be shocked if they were portrayed otherwise]]. Also, dinosaurs covered with feathers would [[RuleOfCool just not have the same badass factor, now would they]]?
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* Most reindeer appearing in many Christmas specials look absolutely nothing like their real-life counterparts, instead looking more like mule deer, roe deer, or white tailed deer. Regardless of shape and markings, they are invariably depicted as deer-sized (in reality reindeer are closer to the size of horses).
* Many cartoon carnivores - occasionally even cats! - are drawn with pointed noses. Civets, raccoons, foxes, meerkats, sea lions, and to some extent weasels, badgers, mongooses, and skunks ''do'' have these features - but dogs, bears (black bears have a somewhat pointed snout and are usually depicted with blunter snouts than in real life), hyenas, and seals have much blunter snouts than they're commonly expected to have. And cats, of course, probably have the most human-looking faces of any mammals except primates. Walruses seem immune to this though; they keep their trademark big, wide muzzle and moustashe-like whiskers.
* Many cartoon seals are often drawn as resembling sea lions, namely having an upright frame and occasionally ear flaps. However, this may be acceptable if they were fur seals.
* Most cartoon rabbits and hares are drawn with cat- or dog-like features (paw pads, binocular vision, and button noses, which neither rabbits nor hares possess in real life), and they also often have their incisors sticking out out of their mouths just like a beaver or a gopher.
* Most cartoon porpoises look nothing like real porpoises, instead looking more like bottlenose dolphins. Real porpoises have shorter mouths, blunt snouts, and triangular dorsal fins.
* Most cartoon sperm whales are drawn with wide jaws and head, upper teeth[[note]]present only in prehistoric sperm whales[[/note]], belly-linings like a baleen whale, and the blowhole on the top of the head.
* Many cartoon monkeys and apes are sometimes drawn with dog-like noses and muzzles rather than two nostrils.
* Most cartoon jaguars are shown with leopard-like rosettes or even cheetah-like solid spots (also occurring in cartoon leopards) instead of larger, scarcer rosettes with spots in the centerpoint.
* Most cartoon sloths are drawn with noses shaped like a dog's nose, when real sloths have their nostrils placed on the front of their noses like pigs.
* Most cartoon squirrels and chipmunks are usually drawn with cat- or dog-noses, even though these rodents have noses shaped more like a rabbit's nose.
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* Many cartoon birds are drawn with feet that look very different than in real life, namely having the incorrect number of toes or the toes being wrongly arranged.
* Most cartoon pelicans are shown with oversized bill pouches, even when they should be empty.
* Many cartoon parrots, toucans, and cuckoos are portrayed not resembling any real species, particularly having bizarre coloring and patterns in the case of the former two.
* Many cartoon crows and ravens are drawn with yellow beaks and feet which makes them more closely resemble blackbirds or choughs.
* Most cartoon buzzards are portrayed resembling vultures rather than hawks. This is because "buzzard" is a New-World term for vultures.
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* Many cartoon alligators look more like crocodiles, often having thinner V-shaped snouts and the lower teeth visible when their mouths are closed. Real alligators have wider U-shaped snouts, and their lower teeth are hidden underneath the upper jaw forming an overbite. Also, gators don't come in [[TypicalCartoonAnimalColors green]].
* Most media depictions of dinosaurs [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology do not resemble the real animals]]. For example, genera that should have feathers in real life are depicted lacking them, ''Velociraptor'' is [[RaptorAttack almost always portrayed]] resembling the larger ''Deinonychus'' or ''Utahraptor'', ''Troodon'' is often shown lacking the sickle-shaped claw on its feet making it resemble ''Compsognathus'' or ''Coelophysis'', ''Allosaurus'' often looks more like a downsized ''TyrannosaurusRex'' with three-fingered hands and longer arms, ''Spinosaurus'' is depicted as a giant ''Baryonyx'' with a half-circular sail on its back[[note]]prior to ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' it was usually portrayed as a sail-backed carnosaur[[/note]], ''Carnotaurus'' tends to have longer horns and forelimbs, ''Apatosaurus'' and ''Brontosaurus'' often have longer necks and thinner frames more akin to ''Diplodocus'', ''Ankylosaurus'' is usually portrayed with spiky armor like ''Euoplocephalus'' and/or spikes along its sides like a nodosaur, etc. Sometimes this is due to ScienceMarchesOn, but often any advancements in science get flat-out ignored [[GrandfatherClause because the viewers already expect the dinosaurs to look a certain way]] [[RealityIsUnrealistic and may be shocked if they were portrayed otherwise]]. Also, dinosaurs covered with feathers would [[RuleOfCool just not have the same badass factor, now would they]]?
