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13 Jun 2007 07:00:23 PM |
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Big Bird Dino Fossil found in Mongolia |
No, not the Muppet. A better artist's rendition can be found at his site:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070613_gigantoraptor.htm
Click on it to blow it up.
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Gigantic bird-like dinosaur stirs debate
By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY
BEIJING ‹ The dinosaur world's latest star had a toothless beak, waved
feathered arms incapable of flight and may have hunted only plants. But
if you met Gigantoraptor erlianensis in a Mongolian forest 70 million
years ago, best to have given it a wide berth. At more than 16 feet tall
and roughly 3,000 pounds, the beast could stand eyeball-to-eyeball with
a tyrannosaur, Chinese researchers say.
The bones of what its discoverers call the world's largest birdlike
dinosaur were revealed Wednesday in Beijing. The announcement came two
years after the remains were dug from a mud hill near the Inner
Mongolian city of Erlian.
Most theories suggest carnivorous dinosaurs shrank as they grew more
birdlike. This latest find is about 35 times heavier than other similar
feathered dinosaurs, called oviraptors, which rarely exceeded a body
mass of 88 pounds.
"This could be the largest ever species to have feathers," says Xu Xing,
the lead scientist behind the discovery, reported in the journal Nature.
"Some experts may not believe this dinosaur had feathers, as it is so
big, and we did not find traces of feathers, but from the evidence we
unearthed Š we are confident in our research," Xu, 38, says.
Gigantoraptor erlianensis "is a very cool dinosaur, a very interesting
find," says paleontologist Thomas Holtz Jr. of the University of
Maryland. The previous largest oviraptor was the size of a horse. Most
oviraptors are about as large as a child. "And this new one is the size
of a tyrannosaur. I mean, whoa, that's large," Holtz says.
Yet it was not even fully grown. "It was 11 when it died, and at the
growth stage of a high school graduate, so it still had some growing to
do," Xu says.
Plenty more research needs to be done, Xu says. The long neck and small
head suggest a plant eater, yet its sharp claws resemble those of a
carnivore.
The Gobi desert area of northern China, bordering Mongolia, where
Gigantoraptor erlianensis was unearthed, is a famously barren landscape
today. But back in the Late Cretaceous period, "it was an ideal place
for dinosaurs, with lakes, plenty of vegetation and a hot climate," says
professor Tan Lin, vice director of the Longhao Geology and Paleontology
Research Institute of Inner Mongolia, who co-wrote the study and was
present at the discovery.
Good fortune followed the team at the time of the discovery in April
2005. Japanese television station NHK was interviewing Xu and Tan "when
one of our team unearthed some bones for the cameras," Tan says.
The 7.8-inch thighbone seemed unusually large, and further digs in July
produced more bones and the realization this was something extraordinary.
"In 41 years of dinosaur hunting, this is my top discovery. I was so
excited," Tan recalls. "We all got drunk on King of Grasslands," a
Mongolian brew.
The nearby city of Erlian (Erenhot in Mongolian) is hoping to cash in.
"We are the world hometown of dinosaurs," the city's Communist Party
boss, Zhang Guohua, says proudly. "We are building a new dinosaur museum
and the world's first dinosaur street, lined with 50 statues" of
dinosaurs.
Dinosaur-themed parks and museums are springing up all over China, Tan
says. "There is a real dinosaur fever in China now. It is aimed at
tourism but also to protect our dinosaur resources."
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John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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14 Jun 2007 10:18:43 AM |
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"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-5C092E.17002313062007@news.giganews.com...
No, not the Muppet. A better artist's rendition can be found at his site:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070613_gigantoraptor.htm
Click on it to blow it up.
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Gigantic bird-like dinosaur stirs debate
By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY
BEIJING < The dinosaur world's latest star had a toothless beak, waved
feathered arms incapable of flight and may have hunted only plants. But
if you met Gigantoraptor erlianensis in a Mongolian forest 70 million
years ago, best to have given it a wide berth. At more than 16 feet tall
and roughly 3,000 pounds, the beast could stand eyeball-to-eyeball with
a tyrannosaur, Chinese researchers say.
The bones of what its discoverers call the world's largest birdlike
dinosaur were revealed Wednesday in Beijing. The announcement came two
years after the remains were dug from a mud hill near the Inner
Mongolian city of Erlian.
Most theories suggest carnivorous dinosaurs shrank as they grew more
birdlike. This latest find is about 35 times heavier than other similar
feathered dinosaurs, called oviraptors, which rarely exceeded a body
mass of 88 pounds.
"This could be the largest ever species to have feathers," says Xu Xing,
the lead scientist behind the discovery, reported in the journal Nature.
"Some experts may not believe this dinosaur had feathers, as it is so
big, and we did not find traces of feathers, but from the evidence we
unearthed S we are confident in our research," Xu, 38, says.
Gigantoraptor erlianensis "is a very cool dinosaur, a very interesting
find," says paleontologist Thomas Holtz Jr. of the University of
Maryland. The previous largest oviraptor was the size of a horse. Most
oviraptors are about as large as a child. "And this new one is the size
of a tyrannosaur. I mean, whoa, that's large," Holtz says.
Yet it was not even fully grown. "It was 11 when it died, and at the
growth stage of a high school graduate, so it still had some growing to
do," Xu says.
Plenty more research needs to be done, Xu says. The long neck and small
head suggest a plant eater, yet its sharp claws resemble those of a
carnivore.
The Gobi desert area of northern China, bordering Mongolia, where
Gigantoraptor erlianensis was unearthed, is a famously barren landscape
today. But back in the Late Cretaceous period, "it was an ideal place
for dinosaurs, with lakes, plenty of vegetation and a hot climate," says
professor Tan Lin, vice director of the Longhao Geology and Paleontology
Research Institute of Inner Mongolia, who co-wrote the study and was
present at the discovery.
