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To: Eternal_Bear
By the way, dinosaurs were reptiles as are lizards. Lizards are ectotherms, not just "cold-blooded". Their body temperature varies.
23 posted on 08/13/2003 10:15:38 PM PDT by DittoJed2
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To: DittoJed2
Clarification on my previous post (which I'll admit was a little confusing). Lizards are ectotherms as opposed to endotherms. Dinosaurs are also ectotherms as well. They are just great big lizards, in other words. An example of a non-creationist who agrees is found here:http://oregonstate.edu/dept/science-record/dinos.html
24 posted on 08/13/2003 10:29:37 PM PDT by DittoJed2
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To: DittoJed2
By the way, dinosaurs were reptiles as are lizards.

Actually, dinosaurs are now considered a separate group, descended from reptiles (as were mammals) but with unique features setting them apart from reptiles.

37 posted on 08/14/2003 12:19:48 PM PDT by Junior (Killed a six pack ... just to watch it die.)
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To: DittoJed2
By the way, dinosaurs were reptiles as are lizards. Lizards are ectotherms, not just "cold-blooded". Their body temperature varies.

There's evidence that most were endotherms. Their bones don't show the ring-patterns common in ectotherms. They are more similar to some of the large fishes that are endothermic.
79 posted on 08/14/2003 7:45:12 PM PDT by gitmo (Moderation in all things? Isn't that a little extreme?)
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