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Walking With Dinosaur GAF and other prehistoric creatures |OT|
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Was I the only one a bit baffled at how a documentary with possibly the best practical T-Rex ever also had one of the crappiest CGI T-Rexes ever?
Cow Mengde
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Just found out today that in Leiden, The Netherlands they have a T-Rex in the Naturalis museum (amongst other fossils and some die casts). It's 200 kilometers from where I love, so fairly easy to go to.
Natural History Museum in Brussels (50km away from me) is top notch, epecially since they did renovations and modernisations.
I visited this to in Portugal last year:
http://www.pegadasdedinossaurios.org/html/home.htm
Over a hundred footprints of Sauropods in limestone. It's a bit of the beaten track, and when we were there, there were only two other visitors, but damn if it wasn't impressive. You can actually walk on the plateau to see the prints from up close.
Natural History Museum in Brussels (50km away from me) is top notch, epecially since they did renovations and modernisations.
I visited this to in Portugal last year:
http://www.pegadasdedinossaurios.org/html/home.htm
Over a hundred footprints of Sauropods in limestone. It's a bit of the beaten track, and when we were there, there were only two other visitors, but damn if it wasn't impressive. You can actually walk on the plateau to see the prints from up close.
Baconsaurus Rex
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Any good recent documentaries besides the ones in the OP?
Septimus Prime
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Yeah, I definitely noticed that, too. I think, for me, the biggest question while watching the show was how the hell did they build that T. rex? Like the information is interesting and well-presented, but damn was that anatomical model impressive.
Cow Mengde
Banned
Try Dinosaur Revolution. It's part documentary part Looney Toons. It's this strange mix that people have mixed reaction to this documentary.
Speaking of dinosaur toys, these two LEGO Ideas projects are pretty sweet.
Stegosaurus
Tyrannosaurus rex
Stegosaurus
Tyrannosaurus rex
MisterGrey3000
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This reminds me...
I begged my parents so much to get me this. They didn't. :|
This reminds me that I should really get back to work on following my dreams of being the most fabulous paleontologist that the world has ever known.
JetForceGemini
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Are there any movies where human create a time machine in sent back to the dinosaur era and get stuck there
Clinton514
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reminder dinosaurs are weird and also awesome
I cannot remember how young I was but I always had some terrible dreams of these right here. I never liked them
Cow Mengde
Banned
I just saw this. WTF?
new King Kong series coming to Netflix with laser shooting dinosaurs.
The guy on the right was only discovered in April of this year...
new King Kong series coming to Netflix with laser shooting dinosaurs.
I cannot remember how young I was but I always had some terrible dreams of these right here. I never liked them
The guy on the right was only discovered in April of this year...
Clinton514
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I don't know any of the species names but I remember seeing something similar in older National Geographic books. You're right for sure, not the same exact thing I remember seeing.
Sibersk Esto
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Always loved Dinosaurs, ever since I was a kid.
Gameboy415
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Great work on the OP!
I've always loved dinos and definitely went through the "I'm gonna be a paleontologist when I grow up" phase, haha.
I remember having so many cool dinosaur toys as a kid!
-Bone Age
-Definitely Dinosaurs (still have most of these!)
-Dino Riders (still have a few of the bigger ones)
-Jurassic Park (still have all of these!)
What kind of dinosaur toys did you have as a kid (or now)?
I've always loved dinos and definitely went through the "I'm gonna be a paleontologist when I grow up" phase, haha.
I remember having so many cool dinosaur toys as a kid!
-Bone Age
-Definitely Dinosaurs (still have most of these!)
-Dino Riders (still have a few of the bigger ones)
-Jurassic Park (still have all of these!)
What kind of dinosaur toys did you have as a kid (or now)?
Cow Mengde
Banned
I had Dino Riders, a bootleg Transformer Grimlock, a lot of no brand name plastic dinosaurs (I only picked the accurate looking ones) and a few Jurassic Park toys.
Maybe you saw Pterosaurs?
Maybe you saw Pterosaurs?
MoonsaultSlayer
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I used to have the typical 80s kids dinos... and I still remember the smell of that "brontosaurus".
Later into childhood when JP came out, things got more interesting. Triceratops stopped having teeth, T-Rex stopped dragging its tail etc. The one toy I had that predates JP but was accurate was my Deinonychus figure I had purchased from Yale Peabody museum.
These days, I pick up Papos and Schliechs from the store. I always buy a new one every time I go to a museum or science center of some sort.
Can we post our fossil collections and realistic figures here?
Later into childhood when JP came out, things got more interesting. Triceratops stopped having teeth, T-Rex stopped dragging its tail etc. The one toy I had that predates JP but was accurate was my Deinonychus figure I had purchased from Yale Peabody museum.
These days, I pick up Papos and Schliechs from the store. I always buy a new one every time I go to a museum or science center of some sort.
Can we post our fossil collections and realistic figures here?
