Anyhow, Gurney decided to depict Mei in a sleeping posture. The holotype of Mei - the fossil from which it was first named and described - is a remarkably complete and intact full-body specimen, curled up as if asleep. Gurney studied the way living birds sleep. Learning that most sleep standing on one leg, he chose that as his pose. I love the flamingo-like coloration.
Mei long, copyright James Gurney
