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03 November 2008

Bird-Like Dinosaur Sported Bizarre Tail Feathers: A pigeon-sized dinosaur that lived more than 100 million years ago sported four ribbon-like tail feathers that likely helped the creature balance on tree branches. →[More:]

post by: taz at: 11:35 | 5 comments

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Am I cute?

posted by taz 03 November | 11:35

Much cuter that i expected from the RSS.
No, i won't post what i thought it was. Really. i've done it already.

posted by ethylene 03 November | 12:03

I am trying to read the geological history of Oregon, and understand it. Right now I am at the early dinosaurs, but all there is of Oregon at this point are some islands off the coast of Idaho. Those islands became Northeastern Oregon later on.

Hence no dinosaurs in Oregon, other than aquatic ones, which are not officially dinosaurs.

It is impossible to fathom the amounts of time involved in evolution, plate tectonics, etc., from the standpoint of one human lifetime, which is all any or us get.

posted by danf 03 November | 12:35

I would yes to this being cute in a nerdy dinosaur way.

posted by typewriter 03 November | 12:58

I am frustrated that neither pics actually show the tail feathers in their entirety.

posted by Specklet 03 November | 13:17

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