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Yes indeed - this is the best 'evidence' for a young earth their truly towering intellects can come up with! ![]() A few more discussions on Ye qi. https://qilong.wordpress.com/2015/05...ange-tidwings/ http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/...yi-qi-is-neat/ |
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Creationist are far too holy to urinate.
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Not much going on over the last few days so a bit about Xenosmilus - a unique sabre-tooth around the size of a lion but so incredibly powerful and robust that it weighed twice as much (up to 400 kg) and was one of the most formidable felines that has ever existed on this planet.
'Cookie-cutter-cat' sounds very cute ... until you see it's skull and read about this monster's gruesome method of dispatching it's prey. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g6...113_web-lg.jpg http://www.boneclones.com/images/bc-113-lg.jpg http://prehistoric-fauna.com/Xenosmilus http://phenomena.nationalgeographic....e-name-sounds/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenosmilus http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/florida-ver...milus-hodsonae |
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A few recent stories and blog posts that may be of interest to some.
![]() http://phenomena.nationalgeographic....or-the-beasts/ http://markwitton-com.blogspot.co.uk...e-our-new.html http://phys.org/news/2015-05-dinosau...-predator.html http://pteroformer.blogspot.co.uk/20...ng-filthy.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/fo...asts-1.3066855 |
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Some very interesting new research on the evolution and origin of bird beaks.
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Another article on bird beaks and dino-chickens.
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150...ce-of-dinosaur |
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This looks rather fun for those who can get the channel.
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This looks rather fun for those who can get the channel.
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I rather enjoy Channel 4's 'Inside Nature's giants' but this is taking it to a whole new level. I'd not heard of this but I'll definitely be checking it out, nice one!
I cannot get the programme but I expect it will come onto Freeview at some point. ![]() Very nice reconstructions of Varanus priscus (Megalania) and Australovenator. http://orig05.deviantart.net/3e7b/f/...a7-d8qvivh.jpg http://orig09.deviantart.net/9f0c/f/...26-d8qsgbr.jpg |
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Tetrapod fauna of the Upper Triassic...including an old fav of mine, Postosuchus.
https://archosaurmusings.files.wordp...ed-reduced.jpg |
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Tetrapod fauna of the Upper Triassic...including an old fav of mine, Postosuchus.
https://archosaurmusings.files.wordp...ed-reduced.jpg ![]() A recent story on the famous 'mummified' hadrosaur 'Dakota'. http://www.kfyrtv.com/news/headlines...303828751.html |
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A short video on Atlantochelys mortoni - another prehistoric mega-turtle.
http://www.livescience.com/50884-fos...nt-turtle.html Size comparison. http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/...helys-size.jpg |
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The epic history of the rhinos.
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150...tory-of-rhinos Sadly their long evolutionary journey is now finally coming to an end - and we all know why. 'Traditional' oriental medicine my arse. |
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A link to the National Geographic site for their upcoming Tyrannosaurus 'autopsy' programme.
There are plenty of videos, photos, facts and even a quiz - it all looks like a lot of fun and the model really is superb. My only minor quibble is that I would have personally covered the rex with far more protofeathers/feathers than it actually has - but as this point is mentioned in one the videos I expect it to be brought up in the documentary as well. For those of you who can get the channel I hope that you watch and really enjoy the show. ![]() http://natgeotv.com/uk/t-rex-autopsy |
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No lottery funding for Jurassica musuem
The preposed museum on Portland has missed out on the £16 million bid for lottery cash:
No lottery money Though they remain upbeat about opening in 2021. Overall the project is set to cost £80million - I do wonder if its a bit of a white elephant, I recall the country went 'theme park crazy' back in the '90s and a lot of those failed. Being on the Isle of Portland could cause problems due to access being along just one road which is notoriously congested in summer. In better paleontological news Dorset county museum won £10million funding to build a new discovery centre for its collection of fossils and other Dorset related exhibits. |
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The preposed museum on Portland has missed out on the £16 million bid for lottery cash:
No lottery money Though they remain upbeat about opening in 2021. Overall the project is set to cost £80million - I do wonder if its a bit of a white elephant, I recall the country went 'theme park crazy' back in the '90s and a lot of those failed. Being on the Isle of Portland could cause problems due to access being along just one road which is notoriously congested in summer. In better paleontological news Dorset county museum won £10million funding to build a new discovery centre for its collection of fossils and other Dorset related exhibits. I wonder if anybody on here has actually seen seen the magnificent Pliosaurus kevani skull in person? Great funding news for the museum that houses it.
