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| What annoys you about paleontology?; Rant on about moronic theories, complaints, or just animals that annoy you. | |
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| Topic Started: Sep 28 2013, 05:04 PM (256,378 Views) | |
| stargatedalek | Jun 27 2014, 08:11 PM Post #1831 |
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I'm not slow! That's just my moe!
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exactly, and yet try to bring up the very idea that its plausible for any diving (not like gannets, diving under water not into the water) pterosaurs and people tend to go ape |
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| Jules | Jun 27 2014, 08:25 PM Post #1832 |
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Mihi est imperare orbi universo
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*Boreopterids Boreopterus was discovered before Zhenyuanopterus. |
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| CyborgIguana | Jun 27 2014, 08:41 PM Post #1833 |
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I stand corrected.
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| Similis | Jun 28 2014, 12:27 AM Post #1834 |
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Fossils valuable to science being sold to private collectors. This shit annoys the hell out of me. Just think how much knowledge did we lose because of the people who buy fossils like it was just any piece of fancy looking rock. |
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| CyborgIguana | Jun 28 2014, 10:08 PM Post #1835 |
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Dinosaurs being treated like fantasy beasts rather than real animals. Granted, they're animals unlike any alive today, but they're still animals! I've never seen any movie that's deliberately exaggerated the appearance or behaviour of a dog or an elephant, so why does this constantly happen with dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures? It just frustrates me to no end!
Edited by CyborgIguana, Jun 28 2014, 10:08 PM.
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| stargatedalek | Jun 28 2014, 10:23 PM Post #1836 |
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I'm not slow! That's just my moe!
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plenty of modern animals get similar treatment in films Jaws 1-3 Anaconda Piranha Snakehead Sharknado Arachnophobia Snakes on a Plane come on, how was I supposed to resist the Jaws 4 joke its an issue that plagues more than just dinosaurs, they are not alone bearing the burden of this stigma |
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Jun 28 2014, 10:25 PM Post #1837 |
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And if they exaggerate the appearance and behavior of modern animals it's because they want to scare people for money.
Edited by Guat, Jun 28 2014, 10:28 PM.
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| stargatedalek | Jun 28 2014, 10:29 PM Post #1838 |
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I'm not slow! That's just my moe!
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I wouldn't say no reason, a good scare can be fun the problem comes when ignorant people get scared and start going out slaughtering sharks because of Jaws, or think its not safe to go into the Everglades because of snakeheads (it isn't safe, but nothing to do with the dinky little snakeheads) |
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| CyborgIguana | Jun 28 2014, 11:06 PM Post #1839 |
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True, I forgot about those, but the difference is that even prehistoric creatures that were most likely small, harmless and/or cute in real life are treated as vicious monsters in cinema. Even f**king trilobites have been depicted as swarming flesh-eaters on several occasions. |
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| stargatedalek | Jun 28 2014, 11:18 PM Post #1840 |
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I'm not slow! That's just my moe!
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oh lol thats hilarious hmm, a swarming trilobite species might make for an interesting spec project |
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| CyborgIguana | Jun 29 2014, 01:52 AM Post #1841 |
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Another thing that annoys me is going to a museum and hearing someone say "oh look honey, a dinosaur" while pointing to the skeleton of a rauisuchian or a giant ground sloth. |
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| Tyranachu | Jun 29 2014, 06:51 AM Post #1842 |
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Nerdasaurus
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You guys are so adorable
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| Mathius Tyra | Jun 29 2014, 07:05 AM Post #1843 |
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Rat snake is love... Rat snake is life
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And that boring volcanic background again.... |
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| stargatedalek | Jun 29 2014, 07:48 AM Post #1844 |
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I'm not slow! That's just my moe!
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better than going to a museum and seeing displays that look like they are from an 80's cartoon when they were only JUST MADE
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| Furka | Jun 29 2014, 08:07 AM Post #1845 |
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Ever heard of "The Killer Shrews" ? |
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