* Most media depictions of pterosaurs [[PteroSoarer look practically nothing like the real animals]]. Common errors include leathery bat-like wings (the wing structure of pterosaurs was actually quite different from that of any extant flying vertebrate), teeth and long bony tails in genera that lacked either of these features, grasping talons like those of a bird of prey (as far as we can tell from fossils pterosaur feet seem highly unsuitable for grasping), and a covering of scales instead of pycnofibres (pycnofibres being the fur-like structures that many, if not all pterosaurs were coated with in life).
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* Many cartoon catfishes and dogfishes are often depicted as a cross between a fish and a cat or dog respectively. Although this may have been for a VisualPun.
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* Many cartoon invertebrates have mouths that do not resemble what the real animals have. Particularly, arthropods having mouths that move up and down like a vertebrate's, leeches having a ring of fangs like a lamprey, and cephalopods having lipped mouths in the front of their heads instead of beaks in the center of their arms.
* Most cartoon fireflies look nothing like their real-life counterparts, the only indication of such being a firefly is the light on its abdomen.
* Most cartoon fleas look nothing like their real-life counterparts, instead looking like nondescript cartoon "bugs" or even tiny human-like creatures.
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* Most media depictions of prehistoric animals, not just dinosaurs and pterosaurs, often get hit with this. Common inaccuracies are plesiosaurs being shown with flexible necks that can be raised out of the water in a swan-like posture, mosasaurs with dorsal fringes or armored skin and paddle-like tails, the proto-mammal ''Dimetrodon'' resembling practically a lizard with a sail, the saber-toothed cat ''Smilodon'' having a standard cat-like body with a long tail, and mastodons being used interchangeably with mammoths.
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* Most reindeer appearing in many Christmas specials look absolutely nothing like their real-life counterparts, instead looking more like mule deer, roe deer, or white tailed deer. Regardless of shape and markings, they are invariably depicted as deer-sized (in reality reindeer are closer to the size of horses).
* Many cartoon carnivores - occasionally even cats! - are drawn with pointed noses. Civets, raccoons, foxes, meerkats, sea lions, and to some extent weasels, badgers, mongooses, and skunks ''do'' have these features - but dogs, bears (black bears have a somewhat pointed snout and are usually depicted with blunter snouts than in real life), hyenas, and seals have much blunter snouts than they're commonly expected to have. And cats, of course, probably have the most human-looking faces of any mammals except primates. Walruses seem immune to this though; they keep their trademark big, wide muzzle and moustashe-like whiskers.
* Many cartoon seals are often drawn as resembling sea lions, namely having an upright frame and occasionally ear flaps. However, this may be acceptable if they were fur seals.
* Most cartoon rabbits and hares are drawn with cat- or dog-like features (paw pads, binocular vision, and button noses, which neither rabbits nor hares possess in real life), and they also often have their incisors sticking out out of their mouths just like a beaver or a gopher.
* Most cartoon porpoises look nothing like real porpoises, instead looking more like bottlenose dolphins. Real porpoises have shorter mouths, blunt snouts, and triangular dorsal fins.
* Most cartoon sperm whales are drawn with wide jaws and head, upper teeth[[note]]present only in prehistoric sperm whales[[/note]], belly-linings like a baleen whale, and the blowhole on the top of the head.
* Many cartoon monkeys and apes are sometimes drawn with dog-like noses and muzzles rather than two nostrils.
* Most cartoon jaguars are shown with leopard-like rosettes or even cheetah-like solid spots (also occurring in cartoon leopards) instead of larger, scarcer rosettes with spots in the centerpoint.
* Most cartoon sloths are drawn with noses shaped like a dog's nose, when real sloths have their nostrils placed on the front of their noses like pigs.
