Scientists Find "Perfect" Dino Fossil

[Denamic]

Beard-bone was my first guess.
Thanks for ruining my day.

 

[ComicsAreWeird]

Awesome news. That bone in the neck area sure is intriguing.

 

[Troublesome Lagomorph]

Three minutes later, creationists rally to deny its existence.

Nah. They say either the great flood or the fall killed them.

 

[Jegsimmons]

dude, creationist LOVE dinosaurs, why do you think they want to think we live along with them? Because it's AWESOME!!!!

If we did live alongside the, the Bible would be so much more awesome.

actually between jesus, samson, Moses, David and goliath, and other stuff, i bet they took it out because they thought it would be TOO awesome.

watch it, they'll find lost scrolls of historical accounts of dinosaurs ruining the Babylonian empires shit.

 

[nuba km]

Three minutes later, creationists rally to deny its existence.

yea, also something that people seem to be forgetting it that we actually found the mummy of a dinosaur, as in a dinosaur so well preserved you could see it's skin, but no apparently no one pays attention to this fact.

 

[Jegsimmons]

dude, creationist LOVE dinosaurs, why do you think they want to think we live along with them? Because it's AWESOME!!!!

If we did live alongside the, the Bible would be so much more awesome.

Actually, there are multiple references to large creatures which are probably dinosaurs in the Bible. They never factor directly in the stories, as far as I'm aware, but I know the most famous reference is in Job. They're in there.

And just like that me being a christian made me feel so much more awesome.

DINOSAURS BEING RULED BY RAPTOR JESUS!!!WOOOHHHOOOO!!!!!

 

[Leftnt Sharpe]

It's so perfect it almost looks fake, although I would hope we are past the faking palaeontological finds shenanigans by now. On a mildly related note have any of my fellow Brits been watching Planet Dinosaur? I've really been enjoying watching it, shame its the last episode next week.

 

[Fbuh]

Scientists Find "Perfect" Dino Fossil

While this is certainly an impressive find for the archaeologists, and a boon for the science in general, it does raise two important questions:

Source: New Scientist [http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2011/10/dinosaur-fossil-could-be-most.html]


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You do mean, of course, paleontologists? Archaeologists study the remains and histories of humans, not dinosaurs. It's a common misconception, but it bothers me slightly, most likely due to the face that I am studying anthropology/archaeology.

dude, creationist LOVE dinosaurs, why do you think they want to think we live along with them? Because it's AWESOME!!!!

If we did live alongside the, the Bible would be so much more awesome.

Actually, there are multiple references to large creatures which are probably dinosaurs in the Bible. They never factor directly in the stories, as far as I'm aware, but I know the most famous reference is in Job. They're in there.

And just like that me being a christian made me feel so much more awesome.

DINOSAURS BEING RULED BY RAPTOR JESUS!!!WOOOHHHOOOO!!!!!

Veloci Rapture?

 

[Psychedelic Spartan]

Well, clearly it grew the beard bone for its dinosaur facebook page! I mean, why else does anyone grow a beard? No but seriously, that's a pretty cool thing

 

[JediMB]

While this is certainly an impressive find for the archaeologists, and a boon for the science in general, it does raise two important questions:

Archaeologists work with human material culture, paleontologists work with dinosaur bones. Either one will cut you if you get them mixed up, and they tend to be surrounded by pickaxes and machetes for this very reason (they claim they're "tools" for their work, this is false).

Can't believe it took until page 2 for someone to point this out. I was all set to do it myself after not seeing anything on page 1, but... here you went and stole my thunder.

My THUNDER, I tells ya.

 

[A Gent of Villainous Intent]

DINO BEARDS

 

[TAHU]

Awesome find, Its uncanny how well preserved the bones are, I better not let my dog hear about this, wait he's gone missing.......oh shit

 

[dkyros]

I hope to look half that good when I'm his age ^-^

Really cool fossil. Only wish there was some sort of measuring device next to the dinosaur so I could guess what it is (meter stick preferably).

 

[The Unworthy Gentleman]

/)^3^(\

I love dinosaurs!

you may not be paranoid, but i'm stealing that emotion. mostly. i'm stealing your arms.
(\^c^/)

Need an emoticon? Why not Zoidberg? V(;,,V

OT: Awesome, I guess. I'm not much of a palaeontology guy, I know I'd pick up the bones and break them before anyone could get a look at them. That extra bone is probably something that isn't needed anymore, it'll have been attached to some form muscle and probably would have helped with it's predator antics.

At least that's my best guess.

 

[DarkRyter]

Ross is going to be so happy.

 

[MasterOfHisOwnDomain]

On a mildly related note have any of my fellow Brits been watching Planet Dinosaur? I've really been enjoying watching it, shame its the last episode next week.

I have. And despite some of the slightly jarring animations I keep noticing, I am happy to say I've been enjoying it. Obviously, still not a path on Walking With Dinosaurs, which is one of the best documentaries ever... but having Hurt as the narrator was a wise, wise decision.

 

[littlewisp]

The first thing I wondered was what the bone is between the tail and hind legs. What does that say of me?

 

[CrimsonBlaze]

It is strange that its bones are almost completely intact. I would believe that this species diet was different than all the others (and those creatures' diets were also different), making it's bones stronger to withstand the millions of years underground. Also, the extra bone is a bit suspecious; it could have been from another skeleton that just 'happend' to be next to a perfect, intact skeleton.

I think the fact that this skeleton is so well preserved and evidence of a foreign bone, combined with the fact that they cannot identify the species, I believe that this find might be a fake.

Of course, it could be real and other 'forces' cause this dino to die with all it's bones intact. Aliens anyone?

 

[Something Amyss]

Three minutes later, creationists rally to deny its existence.

Oh, come now. My idea of god is that he creates one group of creatures, wipes them all out when he gets bored, and starts over. Makes sence when you think about it. Or atleast as much as every other theory out there.

Also, my theory is that he will soon kill us all and replace us with multi-colored horses.

Then you're not a Creationist, and have no reason to be offended by the comment.