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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 (256,230 Views)
CyborgIguana
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Do you mean how people are always depicting it with teeth, or the fact that a lot of people literally call it "Pteradon"? Because both annoy me.
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Anas Platyrhynchos
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The Quacky Canine

Crookedjaw
Jun 1 2015, 11:26 AM
Luca9108
May 28 2015, 10:04 AM
Picture says all:
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I absolutely love this reconstruction :D
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(Once again. not spam)
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CyborgIguana
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I think he was either being sarcastic or he likes it ironically. :P
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Paleop
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Paleopterix

DinoBear
Jun 1 2015, 06:09 PM
Great models. Even better concept.

But feathers,....a'fdlska'fpsd dsa;k hlksdfash; jdl ghsl- why is it so hard to add them?

Also, I swear the Nanos dislocate their jaws at times there.
what is the range of motion for theropod lower jaws

the models and colorations are beautiful

they need more feathers
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DinoBear
Jun 1 2015, 06:09 PM
Great models. Even better concept.

But feathers,....a'fdlska'fpsd dsa;k hlksdfash; jdl ghsl- why is it so hard to add them?

Also, I swear the Nanos dislocate their jaws at times there.
Well, let's see if they turn this into another JFC.

Yes, I know JFC isn't Nat Geo.
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Luca9108
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Master of Dinosaurs

In this video is a 2014 Spinosaurus and someone writes this:
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The spinosaurus is not a spinosaurus it is a herbivore that looks like a spinosaurus and it walks on its hind and front legs like duckbill Dino's trust me I'm a Dino expert

( I think he/she means Ouranosaurus, but I think he/she never saw a Spino or an Ouranosaurus )
Edited by Luca9108, Jun 4 2015, 08:43 AM.
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Incinerox
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Āeksiot Zaldrīzoti

Paleop
Jun 2 2015, 03:42 PM
what is the range of motion for theropod lower jaws
Depends on the theropod.

Allosaurus is supposed to have the widest gape measured in theropods, with its jaws opening up to 150 degrees. And that allows it to either use both its upper and lower jaws to take large, even disproportionately large, chunks of flesh out of its prey with each bite; or move its lower jaws out of the way for it to use its upper jaw like a serrated hatchet (despite Allosaurus having an extremely WEAK bite of 900lbs, comparable to an average lion, its upper jaw can withstand forces up to 20,000lbs).

In contrast though, tyrannosaur jaws don't go anywhere near that wide. I don't know of any formalised data, but my guess is that the results won't be anything special compared to other theropods. But they don't have to open to that kind of degree. Their jaws were meant to be used like a vice, gripping, crushing and ripping prey apart in one strike rather than lacerating it and letting it bleed out.

My guess is that the documentary's going to pose the lacerating idea as a hypothesis, applying Allosaurus data onto Nanotyrannus, then dismiss it later on in the episode.
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the problem I have with allot of size compared especially with snakes is that the silhouette is exaggerated in size because they never take into account the distance subtracted by the snakes wavy pose.

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^over 50 feet

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while I'm on the subject of oversized animals......how bout that t rex? all 50 ft of it

firefly Encyclopedias haven't ditched this idea of a 50ft long t rex yet.

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CyborgIguana
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People who still think pterosaurs were emaciated bat-lizards that all ate fish and were terrible fliers. Go back to the 1910s if that's still your perception of these actually quite fascinating, complex, and remarkable animals!
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OH YESSS!

Anas platyrhynchos
Mar 28 2015, 09:39 AM
the fact that all those Animatronic Dinosaur Zoo Events have inaccurate dinosaurs. I mean come on. Just because The idea of a Poison spitting frilled dilophosaurus was just made up for Jurassic Park doesn't it's true. And the Velociraptors and Tyrannosauruses never have any feathers at them. It's like the Animatronics were made by JP Fanboys
I remember going to the Cleveland Zoo when I was very young during such an event. The Dilophosaurus was actually the correct size surprisingly enough, and it lacked a neck frill. All good so far... until it begins to spray water from it's mouth as if spraying venom at someone no different from Jurassic Park or Primal Carnage. Aside from the venom spraying gimmick the animatronic had, the overall animal was more or less accurate in regards to it's size and lack of a neck frill. I mean, even I knew at a young age from the many Dinosaur books I used to own that Dilophosaurus neither had the neck frill nor the venom spit.
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CyborgIguana
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The number of people I've met who think T. rex was bigger than sauropods.

Yup, you heard me.
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Fluffs
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Pull my finger!

Speaking of animatronic dinosaurs, I remember a Baryonyx that barfed out water xD
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Fluffs
Jun 11 2015, 08:47 PM
Speaking of animatronic dinosaurs, I remember a Baryonyx that barfed out water xD
yep i remember it also and it was actually funny to be squirted at by the fish eating baryonyx.
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hananas59
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Evolving creatures from earth.

To be honest .... Tyrannosaurus rex who is also the top dinosaur, always the most popular. True, one of the dinosaurus has to take the role and I find T. rex a good candidate but I still would have hoped others would be more popular than rexy
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Ignacio
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T. rex doesn't annoy me. I think is an awesome dinosaur. What annoys me is that it has to be mentioned in every single article about dinosaurs in the popular media. Like if they think people will not know what a dinosaur is if they don't mention T. rex.
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