Good fortune followed the team at the time of the discovery in April
2005. Japanese television station NHK was interviewing Xu and Tan "when
one of our team unearthed some bones for the cameras," Tan says.
The 7.8-inch thighbone seemed unusually large, and further digs in July
produced more bones and the realization this was something extraordinary.
"In 41 years of dinosaur hunting, this is my top discovery. I was so
excited," Tan recalls. "We all got drunk on King of Grasslands," a
Mongolian brew.
The nearby city of Erlian (Erenhot in Mongolian) is hoping to cash in.
"We are the world hometown of dinosaurs," the city's Communist Party
boss, Zhang Guohua, says proudly. "We are building a new dinosaur museum
and the world's first dinosaur street, lined with 50 statues" of
dinosaurs.
Dinosaur-themed parks and museums are springing up all over China, Tan
says. "There is a real dinosaur fever in China now. It is aimed at
tourism but also to protect our dinosaur resources."
Goodness! I think I saw one of those here on the "4:30 Movie" back in the
1970s :)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0055207/
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
BAAWA Knight!
#1557
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14 Jun 2007 06:13:37 PM |
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In article <5dd4hlF33it32U1@mid.individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-5C092E.17002313062007@news.giganews.com...
No, not the Muppet. A better artist's rendition can be found at his site:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070613_gigantoraptor.htm
Click on it to blow it up.
---
Gigantic bird-like dinosaur stirs debate
By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY
BEIJING < The dinosaur world's latest star had a toothless beak, waved
feathered arms incapable of flight and may have hunted only plants. But
if you met Gigantoraptor erlianensis in a Mongolian forest 70 million
years ago, best to have given it a wide berth. At more than 16 feet tall
and roughly 3,000 pounds, the beast could stand eyeball-to-eyeball with
a tyrannosaur, Chinese researchers say.
The bones of what its discoverers call the world's largest birdlike
dinosaur were revealed Wednesday in Beijing. The announcement came two
years after the remains were dug from a mud hill near the Inner
Mongolian city of Erlian.
Most theories suggest carnivorous dinosaurs shrank as they grew more
birdlike. This latest find is about 35 times heavier than other similar
feathered dinosaurs, called oviraptors, which rarely exceeded a body
mass of 88 pounds.
"This could be the largest ever species to have feathers," says Xu Xing,
the lead scientist behind the discovery, reported in the journal Nature.
"Some experts may not believe this dinosaur had feathers, as it is so
big, and we did not find traces of feathers, but from the evidence we
unearthed S we are confident in our research," Xu, 38, says.
Gigantoraptor erlianensis "is a very cool dinosaur, a very interesting
find," says paleontologist Thomas Holtz Jr. of the University of
Maryland. The previous largest oviraptor was the size of a horse. Most
oviraptors are about as large as a child. "And this new one is the size
of a tyrannosaur. I mean, whoa, that's large," Holtz says.
Yet it was not even fully grown. "It was 11 when it died, and at the
growth stage of a high school graduate, so it still had some growing to
do," Xu says.
Plenty more research needs to be done, Xu says. The long neck and small
head suggest a plant eater, yet its sharp claws resemble those of a
carnivore.
The Gobi desert area of northern China, bordering Mongolia, where
Gigantoraptor erlianensis was unearthed, is a famously barren landscape
today. But back in the Late Cretaceous period, "it was an ideal place
for dinosaurs, with lakes, plenty of vegetation and a hot climate," says
professor Tan Lin, vice director of the Longhao Geology and Paleontology
Research Institute of Inner Mongolia, who co-wrote the study and was
present at the discovery.
Good fortune followed the team at the time of the discovery in April
2005. Japanese television station NHK was interviewing Xu and Tan "when
one of our team unearthed some bones for the cameras," Tan says.
The 7.8-inch thighbone seemed unusually large, and further digs in July
produced more bones and the realization this was something extraordinary.
"In 41 years of dinosaur hunting, this is my top discovery. I was so
excited," Tan recalls. "We all got drunk on King of Grasslands," a
Mongolian brew.
The nearby city of Erlian (Erenhot in Mongolian) is hoping to cash in.
"We are the world hometown of dinosaurs," the city's Communist Party
boss, Zhang Guohua, says proudly. "We are building a new dinosaur museum
and the world's first dinosaur street, lined with 50 statues" of
dinosaurs.
Dinosaur-themed parks and museums are springing up all over China, Tan
says. "There is a real dinosaur fever in China now. It is aimed at
tourism but also to protect our dinosaur resources."
Goodness! I think I saw one of those here on the "4:30 Movie" back in the
1970s :)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0055207/
The title is familiar, but I don't recall the movie.
--
John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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14 Jun 2007 08:35:50 PM |
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"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-98BE3D.16133714062007@news.giganews.com...
In article <5dd4hlF33it32U1@mid.individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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Dinosaur-themed parks and museums are springing up all over China, Tan
says. "There is a real dinosaur fever in China now. It is aimed at
tourism but also to protect our dinosaur resources."
Goodness! I think I saw one of those here on the "4:30 Movie" back in
the
1970s :)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0055207/
The title is familiar, but I don't recall the movie.
It was one of my favorite movies. I loved the giant prehistoric bird. They
ended up roasting it like a giant Thanksgiving turkey ;)
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
BAAWA Knight!
#1557
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14 Jun 2007 10:18:04 PM |
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"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in message
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"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-98BE3D.16133714062007@news.giganews.com...
In article <5dd4hlF33it32U1@mid.individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
snip
Dinosaur-themed parks and museums are springing up all over China, Tan
says. "There is a real dinosaur fever in China now. It is aimed at
tourism but also to protect our dinosaur resources."
Goodness! I think I saw one of those here on the "4:30 Movie" back in
the
1970s :)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0055207/
The title is familiar, but I don't recall the movie.
