Triceratops 'never really existed'

jaymq · 08-03-2010, 07:25 PM

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...y-existed.html

Huh, wonder what PL thinks... xD

*Samhain* · 08-03-2010, 07:57 PM

So, they are just baby versions. Not a huge deal.

*Ninjinister* · 08-03-2010, 08:35 PM

Given the fact that they're renaming the Torosaurus, Triceratops, I think it's more like the former being the elder version of the latter.

*gobo* · 08-03-2010, 09:25 PM

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Peanut · 08-03-2010, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by The Ninjinister

Given the fact that they're renaming the Torosaurus, Triceratops, I think it's more like the former being the elder version of the latter.

Seriously. Why is the headline that Triceratops never existed if they're all being named Triceratops? Shouldn't it be Torosaurus never existed?

*TheCanadiandrome* · 08-03-2010, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by gobo

It's the curse of Pluto! RUN FOR YOU LIVES!!

rofl, good one

*Koi* · 08-03-2010, 10:40 PM

I know a 9 year old who will now be devastated.

*TheCanadiandrome* · 08-03-2010, 10:45 PM

now what's to become of all the other Dinosaurs? if someone tells me that T-Rex wasn't the king of the Dinosaurs after all then i'm going to be mad!

*Ninjinister* · 08-03-2010, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Peanut

Seriously. Why is the headline that Triceratops never existed if they're all being named Triceratops? Shouldn't it be Torosaurus never existed?

Word.

Honestly, I used to be a huge dinosaur nerd when I was a youngin' and I don't remember ever hearing of a Torosaurus. So, y'know, like... this really doesn't effect me.

*TheCanadiandrome* · 08-04-2010, 11:41 AM

i still am a dinosaur nerd. but yeah it's no big deal. renaming of dinosaur species isn't anything new

*Warhorse* · 08-04-2010, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by TMNT_Canadian

now what's to become of all the other Dinosaurs? if someone tells me that T-Rex wasn't the king of the Dinosaurs after all then i'm going to be mad!

Well, there were several scientists that speculated that the T-Rex was a scavenger like vultures are, never a hunter, they based this claim on that their arms were too small to be of any advantage, but I have to disagree, because we've all seen what them crocodiles in Africa can do with just their mouths!

jaymq · 08-04-2010, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Warhorse

Well, there were several scientists that speculated that the T-Rex was a scavenger like vultures are, never a hunter, they based this claim on that their arms were too small to be of any advantage, but I have to disagree, because we've all seen what them crocodiles in Africa can do with just their mouths!

I can see T-Rex doing both as necessary, he's a big frakking carnivore. I see him doing what ever suits him to get his food. But I find it hard to believe he' ONLY do scavenging. But who knows really.

*TheCanadiandrome* · 08-04-2010, 07:43 PM

this is also from the same group of scientists that claim Dinos had feathers and not all had scales

*XERO* · 08-04-2010, 08:09 PM

Er... yeah.

*Slap-Happy* · 08-04-2010, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by TMNT_Canadian

this is also from the same group of scientists that claim Dinos had feathers and not all had scales

Velociraptors actually did have feathers.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0920145402.htm

*gobo* · 08-04-2010, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Slap Happy

Velociraptors actually did have feathers.

So, I was sold a defective pet velocirapter? O_o gobo pissed.

**Shredder** · 08-04-2010, 11:13 PM

Another "still a dinosaur nerd" here.

Before reading this, I was familiar with the Torosaurus as pretty much a bigger, better Triceratops. So this makes sense and doesn't surprise me much. Still, good to know. And I agree with Peanut that this really makes the Torosaurus name "extinct" since now they'll all be Triceratops.

*Raph's Girl* · 08-04-2010, 11:22 PM

That is one totally misleading headline!! Phew.... Now I need a Torotriceratopsaurus figure....

I doubt anybody would know the difference. People still refere to the Brontosaurs even tho they're really Apatasaurs...

ooglafina · 08-05-2010, 08:04 AM

This kind of thing actually happens alot in the fossil record. There usually aren't enough samlpes to tell if differences in age and sexual dimorphism are really a new species or else just a difference in size. I took archaeology 101, so I'm an expert.

They actually have skin imprints that show that some dinosaurs did have feathers, at least at some stage in their life. And t-rex was big enough that he could just take whatever he wanted from other dinosaurs. He was the biggest bully on the block.

*BubblyShell22* · 08-05-2010, 08:04 AM

This is interesting news, but I'm still going to refer to the dino as the Triceratops since that's what I know it as.

08-03-2010, 07:25 PM	#1
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TheCanadiandrome Big, Bad & Bold Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Inside the Technodrome; Shredderville; Saskatchewan Posts: 19,719	i still am a dinosaur nerd. but yeah it's no big deal. renaming of dinosaur species isn't anything new __________________ Add me: PSN/XBL; Nintendo Network ID: BDS-3.1.6; Switch FC: SW-3378-5206-8020 TMNT Fan Club: http://sot.ag/4jZR0 Visit My Wish List: http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=30904 My Collection: http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=40276

08-03-2010, 07:57 PM	#2
Samhain Dare To Be Stupid! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: 1313 Mockingbird Lane Posts: 4,752	So, they are just baby versions. Not a huge deal.

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Koi Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 1,787	I know a 9 year old who will now be devastated.

08-04-2010, 07:43 PM	#13
TheCanadiandrome Big, Bad & Bold Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Inside the Technodrome; Shredderville; Saskatchewan Posts: 19,719	this is also from the same group of scientists that claim Dinos had feathers and not all had scales __________________ Add me: PSN/XBL; Nintendo Network ID: BDS-3.1.6; Switch FC: SW-3378-5206-8020 TMNT Fan Club: http://sot.ag/4jZR0 Visit My Wish List: http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=30904 My Collection: http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=40276

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08-04-2010, 11:13 PM	#17
Shredder Admin/Layton Apprentice Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Isla Nublar Posts: 481	Another "still a dinosaur nerd" here. Before reading this, I was familiar with the Torosaurus as pretty much a bigger, better Triceratops. So this makes sense and doesn't surprise me much. Still, good to know. And I agree with Peanut that this really makes the Torosaurus name "extinct" since now they'll all be Triceratops. __________________ "Well, actually, I always wanted to be a writer. Being a ruthless conqueror was my second choice." --Shredder, Take Me to Your Leader

08-04-2010, 11:22 PM	#18
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	That is one totally misleading headline!! Phew.... Now I need a Torotriceratopsaurus figure.... I doubt anybody would know the difference. People still refere to the Brontosaurs even tho they're really Apatasaurs... __________________

08-05-2010, 08:04 AM	#19
ooglafina Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: St. Olaf, Minnesota Posts: 413	This kind of thing actually happens alot in the fossil record. There usually aren't enough samlpes to tell if differences in age and sexual dimorphism are really a new species or else just a difference in size. I took archaeology 101, so I'm an expert. They actually have skin imprints that show that some dinosaurs did have feathers, at least at some stage in their life. And t-rex was big enough that he could just take whatever he wanted from other dinosaurs. He was the biggest bully on the block. __________________ "You look sharper than a page of Oscar Wilde's witticisms that have been rolled to a point, sprinkled with lemon juice and jabbed into someone's eye" - Ace Rimmer http://www.fanfiction.net/~connienervegas http://pizzas-scrolls.be/viewuser.php?uid=76 http://www.5wwwww5.com/forum/viewfor...tealthystories

08-05-2010, 08:04 AM	#20
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	This is interesting news, but I'm still going to refer to the dino as the Triceratops since that's what I know it as. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.