Extinction Illustrated

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i asked the palaeoblr server for some animals to draw that get the short end of the stick when it comes to accurate, non-shrink wrapped reconstructions, and here are two of the three species i was suggested: sinornithosaurus and postosuchus

The Lady Amherst’s pheasant is a species native to China and Myanmar, although there was a feral population in England until 2015, which is now believed to be extinct. The male is known for its brilliant plumage, the black and white “cape” of which can be spread in display (last three photos). The female of the species is a much more subdued brown (shown in photo 5). The Lady Amherst’s pheasant is closely related to the golden pheasant. (x x x x x x)

It’s a Tanystropheus in a trenchcoat.

Little Jack Horner Sat in the corner, Eating a Christmas pie; He put in his thumb, And pulled out a plum, And said, “What a good boy am I!