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  1. William Parcher

    If birds are dinosaurs then what are dinosaurs?

    The idea is that birds are what they descended from and therefore are dinosaurs. So then dinosaurs too are whatever they descended from. Surprise ... birds are dinosaurs and dinosaurs are what? If we are clever and accurate to say that birds are dinosaurs then what should we say that dinosaurs...
  2. Red Baron Farms

    Wow, Non-avian dinosaur DNA?

    This Paper just came out. Nuclear preservation in the cartilage of the Jehol dinosaur Caudipteryx:jaw-dropp I guess technically what they really did was use a stain that attaches to threads of chromatin. And it dyed the nuclear area of some de-siliconized cells found in a dinosaur...
  3. wasapi

    The color of dinosaurs.

    Is there any way in the future, that the actual color of dinosaurs will be revealed? From what I have read, it is believed that some had patterns, stripes, spots . . . The theory that they were dull colors that blended in with the surroundings, may have been true for some. But I doubt it is...
  4. Ranb

    The Thagomizer. I Didn't Know, Now I Do.

    http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/mg19125592.200-the-word-thagomizer.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thagomizer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thagomizer#/media/File:Thagomizer.png I read this comic many years ago and recall it being one of the funnier ones. Never knew it influenced...
  5. F

    New Evidence: Dinosaurs may not fit the old hip related breakdown completely

    Dinosaurs may not continue as either lizard or bird hipped based on recent findings. Heard about it today on Science Friday (stayed in car instead of going into restaurant until segment ended)....... More here...
  6. The Shrike

    Jurassic Quest - legit?

    You've probably seen ads for Jurassic Quest -- the family fun animatronic/dino-puppet show delighting children of all ages in convention centers and fairgrounds across the US. Does anyone have any firsthand experience with this thing? They seem to be all about the fun of seeing giant, moving...
  7. 3point14

    Dinosaur tail found preserved in amber

    The title says it all. http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38224564 It has feathers attached and everything :)
  8. steenkh

    Why were the dinosaurs the only ones to go extinct?

    I have read a lot about the possible catastrophe that caused the dinosaurs to go extinct. The meteor that killed them off did not only have the direct effect of the impact, but is also supposed to have blanketed the Earth for years, causing most plants to die, and freezing down the planet for a...
  9. truethat

    Could T Rex skeletons have their arms put on backwards?

    I'm hoping a biology person can answer this. I've been looking at pictures of featherless chickens and birds, and it's occurred to me that the way a chicken's wings sit are basically upside down compared to a T Rex. I know for years people have wondered what their little claw arms are doing...
  10. S

    Dinosaurs now have feathers

    So the recent discoveries in paleontology have been showing that there is evidence that birds descended from dinosaurs, birds have feathers, and some dinosaurs have feathers. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/07/140724-feathered-siberia-dinosaur-scales-science/ There is one discovery...
  11. macdoc

    How colourful were dinosaurs.

    Just finished the wonderful science book Feathers as he traces the path from dinosaurs to birds and then this fine fellow wandered down the beach yesterday. Got me thinking what kind of rich colours the dinos may have sported. We always seem to see them portrayed a dull gray green..... The...
  12. F

    Was there a Dinosaur Version of the Dung Beetle?

    Let's face it, large Dinos must have produced a lot of crap. and presumably these gigantic crap pats had to be disposed of somehow. So, is there any evidence or fossils of early equivalents of today's sh*t eaters? (Just a silly, but semi-serious question, because sometimes my mind wanders...
  13. Alareth

    The Smithsonian is closing the dinosaur wing of the Natural History Museum

    The Smithsonian is closing down the dinosaur hall for a five year, $48M renovation. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/local/wp/2014/04/25/smithsonians-dinosaur-hall-to-close-monday-for-five-year-48m-renovation/
  14. F

    Change re: North American Geology in Dinosaur Times...

    Short but interesting just out today (and apparently it has not been entered here yet - apologies if it has) but I have not seen it: http://www.livescience.com/28401-north-america-geology.html
  15. Childlike Empress

    Archaeopteryx threatened with extinction ... again!

    South Korea surrenders to creationist demands This comes as a total surprise to me. Creationism in South Korea? Who would have thought. But I also didn't know that there are so many Christians in SK. Yet:
  16. MG1962

    T-rex, not only tasted like chicken, but looked the part

    Some new, astounding finds from China, make dinosaurs seem enigmatic than ever http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/339679/title/T._rex_has_another_fine%2C_feathered_cousin
  17. Q

    Eric Hovind: UFOs are demonic activity

    Quotes from a show hosted by Eric Hovind, son of creationist Kent Hovind. On dinosaurs: On UFOs: Quotes from transcript
  18. Kuko 4000

    Near-Perfect Young Dinosaur Fossil Found in Bavaria

    Wow, this looks almost too clean. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,791496,00.html Great pics:
  19. rustypouch

    Dinosaur feathers found!

    So this is just too cool. http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/15/science-dinosaur-feathers.html
  20. DC

    Mystery around Dragons solved.

    they are post flood dinosaurs with ..... just watch :) q9w26JXXpWU
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