* Most cartoon squirrels and chipmunks are usually drawn with cat- or dog-noses, even though these rodents have noses shaped more like a rabbit's nose.
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* Many cartoon birds are drawn with feet that look very different than in real life, namely having the incorrect number of toes or the toes being wrongly arranged.
* Most cartoon pelicans are shown with oversized bill pouches, even when they should be empty.
* Many cartoon parrots, toucans, and cuckoos are portrayed not resembling any real species, particularly having bizarre coloring and patterns in the case of the former two.
* Many cartoon crows and ravens are drawn with yellow beaks and feet which makes them more closely resemble blackbirds or choughs.
* Most cartoon buzzards are portrayed resembling vultures rather than hawks. This is because "buzzard" is a New-World term for vultures.
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* Many cartoon alligators look more like crocodiles, often having thinner V-shaped snouts and the lower teeth visible when their mouths are closed. Real alligators have wider U-shaped snouts, and their lower teeth are hidden underneath the upper jaw forming an overbite. Also, gators don't come in [[TypicalCartoonAnimalColors green]].
* Most media depictions of dinosaurs [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology do not resemble the real animals]]. For example, genera that should have feathers in real life are depicted lacking them, ''Velociraptor'' is [[RaptorAttack almost always portrayed]] resembling the larger ''Deinonychus'' or ''Utahraptor'', ''Troodon'' is often shown lacking the sickle-shaped claw on its feet making it resemble ''Compsognathus'' or ''Coelophysis'', ''Allosaurus'' often looks more like a downsized ''TyrannosaurusRex'' with three-fingered hands and longer arms, ''Spinosaurus'' is depicted as a giant ''Baryonyx'' with a half-circular sail on its back[[note]]prior to ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' it was usually portrayed as a sail-backed carnosaur[[/note]], ''Carnotaurus'' tends to have longer horns and forelimbs, ''Apatosaurus'' and ''Brontosaurus'' often have longer necks and thinner frames more akin to ''Diplodocus'', ''Ankylosaurus'' is usually portrayed with spiky armor like ''Euoplocephalus'' and/or spikes along its sides like a nodosaur, etc. Sometimes this is due to ScienceMarchesOn, but often any advancements in science get flat-out ignored [[GrandfatherClause because the viewers already expect the dinosaurs to look a certain way]] [[RealityIsUnrealistic and may be shocked if they were portrayed otherwise]]. Also, dinosaurs covered with feathers would [[RuleOfCool just not have the same badass factor, now would they]]?
* Most media depictions of pterosaurs [[PteroSoarer look practically nothing like the real animals]]. Common errors include leathery bat-like wings (the wing structure of pterosaurs was actually quite different from that of any extant flying vertebrate), teeth and long bony tails in genera that lacked either of these features, grasping talons like those of a bird of prey (as far as we can tell from fossils pterosaur feet seem highly unsuitable for grasping), and a covering of scales instead of pycnofibres (pycnofibres being the fur-like structures that many, if not all pterosaurs were coated with in life).
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* Many cartoon catfishes and dogfishes are often depicted as a cross between a fish and a cat or dog respectively. Although this may have been for a VisualPun.
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* Many cartoon invertebrates have mouths that do not resemble what the real animals have. Particularly, arthropods having mouths that move up and down like a vertebrate's, leeches having a ring of fangs like a lamprey, and cephalopods having lipped mouths in the front of their heads instead of beaks in the center of their arms.
* Most cartoon fireflies look nothing like their real-life counterparts, the only indication of such being a firefly is the light on its abdomen.
* Most cartoon fleas look nothing like their real-life counterparts, instead looking like nondescript cartoon "bugs" or even tiny human-like creatures.
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* Most media depictions of prehistoric animals, not just dinosaurs and pterosaurs, often get hit with this. Common inaccuracies are plesiosaurs being shown with flexible necks that can be raised out of the water in a swan-like posture, mosasaurs with dorsal fringes or armored skin and paddle-like tails, the proto-mammal ''Dimetrodon'' resembling practically a lizard with a sail, the saber-toothed cat ''Smilodon'' having a standard cat-like body with a long tail, and mastodons being used interchangeably with mammoths.
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