Don't listen to the media - the T. Rex probably did have feathers

Cybermat47 · 06-09-17, 12:53 AM

Science doesn't care about your childhood. And that's a good thing, because feathered T. Rexes are awesome.

vienna · 06-09-17, 01:12 AM

I don't know about that...

Being chase by a scaly reptile is a lot scarier than being chased by a refugee from a KFC...

<O>

Catfish · 06-09-17, 01:59 AM

^ Vienna

People always looked strange at me when i said that dinosaurs are not all extinct, they adapted to a changing environment like other creatures, and are all around us. Feathered dinosaurs are known to mankind since the 1980ies, apart from Archaeopteryx which was already described in 1861.

Sorry creationists: No, this does not mean that man walked with dinosaurs of the jura period, or that Jesus rode on a dinosaur into Bethlehem – unless the "dinosaur" was an ostrich.

Did not know about Rex and feathers though.. is this really true? Always thought this species did have scales

Thanks Cybermat47 for posting

propbeanie · 06-09-17, 02:22 AM

T.Rex: A large, flightless bird - once thought to be quite dangerous to other animals about it... Then it was discovered that he was just jealous of all the other dinosaurs that had longer arms... Momma T.: "Eat your Wheaties, and your arms will catch up with the rest of your body as you grow older!"

Catfish · 06-09-17, 02:53 AM

^

Next: T. Rex trust fall

Von Due · 06-09-17, 03:51 AM

Lotsa dinos had feathers. Could make for a more Liza Minelli-esque Jurassic Park (a musical perhaps?) with troupes of colourful Lasvegasshowosaurs. That velociraptors were tall as modern day turkeys would perhaps be the final nail in the J.P. scare coffin.

Jimbuna · 06-09-17, 06:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vienna

I don't know about that...

Being chase by a scaly reptile is a lot scarier than being chased by a refugee from a KFC...

<O>

Eichhörnchen · 06-09-17, 06:15 AM

So will they rename them Pteroducktyls?

Cybermat47 · 06-09-17, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catfish

Did not know about Rex and feathers though.. is this really true? Always thought this species did have scales

Thanks Cybermat47 for posting

No worries mate

I don't think we'll ever know for sure, but according to those more knowlegable in paleontology than myself, it seems possible that all species of non-avian Dinosaurs had feathers in one way or another.

TREY the Explainer has made a rather in-depth video on the subject:

Sadly, some people just ignore the evidence, and claim that science is ruining their childhood, because they grew up with Jurassic Park. I don't recall witnessing a similar reaction to the new revelations about the Spinosaurus, but I'm pretty sure many people stuck their fingers in their ears when that happened.

As an aside, it's known that some, and possibly all Pterosaurs were covered in a hair-like material known as pycnofibres.

STEED · 06-09-17, 07:34 AM

What next a flying T-rex!

vienna · 06-09-17, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

So will they rename them Pteroducktyls?

Good one!...

<O>

Gargamel · 06-09-17, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cybermat47

Science doesn't care about your childhood. And that's a good thing, because feathered T. Rexes are awesome.

Well, in my child hood, dinosaurs didn't have feathers.

But they're not saying all dino's don't have feathers, just T Rex. A lot of the T rex cousins did though.

The beauty of science is that it can change, and that new ideas get reviewed and either accepted or rejected. This will probably become true, but there's always a chance someone else will find a feathered T rex.

Platapus · 06-09-17, 05:21 PM

Pluto no longer a planet
Indigo no longer a color
T-Rex no longer a scaly reptile

I guess I am the dinosaur.

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