• Prehistory Megathread - Welcome...to Facepunch Park
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[QUOTE=megafat;44260407][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8zlUUrFK-M[/media][/QUOTE] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2whOACfhY20[/media]
[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;44267473][B]I think the theory that Tyrannosaurus was feathered more as a chick rather than an adult is fairly sound.[/B] But regardless, I am fine with a fully feathered Tyrannosaurus.[/QUOTE] No it's not. Feathers do more than keep an animal warm, they can keep it cool as well and even BIG Tyrannosaurs like Yutyrannus had full body feathers, Tyrannosaurus probably did as well. Pretty much all known Coelurosaurs with preserved soft tissue show the presence of feathers, T. rex is preserved in sediment that is very course and tends to destroy soft tissue during fossilization, making such finds rare in Hell Creek Formation. Sediments in the Yixian Formation of China on the other hand are very fine and preserve soft tissue very well, so you get lots of feathers and other sorts of integument. Also here's a T. rex with feathers: [img_thumb]http://media.indiedb.com/images/games/1/28/27193/T._rex_improved_feathers.jpg[/img_thumb]
I like dinosaus
[QUOTE=RR_Raptor65;44272772] Also here's a T. rex with feathers: [img_thumb]http://media.indiedb.com/images/games/1/28/27193/T._rex_improved_feathers.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] [t]http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/files/2013/09/Raven-Amos-Bower-tyrants-350-px-tiny-Sept-2013-Tetrapod-Zoology.jpg[/t] I love this idea v:v:v
So is this also about Mikfoz or what
Never liked the idea of ​​feathered dinosaurs ... they lose a little of its grandeur. One thing that always struck me were insects and other animals preserved in amber. [IMG]http://1.thumbs.beta.scribol.com/4/sites/default/files/images/Baltic-amber-Pseudoscorpion-and-midgejpg.jpg[/IMG]
i have a fossil of a clam or bivalve, it was in the gravel of my street and I cracked the stone in half and there it was.
[QUOTE=DesolateGrun;44281567]i have a fossil of a clam or bivalve, it was in the gravel of my street and I cracked the stone in half and there it was.[/QUOTE] Here fossils of marine life are a very common thing. Apparently our city was under the sea 5 million years ago, so the surroundings are filled with bivalve fossils that you can easily find if you look hard enough. It's sort of like the ammonites in the Himalayas.
I always often wondered if Human history is going to be that of Dinosaurs in the future. If you think about it...all of theses Era's are like different phases of Earth just with different a different path. Or maybe we'll be able to break that re-occurring theme.
[QUOTE=Jorori;44281854]Here fossils of marine life are a very common thing. Apparently our city was under the sea 5 million years ago, so the surroundings are filled with bivalve fossils that you can easily find if you look hard enough. It's sort of like the ammonites in the Himalayas.[/QUOTE] Our city had 2 periods of water. Ocean. Glacier. :v:
An eagle talon. Just look at this thing. [img]http://i.imgur.com/ecRJih7.jpg[/img] For all I know this could be a velocirraptor claw reproduction. That HAS to be dinosaur DNA, right?
[QUOTE=Pretiacruento;44286043]An eagle talon. Just look at this thing. [img]http://i.imgur.com/ecRJih7.jpg[/img] For all I know this could be a velocirraptor claw reproduction. That HAS to be dinosaur DNA, right?[/QUOTE]Look up cassowary feet, not only their big toe claw is in the same exact placement as in maniraptors but it's as big as a knife. And they can jump to you and kick your guts out with that.
[QUOTE=Pretiacruento;44286043]An eagle talon. Just look at this thing. [img]http://i.imgur.com/ecRJih7.jpg[/img] For all I know this could be a velocirraptor claw reproduction. That HAS to be dinosaur DNA, right?[/QUOTE] Velociraptors have completely different feet though.
Different shape yes, but the feet of modern birds of prey work the same way as the feet of a Dromaeosaur.
Recently when cleaning out I found one of my favorite "games" when I was little: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/vLa8kZ6.jpg[/IMG] It's basicly an interactive museum done Myst style. Only problem is that it won't run in anything higher then Windows 98 or XP with a patch that takes a bit of sleuthing to find a working download for, thank God for virtualbox.
Aw man, Dinosaur Hunter was the [I]best[/I]
And Dinosaur Safari, had to travel through time and take pictures of different animals. The catch is you had to figure out where the Dinosaur was located on the globe, and you only had a limited amount of energy to use.
[QUOTE=RR_Raptor65;44286822]Different shape yes, but the feet of modern birds of prey work the same way as the feet of a Dromaeosaur.[/QUOTE] They do the same thing, that's right, but IIRC the velociraptor actually had a dewclaw as first digit, not an actual claw. Also, the Dromaeosaurus is a bit different from the Velociraptorinae in that it actually relied on it's jaws, rather than it's sickle claw.
