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To: sodpoodle

The 1100 pounds is due to the bone becoming rock; not that the bone weighed 1100 pounds when the dinosaur was using it, right?


6 posted on 07/26/2019 2:27:36 PM PDT by CaptainPhilFan (President Trump CLOSE THE BORDER NOW!)
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To: CaptainPhilFan; SunkenCiv

I pinged SunkenCiv - our resident FReeper paleontologist, but the jokesters have taken over;)

Guess I’ll have to stick to humor threads.

God bless


9 posted on 07/26/2019 2:36:41 PM PDT by sodpoodle (Life is prickly - carry tweezers)
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To: CaptainPhilFan

Yes, you’re right. Even so did you see the size of it? With a thigh bone that big that critter must have had a ham that would feed a party of 500.


10 posted on 07/26/2019 2:37:55 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: CaptainPhilFan

I think that’s right and good catch...

Many of the therapods like Allosaurus had hollow bones, and would have been much lighter I’d think...Fossilization must account for much if not most/all of the reported weight...But can’t let that get in the way of sensational reporting, can we?


15 posted on 07/26/2019 4:15:36 PM PDT by elteemike (Light travels faster than sound...That's why so many people appear bright until you hear them speak)
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To: CaptainPhilFan

Asked my question..seems a bit heavy for even a very big bone.


19 posted on 07/27/2019 3:44:45 AM PDT by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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To: CaptainPhilFan

that was my first thought too


24 posted on 07/29/2019 5:26:10 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself.)
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