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FigmentJedi Since: Jan, 2001
#226: Apr 10th 2012 at 7:54:10 PM

I rather like the idea that the Cretaceous could very well have been a living heavy metal album cover, even more then it already was.

http://io9.com/5900889/dinosaurs-were-surrounded-by-constant-fires

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#227: Apr 11th 2012 at 6:39:10 AM

Oh cool.

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diomedes2 Achillesforever6 from Monroeville PA Since: Nov, 2011
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#228: Apr 11th 2012 at 5:15:23 PM

Yeah I love dinosaurs, I actually have (college is stopping me now) volunteered down at the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh in the Paleo Lab (I'm one of those guys who works on the microscope) and have really big aspirations to become a vertebra paleontologist like my hero Jack Horner aka the Real Life Dr. Grant. Jurassic Park is also a part of that (Saw it in 94 when I was 2) Speaking of Jack Horner I heard he got married! To a 19 year old Nice

edited 11th Apr '12 5:15:43 PM by diomedes2

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Gannetwhale Adveho in mihi Lucifer Since: Jul, 2011
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#229: Apr 17th 2012 at 10:58:51 AM

To quote a person from the Jurassic Park forums, the hatred for feathered dinosaurs is because most dinosaur fans are immature males. They associate reptiles with evil, hence cool, thus dinosaurs get scale, while birds are associated with feminity and immature males are retarded, hence they don't care that many birds were masculine symbols, like the eagle and the rooster.

Therefore, because they are immature and retarded, they can't nature doesn't give two shits about whereas something is considered aesthetically pleasing, just that whereas it survives or not. Featherless dinosaur abominations had zero chances of survival.

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ATC Was Aliroz the Confused from The Library of Kiev Since: Sep, 2011
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#230: Apr 17th 2012 at 11:01:52 AM

Most dinosaur fans do not believe the theory that birds are descended from any branch of dinosaurs.

So, most dinosaur fans are anti-Bakkerites.

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Karalora Since: Jan, 2001
#231: Apr 17th 2012 at 1:40:30 PM

This dinosaur fan does not believe that ATC speaks for "most" dinosaur fans.

RLNice Bigfoot Puncher from a computer Since: Sep, 2010
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#232: Apr 17th 2012 at 2:44:18 PM

Real dinosaur fans do in fact have an interest in scientific accuracy. I think ATC was referring to fanboys who only like movies with dinosaurs. I.E. the general public.

I hope that one day someone creates an awesome enough work with feathered dinosaurs to get them accepted into popular culture. The only issue is that dinosaurs, in terms of popularity, are going through a sort of a "dark age" right now.

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#233: Apr 17th 2012 at 6:03:08 PM

I was referring to five-year-olds and lieutenant general public.

People interested in dinosaurs generally care about scientific accuracy.

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Euodiachloris Since: Oct, 2010
#234: Apr 19th 2012 at 7:10:21 PM

Well, Hogfather (the TV-Film) tried with a razor-feathered, 'raptor-ish, nightmare-on-legs Scissor Man shown in glorious high octane. Gotta do it in baby-steps, don'tcha know? tongue

edited 19th Apr '12 7:11:28 PM by Euodiachloris

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#236: Apr 19th 2012 at 9:39:40 PM

Wow. Well, it would seem to make sense. And they had millions of years to get that right I suppose. I doubt very much we will end up any different assuming we last that long.

AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#237: Apr 19th 2012 at 10:55:24 PM

There's not much advantage to mammals getting that huge, though, considering we bear live young rather than laying eggs. We humans are at a pretty good size for getting things done and not crushing ourselves.

