The Paleontology Thread

[JAGzilla]

Apparently there might very well be three separate species of Tyrannosaurus.

This has been talked about for years. I hope this does become widely accepted, just for the irritation and confusion it would cause. You take the heart and soul of everything dinosaur, and go "well, ackshually..."

[NSZ]

Apparently there might very well be three separate species of Tyrannosaurus.

This has been talked about for years. I hope this does become widely accepted, just for the irritation and confusion it would cause. You take the heart and soul of everything dinosaur, and go "well, ackshually..."

I doubt it will. Seeing whose name is attached to it makes me understand perfectly why there's pushback against it.

[SoggyNoodles2016]

......you know, I now am even more glad I'm a hipster and call it Tyrannosaurus.

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Apparently there might very well be three separate species of Tyrannosaurus.

This has been talked about for years. I hope this does become widely accepted, just for the irritation and confusion it would cause. You take the heart and soul of everything dinosaur, and go "well, ackshually..."

I doubt it will. Seeing whose name is attached to it makes me understand perfectly why there's pushback against it.

*shakes fist to heavens*

PAUL

[gottatalktothefake]

I’m listening to Thomas Holtz (who peer reviewed it) break it down on a podcast. It’s a very, VERY weak argument with almost no evidence behind it.

[LegendZilla]

Back in the Eocene, Andrewsarchus would've been the undisputed King of beasts, while in the Miocene it would've been Daeodon.

[Tyrant_Lizard_King]

Jon Favreau is producing a new 5 part paleo documentary for AppleTV.

https://twitter.com/TVPlusUpdates/statu ... AbYow&s=19

[Tyrant_Lizard_King]

More evidence for Spinosaurus being a mostly aquatic hunter has come to light. The same evidence seems to show that Baryonyx was also largely aquatic. On the flip side Suchomimus appears to have been mostly terrestrial (or at least a shoreline or wading hunter).

[Leviarex]

More evidence for Spinosaurus being a mostly aquatic hunter has come to light. The same evidence seems to show that Baryonyx was also largely aquatic. On the flip side Suchomimus appears to have been mostly terrestrial (or at least a shoreline or wading hunter).

What does said evidence consist of specifically?

[Cryptid_Liker]

More evidence for Spinosaurus being a mostly aquatic hunter has come to light. The same evidence seems to show that Baryonyx was also largely aquatic. On the flip side Suchomimus appears to have been mostly terrestrial (or at least a shoreline or wading hunter).

What does said evidence consist of specifically?

Suprisingly, the main reason for this conclusion is actually their bone density.

[JAGzilla]

Ben G. Thomas has a video all about it on YT. It's apparently a study that will have a lot of other applications for studying other animal groups, too, so pretty productive.

[ShinGojira14]

The fan art surrounding this news on Suchomimus is insanely funny.

[JAGzilla]

The fan art surrounding this news on Suchomimus is insanely funny.

Got any examples handy?

[ShinGojira14]

The fan art surrounding this news on Suchomimus is insanely funny.

Got any examples handy?

By Dino care on Twitter.


By Kira Curie on Twitter.


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There was another one where Spinosaurus and Baryonyx were having fun in the water while Suchomimus was thrashing and screaming in terror while trying to stay afloat, but I can’t find it unfortunately.

[Dracosaurian]

New dinosaur documentary "Prehistoric Planet" to be streamed on Apple TV plus on May 233rd!

[SoggyNoodles2016]

Nah, for real THIS IS GORGEOUS AND I NEED IT IN MY VEINS NOW.

Between this and Godzilla Show, another subscription I'll gladly add to my growing library lol

[LegendZilla]

David Attenborough has followed his late brother’s footsteps.

[JAGzilla]

^ Now he's John Hammond.

Yeah, this thing looks amazing! Obviously we've seen a lot of these documentaries before, but it's been a very long time since I've seen one that looked this impressive. Not since the OG Walking With Dinosaurs, probably. Guess I'm subscribing to another goddamn streaming service...

[LegendZilla]

^ Now he's John Hammond.

Yeah, this thing looks amazing! Obviously we've seen a lot of these documentaries before, but it's been a very long time since I've seen one that looked this impressive. Not since the OG Walking With Dinosaurs, probably. Guess I'm subscribing to another goddamn streaming service...

Does anyone else think this could get a eventually get a follow-up revolving around the Cenozoic era?

[Tyrant_Lizard_King]

David Attenborough has followed his late brother’s footsteps.

Actually it the other way around. Attenborough became a naturalist because of his childhood fascination with Plesiosaurs.

[Tyrannoraptor]

Could triceratops possibly be gray in color if it were alive today?