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What annoys you about paleontology?; Rant on about moronic theories, complaints, or just animals that annoy you.
Topic Started: Sep 28 2013, 05:04 PM (256,310 Views)
Jules
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Mihi est imperare orbi universo

izzibob
Sep 10 2014, 04:18 AM
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
I suggest starting with books upon the subject. Children's books are often inaccurate, but they're still a good introduction :)
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Okeanos
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The fact that so many people rate a documentary on how aesthetically accurate dinosaurs are, but totally ignore if they're accurate in behaviour

(DR comes to mind...)
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MetalGreymon
Sep 10 2014, 03:20 PM
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?
Not just reptiles and not just from the Mesozoic, I've heard people calling things like mammoths, ammonites, and just about anything that's not alive today a dinosaur.
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This person said all extant reptiles are descendants of dinosaurs.
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Elisabeth Phillips10:55 AM

+Anthony Carnevale Lizards have descended from dinosaurs, all modern day reptiles, alongside birds, are the closest living relatives to dinosaurs.
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Furka
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Lack of info about the flora of Baharya formation (and many fishes aswell).
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Idiots who are too busy wailing over the loss of their beloved monsters to appreciate new discoveries. We're learning more and more everyday about how dinosaurs and their relatives looked and behaved, and to me that's more important than any cherished notions that may be lost in the process.
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Jules
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The inevitable butthurt that will come with the news Spinosaurus discoveries.
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Julien
Sep 12 2014, 02:18 AM
The inevitable butthurt that will come with the news Spinosaurus discoveries.
I can't wait for JP fanboys to protest it. Them and, well, few other groups.

If evilushion is tru, where are the transitional forms leading to dem tiny legs? Debunk agayn!
Edited by Similis, Sep 12 2014, 02:31 AM.
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No offense to you guys, but I don't feel like anyone would have any reason to cry over Spinosaurus having shorter legs and a differently shaped sail. The only reason I can imagine why anyone would be upset about would be because Spinosaurus would be shorter than what was thought before, but other than that, I can't see anyone complaining.
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Dr. Hax
Sep 12 2014, 02:41 AM
No offense to you guys, but I don't feel like anyone would have any reason to cry over Spinosaurus having shorter legs and a differently shaped sail. The only reason I can imagine why anyone would be upset about would be because Spinosaurus would be shorter than what was thought before, but other than that, I can't see anyone complaining.
It could no longer be portrayed like this:

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And the paper clearly mentions that the 'sail' would resemble that of a crested chameleon, as the edges of the spine ends are far too pointy to support extensive muscle coverage. So no more overdone bison-like Spinosaurus. Still, the thinner part of the sump/'sail' wouldn't dig far down to the base of the spines in the vertebrae, as the animal requires some muscle tissue in that area. The top would be rather thin. Of course, relatively, it's still a 15m long animal, so no fish-like 'fins'.
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Eh, really the only difference I see from that reconstruction compared to recent ones is the different sump and leg shape.
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But now it cannot go on land to kill dinos and t-rexes :P
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What? Where did it say that? I'm not complaining or anything, because that would mean we would have a fully aquatic actual dinosaur, which would be awesome, but where did it say Spinosaurus' legs were too weak for it to even walk on land?
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Dr. Hax
Sep 12 2014, 05:16 AM
What? Where did it say that? I'm not complaining or anything, because that would mean we would have a fully aquatic actual dinosaur, which would be awesome, but where did it say Spinosaurus' legs were too weak for it to even walk on land?
With proportions like these (assuming they got the skeletal right) Spinosaurus would rely on quadrupedal movement heavily on land. Meaning that the depiction in films like jP3 and series like MegaBeasts etc is no longer only certainly improbable, but advances to the level of insanely impossible.
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MrGorsh
Sep 12 2014, 05:22 AM
Dr. Hax
Sep 12 2014, 05:16 AM
What? Where did it say that? I'm not complaining or anything, because that would mean we would have a fully aquatic actual dinosaur, which would be awesome, but where did it say Spinosaurus' legs were too weak for it to even walk on land?
With proportions like these (assuming they got the skeletal right) Spinosaurus would rely on quadrupedal movement heavily on land. Meaning that the depiction in films like jP3 and series like MegaBeasts etc is no longer only certainly improbable, but advances to the level of insanely impossible.
But how would it walk on it's hands? It's wrists couldn't pronate, at least not without breaking them in the process.
Edited by Dr. Hax, Sep 12 2014, 05:29 AM.
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