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#238: Jun 5th 2012 at 3:53:59 PM

Speaking of Jurassic Park... One of the JP spin-off games — specifically, The Lost World: Jurassic Park — had an "easter egg" in the form of one item on the "victim census" list for Velociraptor being "Mollysaurus". Now, I know that is no such dinosaur by that name, but regardless of that, is the name "Mollysaurus" a correct name structure according to official international conventions for dinosaur naming? I mean, it's not unheard of for dinosaurs to be named after people, but I can't find if there are any particular rules for "person's name + -saurus"-style constructions.

edited 5th Jun '12 4:05:24 PM by MarqFJA

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#239: Jun 8th 2012 at 10:28:20 PM

I know that they are not dinosaurs, strictly speaking; but I always found pterosaurs fascinating. They look just so different from birds in terms of balance, but apparently they flew excellently.

edited 9th Jun '12 7:01:09 AM by Carciofus

But they seem to know where they are going, the ones who walk away from Omelas.
Euodiachloris Since: Oct, 2010
#240: Jun 9th 2012 at 6:36:09 AM

[up]I'm betting that behaviour-wise, they were much like seagulls. Just... um... because that's roughly the type of life they led.

Considering how brainy some birds can actually be, I do wonder if we don't often sell many dinosaurs and pterosaurs a bit short in that department. I'm not suggesting all were as bright as crows. But, we might be underestimating how many actually were.

edited 9th Jun '12 6:37:00 AM by Euodiachloris

RLNice Bigfoot Puncher from a computer Since: Sep, 2010
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#241: Jun 9th 2012 at 6:47:40 AM

[up]If you're interested in brainy dino's, you might want to take a look at Troödon

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albertonykus Since: Jun, 2010
#242: Jun 9th 2012 at 6:49:20 AM

Pterosaurs were probably a bit more diverse than that. For instance, it is now thought that the azhdarchid pterosaurs (e.g.: Quetzalcoatlus) probably hunted on the ground like storks or ground hornbills.

Euodiachloris Since: Oct, 2010
#243: Jun 9th 2012 at 7:30:05 AM

Yeah: forgive me for picking one seabird. tongue I meant to include an "e.g." before seagull, but somehow forgot. <head-desk> Gannets, terns, albatrosses, penguins, puffins, eiders, swifts... you name it, there was one that probably behaved similarly enough to it as damn it. wink

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#244: Jun 9th 2012 at 9:53:44 AM

[up]And since all birds ARE dinosaurs, they are probably closer to their ancient ancestors/equivalents than you know.

KnightofLsama Since: Sep, 2010
#245: Jun 9th 2012 at 5:00:24 PM

[up] Yeah, but pterosaurs aren't dinosaurs. General consensus is that birds emerged from somewhere in the therapod lineage.

Zersk o-o from Columbia District, BNA Since: May, 2010
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#246: Jun 9th 2012 at 5:46:41 PM

Pterosaurs are Archosaurs, though. :3

And yeah, I think the Aves lineage is closest related to maniraptors. :o

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RLNice Bigfoot Puncher from a computer Since: Sep, 2010
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#247: Jun 9th 2012 at 7:22:12 PM

My English teacher from high school thought that Archaeopteryx evolved from Velociraptor. It took The Other Wiki to convince him otherwise. I shouldn't complain, I guess it's better than thinking that pterosaurs are the evolutionary link between birds and dinosaurs.

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Zersk o-o from Columbia District, BNA Since: May, 2010
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#248: Jun 9th 2012 at 7:25:04 PM

Yeah. :/

The thread seems to be about all archosaurs in general, but then I guess it'd be a bit confusing to call it "The Archosaur Thread", since Dinosaur is a bit more recognizable. :p

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Euodiachloris Since: Oct, 2010
#249: Jun 9th 2012 at 7:31:01 PM

Some people still argue that birds cannot have evolved from theropods, but from a much earlier split from the archosaur basal clades. Myself, I think they're just sore and are now grasping at straws (stealth pun intended).

Zersk o-o from Columbia District, BNA Since: May, 2010
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#250: Jun 9th 2012 at 7:41:27 PM

Pfft. :p

I wonder, did other dinosaurs like the Stegosaurus and the Triceratops have feathers or feather-like structures?

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