It's from a Jules Verne book.
It was one of my favorite movies. I loved the giant prehistoric bird.
They ended up roasting it like a giant Thanksgiving turkey ;)
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
BAAWA Knight!
#1557
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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15 Jun 2007 08:43:55 AM |
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"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote in message
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"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in message
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"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-98BE3D.16133714062007@news.giganews.com...
In article <5dd4hlF33it32U1@mid.individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
snip
Dinosaur-themed parks and museums are springing up all over China,
Tan
says. "There is a real dinosaur fever in China now. It is aimed at
tourism but also to protect our dinosaur resources."
Goodness! I think I saw one of those here on the "4:30 Movie" back in
the
1970s :)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0055207/
The title is familiar, but I don't recall the movie.
It's from a Jules Verne book.
Yeppers! They ran into Captain Nemo towards the end :)
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
BAAWA Knight!
#1557
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| User: "johac" |
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15 Jun 2007 06:45:22 PM |
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In article <5dfjbtF33jusiU1@mid.individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote in message
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"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in message
news:5de8ncF33puc0U1@mid.individual.net...
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-98BE3D.16133714062007@news.giganews.com...
In article <5dd4hlF33it32U1@mid.individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
snip
Dinosaur-themed parks and museums are springing up all over China,
Tan
says. "There is a real dinosaur fever in China now. It is aimed at
tourism but also to protect our dinosaur resources."
Goodness! I think I saw one of those here on the "4:30 Movie" back in
the
1970s :)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0055207/
The title is familiar, but I don't recall the movie.
It's from a Jules Verne book.
Yeppers! They ran into Captain Nemo towards the end :)
Aha! Now I definitely need to read the book. :-)
--
John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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15 Jun 2007 12:01:31 AM |
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In article <5JydnZPTvod4me_bnZ2dnUVZ_qmpnZ2d@comcast.com>,
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote:
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in message
news:5de8ncF33puc0U1@mid.individual.net...
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-98BE3D.16133714062007@news.giganews.com...
In article <5dd4hlF33it32U1@mid.individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
snip
Dinosaur-themed parks and museums are springing up all over China, Tan
says. "There is a real dinosaur fever in China now. It is aimed at
tourism but also to protect our dinosaur resources."
Goodness! I think I saw one of those here on the "4:30 Movie" back in
the
1970s :)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0055207/
The title is familiar, but I don't recall the movie.
It's from a Jules Verne book.
Aha! I know why the title was familiar! I've read many of Verne's works,
but not this one.
Yet.
It was one of my favorite movies. I loved the giant prehistoric bird.
They ended up roasting it like a giant Thanksgiving turkey ;)
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
BAAWA Knight!
#1557
--
John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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| User: "johac" |
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14 Jun 2007 11:55:56 PM |
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In article <5de8ncF33puc0U1@mid.individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-98BE3D.16133714062007@news.giganews.com...
In article <5dd4hlF33it32U1@mid.individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
snip
Dinosaur-themed parks and museums are springing up all over China, Tan
says. "There is a real dinosaur fever in China now. It is aimed at
tourism but also to protect our dinosaur resources."
Goodness! I think I saw one of those here on the "4:30 Movie" back in
the
1970s :)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0055207/
The title is familiar, but I don't recall the movie.
It was one of my favorite movies. I loved the giant prehistoric bird. They
ended up roasting it like a giant Thanksgiving turkey ;)
Who got the drumstick? :-)
--
John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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15 Jun 2007 08:44:29 AM |
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"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-22C66F.21555614062007@news.giganews.com...
In article <5de8ncF33puc0U1@mid.individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-98BE3D.16133714062007@news.giganews.com...
In article <5dd4hlF33it32U1@mid.individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
snip
Dinosaur-themed parks and museums are springing up all over China,
Tan
says. "There is a real dinosaur fever in China now. It is aimed at
tourism but also to protect our dinosaur resources."
Goodness! I think I saw one of those here on the "4:30 Movie" back in
the
1970s :)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0055207/
The title is familiar, but I don't recall the movie.
It was one of my favorite movies. I loved the giant prehistoric bird.
They
ended up roasting it like a giant Thanksgiving turkey ;)
Who got the drumstick? :-)
I think that was the guy who had to pick the bullet out of his teeth ;)
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
BAAWA Knight!
#1557
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| Title: Re: Big Bird Dino Fossil found in Mongolia |
15 Jun 2007 06:45:55 PM |
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In article <5dfjcuF3492m9U1@mid.individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-22C66F.21555614062007@news.giganews.com...
In article <5de8ncF33puc0U1@mid.individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-98BE3D.16133714062007@news.giganews.com...
In article <5dd4hlF33it32U1@mid.individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
snip
Dinosaur-themed parks and museums are springing up all over China,
Tan
says. "There is a real dinosaur fever in China now. It is aimed at
tourism but also to protect our dinosaur resources."
Goodness! I think I saw one of those here on the "4:30 Movie" back in
the
1970s :)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0055207/
The title is familiar, but I don't recall the movie.
It was one of my favorite movies. I loved the giant prehistoric bird.
They
ended up roasting it like a giant Thanksgiving turkey ;)
Who got the drumstick? :-)
I think that was the guy who had to pick the bullet out of his teeth ;)
Eh?
--
John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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15 Jun 2007 03:54:35 AM |
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On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:55:56 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-22C66F.21555614062007@news.giganews.com>
In article <5de8ncF33puc0U1@mid.individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-98BE3D.16133714062007@news.giganews.com...
In article <5dd4hlF33it32U1@mid.individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
snip
Dinosaur-themed parks and museums are springing up all over China, Tan
says. "There is a real dinosaur fever in China now. It is aimed at
tourism but also to protect our dinosaur resources."
