The Paleontology Thread
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Anyone else feel like there’s something missing on diplodocus’s face? Seems like a bit of empty place don’t you think?
Ever since I have seen reconstructions with crests and such, I haven’t been able to go back.
Ever since I have seen reconstructions with crests and such, I haven’t been able to go back.
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Goodbye Amphicoelias fragilimus, hello Maraapunisaurus fragilimus. The so-called 60-meter long and highly controversial A.fragilimus has now been renamed and redescribed as a rebbachisaurid which may have measured 30.3 meters instead. Now, A.altus is the sole species in the Amphicoelias genus.
https://www.utahgeology.org/publication ... -colorado/
https://www.utahgeology.org/publication ... -colorado/
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There was also a 32 meter estimate in the paper, wasn't there? Also it is the first rebbachisaurid to have ever lived and the only one from North AmericaDino-Mario wrote:Goodbye Amphicoelias fragilimus, hello Maraapunisaurus fragilimus. The so-called 60-meter long and highly controversial A.fragilimus has now been renamed and redescribed as a rebbachisaurid which may have measured 30.3 meters instead. Now, A.altus is the sole species in the Amphicoelias genus.
https://www.utahgeology.org/publication ... -colorado/
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https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/offbeat/ ... srcref=rss
OK, do we actually know ANYTHING about dinosaurs or is it all terribly wrong?
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Wait, does this mean Dracorex/Stigymoloch pachycephalosaur has been confirmed to not be Pachycephalosaurus?
OK, do we actually know ANYTHING about dinosaurs or is it all terribly wrong?
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Wait, does this mean Dracorex/Stigymoloch pachycephalosaur has been confirmed to not be Pachycephalosaurus?
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I recently saw this mentioned on 'Love In The Time Of Chasmosaurs', but never read about the actual details until now. Really compelling to say the least. On that note, it seems in hindsight that Don Bluth wasn't too far off in giving the three Pachycephalosaurs that menace Cera in the first 'The Land Before Time' film rather predatory behavior. As for the Pachycephalosaurus, Stygimoloch, Dracorex debate, well Paleo-King from deviantart has given some valid points as to why the three should be separate genera:SoggyNoodles2016 wrote:https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/offbeat/ ... srcref=rss
OK, do we actually know ANYTHING about dinosaurs or is it all terribly wrong?
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Wait, does this mean Dracorex/Stigymoloch pachycephalosaur has been confirmed to not be Pachycephalosaurus?
https://www.deviantart.com/paleo-king/j ... -683791309
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Yeah, Bluth got it right. Who knew 2018, stuff like scaly T. Rexes and predatory herbivores would be a thing again?Leviarex wrote:I recently saw this mentioned on 'Love In The Time Of Chasmosaurs', but never read about the actual details until now. Really compelling to say the least. On that note, it seems in hindsight that Don Bluth wasn't too far off in giving the three Pachycephalosaurs that menace Cera in the first 'The Land Before Time' film rather predatory behavior. As for the Pachycephalosaurus, Stygimoloch, Dracorex debate, well Paleo-King from deviantart has given some valid points as to why the three should be separate genera:
https://www.deviantart.com/paleo-king/j ... -683791309
I remember reading that journal! So far, I think I heard the common census is Styigomolch and Dracorex aren't Pachycephalosaurus, but they do seem to be young pacycephalosaurs, we're just unsure of the adult as they lived before Pachycephalosaursus. I was asking if we now know for sure Pachycephalosaurus is not the father.
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First Brontosaurus, then Triceratops and now Amphicoelias. Who'll be next?Dino-Mario wrote:Goodbye Amphicoelias fragilimus, hello Maraapunisaurus fragilimus. The so-called 60-meter long and highly controversial A.fragilimus has now been renamed and redescribed as a rebbachisaurid which may have measured 30.3 meters instead. Now, A.altus is the sole species in the Amphicoelias genus.
https://www.utahgeology.org/publication ... -colorado/
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THIS.2004Zilla wrote:Triceratops never got renamed though.
