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Post by Ceratodromeus on Feb 6, 2020 7:58:09 GMT 5
I was all for it until i saw it was Max Hawthorne. Mad lad
This belongs in this thread considering discount me is still active there to this day. Ironic he said this in the thread lol
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Post by dinosauria101 on Feb 6, 2020 21:15:08 GMT 5
Well, something like that wouldn't be ILLOGICAL from an evolutionary perspective. But yes, Hawthorne is to be taken with a grain of salt for sure.
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Post by Infinity Blade on Feb 6, 2020 21:25:41 GMT 5
Yes it would be. I don’t need to get into which selective pressures are more or less important, the sheer fact that Tyrannosaurus didn’t live with any crocodylians or similar semi-aquatic ambush predators that were a threat to it (adults, at least) makes this idea absurd.
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Post by dinosauria101 on Feb 6, 2020 21:29:32 GMT 5
Well, you do have a point there I suppose.
Only would make sense IF Tyrannosaurus coexisted with similar size large crocodiles. Otherwise, nope.
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Post by creature386 on Feb 6, 2020 22:36:47 GMT 5
You don't see such adaptations in modern day zebras or buffaloes (or leopards, for that sake) even though they would have far more reason to evolve them.
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Post by dinosauria101 on Feb 6, 2020 22:49:40 GMT 5
Also true; the risk just might not be big enough
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Post by dinosauria101 on Feb 7, 2020 1:37:11 GMT 5
Not as laughable/ridiculous as some others but I do think it's worth a mention.
Many, many, people on DeviantArt and Discord say that even at 35 meters a 75 tonne Mamenchisaurus is impossible and the very very most it would weigh is half that, even after I show them GDIs and scaling that support 75 tonnes. I think it has to do with the neck and torso ratio which is sort of understandable, but that is taking it way too far.
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Post by Ceratodromeus on Feb 8, 2020 6:49:37 GMT 5
Also true; the risk just might not be big enough Living with a giant reptile that could eat you is a big enough risk. |
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Post by dinosauria101 on Feb 9, 2020 2:57:26 GMT 5
Well, I have been looking into this a bit since yesterday, and I think I found the answer.
The risk is indeed very large, but there are always so many animals at the waterhole that evolving sensors might not be necessary; they just have to rely on other animals.
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Post by dinosauria101 on Feb 9, 2020 21:12:50 GMT 5
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Post by smedz on Feb 10, 2020 2:48:43 GMT 5
The Aquatic Ape Theory
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Post by dinosauria101 on Feb 10, 2020 3:34:07 GMT 5
What is this theory?
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Post by creature386 on Feb 10, 2020 3:36:03 GMT 5
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Post by Infinity Blade on Feb 10, 2020 3:41:22 GMT 5
TIL that there was an actual conference specifically dedicated to this theory. Maybe that shouldn't be that surprising to me but..it still is to an extent.
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Post by dinosauria101 on Feb 10, 2020 3:48:26 GMT 5
TIL also (very unsurprising, actually to be expected) that Reddit is full of stuff that makes this thread look like a very serious conference and there is far too much of it to post and link.
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