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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 (256,230 Views) | |
| CyborgIguana | Jun 2 2015, 12:24 AM Post #4051 |
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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 | Jun 2 2015, 02:16 AM Post #4052 |
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The Quacky Canine
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| CyborgIguana | Jun 2 2015, 02:46 AM Post #4053 |
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I think he was either being sarcastic or he likes it ironically.
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| Paleop | Jun 2 2015, 03:42 PM Post #4054 |
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Paleopterix
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what is the range of motion for theropod lower jaws the they need more feathers |
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| Furka | Jun 2 2015, 06:08 PM Post #4055 |
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Well, let's see if they turn this into another JFC. Yes, I know JFC isn't Nat Geo. |
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| Luca9108 | Jun 4 2015, 07:06 AM Post #4056 |
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Master of Dinosaurs
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In this video is a 2014 Spinosaurus and someone writes this:
( 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 | Jun 4 2015, 01:18 PM Post #4057 |
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Āeksiot Zaldrīzoti
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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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| Paleop | Jun 4 2015, 06:57 PM Post #4058 |
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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. Incorrect ![]() ^over 50 feet Correct ![]() 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. end rant |
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| CyborgIguana | Jun 8 2015, 12:40 PM Post #4059 |
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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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| MightyFan217 | Jun 9 2015, 07:26 AM Post #4060 |
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OH YESSS!
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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 | Jun 11 2015, 08:42 PM Post #4061 |
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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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Jun 11 2015, 08:47 PM Post #4062 |
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Pull my finger!
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Speaking of animatronic dinosaurs, I remember a Baryonyx that barfed out water
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| Cheshire Litten | Jun 12 2015, 12:35 PM Post #4063 |
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The Eyes that follow you in the Alolan forests
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yep i remember it also and it was actually funny to be squirted at by the fish eating baryonyx. |
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| hananas59 | Jun 13 2015, 01:06 PM Post #4064 |
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Evolving creatures from earth.
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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 | Jun 13 2015, 01:12 PM Post #4065 |
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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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