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Tyrannosaurus Rex Relative Had Feathers

Posted by michael on from the uuuuuuuuuuuuuugly dept.

smooth wombat writes "The earliest known relative of the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex had primitive feathers, probably to help it keep warm. The primitive feathers were found on the remains of a dinosaur called Dilong paradoxus, which was about 1.5 meters (yards) long. It is the first member of the T. rex family with the characteristic. The fossil was found in western China in an area rich in fossil remains."

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  1. I didn't know.... by Sevn · · Score: 3, Funny

    That meters and yards were the exact same thing.

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  2. Re:So much has changed. by svtmunk · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hmmmm... those silly dinosaurs are really starting to "flip-flop"

  3. Place all Creationism vs Evolution Arguments HERE. by jasno · · Score: 2, Funny

    Flame away.

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  4. Re:Place all Creationism vs Evolution Arguments HE by jd · · Score: 4, Funny
    I didn't know they took arguments. Hmmm.


    man creationism


    Creationism(3)


    NAME

    • Creationism - apply or remove religious flags to given process


    SYNOPSIS

    • #include <philosophy.h>

    • creationism(pid_t pid, uit16_t fundamentalism);


    Ok, I guess it does take arguments.

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  5. Re:Place all Creationism vs Evolution Arguments HE by Planesdragon · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sure.

    "Even if God took a literal six earth revolutions to create the cosmos, He put those bone-shaped rocks there knowing that we would eventually figure out the apparant evolution therein, which would help us understand how the world will move on from the moment He finished the constructive part of creation. Thus, it is entirely appropriate for us to teach evolution--God wants us to."

  6. hmm by fredopalus · · Score: 3, Funny

    What came first?

    The Chicken or the T-Rex?

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