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Old 13-10-2016, 21:23
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We await the special edition of Jurassic Park with re-animated dinosaurs.
If only.

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.

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Old 14-10-2016, 23:40
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Just keeping those of you who are interested up to date.

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com...l-decorations/

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-unique-...barcelona.html

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-1...ck-qld/7930016

http://www.livescience.com/56489-t-r...tiny-arms.html
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Old 21-10-2016, 18:48
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Some more recent articles.

http://www.australiangeographic.com....ved-down-under

http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandev...-2016-12-36-55

http://www.wsj.com/articles/birds-in...urs-1476894453
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Old 27-10-2016, 02:09
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Why are there more articles about dinosaurs than Lepidodendrons?
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Old 27-10-2016, 02:23
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Old 27-10-2016, 21:42
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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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Old 29-10-2016, 03:10
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Did you like that one about the Siberian parrot?
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Old 29-10-2016, 19:17
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Old 29-10-2016, 21:30
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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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Old 29-10-2016, 21:41
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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?
Absolute cobblers BA!

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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Old 31-10-2016, 23:43
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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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Old 01-11-2016, 08:54
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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
A great read.
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Old 05-11-2016, 01:59
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Love that octopus.
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Old 05-11-2016, 03:16
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It is really quite remarkable isn't it?

The preservation of the ancient cephalopod is simply exquisite - truly a once in a lifetime find.
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Old 10-11-2016, 21:11
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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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Old 10-11-2016, 23:20
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I like its lovely poetic name.
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Old 10-11-2016, 23:32
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I like its lovely poetic name.
Yes it is and it makes a nice change, some of the names in past decades have been bloody awful - but a lot more thought is being out into many now.

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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Old 10-11-2016, 23:40
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I don't know why more people don't like rocks.
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Old 10-11-2016, 23:46
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I don't know why more people don't like rocks.
I thought a lot of women liked rocks - or should I change the R to C?
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Old 10-11-2016, 23:54
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I'd choose a nice rock any day.
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Old 11-11-2016, 00:07
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I'd choose a nice rock any day.
Well if you like nice big rocks then this is the thread for you!

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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