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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 (256,311 Views) | |
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Sep 9 2014, 09:48 PM Post #2836 |
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Also most, if not all, prehistoric birds don't have any fossilized feathers yet we don't give them scales or bare skin all over their body, we give them feathers due to all modern birds covered in feathers. |
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| spendabuck | Sep 9 2014, 09:52 PM Post #2837 |
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This has probably been solved, but I need to make a point to trisdino: YECs are not a threat to society. If you want to see a threat to society, go over to the Middle East & look at ISIS & Al Qaeda. I have many friends who are YECs, & they've never done anything that could be considered a threat to society that I know of. And it's fine to express your opinions, but you shouldn't call people 'stupid,' 'ignorant,' or 'a threat to society' just because they don't believe the same thing you do. In fact, if anyone were to start WWIII, it would probably be people like you, who discriminate against ways of life that are foreign to you that you claim to be a threat to society. That being said, my biggest pet peeve is probably that many people still think that dinosaurs are featherless.
Edited by spendabuck, Sep 9 2014, 10:00 PM.
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Sep 9 2014, 09:59 PM Post #2838 |
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So apparently the only threats to society live in the middle east. The Westboro Baptist church may not be killing people but they are spreading hate all around, they picket at funerals and pray for more people to die. Not all YEC's are bad. This is off topic so can we move on. Anyways shrink-wrapping is what gets to me. Rhinos don't have their skin wrapping around their bones do they? Edited by Guat, Sep 9 2014, 10:02 PM.
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| spendabuck | Sep 9 2014, 10:02 PM Post #2839 |
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That was just an example; there are other threats to society in the world, but Creationists are not one. And yes we can move on. ![]() And that is true about rhinos, so why do people think that dinosaurs don't apply? Who knows. Edited by spendabuck, Sep 9 2014, 10:03 PM.
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Sep 9 2014, 10:06 PM Post #2840 |
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When people use this topic as a way to complain about me ![]() No, I'm not actually mad ![]() But I still stand by what I've already said. I'm not questioning how hard it is to fossilize soft tissues and feathers, I'm not a dumbass. |
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| spendabuck | Sep 9 2014, 10:10 PM Post #2841 |
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Then how do we know that Troodon had wing feathers? I know they're feathered, but I'm just wondering
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Sep 9 2014, 10:18 PM Post #2842 |
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@Drax- I'm not saying Nyasaurus definitely had feathers but there is a possibility. I'm not calling you dumb but it is not Nyasaurus cannot have feathers because it is probably not a dinosaur. Crocodiles have feather making genes that are inactive. @Spendabuck- There have been wing feathers found on other Troodontids. Wing feathers have also been found on other Maniraptorans and their sister group the Orthinomimids. Edited by Guat, Sep 9 2014, 10:19 PM.
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| BossAggron | Sep 9 2014, 10:18 PM Post #2843 |
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Formerly Dilophoraptor
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@spendabuck http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Jinfengopteryx_elegans_2.JPG http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Xiaotingia_fossil.jpg/1280px-Xiaotingia_fossil.jpg Anchiornis http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/wiredscience/2010/02/dinosaur_feathers_fossil.jpg http://www.tsiridesfoundation.com/pictures/fossil_anchiornis-bird01.jpg Both are Troodon relatives, and they have good wings on their arms. (it might be harder to see on Xiaotingia, but i see em on Jinfengopteryx and Anchiornis Edit: While i was looking for the Anchiornis Fossils i found this in related searches, and this entire search page saddens me https://www.google.com/search?q=anchiornis+huxleyi+hoax&espv=2&biw=1600&bih=775&source=lnms&sa=X&ei=wrUPVNS5LcqbyAS29ICQCg&ved=0CAUQ_AUoAA&dpr=1 Edited by BossAggron, Sep 9 2014, 10:24 PM.
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Sep 9 2014, 10:27 PM Post #2844 |
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That is just wrong. Archiornis has some characteristics birds lack that are present in dinosaurs plus with all four limbs carrying wing feathers it would be hard to fly. All the birds with muffed feet are selectively bred and not wild birds, see how they are always look like they are in an urban environment. Edited by Guat, Sep 9 2014, 10:33 PM.
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| BossAggron | Sep 9 2014, 10:31 PM Post #2845 |
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Formerly Dilophoraptor
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Also, i don't think people realize those Four Winged birds are Selectively bred by Humans. Nor the fact that Almost-Avian dinosaurs have teeth. Edited by BossAggron, Sep 9 2014, 10:31 PM.
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| CyborgIguana | Sep 9 2014, 11:09 PM Post #2846 |
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Well, so do some true birds from the Mesozoic.
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| Bigwhale | Sep 10 2014, 03:21 AM Post #2847 |
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The fact that the TV show that I mentioned long ago, made another mistake. They say that Tiarajudens, which is a Permian Animodont as a herbivorous Machairodont, then represents it with various Smilodon scenes from documentaries, and that Mega-lion in JFC. Sure it has sabertooth like teeth, yet it doesn't mean it's a Machairodont! (And when I first I heard this, I thought this is something related to PETA )Plus I found an Indonesian article (the sources stated by the article was correct, it stated that it is an Animodont. There's even an Indonesian one!) that says exactly the same (Plus with many many more inaccuracy besides the thing I said above) , that the show probably believed and decided to put it in the show. Spoiler: click to toggle
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| izzibob | Sep 10 2014, 04:18 AM Post #2848 |
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It kinda annoys me that I want to learn more about paleontology but I am almost scared of how large a subject it is (where/how do you begin?!) and that some paleo-fans scare me with their... intense-ness :I |
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| stargatedalek | Sep 10 2014, 06:42 AM Post #2849 |
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I'm not slow! That's just my moe!
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you are correct Dinosaur Planet was highly accurate for its time (Planet Dinosaur lacks such an excuse) |
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| MightyFan217 | Sep 10 2014, 03:20 PM Post #2850 |
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OH YESSS!
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A minor pet peeve at best, but what about the instance in that pretty much ANY Reptile from the Mesozoic tends to be called a Dinosaur at one point or another by at least one person at any possible moment? |
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