Nikodemos
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Guess I'll just use this opportunity to spam the thread with paleo art (again).
http://julio-lacerda.deviantart.com/art/Come-Here-Fishy-Fishy-278890043
http://mattmart.deviantart.com/art/Dendrorhynchoides-167471415
http://puntotu.deviantart.com/art/Dsungaripterus-337872682
http://julio-lacerda.deviantart.com/art/Banarang-322919224
http://olorotitan.deviantart.com/art/Arthropterygius-525122187
http://julio-lacerda.deviantart.com/art/Come-Here-Fishy-Fishy-278890043
http://mattmart.deviantart.com/art/Dendrorhynchoides-167471415
http://puntotu.deviantart.com/art/Dsungaripterus-337872682
http://julio-lacerda.deviantart.com/art/Banarang-322919224
http://olorotitan.deviantart.com/art/Arthropterygius-525122187
Cow Mengde
Banned
Of course!
Robert Bakker is doing an AMA on reddit tomorrow.
Oh and the next time you eat an avocado, think about these guys. Avocados seed were meant for giant animals to eat and plant the seed with their butts. The problem was, after these giant herbivores went extinct, nothing was big enough to eat the entire fruit and carry the seed elsewhere for another tree to grow. That's where we come in. After these animals went extinct, people were able to preserve them through agriculture. We like avocados, so we started planting them and help the species survive without the mega fauna that ate them.
A moment of silence for the heroes who gave their lives so we can have avocados. Actually, I suspect modern day elephants, rhinos, and hippos might have been able to eat the entire fruit and pass the seed out their butts. Except these guys don't live in South America/Mexico.
Septimus Prime
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He was actually featured quite prominently on Dino Death Match, which aired just over the weekend, arguing in favor of Nanotyrannus being its own genius. I really would have liked if they'd brought in Horner--or anyone else with a divergent opinion--for a counterpoint, though, but it was otherwise a good show.
MoonsaultSlayer
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Hey, I brought him up several times in the old spoiler thread. He along with Ostrom are connected to my local museum I frequent often and their work efforts regarding Deinonychus make them dear to me.
Edit: although I haven't kept up with his stuff so I know what you mean. I don't think I hear of any paleontologists anymore but that's more to do with my lack of seeing good documentaries than them not being busy? I should start looking around and adding to my collection of books too.
Is that you Cow? I've seen you post "that guy" twice now lol.
I don't reddit. Can someone ask him if and when he plans on visiting Yale Peabody museum for me? I'd really appreciate it and the chance to meet him.
On the subject of this photo, the Morrison Natural History Museum Museum is awesome. I highly recommend it to anyone in Colorado; it may be small, but it's packed with stuff including dinosaur footprints. The museum also lets you touch the exhibits, so it's great for kids.Of course!
Robert Bakker is doing an AMA on reddit tomorrow.
Cow Mengde
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Huh? What? I'm illiterate_scholar on reddit.
Yeah... about that...
MisterGrey3000
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Oh man!
I really, really like this speculative pachycephalosaur piece .
I never really thought about the possibility of elaborate display/defensive/agonistic structures resting on top of their domes in life.
Plus I love the shaggy almost goat-like coat of feathers.
Fluffy ornithischians please me.
:>
The artist actually goes into detail about what inspired them to give this animal that big unicorn/rhino-esque horn.
If any paleontologist have actually talked about this possibility/idea I'd really appreciate a link to the discussion.
Haha, I bet they could.
Maybe escaped African megafauna will continue to keep central/south american avocado plants from going extinct in the future if our decedents happen to meet their doom.
Honestly though, I really want to look more into extinct Cenozoic south american Megafauna; the incredibly isolated nature of the continent has produced and incredibly rich but weird and wonderful evolutionary history that I can't get enough of.
Marsupial-like leopard-sized sabertoothed Sparassodonts such as Thylacosmilus and 6ft tall Cenozoic predatory flightless dinosaurs like the "Terror Birds" are absolutely incredible but that's still just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the awesome evolutionary history of animals that existed on that continent.
I really, really like this speculative pachycephalosaur piece .
I never really thought about the possibility of elaborate display/defensive/agonistic structures resting on top of their domes in life.
Plus I love the shaggy almost goat-like coat of feathers.
Fluffy ornithischians please me.
:>
The artist actually goes into detail about what inspired them to give this animal that big unicorn/rhino-esque horn.
If any paleontologist have actually talked about this possibility/idea I'd really appreciate a link to the discussion.
A moment of silence for the heroes who gave their lives so we can have avocados. Actually, I suspect modern day elephants, rhinos, and hippos might have been able to eat the entire fruit and pass the seed out their butts. Except these guys don't live in South America/Mexico.
Haha, I bet they could.
Maybe escaped African megafauna will continue to keep central/south american avocado plants from going extinct in the future if our decedents happen to meet their doom.
