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German Paleontologists Find a 'Near-Perfect' Dinosaur Fossil

Posted by timothy on from the aber-nicht-ganz-perfekt dept.

First time accepted submitter howzit writes "German paleontologists have discovered what they believe is the best-preserved dinosaur skeleton ever found. The flesh-eating member of the theropod subgroup, which walked on its hind legs, is about 98 percent complete, and also includes preserved bits of skin. 'The around 135-million-year-old fossil is of outstanding scientific importance.'"

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  1. Whit, what? 135M yr old? by Trigger31415 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Obviously, 'scientific made a msiatke, as Eearth was created in 6000 yrs.
    Source: Conservapedia
    [/irony]
    This post was here to show a type of (unexpected) reaction to this type of news nowadays.

    1. Re:Whit, what? 135M yr old? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      No no no.... the earth wasn't created in 6000 years. It was created in 6 days (7 if you count vacation days). The apparent much greater age arises from the universe being created in an "adult" state so that it would be ready to utilize for the life forms to be placed within, not to deceive the life forms within, but to simply be utilizable. Adam and Eve, for example, were created as fully formed adults, it is ludicrous to think that the universe itself would not be. Because we associate that maturity with actual time passing, we perceive that the earth is much older than it is... so if we believe the universe to be many millions of years old because of how old it appears, we are actually deceiving ourselves - it is not God who deceives us.

  2. Ussher In a New Age by Bemopolis · · Score: 2, Funny

    I hope they found his saddle so the Creation Museum can update their exhibits.

    --
    "I guess the moral of the story is, don't paint your airship with rocket fuel." -- Addison Bain
  3. I know the name... by aaaaaaargh! · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's a Wolpertinger!

  4. Re:How much skin? by MaskedSlacker · · Score: 1, Funny

    If you're not a mathematician, an eight year-old boy, a 12 year-old girl, or a paleontologist you might want to rethink that plan.

    ESPECIALLY if you're a lawyer or game warden.