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We await the special edition of Jurassic Park with re-animated dinosaurs.
The original was a classic and it has been downhill ever since. However. More and more of the general public are getting used to depictions of feathered dinosaurs now, so even though Hollywood continues to show them naked, with dull coloured skins, no plumage and increasingly inaccurately as regards anatomy (Jurassic World's dinosaurs were far worse than the original all those years ago), many people now know how poor these films have become - just dumb popcorn monster movies, no more no less. Rant over.
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Just keeping those of you who are interested up to date.
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A veritable shitload of recent articles.
![]() http://www.livescience.com/56552-fir...in-denali.html http://www.livescience.com/56549-pho...dinosaurs.html http://www.eartharchives.org/article...ered-in-texas/ http://www.livescience.com/56533-eur...iscovered.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-...ses-180960870/ http://phys.org/news/2016-10-early-f...hina-jaws.html http://phys.org/news/2016-10-genetic-snakes-legs.html https://blogs.scientificamerican.com...-the-dinosaur/ https://blogs.scientificamerican.com...eal-drop-bear/ |
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Why are there more articles about dinosaurs than Lepidodendrons?
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Why are there more articles about dinosaurs than Lepidodendrons?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepidodendron ![]() A few recent articles. http://www.eartharchives.org/article...he-abelisaurs/ http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2...egs-evolution/ http://www.livescience.com/56573-mut...lose-legs.html http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2...-anthropology/ |
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Dromaeosaurid ('raptor') cladogram and size chart.
http://img14.deviantart.net/e916/i/2...bi-dalu2jl.jpg http://img13.deviantart.net/385c/i/2...bi-dam2uyr.jpg Tyrannosaurid cladogram and size chart. http://img15.deviantart.net/ba16/i/2...bi-dahpsgs.jpg http://img07.deviantart.net/df14/i/2...bi-dam2ybe.jpg |
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Did you like that one about the Siberian parrot?
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Did you like that one about the Siberian parrot?
But even better is the very first fossil of dinosaur brain tissue. ![]() http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2...imals-science/ https://theconversation.com/first-di...-thought-67715 http://www.earthtouchnews.com/discov...sue-identified http://phys.org/news/2016-10-fossili...in-tissue.html |
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I can't be bothered to read through the thread but has anyone covered that fact that it is impossible for Pterosaurs to fly in a modern day atmosphere and it is impossible for the biggest sauropods to even walk?
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I can't be bothered to read through the thread but has anyone covered that fact that it is impossible for Pterosaurs to fly in a modern day atmosphere and it is impossible for the biggest sauropods to even walk?
![]() Read through the thread when you have some time and where on earth did you get those 'facts' from? I can't be arsed to go into it atm but just type in Sauropod biomechanics or Pterosaur quad-launching. In many ways these animals had the most efficient physiology and anatomy that the world has ever seen. Far superior to us puny mammals. Birds for example (the living maniraptoran theropods) - their Archosaur air-sac lung system inherited from their non-avian ancestors is far, far more efficient than us Synapsids. |
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Not palaeontology as such but an excellent article on the story of science's quest to discover the mysterious secret of Abiogenesis.
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20161...on-earth-began |
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Not palaeontology as such but an excellent article on the story of science's quest to discover the mysterious secret of Abiogenesis.
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20161...on-earth-began |
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A great read.
![]() A few articles people may find interesting. http://mentalfloss.com/article/77099...-ground-sloths http://www.eartharchives.org/article...f-the-tuatara/ http://www.earthtouchnews.com/discov...s-meanest-fish http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20161...ice-age-giants http://www.earthtouchnews.com/discov...-other-secrets http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2...thics-science/ http://scotthartman.deviantart.com/a...rhaul-75933986 |
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Yet more articles to bore everyone who reads this thread!
![]() http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20161...ilised-octopus http://phys.org/news/2016-11-ancient...g-nursery.html http://www.earthtouchnews.com/discov...er-toothed-cat https://blogs.scientificamerican.com...est-saber-cat/ http://markwitton-com.blogspot.co.uk...lf-should.html http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pyMOS_I4Ag...res%2B2016.jpg |
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Love that octopus.
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Love that octopus.
The preservation of the ancient cephalopod is simply exquisite - truly a once in a lifetime find.
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More recent articles for those suffering with insomnia.
![]() http://blogs.plos.org/paleocomm/2016...vember-4-2016/ http://siberiantimes.com/science/cas...esults-reveal/ http://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos...ew-200-millio/ http://www.livescience.com/56775-sab...diversity.html http://phys.org/news/2016-11-giant-p...antarctic.html http://www.eartharchives.org/article...of-the-border/ |
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The sad death of the 'Mud Dragon' (Tongtianlong limosus) a tragedy for the animal involved but a treasure trove of knowledge for palaeontologists.
![]() http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2...ds-mud-dragon/ http://www.seeker.com/dinosaurs-slow...087893430.html http://phys.org/news/2016-11-dinosau...evolution.html http://news.nationalgeographic.com/c...dapt.885.1.jpg Other recent stories. https://www.theguardian.com/science/...t-tissue-birds http://blog.scienceborealis.ca/palae...from-the-past/ http://www.smithsonianmag.com/scienc...ves-180961042/ |
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I like its lovely poetic name.
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I like its lovely poetic name.
I love the reconstruction - it's a very nice painting indeed. Thanks for commenting - I often feel a bit lonely in this thread.
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I don't know why more people don't like rocks.
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I don't know why more people don't like rocks.
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I'd choose a nice rock any day.
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I'd choose a nice rock any day.
![]() On slightly less risqué subjects. http://www.livescience.com/56720-per...in-nevada.html http://www.livescience.com/56753-old...iscovered.html http://www.livescience.com/56742-gia...ed-salmon.html |
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