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4-Winged Dinosaur Fossil Found

Posted by timothy on from the hunted-to-extinction dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "Scientists in China say they have found fossilized remains of a dinosaur with four feathered wings that it probably used for gliding, a find they say strengthens the theory that birds evolved from dinosaurs. See the story on CNN or BBC with a cool rendering of what it possibly looked like or at NYTimes (yadda)."

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  1. Oh god... by Da+Fokka · · Score: 2, Funny

    I feel it coming: Jurassic Park 4: Attack of the microraptors, which will be followed by Jurassic Park 5: The return of the Mircoraptors where they'll be talking, which fortunately can be reproduced by the main figure by blowing on a bomboo horn.

    1. Re:Oh god... by robbyjo · · Score: 3, Funny

      ...Jurassic Park 4...

      I heard that the main villain is a huge troll dancing like a monkey and scream: "Developers! Developers! Developers!".

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  2. Dragons next ? by Sh0t · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wow maybe that means dragon did walk the earth and we just haven't found the proof of it yet. I wouldn't be too surprised if they found some evidence of such, seems too consistant a fixture in stories to be 100% fiction. Sigh... Dinosaurs would have made great pets imho.

    1. Re:Dragons next ? by TheRaven64 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Don't be silly. Dragons evolved from fish. They had a flight bladder in which water was electrolysed to make hydrogen and oxygen. The oxygen was exhaled, where it caused spontaneous combustion of almost anything it touched, and the hydrogen was stored. Compressing the hydrogen sack controlled altitude, and the wings were used for acceleration and steering.
      Never very populous they were hunted to extinction over a thousand years ago. Fossils are unlikely to be found since a ruptured flight bladder caused the dragon to burst into flames, destroying all evidence.

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  3. No name yet? by BrianWCarver · · Score: 4, Funny

    None of the articles gave a name for this thing yet.

    So, here we have it...

    Slashdot's own Name that New Dinosaur Contest:

    1. Glideasaurus
    2. GNAB (GNAB's not a bird)
    3. Quadrofoil
    4. I don't have a name yet you Insensitive Clodasaurus.
    5. Fakeoraptor
    6. Cowboydactyl Nealasaurus.

    BWC

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  4. all wrong. by LittleBigLui · · Score: 2, Funny

    While the RIAA claims the dinosaur had four wings it actually had only ONE wing that it could wag around REALLY quickly.

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  5. 4 - Winged Dinosaur a Mistake by Blnky · · Score: 3, Funny

    Update: 6:30 AM, Scientists determine that the original analysis was erroneous and that it is, in fact, two separate winged dinosaurs on top of each other. This reassessment was prompted when archeological interns in the field discovered a fossilized truck with fossilized skid marks approximately 30 meters away.

  6. 4 Winged Chicken by simetra · · Score: 2, Funny

    What's so amazing about this?

    Every time I go to KFC, I get the 4-winged chicken!

    Ha ha haha aaaahh.

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