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Giant Dinosaur Bird Discovered

Posted by Zonk on from the einstein-looks-scared-of-the-big-birdy dept.

Cyclist110 writes "The BBC has the story of the discovery, in Inner Mongolia, of a Dinosaur bird twice the size of a man and weighing in at over 3000 lbs. From the article: 'Chinese researchers uncovered the fossilised remains of the flightless giant in the Erlian basin in Inner Mongolia. The researchers had originally thought they had found the bones of a tyrannosaur — the group of dinosaurs to which T. rex belongs — due to their large size.'"

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  1. Joust Anyone? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have already spent years mastering the control of these beasts!

  2. Re:Creationists by jeiler · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "With that reasoning, wouldn't all plant life have died as a result of this "great flood"?

    Yes, it would kill the plant life ... but that doesn't matter, because they'll think of some "reason" why it wouldn't, even if they have to fall back on "Goddidit." Creationism (like any other a priori position) does not rely on logic, reason, or evidence.

    That's not to say that I feel that religion or faith or a priori knowledge is worthless--heck, I'm a theist myself. But (IMHO) when a person's gotten to the point that they'll explain away fundamental facts--as Creationists attempt to do--then argument is a waste of time.

    For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who do not believe, no proof is possible.

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  3. Xing Xu by BamZyth · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I am too lazy to find hard references, but Xing Xu, the researcher who found
    this fossil was once involed in the discovery of another "dinosaur bird" which
    was shown as a fraud. To his credit, he was also involved in the team that discovered
    the fraud (isn't it strange?)

    http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2007/19 50967.htm

    FTFA : In 2001 he was embroiled in controversy over the discovery of a fossil believed to be the 'missing link between dinosaurs and birds, which tests revealed to be a clever fraud.

  4. It's pretty simple (I'm a Creationist myself) by EaglemanBSA · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, it's pretty simple, actually. I believe in some way, shape or form, God created the thing. Maybe He made it evolve, maybe He made it appear out of thin air...essentially I don't know, and don't need to. Creationism and science aren't necessarily exclusive. I simply believe that the scientific reasons behind what happens exist at the behest of a supreme being.

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