Goodness! I think I saw one of those here on the "4:30 Movie" back in
the
1970s :)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0055207/
The title is familiar, but I don't recall the movie.
It was one of my favorite movies. I loved the giant prehistoric bird. They
ended up roasting it like a giant Thanksgiving turkey ;)
Who got the drumstick? :-)
Buddy Rich.
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15 Jun 2007 08:45:01 AM |
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"Michael Gray" <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote in message
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On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:55:56 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-22C66F.21555614062007@news.giganews.com>
In article <5de8ncF33puc0U1@mid.individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-98BE3D.16133714062007@news.giganews.com...
In article <5dd4hlF33it32U1@mid.individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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Dinosaur-themed parks and museums are springing up all over China,
Tan
says. "There is a real dinosaur fever in China now. It is aimed at
tourism but also to protect our dinosaur resources."
Goodness! I think I saw one of those here on the "4:30 Movie" back
in
the
1970s :)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0055207/
The title is familiar, but I don't recall the movie.
It was one of my favorite movies. I loved the giant prehistoric bird.
They
ended up roasting it like a giant Thanksgiving turkey ;)
Who got the drumstick? :-)
Buddy Rich.
<Boom! Tish!> Excellent reference! :)
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
BAAWA Knight!
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In article <2uk473pabv06nl6nkvj8bgh9gn39ouq9ql@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote:
On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:55:56 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-22C66F.21555614062007@news.giganews.com>
In article <5de8ncF33puc0U1@mid.individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-98BE3D.16133714062007@news.giganews.com...
In article <5dd4hlF33it32U1@mid.individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
snip
Dinosaur-themed parks and museums are springing up all over China,
Tan
says. "There is a real dinosaur fever in China now. It is aimed at
tourism but also to protect our dinosaur resources."
Goodness! I think I saw one of those here on the "4:30 Movie" back in
the
1970s :)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0055207/
The title is familiar, but I don't recall the movie.
It was one of my favorite movies. I loved the giant prehistoric bird.
They
ended up roasting it like a giant Thanksgiving turkey ;)
Who got the drumstick? :-)
Buddy Rich.
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LOL!
--
John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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14 Jun 2007 12:27:53 PM |
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In article <5dd4hlF33it32U1@mid.individual.net>,
Robibnikoff said...
Goodness! I think I saw one of those here on the "4:30 Movie" back in the
1970s :)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0055207/
Now if only I can find me one of those enormous
crabs...
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13 Jun 2007 09:38:34 PM |
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On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:00:23 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-5C092E.17002313062007@news.giganews.com>
No, not the Muppet. A better artist's rendition can be found at his site:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070613_gigantoraptor.htm
Click on it to blow it up.
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Gigantic bird-like dinosaur stirs debate
By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY
BEIJING ?The dinosaur world's latest star had a toothless beak, waved
feathered arms incapable of flight and may have hunted only plants. But
if you met Gigantoraptor erlianensis in a Mongolian forest 70 million
years ago, best to have given it a wide berth. At more than 16 feet tall
and roughly 3,000 pounds, the beast could stand eyeball-to-eyeball with
a tyrannosaur, Chinese researchers say.
"Gigantoraptor"?
Sounds like a saturday morning kid's cartoon!
:
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14 Jun 2007 10:19:15 AM |
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"Michael Gray" <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote in message
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On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:00:23 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-5C092E.17002313062007@news.giganews.com>
No, not the Muppet. A better artist's rendition can be found at his site:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070613_gigantoraptor.htm
Click on it to blow it up.
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Gigantic bird-like dinosaur stirs debate
By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY
BEIJING ?The dinosaur world's latest star had a toothless beak, waved
feathered arms incapable of flight and may have hunted only plants. But
if you met Gigantoraptor erlianensis in a Mongolian forest 70 million
years ago, best to have given it a wide berth. At more than 16 feet tall
and roughly 3,000 pounds, the beast could stand eyeball-to-eyeball with
a tyrannosaur, Chinese researchers say.
"Gigantoraptor"?
Sounds like a saturday morning kid's cartoon!
Oh great! Now I have the "Gigantor" theme stuck in my head!
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
BAAWA Knight!
#1557
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14 Jun 2007 04:33:23 PM |
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On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:19:15 -0400, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
- Refer: <5dd4ilF33tntqU1@mid.individual.net>
"Michael Gray" <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:3ga173pt3n1f4q8c2eqen1l6s66p4hedpe@4ax.com...
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:00:23 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-5C092E.17002313062007@news.giganews.com>
No, not the Muppet. A better artist's rendition can be found at his site:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070613_gigantoraptor.htm
Click on it to blow it up.
---
Gigantic bird-like dinosaur stirs debate
By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY
BEIJING ?The dinosaur world's latest star had a toothless beak, waved
feathered arms incapable of flight and may have hunted only plants. But
if you met Gigantoraptor erlianensis in a Mongolian forest 70 million
years ago, best to have given it a wide berth. At more than 16 feet tall
and roughly 3,000 pounds, the beast could stand eyeball-to-eyeball with
a tyrannosaur, Chinese researchers say.
"Gigantoraptor"?
Sounds like a saturday morning kid's cartoon!
Oh great! Now I have the "Gigantor" theme stuck in my head!
Now I have too!
And I must have last watched it in the late 60s.
The useless things that get stuck in this head of mine.
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14 Jun 2007 05:44:07 PM |
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"Michael Gray" <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:kvc373tu0m8i2bhrkshjq8pfl5psndo1vr@4ax.com...
On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:19:15 -0400, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
- Refer: <5dd4ilF33tntqU1@mid.individual.net>
"Michael Gray" <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:3ga173pt3n1f4q8c2eqen1l6s66p4hedpe@4ax.com...
