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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/ Sad that part of the fossil was blown away by the use of dynamite that exposed it.
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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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Interesting that dinosaurs were still diversifying prior to extinction which backs the apocalypse theory for their demise.
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Highly interesting research on the astonishing anatomy of Sauropod hind feet - with which they utilised their unique claw flexing arrangement an adaptation for excavating deep trench-like nests.
https://www.cmnh.org/announcements/sauropod-tracks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6i-68-kN8M Another article (with a short video) about Tongtianlong limosus - 'the muddy dragon on the road to heaven' - what a very descriptive and beautiful name. ![]() http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-37902583 |
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I bought a dinosaur Christmas decoration this week. TK Maxx made me.
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I bought a dinosaur Christmas decoration this week. TK Maxx made me.
![]() Do you have a favourite prehistoric animal? |
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I prefer plants but it's really hard to find a Christmas Neuropteris. My favourite animal fossils are sea urchins. Dinosaurs are okay, I am just always way more drawn to boring things.
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I prefer plants but it's really hard to find a Christmas Neuropteris. My favourite animal fossils are sea urchins. Dinosaurs are okay, I am just always way more drawn to boring things.
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You're nowhere near as exciting as a sea urchin.
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You're nowhere near as exciting as a sea urchin.
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A 12 inch belemnite, well I never.
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A 12 inch belemnite, well I never.
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That dude looks traumatised.
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That dude looks traumatised.
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maybe it will come in handy if he wants to take up pole vaulting.
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maybe it will come in handy if he wants to take up pole vaulting.
![]() https://gorightly.files.wordpress.co...stalagtite.jpg Weight estimates don't seem too bad to me for this image of the four largest terrestrial predators of the Apocalypse. Left to right: Spinosaurus aegyptiacus - MSNM V4047 - 15.05 meters, ~7550-7880 kg. Tyrannosaurus rex - FMNH PR 2081 - 12.35 meters, ~8400-8770 kg. Giganotosaurus carolinii - MUCPv-95 - 12.47 meters ~7300-7620 kg. Carcharodontosaurus saharicus - SGM-Din 1 - 12.35 meters, ~6880-7180 kg. http://orig11.deviantart.net/0dce/f/...os-daoaocl.png Other stories. http://www.skeletaldrawing.com/home/...turydimetrodon http://www.eartharchives.org/article...horse-hybrids/ |
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Do you ever do palaeo/paleo art? and doesn't a gorilla horse hybrid sound exciting?
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Do you ever do palaeo/paleo art? and doesn't a gorilla horse hybrid sound exciting?
Prehistoric animal illustration used to be very slapdash in most books of the 70's and '80's (Robert. T. Bakker, Gregory S. Paul and John Gurshe being notable exceptions) but now it is a highly refined science in itself.
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I am not on these forums much atm but I will keep this and a few other threads going when I can.
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Fully mature adult Barosaurus (50 metres or so) v Blue whale.
http://pre14.deviantart.net/aff5/th/...op-dap4su2.png The four theropods of the Apocalypse again. http://pre09.deviantart.net/5720/th/...ys-da6zspc.jpg Other stories that may be of interest to some. http://phys.org/news/2016-11-fossil-...t-climate.html http://www.eartharchives.org/article...-sperm-whales/ http://prehistoricbeastoftheweek.blo...an-museum.html T. rex was shit at gunfights. https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-st...-0.jpg?no-auto |
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Dinosaurs are okay, but look at this beetle! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38145258
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Dinosaurs are okay, but look at this beetle! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38145258
You should post some palaeo art. Speculative restoration of Triceratops display behaviour following this article by Darren Naish on Tetrapod Zoology. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com...ned-dinosaurs/ http://pre08.deviantart.net/fe85/th/...ix-daotbho.png A few recent rex reconstructions. http://img11.deviantart.net/fc9b/i/2...ne-dapl96o.png http://pre03.deviantart.net/7ffa/th/...98-dankt5h.png http://img07.deviantart.net/c60e/i/2...rt-dakmesu.jpg http://pre06.deviantart.net/df2f/th/...ee-dal7gai.png The monstrous Phorusrhacid Keleken. http://img00.deviantart.net/664a/i/2...ni-d9rb1x3.jpg Slightly surreal reconstruction of Megalodon attacking an unfortunate couple of Orcas. http://pre03.deviantart.net/ca07/th/...yv-da7ya6q.jpg |
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A few stories of the long and forgotten dead that a few may find of interest.
http://www.eartharchives.org/article...cent-feathers/ http://www.livescience.com/57056-cou...saurs-fly.html http://www.palaeontologyonline.com/a...uropodomorpha/ https://www.theguardian.com/science/...ustache-baleen The role of the Cosmos in the evolution of life. http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20161...e-of-evolution |
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I know people do read this thread even though no one replies much so I just wanted to get the festive cheer out of the way (love the feathers on this rexy).
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