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Nobinary people are be- *gets shot*

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Daily fact #2 Tyrannosaurus Rex almost didn't exist, due to a different name, Manospondylus Gigas. M. Gigas consisted of two vertebrae (one of which was later lost), that was discovered and described in 1886. In 1902, an almost complete skeleton of T. Rex was discovered and described. Later, M. Gigas got lumped into T. Rex. Due to the law of priority, where the first named taxon overrides the newer taxon, how come M. Gigas didn't stay? That's because after M. Gigas got described, it wasn't mentioned too often, and became a "nomen oblitum" (forgotten name). M. Gigas also consisted of very little material, so it wasn't a good candidate for a new species. And that is the story of how we didn't get Manospondylus Gigas. (Various papers usually vaguely mention M. Gigas, rather than focus on it. It is also mentioned in T. Rex's Wikipedia page. Sorry I couldn't provide a stable source)

Dr. Snail, is that heroin you're injecting into yourself?

Hello Just Now Spooky Snow Storm Do YOU have a favourite dinosaur? (don't worry I won't clog up this thread with facts about it, that's gonna be on my dino facts thread)

Maybe because he knows a Gaylord that is very grumpy? Like this guy. His name is Gaylord

do you like cheese

"I kid you not, he turns himself into an eagle, he's called eagle Rriik. Funniest stuff I've ever seen."

Or, well, anything paleontology-related facts, but that's not a very catchy name. Daily fact #1 The caudal ribs (the little pieces of bone that stick out of the sides of the tail vertebra) of Carnotaurus' tail base were especially long, and tightly interconnected, which made the tail very rigid. Non-avian sauropsids (basically anything reptilian, such as lizards, dinosaurs, crocodiles etc.) pull their hind legs backwards using a muscle that connects from their femur to their tail. The fact that the tail was very rigid on carnotaurus made it a very good attachment site for very large muscles, and it was able to accelerate very quickly. But that very rigid tail also meant that carnotaurus wouldn't have been able to make tight turns very easily. That made carnotaurus pretty much the cheetah of the cretacious! Source

Everyone has the potential to be hot, and my gender is a mystery

Why is this so soothing wth-

Can I join?

*Is dead*

(Sorry, it just bugged me a little) Yes, it is a very cool extinct reptile, yesterday Berney! Did you know that, as opposed to birds, pterosaurs (including pterodactylus itself) used mostly their wings rather than their legs to launch into flight? This is one of the things that enabled them to retain their flight ability, while they grew to extraordinary sizes. As birds use their legs for launch, and use their wings for flight, that means that the two must stay in relative equilibrium so as to both be able to launch into the air and fly. But at some point, this feedback loop of bigger wings = bigger legs ends up costing way too much energy for the bird to keep up. But this isn't a restraint for pterosaurs, as they can just use most of their energy to maintain their wings! (This isn't an image of pterodactylus itself, sadly)

Hello, 2 hours ago Chiyanna, what is your favourite dinosaur?

pitchforsk and trckes in the backgroung Wow

"Dr. Peepee" 💀

Are the two images related?

Welcome to the forums, and good luck getting the games!

Now we're two! And we're both lizards! (yes, I know you're not a lizard, I'm just trolling)

Why How It looks moldy-

i unintentionally rhymed lol -Mrs. Seuss after her husband died

*Laughs in all old posts are deleted* I'm still cringe though, just maybe a little less cringe