Seriously, the fact that this misconception still exists just boggles my mind. Aside from the fact that the two are most definitely NOT the same genus (and the aforementioned Paleo-King gave an entire list of good reasons why), even if they were it's TOROSAURUS who would have bitten the dust. Triceratops was discovered first, so it's genus name has the priority.
This is why I hate most news reports about paleonthology, they do nothing more than clickbaiting and promoting misconceptions.
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1. Brontosaurus is now a valid genus, it's seperate from Apatosaurus.GodzillaFan1990's wrote:First Brontosaurus, then Triceratops and now Amphicoelias. Who'll be next?Dino-Mario wrote:Goodbye Amphicoelias fragilimus, hello Maraapunisaurus fragilimus. The so-called 60-meter long and highly controversial A.fragilimus has now been renamed and redescribed as a rebbachisaurid which may have measured 30.3 meters instead. Now, A.altus is the sole species in the Amphicoelias genus.
https://www.utahgeology.org/publication ... -colorado/
2. WHY IS THIS STILL A THING? Horner himself dropped the torotrike theory, and even if it was true, TOROSAURUS would've diappeared, as it was named after triceratops.
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No, it doesn't. Scientists are now considering some pachycephaolsaurs and Ceratopsians to be omnivorous.SoggyNoodles2016 wrote:https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/offbeat/ ... srcref=rss
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Wait, does this mean Dracorex/Stigymoloch pachycephalosaur has been confirmed to not be Pachycephalosaurus?
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Omnivorous pachycephalosaurs, huh? To think i had a bunch of old books which made that theory .
This is Lavocatisaurus, a new sauropod from Argentina
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavocatisaurus
This is Lavocatisaurus, a new sauropod from Argentina
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavocatisaurus
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It's so derpy, I love it.Dino-Mario wrote: This is Lavocatisaurus, a new sauropod from Argentina
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavocatisaurus
New non-dinosaur discovery: Mirarce Eatoni, a enantiornithine the size of a turkey.
https://gizmodo.com/incredible-bird-din ... 1830408991
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SoggyNoodles2016 wrote:
New non-dinosaur discovery: Mirarce Eatoni, a enantiornithine the size of a turkey.
https://gizmodo.com/incredible-bird-din ... 1830408991
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hey, I just realized that was just in time for Thanksgiving!
Weird flex, Cosmos, but okay.
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So if you could pick a dinosaur that's only known from fragmentary remains and have a complete, well-preserved specimen turn up that gives scientists a good, clear idea of what it was like, which one would it be?
I'd go with Spinosaurus, I think. Put the controversy to rest and establish once and for all what kind of life this thing would've lived.
I'd go with Spinosaurus, I think. Put the controversy to rest and establish once and for all what kind of life this thing would've lived.
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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10. ... ode=ghbi20
So, a new Abelisaurid genus from Brazil was recently described.....
......And they literally named it "Thanos".
I don't think anything else needs to be said
So, a new Abelisaurid genus from Brazil was recently described.....
......And they literally named it "Thanos".
I don't think anything else needs to be said
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They should have gone for the head.Dv-218 wrote:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10. ... ode=ghbi20
So, a new Abelisaurid genus from Brazil was recently described.....
......And they literally named it "Thanos".
I don't think anything else needs to be said
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This does put a smile on my face.Dv-218 wrote:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10. ... ode=ghbi20
So, a new Abelisaurid genus from Brazil was recently described.....
......And they literally named it "Thanos".
I don't think anything else needs to be said
also, now we know why only the bird half of the. dinosaurs survived.
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Jokes on you: abelisaur hands were too small to use the Infinity Gauntlet.
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SNAP! And half of the dinosaurs went extinct...Dv-218 wrote:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10. ... ode=ghbi20
So, a new Abelisaurid genus from Brazil was recently described.....
......And they literally named it "Thanos".
I don't think anything else needs to be said
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Can we just talk about the fact that they named a dinosaur Thanos based off some vertebrae? Found this pretty funny blog post about it.
Reminds me of the Gojirasaurus debacle.
Reminds me of the Gojirasaurus debacle.
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