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A few stories that may be of interest.
![]() http://phenomena.nationalgeographic....toothed-birds/ http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=34716534 http://blog.seattlepi.com/bigscience...=0&33136101=10 |
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Fuzzy Stegosaurs - why the hell not?
http://pteroformer.blogspot.co.uk/20....html?spref=tw Far better than the naked skinned abortions of Jurassic World - and a link to Mark Witton's wonderful gallery. http://www.markwitton.com/print-stor...ery/4588356870 |
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Have we covered da eggs yet?
First evidence that dinosaurs laid colourful blue-green eggs The American robin lent its name to a striking shade of blue, but the vivid hue may have been colouring eggs long before the bird evolved – perhaps long before any birds evolved. It may have appeared in the dinosaur ancestors of birds that lived 150 million years ago. Although recent studies have revealed the colours of dinosaur feathers, skin and scales, we had known nothing about the original colour of their eggs http://www.newscientist.com/article/...l#.VWTRxe_w9v8
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Which reminds me, it's time for something about roaches, albeit very deceased ones: Predatory cockroach from dinosaur era found trapped in amber IT'S OK, it's trapped. This exotic, praying-mantis-like cockroach that lived at the same time as dinosaurs was caught in amber about 100 million years ago. It is part of a newly discovered family of extinct predatory cockroaches. http://www.newscientist.com/article/...l#.VWTSg-_w9v8 And now for the Rocky Horror show, in the form of limestone rocky and and the wealth of fossils that it has revealed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleobi...ofen_Formation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solnhofen_limestone http://scitechdaily.com/pterosaur-rh...us-fossilized/ |
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Have we covered da eggs yet?
First evidence that dinosaurs laid colourful blue-green eggs The American robin lent its name to a striking shade of blue, but the vivid hue may have been colouring eggs long before the bird evolved – perhaps long before any birds evolved. It may have appeared in the dinosaur ancestors of birds that lived 150 million years ago. Although recent studies have revealed the colours of dinosaur feathers, skin and scales, we had known nothing about the original colour of their eggs http://www.newscientist.com/article/...l#.VWTRxe_w9v8
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Which reminds me, it's time for something about roaches, albeit very deceased ones: Predatory cockroach from dinosaur era found trapped in amber IT'S OK, it's trapped. This exotic, praying-mantis-like cockroach that lived at the same time as dinosaurs was caught in amber about 100 million years ago. It is part of a newly discovered family of extinct predatory cockroaches. http://www.newscientist.com/article/...l#.VWTSg-_w9v8 And now for the Rocky Horror show, in the form of limestone rocky and and the wealth of fossils that it has revealed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleobi...ofen_Formation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solnhofen_limestone http://scitechdaily.com/pterosaur-rh...us-fossilized/
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An exhibition on the remarkable Helicoprion is opening in Alaska.
http://www.adn.com/article/20150521/...alaska-sealife http://www.alaskasealife.org/documen...%20Sharks!.pdf Protoceratops and the difficulty in telling males from females. http://blogs.plos.org/paleo/2015/05/26/protoceratops/ |
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"A new species of ancient human has been unearthed in the Afar region of Ethiopia, scientists report.
Researchers discovered jaw bones and teeth, which date to between 3.3m and 3.5m years old. It means this new hominin was alive at the same time as several other early human species, suggesting our family tree is more complicated than was thought. The study is published in the journal Nature. The new species has been called Australopithecus deyiremeda, which means "close relative" in the language spoken by the Afar people." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-32906836 |
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"A new species of ancient human has been unearthed in the Afar region of Ethiopia, scientists report.
Researchers discovered jaw bones and teeth, which date to between 3.3m and 3.5m years old. It means this new hominin was alive at the same time as several other early human species, suggesting our family tree is more complicated than was thought. The study is published in the journal Nature. The new species has been called Australopithecus deyiremeda, which means "close relative" in the language spoken by the Afar people." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-32906836 ![]() http://www.livescience.com/50986-mys...iscovered.html http://www.livescience.com/50982-pho...-ancestor.html http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2...man-evolution/ http://www.nature.com/news/new-speci...f-lucy-1.17644 |
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