The geology of parts of China have remarkable fossils of certain time periods. Much like the Burgess Shale in Canada has of the Cambrian period.
Posted on 09/16/2016 11:45:38 AM PDT by JimSEA
Paleontologists have teamed up with a paleoartist to create a model which challenges everything you thought you knew about the typical dinosaur.
Dr. Jacob Vinther ofa Psittacosaurus — nicknamed a "parrot-lizard" — is about the size of a turkey, has bristles on its tail and a birdlike beak. In other words, a bit weird, but also pretty cute.
It's also quite likely that the animal had feathers and a horn on each cheek, the experts say. Quite aptly, Psittacosaurus belongs to the group ceratopsians, which basically means "horned faces" in Greek. It's the same group that contains Triceratops.
The scientists say Psittacosaurus would have lived in what is now China roughly 100-123 million years ago in what may have been a forested region, where several other feathered dinosaur fossils have also been found.
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The geology of parts of China have remarkable fossils of certain time periods. Much like the Burgess Shale in Canada has of the Cambrian period.
Is this the one Trump’s kid killed?
/s
when my kid was in college, the class was challenged to attempt to prove that a T Rex was NOT covered in feathers.
He said the class could not. The bone structure was very akin to birds. Same with some other dinosaurs (I can’t remember which, and it was many years ago).
I was fascinated by his story of the class because I was brought up to believe that all dinosaurs were lizard like, but that is not the case, they were more bird-like in DNA he told me.
Anyways, fascinating, thanks for the article (not something I usually find here at FR), it’s great!
...Is this the one Trump’s kid killed?...
No. That one was huge.
Striking similarity.
I guess T-Rex’s might have has an appetite for rotisserie roasted or fried human, eh? Maybe nature turned the tables on ‘em...
Newman was eaten by a “cute” dinosaur.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gYRyoteLXs
I have thought that the concept of “cuteness” evolved in some species to slow down the slaughter of the young. Of course, I have no proof or even support other than anecdotal and I’m many creatures the father or even the mother in fewer species make a feast on their offspring.
I like the backdrop of the picture. Horsetail (Equisetum hyemale, aka “scouring rush) and ferns. Both very ancient plants.
Yes, it’s well done and we still have them. Remarkable.
I have a pot of Equisetum growing out back. First time I ever saw any was right by the New River out near Blacksburg, VA. 40 years ago. Dinosaur plant for sure.
Forget what you thought dinosaurs looked like.
Because we don’t know!
That’s EXACTLY what I thought of when I saw this thread!
Dinosaur marketing is always interesting.
Except for some hypothetical webbing between the hind leg and tail, that’s pretty much how psittacosaurs have always been pictured. I almost questioned the lack of quills... but then I realized they were just blending into the grass.
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