DoomUK Posted September 16, 2011 Some of them, anyway. Though the day someone finds evidence that T-Rex looked like a 7 ton ostrich, I think my childhood will be ruined. 0 Share this post Link to post
Technician Posted September 16, 2011 We've known dinosaurs had feathers for the past century and a half. This eighty million year old fossil is not old for a feather as we have feathers dating back from a hundred and fifty million years ago. I'd be more impressed if we found feathers on a fossil of a t-rex youth, but this feather does dive into what environment it was intended for and some transitional steps from down to modern feather. 0 Share this post Link to post
StevieWolfe Posted September 16, 2011 So? These are found all of the time, just mosquito's trapped in tree sap ala` Jurassic Park lol. Alert me when the full skeleton of an actual fire breathing Dragon is discovered. 0 Share this post Link to post
kristus Posted September 16, 2011 DoomUK said:So dinosaurs DID have feathers?Yes. These days pretty much all dinosaurs have feathers. Though we call them birds now. 0 Share this post Link to post
GreyGhost Posted September 16, 2011 DoomUK said:Though the day someone finds evidence that T-Rex looked like a 7 ton ostrich, I think my childhood will be ruined. [/B]A 7 ton ostrich with a big mouth full of serrated teeth still demands respect 0 Share this post Link to post
bytor Posted September 16, 2011 DoomUK said:Though the day someone finds evidence that T-Rex looked like a 7 ton ostrich, I think my childhood will be ruined. EDIT: removed pic of Big Bird 0 Share this post Link to post
gggmork Posted September 16, 2011 The only real dinosaur was the Satanosaur, who placed the rest of the fossils around as a hoax to make you believe in evolution. Scientists think the Satanosaur looked like Big Bird, made noises like "boc-boc-boc-boc-BA-GOCK!" and has existed for all 10,000 years of the universe's history. Today he indoctrinates children and has swayed Cookie Monster to the dark side as his health food propagandist. When enough children believe in the Satanosaur, he will use this power to unleash the wrath of the great Snuffleupagus upon the earth, killing all, then hiding all evidence of humanity and spreading fake dinosaur fossils around again to trick the next civilization. 0 Share this post Link to post
geo Posted September 16, 2011 What we didnt know is they had elerctricity. 0 Share this post Link to post
Sharessa Posted September 16, 2011 timeline.png Still, this is the first time I've heard of them finding actual preserved feathers. They actually believe an entire branch of dinosaurs, the dromeosaurs (deinonychus, velociraptor, etc.) were actually more closely related to birds than other dinosaurs. This entire family of dinosaurs was most definitely covered in feathers. 0 Share this post Link to post
fraggle Posted September 16, 2011 http://qwantz.com/index.php?butiwouldratherbereading=somethingmorehistoricallyaccurate 0 Share this post Link to post
Sharessa Posted September 16, 2011 fraggle said:http://qwantz.com/index.php?butiwouldratherbereading=somethingmorehistoricallyaccurate Oh wow, that's amazing. I like how the comic is just a template now. 0 Share this post Link to post
PRIMEVAL Posted September 16, 2011 We've known about the feathers since before Jurassic Park even came out. Smaller dinosaurs (like raptors) would probably have feathers, but nothing as large as a Tyrannosaur (Albertosaurus, Tyrannosaurus, etc) would not have them...would make them too hot and is rather counterproductive for the dinosaur. 0 Share this post Link to post
myk Posted September 16, 2011 PRIMEVAL said: Smaller dinosaurs (like raptors) would probably have feathers, but nothing as large as a Tyrannosaur (Albertosaurus, Tyrannosaurus, etc) would not have them...would make them too hot and is rather counterproductive for the dinosaur. That really depends on the climate. I mean, elephants are mostly (but not entirely) hairless, but mammoths had thick fur. That pic of a feathered tyrannosaur GreyGhost posted looks great, anyhow. 0 Share this post Link to post
Clonehunter Posted September 16, 2011 gggmork said:The only real dinosaur was the Satanosaur 0 Share this post Link to post
Nomad Posted September 17, 2011 geo said:What we didnt know is they had elerctricity. They were well traveled sailors too. 0 Share this post Link to post
Blastfrog Posted September 17, 2011 Nomad said:They were well traveled sailors too. What's the point when you're living on Pangaea? :P 0 Share this post Link to post
GreyGhost Posted September 17, 2011 Probably searching for the lost continent of Pannotia. :P 0 Share this post Link to post
Scet Posted September 17, 2011 geo said:What we didnt know is they had electricity. They also wore shirts, but not pants. Truly intelligent creatures. 0 Share this post Link to post
