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Dinosaur dandruff reveals first evidence of skin shedding

Discussion in 'Science' started by cerberus, May 26, 2018.

  1. cerberus

    cerberus Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    How could we have lived so long in perfect ignorance of that astonishing fact?

    "The researchers travelled to China in 2012 to study fossils of feathered dinosaurs from the Cretaceous era."

    Nice 'work' if you can get it? [​IMG]

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-44252455

    'dinosaur dandruff' What will they dream up next?
     
    cerberus, May 26, 2018
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    tecoyah Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Granted this is relatively uninteresting but it does help to confirm the Dinosaur/Bird relationship.
     
    tecoyah, May 26, 2018
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    wyly Well-Known Member

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    that's how knowledge is routinely gained in science, in small incremental verifiable steps...the eureka moment the layman expects of scientific discoveries rarely happens...
     
    wyly, May 26, 2018
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    DoctorWho Well-Known Member

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    Facts ?

    NASA is gonna get yah !
    NSA is stalking you as we speak !
     
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    DoctorWho, May 26, 2018
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  5. cerberus

    cerberus Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    :shock: Not sure how to respond to that! :mrgreen:
     
    cerberus, May 27, 2018
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    DoctorWho Well-Known Member

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    An "Oh dear" would suffice.
     
    DoctorWho, Jun 6, 2018
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