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| Small Theropod Tail Preserved in Amber | |
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| Topic Started: Dec 8 2016, 01:59 PM (1,562 Views) | |
| babehunter1324 | Dec 8 2016, 01:59 PM Post #1 |
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http://phys.org/news/2016-12-amber-specimen-rare-glimpse-feathered.html#nRlv![]() While we had seen Non-Avian Dinosaur feathers preserved in amber before, this is the first time a portion of a non-avian Dinosaur has been preserved in amber. An interesting detail is that while the tail feathers had no rachis they have barbs and barbules. Visually they look pretty similar to emu feathers. |
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| Acinonyx Jubatus | Dec 8 2016, 02:23 PM Post #2 |
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I AM THE UNSHRINKWRAPPER!
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Wow. The quality of preservation is just... Wow. You can EASILY imagine this still attached to a small theropod of some sort. Even with the debris obscuring it this is probably the closest we've ever come to actually seeing a full, live non-avian dinosaur. Any data on what kind of dinosaur this came from? Compsognathid or dromaeosaurid or what? |
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| kepperbob | Dec 8 2016, 03:49 PM Post #3 |
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* ''Jurassic park theme start playng'' Just Kidding, This is a really interesting find! |
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| stargatedalek | Dec 8 2016, 04:01 PM Post #4 |
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I'm not slow! That's just my moe!
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Nothing certain yet, but I'm reluctant to say a dromaeosaur given the vertebrae are not from the base of the tail and also aren't fused. |
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| PrimevalBrony | Dec 8 2016, 05:05 PM Post #5 |
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Youtuber. Combat robotics fan
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Nobody else gonna mention the fact that it was found in Burma which means it could almost certainly be a brand new species? |
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| BossMan, Jake | Dec 8 2016, 05:30 PM Post #6 |
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Son of God
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Yes!! Best find of the year without a doubt! If you listen closely you can hear Mesozoica fanboys screeming in anger and disgust Edited by BossMan, Jake, Dec 8 2016, 05:31 PM.
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| the dark phoenix | Dec 8 2016, 05:36 PM Post #7 |
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King of wonderlandia
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SCREEEEEEEEEE!!!!! ![]() I just had a amazing thought. Yes this is a tail and thus something still very important...but what if he had a non-avian dinosaur's face? Hell if it was small enough, a whole or good portion of a dinosaur? Just the idea of a face predating us looking at us would make my blood run cold. Of course this find is the opposite end of the dino from what I'm talking about but the idea of any part of a dino in amber sends me going crazy.
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| babehunter1324 | Dec 8 2016, 05:36 PM Post #8 |
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Also it doesn't have a pygostyle so it's almost certainly not an Oviraptorine. Edited by babehunter1324, Dec 8 2016, 05:37 PM.
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| Ulquiorra | Dec 8 2016, 06:56 PM Post #9 |
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Or the whole dinosaur, I mean if it's small enough so that it's tail gets trapped in amber, just imagine if it's whole body got stuck? Also any estimates as to the age of the animal or the size of it it's safe to say a small dinosaur, but how small? |
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| the dark phoenix | Dec 8 2016, 08:21 PM Post #10 |
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King of wonderlandia
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There is a ant in the amber with it... good bases considering the general size right? Also how do we know it isn't just the tip of the tail? |
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| HENDRIX | Dec 8 2016, 08:40 PM Post #11 |
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Because they X-rayed it and looked at the vertebrae. But really, the thought of actually finding a face preserved in amber sends shivers down my spine. That would really be amazing, but this tail is so already, nonetheless. |
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| the dark phoenix | Dec 9 2016, 04:25 AM Post #12 |
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King of wonderlandia
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Nature's a...well can't say that word here. We get the butt end but not the face only a mother or paleontologist would love. Still a amazing find. BTW with the tail scanned. How did they come to the conclusion of coelurosaur? Wouldn't this be a shock if it was something else? |
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| Ulquiorra | Dec 9 2016, 06:54 AM Post #13 |
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It's tail must have been delicate to break off like that though. I can just imagine this scenario, The dinosaur being attracted by the sight of insects trapped in the resin and it attempting to eat some of them, only to get a mouth full of sticky and possibly distasteful resin in the process. Then, whilst trying to shake the resin from it's mouth, it turns around and get's part of it's tail stuck in the resin and starts thrashing around to free itself, only for the part of the tail to snap off. Edited by Ulquiorra, Dec 9 2016, 07:10 AM.
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| HENDRIX | Dec 9 2016, 07:06 AM Post #14 |
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I highly doubt the tail broke off just like that. Either it was bitten off before it fell into the resin, or the whole dinosaur was trapped and was separated from its tail post-mortem. Maybe the rest was also worn away by erosion of the amber. |
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| Incinerox | Dec 9 2016, 08:20 AM Post #15 |
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Āeksiot Zaldrīzoti
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This sounds most plausible to me. |
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