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Dec 2016: Feathered dinosaur tail fragment trapped in amber amazes scientists
FoxNews.com ^ | December 09, 2016 | Rob Verger

Posted on 04/15/2017 2:35:43 PM PDT by ETL

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1 posted on 04/15/2017 2:35:43 PM PDT by ETL
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2 posted on 04/15/2017 2:39:33 PM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: ETL

They were warm blooded. Shows in the marrow.


3 posted on 04/15/2017 2:42:36 PM PDT by Seruzawa (I keel you V1orga feelthy.)
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Cool.


4 posted on 04/15/2017 2:44:04 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: ETL

Your everyday chicken is a close relative to T-Rex, so I can see this Dino having feathers of some type.

But, if humans evolved from monkeys...why do we still have monkeys? ;)


5 posted on 04/15/2017 2:45:37 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
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6 posted on 04/15/2017 2:46:38 PM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, the REAL Russia-US scandal: details at my FR home page)
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Finally. An explanation for the demeanor of a cockatiel.


7 posted on 04/15/2017 2:46:55 PM PDT by ransomnote
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8 posted on 04/15/2017 2:48:24 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

But, if humans evolved from monkeys...why do we still have monkeys? ;)

Because those monkey were never injected with alien DNA.


9 posted on 04/15/2017 2:48:57 PM PDT by eastforker (All in, I'm all Trump,what you got!)
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To: ETL

Somehow, a lawyer will end up being eaten.

10 posted on 04/15/2017 2:49:18 PM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: Seruzawa

“They were warm blooded. Shows in the marrow.”

To marrow, To marrow, I love ya, To marrow, A brighter day!


11 posted on 04/15/2017 2:50:14 PM PDT by DaxtonBrown
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To: JoeProBono

I wish I had taken this subject in school- it is so fascinating.

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/paleo/paleowhat.html

Paleontology is a rich field, imbued with a long and interesting past and an even more intriguing and hopeful future. Many people think paleontology is the study of fossils. In fact, paleontology is much more.

Paleontology is traditionally divided into various subdisciplines:
Micropaleontology: Study of generally microscopic fossils, regardless of the group to which they belong.
Paleobotany: Study of fossil plants; traditionally includes the study of fossil algae and fungi in addition to land plants.

Palynology: Study of pollen and spores, both living and fossil, produced by land plants and protists.

Invertebrate Paleontology: Study of invertebrate animal fossils, such as mollusks, echinoderms, and others.

Vertebrate Paleontology: Study of vertebrate fossils, from primitive fishes to mammals.

Human Paleontology (Paleoanthropology): The study of prehistoric human and proto-human fossils.

Taphonomy: Study of the processes of decay, preservation, and the formation of fossils in general.

Ichnology: Study of fossil tracks, trails, and footprints.

Paleoecology: Study of the ecology and climate of the past, as revealed both by fossils and by other methods.

In short, paleontology is the study of what fossils tell us about the ecologies of the past, about evolution, and about our place, as humans, in the world. Paleontology incorporates knowledge from biology, geology, ecology, anthropology, archaeology, and even computer science to understand the processes that have led to the origination and eventual destruction of the different types of organisms since life arose. The exhibits that we have set up here are created by paleontologists. More than just an overview of the diversity that has existed through time on this planet, the exhibits also highlight some of the research that paleontologists are conducting at the Museum of Paleontology.


12 posted on 04/15/2017 2:52:20 PM PDT by sodpoodle (Life is prickly - carry tweezers)
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13 posted on 04/15/2017 2:53:14 PM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, the REAL Russia-US scandal: details at my FR home page)
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To: Snickering Hound

That movie REALLY scared the cr@p outta me the first time I saw it. The next dozen or so times weren’t so bad!


14 posted on 04/15/2017 2:53:15 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
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To: eastforker

Well, how could I have overlooked THAT? LOL!


15 posted on 04/15/2017 2:53:52 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

A scientist said that the T-Rex was probably a road-runner from hell.


16 posted on 04/15/2017 2:54:10 PM PDT by odawg
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To: Snickering Hound

When you gotta go, you gotta go.


17 posted on 04/15/2017 2:55:19 PM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, the REAL Russia-US scandal: details at my FR home page)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

But, if humans evolved from monkeys...why do we still have monkeys? ;)


Well, because most scientist who subscribe to that theory say that both humans and monkeys evolved from a common ancestor, not from monkeys to humans.

Monkeys apparently didn’t make the cut.


18 posted on 04/15/2017 2:55:26 PM PDT by chaosagent (Remember, no matter how you slice it, forbidden fruit still tastes the sweetest!)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Because we have Chicago thugs still evolving?


19 posted on 04/15/2017 2:56:20 PM PDT by Safetgiver (Islam makes barbarism look genteel.)
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To: odawg

Some things are better off extinct, IMHO. These days my only worry is something in the ocean eating me alive.

There’s a very good reason that I live in the Midwest! :)


20 posted on 04/15/2017 2:57:03 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
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