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Post by stu77 on Jan 25, 2024 22:44:18 GMT
When I noticed that John Robb had interviewed someone about dinosaurs I immediately assumed it was going to be about Yes, ELP, Tull, Genesis etc. but no it's about those dinosaurs that are actually fascinating to most people. Certainly me. Last year I saw a BBC documentary which speculated what dinosaurs sounded like. They concluded that they did not roar but made a much quieter sound which I find even more terrifying. It's hard to get your head around the fact that these creatures actually existed. Though the amount of time ago is of course mind boggling.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jan 26, 2024 7:39:10 GMT
Yes. Remarkable
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Post by politician2 on Jan 26, 2024 12:38:26 GMT
Last year I saw a BBC documentary which speculated what dinosaurs sounded like. They concluded that they did not roar but made a much quieter sound which I find even more terrifying. Yes, scientists have concluded that they definitely wouldn't have roared, which is a sound made by large mammals – more likely (as the ancestors of birds) they would have made a mournful low booming sound like a bittern. Another quirky fact is that we don't actually know for certain that they were the olive green colour usually seen in depictions: it's entirely possible that they had feathers, for a start. One school of thought holds that the T-Rex was in fact bright orange or even multicoloured, like a parrot.
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Post by jsm on Jan 30, 2024 23:19:50 GMT
It's also a rarely known fact that they wore sombreros
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Post by stu77 on Mar 5, 2024 20:40:28 GMT
Scientists say they have discovered fossils belonging to a "nightmarish" sea lizard species that hunted the oceans 66 million years ago. The creature, Khinjaria acuta, was about 26ft (8m) long - the same as an orca - and had "dagger-like" teeth. Researchers said the species would have lived alongside dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus Rex and Triceratops. The study is based on analysis of a skull and other skeletal remains found at a mine in Morocco. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68484296
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Post by jsm on Mar 6, 2024 4:12:14 GMT
Last year I saw a BBC documentary which speculated what dinosaurs sounded like. They concluded that they did not roar but made a much quieter sound which I find even more terrifying. Yes, scientists have concluded that they definitely wouldn't have roared, which is a sound made by large mammals – more likely (as the ancestors of birds) they would have made a mournful low booming sound like a bittern. Another quirky fact is that we don't actually know for certain that they were the olive green colour usually seen in depictions: it's entirely possible that they had feathers, for a start. One school of thought holds that the T-Rex was in fact bright orange or even multicoloured, like a parrot. Here's what crocodiles sound like
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