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Paper describing hummingbird-sized dinosaur retracted
phys.org ^
| 07/24/2020
| Bob Yika
Posted on 07/24/2020 1:30:30 PM PDT by BenLurkin
When the paper was published, many mainstream publications were intrigued by the story and wrote about the findings, giving the team from China, the U.S. and Canada a bit of notoriety. But shortly thereafter, others in the field began questioning the categorization of the fossilmany suggested it appeared to be a lizard, which is a different group of reptiles from the dinosaurs.
The specimen in question is a very small skull embedded in amber, believed to be approximately 100 million years olddating it to the time of the dinosaurs. The researchers described the specimen as a bird-like skull less than two centimeters in lengthapproximately the size of a hummingbird skull. And its mouth was filled with teeth.
In reviewing both the paper and the evidence presented by others in the field, the editors at Nature chose to retract the paper.
(Excerpt) Read more at phys.org ...
TOPICS: Science
KEYWORDS: dinosaur; dinosaurs; godsgravesglyphs; hummingbirdsized; paleontology; paper; retracted
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posted on
07/24/2020 1:30:30 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: SunkenCiv
A CT scan of the skull of Oculudentavis by LI Gang, Oculudentavis means eye-tooth-bird
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posted on
07/24/2020 1:32:47 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
It sounds like this paper needs to be rewritten and resubmitted, not just retracted!!
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posted on
07/24/2020 1:45:16 PM PDT
by
Honorary Serb
(Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
To: BenLurkin
Would you rather fight a dinosaur sized hummingbird or 100 hummingbird sized dinosaurs?
To: Daffynition
That “Duckasaurus” is still legit, right?
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posted on
07/24/2020 1:53:34 PM PDT
by
Ezekiel
(The pun is mightier than the s-word. Goy to the World!)
To: FewsOrange
Sounds sounds like you’re screwed either way
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posted on
07/24/2020 1:55:40 PM PDT
by
dp0622
(Trump!!)
To: BenLurkin
The present scientific consensus is that birds are a group of theropod dinosaurs that originated during the Mesozoic Era. So, given this, the Hummingbird technically IS a dinosaur.
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posted on
07/24/2020 1:56:44 PM PDT
by
rbg81
(Truth is stranger than fiction)
To: BenLurkin
Yeah, consensus agreed its a lizard and not a dinosaur fossil.
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
07/24/2020 2:05:28 PM PDT
by
JimRed
(TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
To: JimRed
Looks more like Karen Carpenter to me.
Cute lil feller!
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posted on
07/24/2020 2:14:22 PM PDT
by
Dacula
To: FewsOrange
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posted on
07/24/2020 2:43:45 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
They had to retract it when they were told that Nancy Pelosi is still alive........
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posted on
07/24/2020 2:44:06 PM PDT
by
Viking2002
("If a really stupid person becomes senile......how can you tell?" - George Carlin)
To: Viking2002
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posted on
07/24/2020 3:17:33 PM PDT
by
Flick Lives
(My work's illegal, but at least it's honest. - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds)
To: FewsOrange
Ill take the 100 chicken flavored smelt every time.
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posted on
07/24/2020 6:11:52 PM PDT
by
gnarledmaw
(Hive minded liberals worship leaders, sovereign conservatives elect servants.)
To: Ezekiel
3-D printers. Not to be trusted.
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posted on
07/24/2020 7:42:33 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(*Mega Dittoes and Mega Prayers* & :))
To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
Thanks BenLurkin. Unfortunately, the paper about the hummingbird the size of a dinosaur -- dubbed "Rodan" -- hasn't been! Aiiiieeeee!
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posted on
07/24/2020 10:50:37 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: FewsOrange
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posted on
07/24/2020 10:51:06 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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