Transitional dinosaur found

moribundman · May 4, 2005

Falcarius, from carnivore to vegetarian.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/05/04/dinosaur.diet.ap/index.html

Pablo · May 4, 2005

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.....the larger gut needed to digest plant material rather than meat, as well as a lengthened neck and smaller head associated with eating plants.....

moribundman · May 4, 2005

And you take issue with that -- while looking in the mirror?

Pablo · May 4, 2005

Me to a T........T-bone that is, T-Rex.

wavinwayne · May 4, 2005

Maybe this dinosaur is where we get semi-synthetic oil from.

moribundman · May 4, 2005

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I don't have an agenda either way

How about your credentials in paleobiology and paleozoology?

jason07-1zzfe · May 5, 2005

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[ May 05, 2005, 02:39 PM: Message edited by: Jason Troxell ]

Shannow · May 5, 2005

I fail to see that evolving to eat vegetables is a step forward.

moribundman · May 5, 2005

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I fail to see that evolving to eat vegetables is a step forward.

Bret Chase · May 5, 2005

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Originally posted by Shannow:
I fail to see that evolving to eat vegetables is a step forward.

me either... everything I've read or seen on the discovery channel or animal planet says that animal protein is a requirement for the development of higher order brain functions. I mean look around in nature..all of the " smartest creatures" are either omnivores or carnivores.

-Bret

buster · May 5, 2005

We have a Yellow Nape Amazon Parrot and I always tease him and my wife by calling him a little Raptor. Seriously though....birds did evolve from dinosaurs. They found not too long ago something similar to this in China. It was a dinosaur with feathers. People need to realize that this process takes millions of years. Trying counting to a million then think how long a million years are....it's not that hard to realize that these things happend.

moribundman · May 5, 2005

Have I ever mentioned that I have impressive canine teeth? I'm afraid I'll pass on recessive genes. I could call him Drak, I guess.

Pablo · May 5, 2005

mori - you scare me

moribundman · May 5, 2005

*wolfish grin*

jason07-1zzfe · May 5, 2005

So what? I don't have an agenda either way, but it sure seems like they do. Causing them to see things how they want them to be. E.g. why does having claws, etc, have to mean you are in transition from a meat eater? Maybe it had them for defense?? Just because you don't eat meat doesn't mean you are a big sissy. Oh wait, yes it does

Transitional dinosaur found

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