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Post by Thorondor 33 on Aug 15, 2007 17:16:04 GMT -5
The name Manospondylus gigas just strikes fear into the hearts of millions, doesn't it?  That is utterly ridiculous. Billy, do you know what species that dinosaur is? T-rex? No, it's Manospondylus gigas. Dude, what the hell is that, doesn't sound scary at all... LOL! |
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Post by thetyrantlizard on Aug 15, 2007 18:09:30 GMT -5
I wonder which dino bird paleontologist will work up the nerve to write the scientific paper that would officially declare Tyrannosaurus rex a secondary or invalid name and insist we all go saying "Manospondylus". The poor guy will certainly be the recipient of thousands of nasty emails  ;D |
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Post by izartist on Aug 17, 2007 19:51:24 GMT -5
I wonder which dino bird paleontologist will work up the nerve to write the scientific paper that would officially declare Tyrannosaurus rex a secondary or invalid name and insist we all go saying "Manospondylus". The poor guy will certainly be the recipient of thousands of nasty emails ;D Or a bludgeoning from many angry rex fans. XD |
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Post by thetyrantlizard on Aug 22, 2007 19:31:24 GMT -5
Hmm, a computer simulation of dinosaur speeds indicates that a tyrannosaur was able to run at around 18-20 mph -- slower than the rex in JP, but faster than any soccer player, i.e. Thor can easily be a t. rex's lunch  ;D The fastest dino is a compy, at 40 mph, faster than any ostrich. By the way, the scientist who did the study said that T-rex's top speed was way too high for a dinosaur that merely scavenged, so Horner's theory has been dealt yet another blow  This should effectively consign JP/// to well-deserved oblivion. ;D If Horner's going to do JP IV the franchise is effectively dead--is not Jurassic Park about dinosaurs, not fictional Hornerian monsters? I hope Scooby read that article ;D |
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Post by tomhet on Aug 31, 2007 22:51:06 GMT -5
Look how far stupidity has gone. From Wikipedia:
Feathers
Fossils of dromaeosaurids more primitive than Velociraptor are known to have had feathers covering their bodies, and fully-developed, feathered wings.[24] In light of the fact that the ancestors of Velociraptor were feathered and possibly capable of flight, it is most likely that Velociraptor bore feathers too, since even flightless birds today retain most of their feathers. While there is as yet no direct fossil evidence to confirm that Velociraptor had feathers, there is no reason to suspect it of being an exception.[4]
The underlining is of course mine.
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Post by thetyrantlizard on Oct 5, 2007 15:20:08 GMT -5
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Post by tomhet on Oct 5, 2007 23:08:33 GMT -5
*sigh* I just don't believe in those Chinese miracle findings anymore.
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Post by thetyrantlizard on Oct 5, 2007 23:12:11 GMT -5
Yup, after the spurious fossils from Liaoning one has to be quite skeptical of the authenticity of these "Chinese" dinosaurs  |
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Post by thetyrantlizard on Oct 7, 2007 0:49:21 GMT -5
They discovered a new species of Gryposaurus in Utah. One specimen had an intact head, with its 800 teeth--the other had a complete tail--covered in feathers 'gravelly looking' & butterfly-shaped scales.
Hmm, isn't it interesting that everywhere in the world dinosaurs are discovered with scales on them, except Liaoning, where they are all inexplicably & supposedly covered in 'feathers' or 'fuzz'?
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Post by tomhet on Oct 7, 2007 3:02:01 GMT -5
It's good to hear from real dinos ;D
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Post by thetyrantlizard on Oct 16, 2007 3:18:32 GMT -5
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Post by Thorondor 33 on Oct 16, 2007 12:28:22 GMT -5
Cool news. |
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Post by tomhet on Oct 16, 2007 22:28:15 GMT -5
The best thing is, it's not as fragmentary as other giant sauropods.
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Post by thetyrantlizard on Oct 19, 2007 14:02:20 GMT -5
They found tracks of a large carnivorous dinosaur in Australia, the first in that continent. The footprints indicate a creature about 20% smaller than a regular-sized allosaurus. I guess the dwarf allosaurus from WwD really existed after all ;D
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Post by thetyrantlizard on Nov 15, 2007 2:14:17 GMT -5
A good day to be a sauropod in the basement:
1. The Royal Ontario Museum found a barosaurus skeleton that had lain forgotten in storage for 40 years. (How one misses 45% of a skeleton of a giant sauropod is something I'll never be able to figure out.) It will be on display on 15 December, and will be the largest dinosaur on display in Canada.
2. In the vaults of the Natural History Museum in Kensington, London, they found a vertebra of a sauropod that represents a new species, Xenoposeidon. It was found over 100 years ago but only recently identified as a new species (it was originally identified as a camarasaurus)
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That is utterly ridiculous. 
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;D The fastest dino is a compy, at 40 mph, faster than any ostrich. 
This should effectively consign JP/// to well-deserved oblivion. ;D If Horner's going to do JP IV the franchise is effectively dead--is not Jurassic Park about dinosaurs, not fictional Hornerian monsters? 