rhophiehalul78
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Subbed! Nice work Mengde!
Ah, gotcha.
For what it's worth, "T. rex Autopsy" was one of the better dino-docs in ages. The recent BBC series "Inside Nature's Giants" is one of my standards of excellence in natural history programming, and "T. rex Autopsy" was very much in that vein. If they could expand the concept to other dinosaurs and assorted prehistoric beasties, it'd be a treat.
Yeah, I definitely noticed that, too. I think, for me, the biggest question while watching the show was how the hell did they build that T. rex? Like the information is interesting and well-presented, but damn was that anatomical model impressive.Was I the only one a bit baffled at how a documentary with possibly the best practical T-Rex ever also had one of the crappiest CGI T-Rexes ever?
Any good recent documentaries besides the ones in the OP?
This reminds me...I've loved prehistoric animals ever since I was a kid, I think I was the only girl I knew that loved getting dinosaur toys over barbies heh
This reminds me...
I begged my parents so much to get me this. They didn't. :|
reminder dinosaurs are weird and also awesome
I cannot remember how young I was but I always had some terrible dreams of these right here. I never liked them
The guy on the right was only discovered in April of this year...
I don't know any of the species names but I remember seeing something similar in older National Geographic books. You're right for sure, not the same exact thing I remember seeing.
Can we post our fossil collections and realistic figures here?
He was actually featured quite prominently on Dino Death Match, which aired just over the weekend, arguing in favor of Nanotyrannus being its own genius. I really would have liked if they'd brought in Horner--or anyone else with a divergent opinion--for a counterpoint, though, but it was otherwise a good show.I haven't heard the name Robert Bakker in years....
Hey, I brought him up several times in the old spoiler thread. He along with Ostrom are connected to my local museum I frequent often and their work efforts regarding Deinonychus make them dear to me.I haven't heard the name Robert Bakker in years....
On the subject of this photo, the Morrison Natural History Museum Museum is awesome. I highly recommend it to anyone in Colorado; it may be small, but it's packed with stuff including dinosaur footprints. The museum also lets you touch the exhibits, so it's great for kids.Of course!
Robert Bakker is doing an AMA on reddit tomorrow.
Is that you Cow? I've seen you post "that guy" twice now lol.
He was actually featured quite prominently on Dino Death Match, which aired just over the weekend, arguing in favor of Nanotyrannus being its own genius. I really would have liked if they'd brought in Horner--or anyone else with a divergent opinion--for a counterpoint, though, but it was otherwise a good show.
A moment of silence for the heroes who gave their lives so we can have avocados. Actually, I suspect modern day elephants, rhinos, and hippos might have been able to eat the entire fruit and pass the seed out their butts. Except these guys don't live in South America/Mexico.
Huh? What? I'm illiterate_scholar on reddit.
Yeah... about that...
I saw you share a pic of what I assumed to be that same guy from the JW premiere and thought it was you. Looking into that AMA more, seems to be a paleontologist. Was it him or you? Or is that guy you? I don't even know anything anymore.
I'll post some collection stuff tomorrow. You guys should too. Books, videos, fossils, figures. I want it all!
This is when they believed the moon collided with Earth to start the planet's rotation. There's no life, so we don't really give a crap.
One thing I've always wondered about Thomas Holtz: is he related to the guy who used to talk about weapons on Weaponology? I think his name was Holtz, too, and the two of them looked and sounded very similar. I even almost thought they were the same guy for a bit.
Wait, what?
I thought the moon formed after something collided with Earth. And starting the Earth's rotation? I thought planets just rotated after forming anyway.
Nice OP though, I enjoyed reading it!
So what channel plays these dinosaur programs? I always have the Science channel on but they only seem to play marathons of how it's made. I even look ahead hoping for an dinosaur week or something and nope.
I guess I should be asking what I should be following to tell me these things are coming?
They come up pretty rarely, and often when they do come up, they come up in weird time slots and/or air amid a bunch of reruns.So what channel plays these dinosaur programs? I always have the Science channel on but they only seem to play marathons of how it's made. I even look ahead hoping for an dinosaur week or something and nope.
I guess I should be asking what I should be following to tell me these things are coming?
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019566711530001X?np=y
You guys like crudely drawn reconstructions and non-open-access articles right?
Fun fact, there's a facebook group dedicated to providing people with research papers locked behind paywalls. Many paleontologists are part of that group.
What group?
The group is called WIKIPALEO.
It doesn't come up, I'm assuming it's secret or invite only?
Maybe it is. PM me your facebook profile and I'll add you once I get a chance. I'm on my way to work so it'll take time.