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Natural Science Forum / Biology / Paleontology / April 2006Prehistoric "turkey" discovered,article link
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=1806845 > http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=1806845 One of the sillier press releases I've seen. Haven't seen the actual paper in JVP, but it appears to be an oviraptorosaur. The actual specimen is only a foot, apparently. All the stuff about feathers comes from comparison with Caudipteryx, and the "brightly colored" part is just invented. The whole bit about a turkey is ridiculous. And aren't oviraptorosaurs most plausibly reconstructed as herbivores? Ouch! What a horribly written article! I especially loved: "Three other dinosaurs discovered at the monument are expected to be named soon, Sampson said, including a meat-eating tyrannosaur,..." Meat eating Tyrannosaur? Are there any other kinds? HB > Ouch! What a horribly written article! I especially loved: > > "Three other dinosaurs discovered at the monument are expected to be > named soon, Sampson said, including a meat-eating tyrannosaur,..." > > Meat eating Tyrannosaur? Are there any other kinds? What about Tofurkeysaurus? > Ouch! What a horribly written article! I especially loved: > > "Three other dinosaurs discovered at the monument are expected to be > named soon, Sampson said, including a meat-eating tyrannosaur,..." > > Meat eating Tyrannosaur? Are there any other kinds? Actually, there was this one Tyrannosaur who gave up meat for Lent. <rimshot> |
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