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:00:23 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-5C092E.17002313062007@news.giganews.com>
No, not the Muppet. A better artist's rendition can be found at his
site:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070613_gigantoraptor.htm
Click on it to blow it up.
---
Gigantic bird-like dinosaur stirs debate
By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY
BEIJING ?The dinosaur world's latest star had a toothless beak, waved
feathered arms incapable of flight and may have hunted only plants. But
if you met Gigantoraptor erlianensis in a Mongolian forest 70 million
years ago, best to have given it a wide berth. At more than 16 feet tall
and roughly 3,000 pounds, the beast could stand eyeball-to-eyeball with
a tyrannosaur, Chinese researchers say.
"Gigantoraptor"?
Sounds like a saturday morning kid's cartoon!
Oh great! Now I have the "Gigantor" theme stuck in my head!
Now I have too!
And I must have last watched it in the late 60s.
The useless things that get stuck in this head of mine.
My husband I discovered it again on Cartoon Network. We were amazed at how
much it sucked! Talk about embarassing :)
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
BAAWA Knight!
#1557
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14 Jun 2007 10:58:00 PM |
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On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:44:07 -0400, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
- Refer: <5ddulfF34a9mqU1@mid.individual.net>
"Michael Gray" <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:kvc373tu0m8i2bhrkshjq8pfl5psndo1vr@4ax.com...
On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:19:15 -0400, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
- Refer: <5dd4ilF33tntqU1@mid.individual.net>
"Michael Gray" <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:3ga173pt3n1f4q8c2eqen1l6s66p4hedpe@4ax.com...
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:00:23 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-5C092E.17002313062007@news.giganews.com>
No, not the Muppet. A better artist's rendition can be found at his
site:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070613_gigantoraptor.htm
Click on it to blow it up.
---
Gigantic bird-like dinosaur stirs debate
By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY
BEIJING ?The dinosaur world's latest star had a toothless beak, waved
feathered arms incapable of flight and may have hunted only plants. But
if you met Gigantoraptor erlianensis in a Mongolian forest 70 million
years ago, best to have given it a wide berth. At more than 16 feet tall
and roughly 3,000 pounds, the beast could stand eyeball-to-eyeball with
a tyrannosaur, Chinese researchers say.
"Gigantoraptor"?
Sounds like a saturday morning kid's cartoon!
Oh great! Now I have the "Gigantor" theme stuck in my head!
Now I have too!
And I must have last watched it in the late 60s.
The useless things that get stuck in this head of mine.
My husband I discovered it again on Cartoon Network. We were amazed at how
much it sucked! Talk about embarassing :)
I don't wish to know...
I get enough embarrassment without pouring more on!
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15 Jun 2007 08:46:06 AM |
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"Michael Gray" <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote in message
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On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:44:07 -0400, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
- Refer: <5ddulfF34a9mqU1@mid.individual.net>
"Michael Gray" <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:kvc373tu0m8i2bhrkshjq8pfl5psndo1vr@4ax.com...
On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:19:15 -0400, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
- Refer: <5dd4ilF33tntqU1@mid.individual.net>
"Michael Gray" <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:3ga173pt3n1f4q8c2eqen1l6s66p4hedpe@4ax.com...
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:00:23 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-5C092E.17002313062007@news.giganews.com>
No, not the Muppet. A better artist's rendition can be found at his
site:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070613_gigantoraptor.htm
Click on it to blow it up.
---
Gigantic bird-like dinosaur stirs debate
By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY
BEIJING ?The dinosaur world's latest star had a toothless beak, waved
feathered arms incapable of flight and may have hunted only plants.
But
if you met Gigantoraptor erlianensis in a Mongolian forest 70 million
years ago, best to have given it a wide berth. At more than 16 feet
tall
and roughly 3,000 pounds, the beast could stand eyeball-to-eyeball
with
a tyrannosaur, Chinese researchers say.
"Gigantoraptor"?
Sounds like a saturday morning kid's cartoon!
Oh great! Now I have the "Gigantor" theme stuck in my head!
Now I have too!
And I must have last watched it in the late 60s.
The useless things that get stuck in this head of mine.
My husband I discovered it again on Cartoon Network. We were amazed at how
much it sucked! Talk about embarassing :)
I don't wish to know...
I get enough embarrassment without pouring more on!
I'm with ya ;)
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
BAAWA Knight!
#1557
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14 Jun 2007 06:11:07 PM |
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In article <kvc373tu0m8i2bhrkshjq8pfl5psndo1vr@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote:
On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:19:15 -0400, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
- Refer: <5dd4ilF33tntqU1@mid.individual.net>
"Michael Gray" <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:3ga173pt3n1f4q8c2eqen1l6s66p4hedpe@4ax.com...
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:00:23 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-5C092E.17002313062007@news.giganews.com>
No, not the Muppet. A better artist's rendition can be found at his site:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070613_gigantoraptor.htm
Click on it to blow it up.
---
Gigantic bird-like dinosaur stirs debate
By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY
BEIJING ?The dinosaur world's latest star had a toothless beak, waved
feathered arms incapable of flight and may have hunted only plants. But
if you met Gigantoraptor erlianensis in a Mongolian forest 70 million
years ago, best to have given it a wide berth. At more than 16 feet tall
and roughly 3,000 pounds, the beast could stand eyeball-to-eyeball with
a tyrannosaur, Chinese researchers say.
"Gigantoraptor"?
Sounds like a saturday morning kid's cartoon!
Oh great! Now I have the "Gigantor" theme stuck in my head!
Now I have too!
And I must have last watched it in the late 60s.
The useless things that get stuck in this head of mine.
I don't believe I ever saw that one.
--
John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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15 Jun 2007 08:33:28 AM |
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"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-A81AA6.16110714062007@news.giganews.com...
