Dinosaurs had feathers? Not sure if serious...

[SerenityNigh]

From The Economist via Science:

Many dinosaurs, perhaps even all of them, could have had feathers of some sort or another, the researchers suggest in a paper in this week’s Science. The feathers, they believe, might well have developed as a form of insulation and a way of signalling, perhaps to attract mates. It was only later that they were adopted for flight. At first that may have been for gliding. It is entirely possible, then, that even Tyrannosaurus rex sported the odd feather or two. Jurassic Park will never seem the same again.

 

[ijjysmith]

Very beleivable.

Most of them turned into birds a few gazillion years later anyway.

 

[paulbefc]

Plenty of clues in the names that they're related to birds e.g. velociraptor.

 

[SerenityNigh]

Yeah, but is the T Rex really a giant chicken?

 

[Pat's Van]

they were all dressed as the native american chief from the village people

no I'm just joshing with ya

birds mate, like the custard

 

[SerenityNigh]

they were all dressed as the native american chief from the village people

no I'm just joshing with ya

birds mate, like the custard

Fair enough, but all? What about the Rhino?

*Bit ashamed at my knowledge in this area, despite my undergrad studies

 

[RaleighBlue]

Yeah, but is the T Rex really a giant chicken?

Feel better?

 

[SerenityNigh]

Feel better?

Just trying to sort out what's scarier--giant chickens or T-Rexes.

I've spent too much time watching Dinosaur Train with the kids to have anything reasonable to comment on the matter.

 

[verreauxi]

Next they'll be telling us that continents drift around and such over time.

 

[Tramps_mate]

From The Economist via Science:

Many dinosaurs, perhaps even all of them, could have had feathers of some sort or another, the researchers suggest in a paper in this week’s Science. The feathers, they believe, might well have developed as a form of insulation and a way of signalling, perhaps to attract mates. It was only later that they were adopted for flight. At first that may have been for gliding. It is entirely possible, then, that even Tyrannosaurus rex sported the odd feather or two. Jurassic Park will never seem the same again.

This is really rather old news. Its common thought now that T-rex had feathers as did many others..

 

[mezzrow]

Yeah, but is the T Rex really a giant chicken?

Your answer is here. Wait for it.

 

[roydo]

This is really rather old news. Its common thought now that T-rex had feathers as did many others..

Well, yeah.

 

[SerenityNigh]

This is really rather old news. Its common thought now that T-rex had feathers as did many others..

Damn... me and Science both, late to the party. And one of us was distinguished before all of this.

 

[Tramps_mate]

Well Iv known of the theory for years so....

 

[SerenityNigh]

Next they'll be telling us that continents drift around and such over time.

Now you're just pulling my leg