Figured 2007 article was after it was studied. The article is from 2007 but the limb was discovered in 1999. This thing was found 20 years ago.
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North Dakota Geology Survey Paleo unveils mummified dinosaur. More pics added.
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Figured 2007 article was after it was studied. The article is from 2007 but the limb was discovered in 1999. This thing was found 20 years ago.
it's a different one. That was a tail section and 11 meters long. Also while it was reported as a mummy, it was still actually fossilized.
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At this point I'm assuming when we hear more about the new limb, it will be clarified as being fossilized, like the body and tail section.
Funny but I was thinking about hadrosaurid forelimbs the other day, it suddenly occured to me how little protection there would have been if their hands had just been covered by regular skin. I figured they might have been covered by some sort of thick scales or something.
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I said not ALL, I realize some do :p . It's not indicative of being featherless or not.
Interesting. Ungulates (single toed animals) are theorized to have lived alongside non-avian dinosaurs in the late Cretaceous. So idea that they evolved from something like say, Edmontosaurus, isn't to far fetched.
And all you "all dinosaurs have feathers" guys are comparably as much behind the times as the "all dinosaurs had scales" guys.... Its varied quite a bit depending on species.
And all you "all dinosaurs have feathers" guys are comparably as much behind the times as the "all dinosaurs had scales" guys.... Its varied quite a bit depending on species.
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The article specifically mentioned having a hoof. Since when do tails have hooves?
Why are the no feathers folks jumping all over this? It's piece of a leg. You don't see feathers on the left/feet of a sparrow either.
I understand and I think you're trying to make a far grander arguement than mine which was basically, "Well not really, here's a picture. "
Yes, a very rare adaptation to cold environments, like the Snow Owls I mentioned earlier. I still don't understand what your actual point is? That I didn't include a foot note saying *except five species out of 10.000? Those posts were just simple responses to the "no feathers" comments to show how nonsensical they are.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to an actual publication on this. I was half-asleep when I looked as the photo in the morning and looking at it again it seems a bit fishy to me...
Other than an unverified picture with no source whatsoever of what is allegedly a very significant discovery? Oh absolutely no reason
This is another one from 2011, Canada
Mummified then fossilized too.
Wow...looks a bit like an Ankylosaurus
Not the first Edmontosuarus mummy we found either. this one was discovered in 1910.
It's 9 pages because people can't help themselves but talk about feathers for hours when there is anything dinosaurs, whether the picture is real or not.
Yea, do one about an important discovery from Pluto and it will probably look similar.
Some people just have nothing better to do.
Apparantly a leaked picture. It got deleted but OP saved it so he is now the source.
Also iirc the OP actually works in the field
Ive never understood the faux outrage feathered dinosaur meme
That fossil is cool as fuck though.
That fossil is cool as fuck though.
This is another one from 2011, Canada
Mummified then fossilized too.
That's insane!
My 4 year old self would be freaking out right now.
Awww whens the first verified article!
I want to read more about this
Hopefully they send it in for analysis! Want to share all the latest developments with my kids
I want to read more about this
Hopefully they send it in for analysis! Want to share all the latest developments with my kids
The Hoatzin might be the be the closest we got
Only bird which are born with finger claws.
Can I pwease get invites into said paleontology social media?
The Hoatzin might be the be the closest we got
Aww they have cute baby Hoatzins.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh that's awesome.This is another one from 2011, Canada
Mummified then fossilized too.
Looks just like the Anklysaurus from Jurassic Park, my imagination is reality wooooooooooooooooooo
Fucking evolution, how does it even workThe Hoatzin might be the be the closest we got
Only bird which are born with finger claws.
Well, except that those ungulates are all mammals, which split off from a common reptile-like ancestor long before dinosaurs evolved and hence are probably not evolved form Edmontosaurus.
I think you are missing the point. Some Birds having feathers on their feet, doesn't change the fact we know for a fact featherless feet are a common trait in dinosaurs. We known this simply by looking at birds. We also know this based on physical discoveries
Therefore, the notion that a fossilized featherless foot disproves what we know about dinosaur feathers is nonsensical.
The argument is that featherless feet is typical among feathered creatures. So an absence of feathers on a foot isn't evidence of an absence of feathers altogether.
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