[QUOTE=Whomobile;44287261]Recently when cleaning out I found one of my favorite "games" when I was little: [IMG]http://games.negotiari.com/home/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2013/04/DINOSAURHUNTER-f.jpg[/IMG] It's basicly an interactive museum done Myst style. Only problem is that it won't run in anything higher then Windows 98 or XP with a patch that takes a bit of sleuthing to find a working download for, thank God for virtualbox.[/QUOTE] I remember having this! Along with a crude MS-DOS emulator of Game Boy it's one of the things I first remember playing on a PC, which at that time period it ran Windows 3.1 and then 98. You could "resurrect" four(?) dinosaurs that would pop up in the museum as you travel through it, and there were puzzle games and stuff you could print like masks :v: I specially remember a blue Dilophosaurus(?) chasing a tiny Compsognathus. I also had one of these about the Earth and minerals, and they were compatible as in you could go to an "in-game" elevator and switch the CDs, as in the museum having different floors about different subjects. I also remember one CD about felids in the same collection, but I didn't have it.
[QUOTE=joost1120;44287533]They do the same thing, that's right, but IIRC the velociraptor actually had a dewclaw as first digit, not an actual claw. Also, the Dromaeosaurus is a bit different from the Velociraptorinae in that it actually relied on it's jaws, rather than it's sickle claw.[/QUOTE] All Dromaeosaurs (Referring to the Family, not the Genus) used their jaws pretty extensively. The toe claws were probably used as grappling hooks in the same way modern birds of prey do, then they used the jaws to rip and tear at their prey about the neck and shoulders until their victim was dead or unable to fight back any longer due to shock and/or blood loss.
[QUOTE=RR_Raptor65;44287614]All Dromaeosaurs (Referring to the Family, not the Genus) used their jaws pretty extensively. The toe claws were probably used as grappling hooks in the same way modern birds of prey do, then they used the jaws to rip and tear at their prey about the neck and shoulders until their victim was dead or unable to fight back any longer due to shock and/or blood loss.[/QUOTE] Of course, but unlike the smaller Velociraptorinae family, the Dromaeosaurus was huge and had a very powerful bite. It had a short, but rather big skull with strong teeth, while the Velociraptor had a narrow skull. [editline]19th March 2014[/editline] Ah, right, you're talking about the Dromaeosaurids, while I'm talking about the Dromaeosaurus. One's a family, the other's a genus. And then there are the Velociraptorinae and Dromaeosaurinae, which are subfamilies of the family.
Also any excuse to post one of Emily Willoughby's reconstructions, the recently discovered Acheroraptor: [img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/aFS13DD.jpg[/img_thumb]
I think we can all agree here that Dromaeosauridae are the coolest family of dinosaurs.
I am amazed that I haven't heard much about Paraceratherium before. [IMG]http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/wiredscience/2013/03/Paraceratherium_size.jpg[/IMG] [IMG_thumb]http://www.allmystery.de/dateien/tp58441,1278351802,Figura2Paraceratherium.jpg[/IMG_thumb] Imagine seeing that from your back porch.
I'm still accostumed to call them Indricotherium :v: Extinct perissodactyls in general are amazing, specially Brontotheres and Chalicotheres (What's not to like about a gorilla horse with huge claws? And if the Nandi bear reports are true and don't end up being gigantic hyenas, then they'd exist nowadays!)
So I found this earlier: [url]http://www.kubold.com/?page_id=189[/url]
Just watched Cave of Forgotten Dreams, what a mesmerizing little documentary. Anybody have suggestions for further viewing? Maybe something with dinosaurs this time.
[QUOTE=Pretiacruento;44286043]An eagle talon. Just look at this thing. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/ecRJih7.jpg[/IMG] For all I know this could be a velocirraptor claw reproduction. That HAS to be dinosaur DNA, right?[/QUOTE] This is a better example in my opinion. [URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalapteryx[/URL] [IMG]https://fbcdn-photos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1229917_523836667693159_2016268839_n.jpg[/IMG]And the Emu[IMG]http://sybilsden.com/images/imgemu/10rockyf2.jpg[/IMG]
[QUOTE=Jorori;44287535]I remember having this! Along with a crude MS-DOS emulator of Game Boy it's one of the things I first remember playing on a PC, which at that time period it ran Windows 3.1 and then 98. You could "resurrect" four(?) dinosaurs that would pop up in the museum as you travel through it, and there were puzzle games and stuff you could print like masks :v: I specially remember a blue Dilophosaurus(?) chasing a tiny Compsognathus. I also had one of these about the Earth and minerals, and they were compatible as in you could go to an "in-game" elevator and switch the CDs, as in the museum having different floors about different subjects. I also remember one CD about felids in the same collection, but I didn't have it.[/QUOTE] There's 8 dinosaurs you could bring back to life, sadly the game crashed for me after I brought back 4. I would love to do a overview kind of thing for it but the only microphone I have makes me sound like a wheezy 13 year old let's playing Minecraft.
[QUOTE=Whomobile;44287261]Recently when cleaning out I found one of my favorite "games" when I was little: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/vLa8kZ6.jpg[/IMG] It's basicly an interactive museum done Myst style. Only problem is that it won't run in anything higher then Windows 98 or XP with a patch that takes a bit of sleuthing to find a working download for, thank God for virtualbox.[/QUOTE] Rehosted pic ;)
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