In article <kvc373tu0m8i2bhrkshjq8pfl5psndo1vr@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote:
On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:19:15 -0400, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
- Refer: <5dd4ilF33tntqU1@mid.individual.net>
"Michael Gray" <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:3ga173pt3n1f4q8c2eqen1l6s66p4hedpe@4ax.com...
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:00:23 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-5C092E.17002313062007@news.giganews.com>
No, not the Muppet. A better artist's rendition can be found at his
site:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070613_gigantoraptor.htm
Click on it to blow it up.
---
Gigantic bird-like dinosaur stirs debate
By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY
BEIJING ?The dinosaur world's latest star had a toothless beak, waved
feathered arms incapable of flight and may have hunted only plants.
But
if you met Gigantoraptor erlianensis in a Mongolian forest 70 million
years ago, best to have given it a wide berth. At more than 16 feet
tall
and roughly 3,000 pounds, the beast could stand eyeball-to-eyeball
with
a tyrannosaur, Chinese researchers say.
"Gigantoraptor"?
Sounds like a saturday morning kid's cartoon!
Oh great! Now I have the "Gigantor" theme stuck in my head!
Now I have too!
And I must have last watched it in the late 60s.
The useless things that get stuck in this head of mine.
I don't believe I ever saw that one.
Don't bother now! It's bloody awful! :(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigantor
Stick to "The Iron Giant". Which reminds me - gotta get that on DVD :)
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
BAAWA Knight!
#1557
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15 Jun 2007 06:49:42 PM |
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In article <5dfioaF34s2u6U1@mid.individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-A81AA6.16110714062007@news.giganews.com...
In article <kvc373tu0m8i2bhrkshjq8pfl5psndo1vr@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote:
On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:19:15 -0400, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
- Refer: <5dd4ilF33tntqU1@mid.individual.net>
"Michael Gray" <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:3ga173pt3n1f4q8c2eqen1l6s66p4hedpe@4ax.com...
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:00:23 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-5C092E.17002313062007@news.giganews.com>
No, not the Muppet. A better artist's rendition can be found at his
site:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070613_gigantoraptor.htm
Click on it to blow it up.
---
Gigantic bird-like dinosaur stirs debate
By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY
BEIJING ?The dinosaur world's latest star had a toothless beak, waved
feathered arms incapable of flight and may have hunted only plants.
But
if you met Gigantoraptor erlianensis in a Mongolian forest 70 million
years ago, best to have given it a wide berth. At more than 16 feet
tall
and roughly 3,000 pounds, the beast could stand eyeball-to-eyeball
with
a tyrannosaur, Chinese researchers say.
"Gigantoraptor"?
Sounds like a saturday morning kid's cartoon!
Oh great! Now I have the "Gigantor" theme stuck in my head!
Now I have too!
And I must have last watched it in the late 60s.
The useless things that get stuck in this head of mine.
I don't believe I ever saw that one.
Don't bother now! It's bloody awful! :(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigantor
Stick to "The Iron Giant". Which reminds me - gotta get that on DVD :)
I saw that on cable. That was a cool movie! :-)
--
John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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14 Jun 2007 10:58:35 PM |
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On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:11:07 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-A81AA6.16110714062007@news.giganews.com>
In article <kvc373tu0m8i2bhrkshjq8pfl5psndo1vr@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote:
On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:19:15 -0400, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
- Refer: <5dd4ilF33tntqU1@mid.individual.net>
"Michael Gray" <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:3ga173pt3n1f4q8c2eqen1l6s66p4hedpe@4ax.com...
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:00:23 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-5C092E.17002313062007@news.giganews.com>
No, not the Muppet. A better artist's rendition can be found at his site:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070613_gigantoraptor.htm
Click on it to blow it up.
---
Gigantic bird-like dinosaur stirs debate
By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY
BEIJING ?The dinosaur world's latest star had a toothless beak, waved
feathered arms incapable of flight and may have hunted only plants. But
if you met Gigantoraptor erlianensis in a Mongolian forest 70 million
years ago, best to have given it a wide berth. At more than 16 feet tall
and roughly 3,000 pounds, the beast could stand eyeball-to-eyeball with
a tyrannosaur, Chinese researchers say.
"Gigantoraptor"?
Sounds like a saturday morning kid's cartoon!
Oh great! Now I have the "Gigantor" theme stuck in my head!
Now I have too!
And I must have last watched it in the late 60s.
The useless things that get stuck in this head of mine.
I don't believe I ever saw that one.
You are lucky.
To think that I actually liked the drek.
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15 Jun 2007 08:47:09 AM |
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"Michael Gray" <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:ii3473lpstnsd7ip6il5hq6durpc6olsst@4ax.com...
On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:11:07 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-A81AA6.16110714062007@news.giganews.com>
In article <kvc373tu0m8i2bhrkshjq8pfl5psndo1vr@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote:
On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:19:15 -0400, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
- Refer: <5dd4ilF33tntqU1@mid.individual.net>
"Michael Gray" <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:3ga173pt3n1f4q8c2eqen1l6s66p4hedpe@4ax.com...
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:00:23 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-5C092E.17002313062007@news.giganews.com>
No, not the Muppet. A better artist's rendition can be found at his
site:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070613_gigantoraptor.htm
Click on it to blow it up.
---
Gigantic bird-like dinosaur stirs debate
By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY
BEIJING ?The dinosaur world's latest star had a toothless beak, waved
feathered arms incapable of flight and may have hunted only plants.
But
if you met Gigantoraptor erlianensis in a Mongolian forest 70 million
years ago, best to have given it a wide berth. At more than 16 feet
tall
and roughly 3,000 pounds, the beast could stand eyeball-to-eyeball
with
a tyrannosaur, Chinese researchers say.
"Gigantoraptor"?
Sounds like a saturday morning kid's cartoon!
