Mostly, but yes, lots of things are just guess work or educated guess work unless time machines are created, in which case were screwed and knowing how they looked like will be the least of our worries.
I don't really care if dinosaurs are feathered, or had hair like feathers or whatever else, it doesn't affect my life in anyway and theres nothing I can do regarding that.
Understandable. Personally, I've developed some mild interest in learning more about paleontology and underlying principles behind Mother Nature's eons-long line of lab experiments (before finally settling on us). But practically, you're right to note that all the fossils in the world means squat for everyday life in the here and now, occasional museum visits notwithstanding.
(I, for one thing, imagine scores of paleontologists who've long since left us had
quite the surprises when they went to Heaven and learned fringe theory
x was true the whole time, whereas mainstream consensus
y turned out to be completely off-base.
)
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Anyway:
Honestly, not Obama's most flattering angle, nor his nicest expression. After all, frowning and pointing limply at a spectator complimenting your clothes kinda' ruins the look, you know?
