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We don't even know what they really look like.
Between skeletal structure, evolution and biology we have a damn good idea. While we may not know exactly what skin color adapted to a given period 70 million years ago in a certain region or how much feathers some might have had I guess I understood we had a compelling body of ideas drawn from research at this point for many species. What are the parts you're referring to that are so unknown?
Skin colour, patterns and feathers and scales heavily affect the appearance of the species. Also soft tissue, muscle and fat distribution. These things are hard to figure out from fossils. A lot of research is based on assumptions, we can guess what they most likely look like, but we don’t know for certain.