Some Large Dinosaurs Survived the K-T Extinction

mmmscience sends along coverage from the Examiner on evidence that some dinosaurs survived the extinction event(s) at the end of the Cretaceous period. Here is the original journal article. "A US paleontologist is challenging one of the field's greatest theories: the mass extinction of dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous period. Jim Fassett, a paleontologist who holds an emeritus position at the US Geological Survey, recently published a paper in Palaeontologia Electronica with evidence that points to a pocket of dinosaurs that somehow survived in remote parts New Mexico and Colorado for up to half a million years past the end of the Cretaceous period. If this theory holds up, these dinosaurs would be the only ones that made it to the Paleocene Age."

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Re:Other findings.

[drinkypoo]

We are just getting to the point where we can grasp that some dinosaurs evolved into birds

Who is this 'we' you speak of? I got the idea in elementary school and went on to trying to figure out more interesting things, like how to beat Zelda :P

It's unfortunate that the old rule the young. Maybe this swine flu thing will mutate into something deadly and kill off all those elderly fuckers deciding our fates for us up on the hill.

Re:not a troll

[drinkypoo]

I suspect you were flagged as a Troll because you seem to have deliberately missed the point of the post, and snarkily decided that "hugging in a special way" would not be suitable as a first idea for children about where kids come from.

I suspect that I was modded Troll because someone doesn't understand moderation. "Troll" has only one meaning in this context.

Regardless, it was a stupid example; if you were trying to give an example of giving them valid information instead of telling them a lie, perhaps your suggested replacement shouldn't have been a lie.

I realise now that in future, all hypothetical examples that I create to illustrate a point, should be accurate, factually based, preferably with all the physics worked out. And of course, meet with your pre-approval.

All your examples should make sense or it makes it clear that you are not as smart as you think you are — otherwise, they would have come out sensibly in the first place.

Compare dinosaurs to the ostrich

[GodfatherofSoul]

I was watching a documentary about recently extinct Australian species, including a large emu-like creature. Looking at an ostrich and imagining it without feathers, you can almost see an animation morphing from the sauropod form. IANAPaleontologist, so I could be FoS as usual.