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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 (256,492 Views)
Alterbean7
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When someone says that different dinosaurs walked, swam, and flew really annoys me. Also, I'm currently studying paleontology in science this year, and we were making a timeline with illustrations, and I drew my triceratops with quills :P
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Megaraptorking
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I stand in the shadows waiting for you to return me to the light.

Ha nice! If somebody asks for a dinosaur and I give them a chicken that is dinosaur. They can kiss me but about it! Muhahaha! Chickens are dinosaurs so eat them Rexy the chicken!
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CyborgIguana
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Alterbean7
Oct 3 2013, 10:22 PM
When someone says that different dinosaurs walked, swam, and flew really annoys me. Also, I'm currently studying paleontology in science this year, and we were making a timeline with illustrations, and I drew my triceratops with quills :P
You're lucky to be studying paleontology at all, I've never done a serious study on paleontology at all in my 11 years of public school. Obviously because "it's not real science, and just an excuse to sell museum tickets and dig holes in rock". -.-
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Sheather
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Thank you for the set, Azrael!

My public schooling has yet to mention that dinosaurs existed at all. It hasn't mentioned evolution in any way shape or form, actually, or anything except for life on Earth today. Wouldn't want to offend anybody.

By teaching facts.

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CyborgIguana
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I swear paleontology is like the most misunderstood and underrated science! I'm sick of living in the 21st century, and yet still having to give an overly long and complicated explanation about feathered dinosaurs to some kid who thinks they're giant lizards, only for him to disagree with everything I said and claim I'm making things up. I'm also sick of being asked "what colour dinosaurs were". My answer: "Sinosauropteryx was orange with black and white markings, Anchiornis was black with a red Mohawk and white-tipped wings, and Microraptor was shiny and black...that's about all we know". But of course, they've never heard of these three dinosaurs. I can generally live with ignorance, but with paleontology there's just...too much ignorance about it! >_<
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Similis
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JP fanboys (not fans, fanboys) pretending to be a source of paleontological info. Pretty much on the same level as creationist rads pretending to be the same. And people believe them, and join their ranks. Instead of actually reading a book or two on the subject. Sigh.
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CyborgIguana
Oct 3 2013, 10:41 PM
I swear paleontology is like the most misunderstood and underrated science!
i'm pretty sure there are others like Cryptozoology that feel the same way ...
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In my school, the teacher said that humans are the only species that passed evolution, because they have minds. And other animals don't evolve like humans, and that the primate's ancestor is different from the human's ancestor. Yet mentioning Homo erectus and Charles Darwin. I mean Darwin discovered evolution from non-human animals , right xD ?

Well, I was forced to agree as when I use my supa-dupa accurate paleontology power I got half points xD . But it's quite obvious because I'm in a creationist school and my family are creatonists...
Edited by Bigwhale, Oct 4 2013, 05:40 AM.
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Mathius Tyra
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Lucky that my biology teacher doesn't really care about dinosaurs and never mentioned them. She does teach about evolution and is acceptable about the theories of Darwin and Larmark. Aside from the fact that she thinks Archaeopteryx is a fully flightable-bird and lives like sparrow. xD I think my teacher is still good enough about paleontology for a high-school teacher.
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Megaraptorking
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I stand in the shadows waiting for you to return me to the light.

Yeah if a teacher says that dinosaurus are not feathered I will not stop until they say I am right. That is how I work, if something is true and they keep saying I am wrong I will keep bothering them till they give in.
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CyborgIguana
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MrGorsh
Oct 4 2013, 12:46 AM
JP fanboys (not fans, fanboys) pretending to be a source of paleontological info. Pretty much on the same level as creationist rads pretending to be the same. And people believe them, and join their ranks. Instead of actually reading a book or two on the subject. Sigh.
How to become a JP fanboy in 5 easy steps:

1. Claim that dinosaurs looked the way they do in the JP franchise.
2. Hate on dinosaurs that don't fit your standards of "kewl".
3. Spread misinformation about paleontology across the internet
4. Refuse to accept indirect evidence, it has to be "right there in front of you" for you to accept it.
5. Be unpopular, miserable, and receive tons of warns on JP forums.
:P
Edited by CyborgIguana, Oct 4 2013, 08:58 AM.
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Jules
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Mihi est imperare orbi universo

Okay, so we were in a school trip about geology, and we were going to see a nearly-complete Ichtyosaurus fossil.
Had to explain to everyone that it was Ichtyosaurs in general, and not Ichtyosaurus, which could grow to 15 meters long and lived to the cretaceous. The biology teacher got "species" and "order" confused, and then called it a dinosaur -.-
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extremos
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Where's Mr Pig?

Things to do in my class if I ever get to be a Science Teacher:
1.Draw a Feathered Rexy or another dinosaur sleeping in the blackboard before the class starts
2.Wait until the kids/teens get on class
3.Ask them what I drew
4.Hear he answers
5.Explain that it's a Dinosaur and that we're going to study them
6.OPTIONAL: Get my old Velociraptor claw replica and Grant-Rant a kid who doesn't believe me

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The fact that feathered dinosaurs are "six foot turkeys" in some peoples eyes. I actually had a Dr. Grant rant on some kid who said dinosaurs weren't as "good" feathered. Like, what?

Sorry if I used your idea, but man, that made me laugh, I can clearly imagine the scene.
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the dark phoenix
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MrGorsh
Oct 4 2013, 12:46 AM
pretending to be a source of paleontological info. Pretty much on the same level as creationist rads pretending to be the same. And people believe them, and join their ranks. Instead of actually reading a book or two on the subject. Sigh.
Something wrong with the way I think sir? -.- :whack:

Anyway... My sister's 1st, 2nd, 3rd....I forgot grade gym teacher told the class to pretend to be animals. My sis chose Velociraptor and the teacher said "thats not a real animal"

not a real animal!!!!!!

Idiot! :implode: >:( >_< -.-
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Dr. Hax
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Any horror movie that has C. megalodon in it. I don't think i have to explain why.
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