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Tyrannosaurs were power-walkers
www.nature.com/news ^ | 7 November 2011 | Matt Kaplan

Posted on 11/15/2011 8:02:49 AM PST by Winstons Julia

But Heinrich Mallison of Berlin's Museum of Natural History is challenging that view. He argues that the structure of dinosaur hind limbs is markedly different from that of modern mammals and birds, meaning the stride formula isn't a good indicator of what dinosaurs can really do.


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KEYWORDS: dinosaur; dinosaurs; godsgravesglyphs; paleontology
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1 posted on 11/15/2011 8:02:51 AM PST by Winstons Julia
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To: Winstons Julia; SunkenCiv

ping


2 posted on 11/15/2011 8:03:11 AM PST by Winstons Julia (Hello OWS? We don't need a revolution like China's; China needs a revolution like OURS.)
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To: Winstons Julia

Dino butt shape bump.


3 posted on 11/15/2011 8:03:58 AM PST by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Winstons Julia

Sir Mix-a-lot, Archeologist!

4 posted on 11/15/2011 8:04:52 AM PST by GraceG
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To: Winstons Julia
Ah, that explains a lot, actually...


5 posted on 11/15/2011 8:05:27 AM PST by The Iceman Cometh (Proud Teabagging Barbarian Terrorist Hobbit Son-of-a-Bitch!)
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To: The Iceman Cometh

DAMN! ya beat me too it.


6 posted on 11/15/2011 8:07:12 AM PST by mk2000
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To: The Iceman Cometh

Darn, beat me to it. Crude, I know, but she deserves worse.


7 posted on 11/15/2011 8:07:23 AM PST by Da Coyote (Liberalism - when you absolutely, positively have no ability to produce wealth.)
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To: The Iceman Cometh

Yep, I thought it was a Michelle Obama thread, too...


9 posted on 11/15/2011 8:07:37 AM PST by Irenic
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To: Winstons Julia

Do you have a stubborn pickle jar lid, jug of cider cap, ICBM nose cone that just won’t come off?

The ObamCo `Michelle’ model Cap Snaffler: It Really Really Works!
How much would you pay for this amazing item? 17 trillion dollars? 1.3 trillion?
Friends, if you call now, it’s just one dollar!

But wait, there’s more: An adapter that allows you to crack those chestnuts roasting on an open fire, easy peasy..... absolutely FREE!*
But you must call NOW! Blah blah blah blah blah


12 posted on 11/15/2011 8:32:29 AM PST by tumblindice (*Travel expenses, shoes, wigs, make-up sessions, gourmet meals, `walking around' money---extra)
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To: Winstons Julia

Great thread.

I will bet on Michelle T Rex Obama to win any race.


15 posted on 11/15/2011 8:51:05 AM PST by Grampa Dave (ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IS DESTROYING AMERICA-LOOK AT WHAT IT DID TO THE WHITE HOUSE!)
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To: Winstons Julia

You know, I always thought that dinosaur bipeds looked strikingly similar to kangaroos.

But picturing T-Rex hopping about makes me laugh!

16 posted on 11/15/2011 9:07:23 AM PST by FroggyTheGremlim (Democrats: the Party of NO!)
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To: Winstons Julia

baloney! if this were true, then Hillary would be the fastest woman alive!


17 posted on 11/15/2011 9:11:14 AM PST by camle (keep an open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
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To: Winstons Julia

Michelle Obama can time travel.


18 posted on 11/15/2011 9:12:25 AM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: Winstons Julia

You mean there’s hope for my dream of being a olympic sprinter!! ;-)


19 posted on 11/15/2011 9:16:46 AM PST by KosmicKitty (WARNING: Hormonally crazed woman ahead!!)
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