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| Best paleontology fails | |
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| Topic Started: Jan 11 2014, 01:18 PM (42,452 Views) | |
| Acinonyx Jubatus | Apr 11 2016, 02:26 PM Post #451 |
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Yeah, what's up with them? They're not inaccurate, exactly, but it looks like they grew toenails which fused into one giant hoof. |
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| Robbie | Apr 11 2016, 03:24 PM Post #452 |
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●■♥WHY?♥■●
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That is one nice pair of socks.
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| CyborgIguana | Apr 11 2016, 03:31 PM Post #453 |
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IIRC it's because before they had complete skeletons of other pachycephalosaurs that showed they had proportionally huge heads, they assumed Pachy had ornithopod proportions which led to over-estimates of its size. |
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| Acinonyx Jubatus | Apr 11 2016, 03:42 PM Post #454 |
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But that Pachy's head is almost bigger than an entire real-life Pachy. |
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| CyborgIguana | Apr 11 2016, 04:19 PM Post #455 |
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Yeah, it still never accounted for those who failed at anatomy entirely. Also technically any hadrosaur forefeet that show hooves or nails are inaccurate, their forefeet were just fleshy pads in life. Edited by CyborgIguana, Apr 11 2016, 04:24 PM.
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| Incinerox | Apr 11 2016, 08:13 PM Post #456 |
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Āeksiot Zaldrīzoti
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ACTUALLY... Turns out, you'd see the first two hoof-like claws poking out of said fleshy pads. Edited by Incinerox, Apr 11 2016, 08:14 PM.
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| Acinonyx Jubatus | Apr 11 2016, 10:21 PM Post #457 |
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When was this determined?!
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| CyborgIguana | Apr 11 2016, 11:36 PM Post #458 |
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Since the early 20th century, actually. You know the "webbing" they misinterpreted and took as evidence of hadrosaurs being aquatic? Turns out it was actually a fleshy pad that submerged the entire front foot in flesh and scales (except the aforementioned first two hoof-like claws Incinerox mentioned). Here's a diagram to prove it, notice how the scales extend right onto the unguals: ![]() The back feet would've still had nails though, as demonstrated by footprints. Edited by CyborgIguana, Apr 11 2016, 11:39 PM.
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| Acinonyx Jubatus | Apr 12 2016, 01:13 AM Post #459 |
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No, not this. I'm talking about the claws. I thought Hadrosaur forefeet were clawless. |
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| Zhadow | Apr 21 2016, 12:55 AM Post #460 |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Okay, too much internet for today... Edited by Zhadow, Apr 21 2016, 12:57 AM.
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| BossMan, Jake | Apr 27 2016, 11:37 PM Post #461 |
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![]() ![]() Like seriously these are just awful!!! I don't care if these are from the 90s era we had enough information to not make them like this! Edited by BossMan, Jake, Apr 27 2016, 11:39 PM.
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| CyborgIguana | Apr 28 2016, 12:11 PM Post #462 |
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This image at least gave way to a wildly hilarious reaction text by Marc Vincent of Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs:
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| Ulquiorra | Apr 28 2016, 03:19 PM Post #463 |
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When I saw that image, the first thing that came into my head was, is that dinosaur male, and then I read the description and then begin to think, is that even a Pachycephalosaurid? |
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| saurianne | Apr 28 2016, 04:03 PM Post #464 |
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The other day I was volunteering at an event a public school was holding where they had a bunch of tables themed after different fields of science and the like and the kids and their parents were going around visiting the tables. I was running the fossils table- it was a set of fossils that belonged to my school and frequently use to teach kids about paleontology, and since I help at these events a lot I'm pretty familiar with these fossils and know what I'm talking about. At one point, during a slower time of the evening a mom and her daughter came up to my table. They were polite and asked questions, and I explained everything as best I could. Apparently the mom didn't get it though, because as she walked away she said, dismissively, "They're just rocks." |
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| CyborgIguana | Apr 29 2016, 09:44 AM Post #465 |
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Of course, technically speaking fossils ARE just rocks now, but I assume she was implying that's all they ever were. |
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