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In response to "Which one is the apatosaurus? The hummingbird? -- nm" by crash davis 😺

I have not heard of that first word. Do you mean aarcheopteryx?

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) Jul 5 '23, 20:07

All birds have a common ancestor that evolved feathers. Archeopteryx is a famous fossil that has modern feathers. That doesn't mean it is THE ancestor.

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No, I mean Apatosaurus -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 5, 20:15 16
- they were sauropods. sauropods are gone, birds are theropods. -- nm - mafic Jul 5, 20:17 7
  - Yeah, they're theropods just like T. Rex. Everyday I ask the covey of quail in my backyard to please not eat me. - crash davis 😺 Jul 5, 20:25 2
    - lizards run the gamut from geckos to alligators. I'm afraid of one of those. -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 03:51
    - wait til you meet a cassowary -- nm - mafic Jul 5, 21:47
  - Most people don't know that during the 90s and later there were MASSIVE revision - loosilu Jul 5, 20:21 3
    - just like PLUTO :( -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 5, 20:24 2
      - I'm pretty sure Pluto is still there. - crash davis 😺 Jul 5, 20:26 1
        
        WWII Disney art of the 85'th armored recon unit. art by Hank Porter -- (pic) - Peglegpete Jul 5, 21:32 [Attachment]
- Oh, I think that's the one that was called Brontosaurus, which no longer exists. -- nm - loosilu Jul 5, 20:17 6
  - nah, he back now. -- nm - mafic Jul 5, 20:18 5
    - is he? that branch is a mess. -- nm - loosilu Jul 5, 20:18 4
      - bronto and apato are now considered distinct species. mostly the brontosaurus disappearing was a shit fight between paleontologists. -- nm - mafic Jul 5, 20:27 3
        
        Bone geologists. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 5, 20:29
        
        I guarantee they screamed at each other at confeences and called each other retards. -- nm - loosilu Jul 5, 20:27 1
        
        Sounds just like archaeologists :-) -- nm - Meg Jul 5, 21:36
- I've heard that name! looking now. -- nm - loosilu Jul 5, 20:16

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I have not heard of that first word. Do you mean aarcheopteryx?

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