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Thanks belly button.
![]() I have not played the game (and due to the relentless progress of scientific discovery the Spinosaurus is now totally inaccurate) but it might be fun. ![]() This also looks good judging by the preview clip on Youtube. http://dinologue.com/2014/12/behind-...aur-simulator/ I think it's a game that would be good for youngsters really, but lots of people here have children so it might be interesting for them. I've just clicked play and you can add sound effects and evvvvverrrry thing
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Genuine 'scientific' illustration from a Creationist website (presumably trying to explain dragons in the OT).
http://www.genesispark.com/wp-conten...g-Fire-ICR.jpg The artistic and morphological accuracy combined with the attention to detail are simply beyond compare. Just look on in sheer awe and wonder as a Parasaurolophus drenches a Tyrannosaurus rex with cleansing holy fire (presumably to save it's poor immortal soul). I expect the rest of the site is of similar superb 'quality' - but I have not looked in case my cerebral cortex melts and pours out of my ears. |
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I think it's a game that would be good for youngsters really, but lots of people here have children so it might be interesting for them.
I've just clicked play and you can add sound effects and evvvvverrrry thing ![]() ![]() Yes thanks for the link - it seems brilliant for children!
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Breathing fire?! Even by creationist standards that seems off the weird scale.
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A Tyrannosaurus tooth went into space!
![]() http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2015/02/th...-fly-to-space/ The Saurian game website - it looks incredible. http://saurian.maxmediacorp.com/#prettyPhoto |
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The dangers of Palaeontology.
Just say no. ![]() http://36.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3...zyvqo1_500.png I am currently following a very interesting discussion on another forum about the maximum size of pliosaurs - the two gigantic vertebra from Peterborough that exist really do suggest a 20 metre long, 75 ton + predator swimming through the Jurassic seas (rather than being a misidentified sauropod as has been previously suggested). The fact that we have nothing more than very fragmentary remains of these 'super- pliosaurs' is a real shame and if they really were this size some of these species would be in the same league as Megalodon. I hope that far more complete specimens are found in the future. |
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Plenty of links that some people may find interesting.
![]() http://nmnh.typepad.com/100years/201...il-lovers.html http://www.langleyadvance.com/opinio...ling-1.1753031 http://gimpasaura.blogspot.co.uk/201...terosaurs.html http://extinctmonsters.net/2015/02/0...s-about-dippy/ http://extinctmonsters.net/2015/02/0...ce-of-science/ http://dinohuntcanada.history.ca/#!/ |
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http://extinctmonsters.net/2015/02/0...ce-of-science/
It's easy to forget how long theropod tails could be. For some reason in my mind I always think of them as being stubby. |
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http://extinctmonsters.net/2015/02/0...ce-of-science/
It's easy to forget how long theropod tails could be. For some reason in my mind I always think of them as being stubby. I think that photograph might be slightly deceiving - however Allosaurus did have quite a long tail and the genus was relatively light-bodied as giant theropods go. ![]() http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20...an-d2v74v9.jpg http://static.squarespace.com/static...aurus%20sp.jpg http://s6.postimg.org/91329dztt/Allo..._Greg_Paul.png |
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New mammals discovered from the time of the dinosaurs:
http://news.sciencemag.org/evolution...inosaurs?rss=1 |
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Jurassic Reptiles Were Good Parents
A well-preserved fossil from the Yixian Formation of western Liaoning Province, China, represents the oldest record of post-natal parental care, according to a new study led by Dr Junchang Lu from the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences’ Institute of Geology. http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology...nts-02417.html It appears that the adults were actively protecting their young against predators and it shows that the fossil record can provide insights into social behaviour.
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Yes, it's fish-lizard time with a new discovery:
Forgotten fossil found to be new species of ichthyosaur A fossil stored in a Doncaster museum for 30 years and thought to be a plaster copy has turned out to be a new species of ancient reptile. A young palaeontologist working with the University of Manchester found the fossil in 2008, in the collections of Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery. He realised it was the 189-million-year-old remains of an ichthyosaur - an extinct marine reptile. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31521719 |
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it takes time for some finds to be excavated..... nice to see you
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it takes time for some finds to be excavated..... nice to see you
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Hi Keyser
Get busy on your thread, it's been missed
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Hi Keyser
Get busy on your thread, it's been missed ![]()
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It has been a very quiet few weeks in palaeontology.
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Yay, you're back! About time too!
)))'Dapper dinosaurs' - I find these totally hilarious! ![]() ![]() ![]() http://robthedoodler.deviantart.com/...onvo-285669473 http://robthedoodler.deviantart.com/...tics-278087831 http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...er-d3djlza.jpg http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...er-d50efwl.jpg http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20...er-d4scqj9.jpg http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...er-d4glvzy.jpg http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20...er-d4mzdaw.jpg http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...er-d3aepsd.jpg http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20...er-d4jmq4r.jpg http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...er-d4okhnw.jpg http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20...er-d518874.jpg |
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More prehistoric crocodilian diversity.
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Thanks Safi! (((
)))'Dapper dinosaurs' - I find these totally hilarious! ![]() ![]() ![]() http://robthedoodler.deviantart.com/...onvo-285669473 http://robthedoodler.deviantart.com/...tics-278087831 http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...er-d3djlza.jpg http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...er-d50efwl.jpg http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20...er-d4scqj9.jpg http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...er-d4glvzy.jpg http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20...er-d4mzdaw.jpg http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...er-d3aepsd.jpg http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20...er-d4jmq4r.jpg http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...er-d4okhnw.jpg http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20...er-d518874.jpg |
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Meet Sasha - the world's first frozen baby Wooly Rhinoceros.
There are some really excellent photographs of her in this article - the preserved state of the body is simply astonishing after all those millennia. ![]() http://siberiantimes.com/science/cas...-woolly-rhino/ |
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Meet Sasha - the world's first frozen baby Wooly Rhinoceros.
There are some really excellent photographs of her in this article - the preserved state of the body is simply astonishing after all those millennia. ![]() http://siberiantimes.com/science/cas...-woolly-rhino/ what wonderful preservation ....so fluffy!!! |
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that's amazing!
what wonderful preservation ....so fluffy!!! On the other end of the scale is an interesting new paper on the bite force of the monstrous caiman Purrusaurus brasiliensis. ![]() http://journals.plos.org/plosone/art...l.pone.0117944 http://io9.com/this-ancient-crocodyl...mos-1688423786 |
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