Oh great! Now I have the "Gigantor" theme stuck in my head!
Now I have too!
And I must have last watched it in the late 60s.
The useless things that get stuck in this head of mine.
I don't believe I ever saw that one.
You are lucky.
To think that I actually liked the drek.
Shoot, I remember my brother and I not being to wait until it came on in the
afternoons! Then again, I was only 3 when it came out, so I suppose I can
be forgiven ;)
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
BAAWA Knight!
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| Title: Re: Big Bird Dino Fossil found in Mongolia |
15 Jun 2007 06:48:55 PM |
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In article <5dfjhvF32ftqoU1@mid.individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Michael Gray" <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:ii3473lpstnsd7ip6il5hq6durpc6olsst@4ax.com...
On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:11:07 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-A81AA6.16110714062007@news.giganews.com>
In article <kvc373tu0m8i2bhrkshjq8pfl5psndo1vr@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote:
On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:19:15 -0400, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
- Refer: <5dd4ilF33tntqU1@mid.individual.net>
"Michael Gray" <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:3ga173pt3n1f4q8c2eqen1l6s66p4hedpe@4ax.com...
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:00:23 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-5C092E.17002313062007@news.giganews.com>
No, not the Muppet. A better artist's rendition can be found at his
site:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070613_gigantoraptor.htm
Click on it to blow it up.
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Gigantic bird-like dinosaur stirs debate
By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY
BEIJING ?The dinosaur world's latest star had a toothless beak, waved
feathered arms incapable of flight and may have hunted only plants.
But
if you met Gigantoraptor erlianensis in a Mongolian forest 70 million
years ago, best to have given it a wide berth. At more than 16 feet
tall
and roughly 3,000 pounds, the beast could stand eyeball-to-eyeball
with
a tyrannosaur, Chinese researchers say.
"Gigantoraptor"?
Sounds like a saturday morning kid's cartoon!
Oh great! Now I have the "Gigantor" theme stuck in my head!
Now I have too!
And I must have last watched it in the late 60s.
The useless things that get stuck in this head of mine.
I don't believe I ever saw that one.
You are lucky.
To think that I actually liked the drek.
Shoot, I remember my brother and I not being to wait until it came on in the
afternoons! Then again, I was only 3 when it came out, so I suppose I can
be forgiven ;)
I forgive you. :-)
We didn't have a TV when I was three, so my mom, or my aunts who lived
with us would read to me. Kids books, but that was the start of my
learning to read. :-)
--
John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Big Bird Dino Fossil found in Mongolia |
15 Jun 2007 12:03:36 AM |
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In article <ii3473lpstnsd7ip6il5hq6durpc6olsst@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote:
On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:11:07 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-A81AA6.16110714062007@news.giganews.com>
In article <kvc373tu0m8i2bhrkshjq8pfl5psndo1vr@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote:
On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:19:15 -0400, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
- Refer: <5dd4ilF33tntqU1@mid.individual.net>
"Michael Gray" <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:3ga173pt3n1f4q8c2eqen1l6s66p4hedpe@4ax.com...
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:00:23 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-5C092E.17002313062007@news.giganews.com>
No, not the Muppet. A better artist's rendition can be found at his
site:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070613_gigantoraptor.htm
Click on it to blow it up.
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Gigantic bird-like dinosaur stirs debate
By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY
BEIJING ?The dinosaur world's latest star had a toothless beak, waved
feathered arms incapable of flight and may have hunted only plants. But
if you met Gigantoraptor erlianensis in a Mongolian forest 70 million
years ago, best to have given it a wide berth. At more than 16 feet
tall
and roughly 3,000 pounds, the beast could stand eyeball-to-eyeball with
a tyrannosaur, Chinese researchers say.
"Gigantoraptor"?
Sounds like a saturday morning kid's cartoon!
Oh great! Now I have the "Gigantor" theme stuck in my head!
Now I have too!
And I must have last watched it in the late 60s.
The useless things that get stuck in this head of mine.
I don't believe I ever saw that one.
You are lucky.
To think that I actually liked the drek.
Then I didn't miss much. :-)
--
John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Big Bird Dino Fossil found in Mongolia |
14 Jun 2007 12:13:33 AM |
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In article <3ga173pt3n1f4q8c2eqen1l6s66p4hedpe@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote:
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:00:23 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-5C092E.17002313062007@news.giganews.com>
No, not the Muppet. A better artist's rendition can be found at his site:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070613_gigantoraptor.htm
Click on it to blow it up.
---
Gigantic bird-like dinosaur stirs debate
By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY
BEIJING ?The dinosaur world's latest star had a toothless beak, waved
feathered arms incapable of flight and may have hunted only plants. But
if you met Gigantoraptor erlianensis in a Mongolian forest 70 million
years ago, best to have given it a wide berth. At more than 16 feet tall
and roughly 3,000 pounds, the beast could stand eyeball-to-eyeball with
a tyrannosaur, Chinese researchers say.
"Gigantoraptor"?
Sounds like a saturday morning kid's cartoon!
Gigantoraptor vs. Mechagodzilla. Premiers in Tokyo next month.
I have no idea how they come up with some of these names.
--
John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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| Title: Re: Big Bird Dino Fossil found in Mongolia |
14 Jun 2007 12:41:00 AM |
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On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:13:33 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-AE04EC.22133313062007@news.giganews.com>
In article <3ga173pt3n1f4q8c2eqen1l6s66p4hedpe@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote:
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:00:23 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-5C092E.17002313062007@news.giganews.com>
No, not the Muppet. A better artist's rendition can be found at his site:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070613_gigantoraptor.htm
Click on it to blow it up.