Mordeth Posted September 17, 2011 It's speculated that raptors evolved feathers as a way to streamline its profile while hunting down agile prey. Eventually its forelimbs evolved into a prototype wing used as an air rudder to steer itself sharply around corners as its prey tried to dodge. All the basic elements of flight (feathers, wings, hollow light-weight bones) were already in place before nature took the next step. 0 Share this post Link to post
Dragonsbrethren Posted September 18, 2011 Scet said:Truly intelligent creatures. I don't know, they did destroy their civilization with Iridium bombs... 0 Share this post Link to post
Final Doom Posted September 18, 2011 Its obvious that dinosaurs were supposed to be scalely creatures, i mean the original guys that discovered them could clearly see the obvious, that they were supposed to be lizard like I think scientists tend to overanalyze things to the point where they dont see the truth 0 Share this post Link to post
Quast Posted September 18, 2011 Final Doom said:Its obvious that dinosaurs were supposed to be scalely creatures, i mean the original guys that discovered them could clearly see the obvious, that they were supposed to be lizard like I think scientists tend to overanalyze things to the point where they dont see the truth And...most dinosaurs didn't have feathers. It's not over analyzing anything. It's only natural to assume that creatures that are of clear reptilian descent would be reptilian in nature until evidence proves otherwise. It's about not making anything but the most basic of assumptions. 0 Share this post Link to post
fraggle Posted September 18, 2011 Final Doom said:Its obvious that dinosaurs were supposed to be scalely creatures, i mean the original guys that discovered them could clearly see the obvious, that they were supposed to be lizard like I think scientists tend to overanalyze things to the point where they dont see the truth I think you have no idea what science actually is. You should probably avoid forming strong, controversial opinions about subjects that you're clearly clueless about. 0 Share this post Link to post
Technician Posted September 18, 2011 Final Doom said:Its obvious that dinosaurs were supposed to be scalely creaturesThe majority of dinosaurs had simple boney-scutes, not feathers, but I can see you clearly ignore fossil evidence to justify your point. i mean the original guys that discovered them could clearly see the obvious, that they were supposed to be lizard likeYes, coming from the people who thought dinosaurs were in the same order as lizards, when they are much older than any squamate. No dinosaur shares the physiology of any lizard. None. I think scientists tend to overanalyze things to the point where they dont see the truth Let me guess, you can see a "designer" behind all of this. 0 Share this post Link to post
Blastfrog Posted September 18, 2011 Quast said:And...most dinosaurs didn't have feathers. It's not over analyzing anything. It's only natural to assume that creatures that are of clear reptilian descent would be reptilian in nature until evidence proves otherwise. It's about not making anything but the most basic of assumptions. I kinda get the feeling that he's trolling, no need to respond to him. 0 Share this post Link to post
Scripten Posted September 18, 2011 Not necessarily trolling, as he most likely completely believes this. Nevertheless, it is pretty sad that this line of thought prevails among a lot of people, both young and old. Science isn't about "thinking too hard" and scientists actually DO have a much better grasp on things that they study than some guy with a beer belly and a TV dinner sat on it. (No offense to whomever this might offend) 0 Share this post Link to post
Quast Posted September 18, 2011 Technician said:Yes, coming from the people who thought dinosaurs were in the same order as lizards, when they are much older than any squamate. No dinosaur shares the physiology of any lizard. None. see, this baby triceratops disagrees with you 0 Share this post Link to post
Technician Posted September 18, 2011 Oh great Quast, you just destroyed evolution. 0 Share this post Link to post
Final Doom Posted September 18, 2011 See, exactly what I was talking about. When you overanalyze things, you just end up getting it wrong. Just look at the skeletons of the dinosaurs, they were so obviously supposed to be lizard-like 0 Share this post Link to post
Quast Posted September 18, 2011 Final Doom said:See, exactly what I was talking about. When you overanalyze things, you just end up getting it wrong. Just look at the skeletons of the dinosaurs, they were so obviously supposed to be lizard-like At this point I'm not sure what you're trying to say to be honest. You're either a troll or you're upset that a family of dinosaurs had feathers and eventually gave rise to modern birds. 0 Share this post Link to post