Honestly though, I really want to look more into extinct Cenozoic south american Megafauna; the incredibly isolated nature of the continent has produced and incredibly rich but weird and wonderful evolutionary history that I can't get enough of.
Marsupial-like leopard-sized sabertoothed Sparassodonts such as Thylacosmilus and 6ft tall Cenozoic predatory flightless dinosaurs like the "Terror Birds" are absolutely incredible but that's still just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the awesome evolutionary history of animals that existed on that continent.
MoonsaultSlayer
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Huh? What? I'm illiterate_scholar on reddit.
Yeah... about that...
I saw you share a pic of what I assumed to be that same guy from the JW premiere and thought it was you. Looking into that AMA more, seems to be a paleontologist. Was it him or you? Or is that guy you? I don't even know anything anymore.
I'll post some collection stuff tomorrow. You guys should too. Books, videos, fossils, figures. I want it all!
Cow Mengde
Banned
No, definitely not me. I saw the picture on reddit myself, and I thought it looks great so I posted it here.
Also, brand new never before seen BTS Raptor footage from the original Jurassic Park.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWxIckktxL8
KidGalactus
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Is anyone going to post a synopsis of the Bakker AMA?
Septimus Prime
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One thing I've always wondered about Thomas Holtz: is he related to the guy who used to talk about weapons on Weaponology? I think his name was Holtz, too, and the two of them looked and sounded very similar. I even almost thought they were the same guy for a bit.
EDIT: And yeah, I definitely noticed that the experts that I'm used to seeing on other shows, like Holtz and Lawrence Witmer and others, were conspicuously missing from Dino Death Match. I mean, they were all missing from T. rex Autopsy, too, but that actually makes sense for that show's format.
EDIT: And yeah, I definitely noticed that the experts that I'm used to seeing on other shows, like Holtz and Lawrence Witmer and others, were conspicuously missing from Dino Death Match. I mean, they were all missing from T. rex Autopsy, too, but that actually makes sense for that show's format.
lastplayed
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Wait, what?
I thought the moon formed after something collided with Earth. And starting the Earth's rotation? I thought planets just rotated after forming anyway.
Nice OP though, I enjoyed reading it!
Vigilant Walrus
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Lets get some Dino Riders up in this b*tch!
Show is up on youtube; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lor_uUkJkkw&list=PLUO6VcDK0owm_LEOqr1tCf1sdu4OYBtLA
Show is up on youtube; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lor_uUkJkkw&list=PLUO6VcDK0owm_LEOqr1tCf1sdu4OYBtLA
Cow Mengde
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I don't think so. I know Tom's father worked in NASA. He told us that when his father passed away a few year ago.
Sorry, that was badly worded. Yes, something collide with the earth, forming the moon.
MoonsaultSlayer
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So what channel plays these dinosaur programs? I always have the Science channel on but they only seem to play marathons of how it's made. I even look ahead hoping for an dinosaur week or something and nope.
I guess I should be asking what I should be following to tell me these things are coming?
I guess I should be asking what I should be following to tell me these things are coming?
Cow Mengde
Banned
I follow the paleontology and dinosaur sections.
J-Roderton
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Just went through this thread. Thanks for making it. I'm trying to locate my dino books as we speak.
Septimus Prime
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They come up pretty rarely, and often when they do come up, they come up in weird time slots and/or air amid a bunch of reruns.
NatGeo just did Dino Weekend last weekend, though. I think now is a good time to look for them, since Jurassic World is opening, and those channels will likely want to cash in on that.
You guys like crudely drawn reconstructions and non-open-access articles right?
Perinates of a new species of Iguanodon (Ornithischia: Ornithopoda) from the lower Barremian of Galve (Teruel, Spain)
And here's a video for that Wales theropod announced a few days ago - mostly worth watching due to the cool place they found the bones in:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spGYm7wERXo
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019566711530001X?np=y
Perinates of a new species of Iguanodon (Ornithischia: Ornithopoda) from the lower Barremian of Galve (Teruel, Spain)
And here's a video for that Wales theropod announced a few days ago - mostly worth watching due to the cool place they found the bones in:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spGYm7wERXo
OP, you have endeared yourself to me greatly by using E.V.O. Search for Eden as your reference point.
Dinosaurs are so rad. They seem like things that are too cool to have ever been real. But they were. And that makes them even cooler.
Those are my deep and insightful thoughts on dinosaurs.
Dinosaurs are so rad. They seem like things that are too cool to have ever been real. But they were. And that makes them even cooler.
Those are my deep and insightful thoughts on dinosaurs.
Cow Mengde
Banned
Fun fact, there's a facebook group dedicated to providing people with research papers locked behind paywalls. Many paleontologists are part of that group.
What group?
Cow Mengde
Banned
The group is called WIKIPALEO.
It doesn't come up, I'm assuming it's secret or invite only?
Cow Mengde
Banned
Maybe it is. PM me your facebook profile and I'll add you once I get a chance. I'm on my way to work so it'll take time.
Cool, thanks!
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