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Gigantic bird-like dinosaur stirs debate
By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY
BEIJING ?The dinosaur world's latest star had a toothless beak, waved
feathered arms incapable of flight and may have hunted only plants. But
if you met Gigantoraptor erlianensis in a Mongolian forest 70 million
years ago, best to have given it a wide berth. At more than 16 feet tall
and roughly 3,000 pounds, the beast could stand eyeball-to-eyeball with
a tyrannosaur, Chinese researchers say.
"Gigantoraptor"?
Sounds like a saturday morning kid's cartoon!
Gigantoraptor vs. Mechagodzilla. Premiers in Tokyo next month.
I have no idea how they come up with some of these names.
My feeling is that a real Gigantoraptor could beat a fake Mothra,
wings down!
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Big Bird Dino Fossil found in Mongolia |
14 Jun 2007 06:22:56 PM |
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In article <c5l173hqr5biecm69flhbdnr7gc7dbg1vi@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote:
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:13:33 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-AE04EC.22133313062007@news.giganews.com>
In article <3ga173pt3n1f4q8c2eqen1l6s66p4hedpe@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote:
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:00:23 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-5C092E.17002313062007@news.giganews.com>
No, not the Muppet. A better artist's rendition can be found at his site:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070613_gigantoraptor.htm
Click on it to blow it up.
---
Gigantic bird-like dinosaur stirs debate
By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY
BEIJING ?The dinosaur world's latest star had a toothless beak, waved
feathered arms incapable of flight and may have hunted only plants. But
if you met Gigantoraptor erlianensis in a Mongolian forest 70 million
years ago, best to have given it a wide berth. At more than 16 feet tall
and roughly 3,000 pounds, the beast could stand eyeball-to-eyeball with
a tyrannosaur, Chinese researchers say.
"Gigantoraptor"?
Sounds like a saturday morning kid's cartoon!
Gigantoraptor vs. Mechagodzilla. Premiers in Tokyo next month.
I have no idea how they come up with some of these names.
My feeling is that a real Gigantoraptor could beat a fake Mothra,
wings down!
But Mothra had Rodan as his wingmonster...
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John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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| User: "William Wingstedt" |
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14 Jun 2007 10:04:51 AM |
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On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:00:23 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
No, not the Muppet. A better artist's rendition can be found at his site:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070613_gigantoraptor.htm
Click on it to blow it up.
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Gigantic bird-like dinosaur stirs debate
By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY
BEIJING ‹ The dinosaur world's latest star had a toothless beak, waved
feathered arms incapable of flight and may have hunted only plants. But
if you met Gigantoraptor erlianensis in a Mongolian forest 70 million
years ago, best to have given it a wide berth. At more than 16 feet tall
and roughly 3,000 pounds, the beast could stand eyeball-to-eyeball with
a tyrannosaur, Chinese researchers say.
The bones of what its discoverers call the world's largest birdlike
dinosaur were revealed Wednesday in Beijing. The announcement came two
years after the remains were dug from a mud hill near the Inner
Mongolian city of Erlian.
Most theories suggest carnivorous dinosaurs shrank as they grew more
birdlike. This latest find is about 35 times heavier than other similar
feathered dinosaurs, called oviraptors, which rarely exceeded a body
mass of 88 pounds.
"This could be the largest ever species to have feathers," says Xu Xing,
the lead scientist behind the discovery, reported in the journal Nature.
"Some experts may not believe this dinosaur had feathers, as it is so
big, and we did not find traces of feathers, but from the evidence we
unearthed Š we are confident in our research," Xu, 38, says.
Gigantoraptor erlianensis "is a very cool dinosaur, a very interesting
find," says paleontologist Thomas Holtz Jr. of the University of
Maryland. The previous largest oviraptor was the size of a horse. Most
oviraptors are about as large as a child. "And this new one is the size
of a tyrannosaur. I mean, whoa, that's large," Holtz says.
Yet it was not even fully grown. "It was 11 when it died, and at the
growth stage of a high school graduate, so it still had some growing to
do," Xu says.
Plenty more research needs to be done, Xu says. The long neck and small
head suggest a plant eater, yet its sharp claws resemble those of a
carnivore.
The Gobi desert area of northern China, bordering Mongolia, where
Gigantoraptor erlianensis was unearthed, is a famously barren landscape
today. But back in the Late Cretaceous period, "it was an ideal place
for dinosaurs, with lakes, plenty of vegetation and a hot climate," says
professor Tan Lin, vice director of the Longhao Geology and Paleontology
Research Institute of Inner Mongolia, who co-wrote the study and was
present at the discovery.
Good fortune followed the team at the time of the discovery in April
2005. Japanese television station NHK was interviewing Xu and Tan "when
one of our team unearthed some bones for the cameras," Tan says.
The 7.8-inch thighbone seemed unusually large, and further digs in July
produced more bones and the realization this was something extraordinary.
"In 41 years of dinosaur hunting, this is my top discovery. I was so
excited," Tan recalls. "We all got drunk on King of Grasslands," a
Mongolian brew.
The nearby city of Erlian (Erenhot in Mongolian) is hoping to cash in.
"We are the world hometown of dinosaurs," the city's Communist Party
boss, Zhang Guohua, says proudly. "We are building a new dinosaur museum
and the world's first dinosaur street, lined with 50 statues" of
dinosaurs.
Dinosaur-themed parks and museums are springing up all over China, Tan
says. "There is a real dinosaur fever in China now. It is aimed at
tourism but also to protect our dinosaur resources."
The Chicago Tribune, to their credit, has an article about this on the
front page today. Then they spoiled it with the sub-title, "Giant
Flies in Face of Theory of Evolution." I guess they had to pander to
the creationists...the only thing they say in the article is that this
find "underscores the twists and turns evolution can take." I can't
find the part in "Evolution Theory" that prohibits it from taking
twists and turns but apparently this find has violated it.
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http://tinyurl.com/2qj9ec
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John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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