DeepTimeIsotopes Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 How paleontologists have discovered and corrected the Spinosaurus skeleton. The first dinosaur found that was adapted to life in water. http://youtu.be/2LlkiA7_H5M 3 Each dot is 50,000,000 years: Hadean............Archean..............................Proterozoic.......................................Phanerozoic........... Paleo......Meso....Ceno.. Ꞓ.OSD.C.P.Tr.J.K..Pg.NgQ< You are here Doesn't time just fly by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triceratops Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 I saw that recently, it's a great documentary. -Lyall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tymcmurray Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 That is so cool! I'm new to all this, so I dont have anything academically to say. I just like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt4teeth Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I enjoyed the documentary, thanks for posting. Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepTimeIsotopes Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 I saw that recently, it's a great documentary.I thought so too, so I posted it. That is so cool! I'm new to all this, so I dont have anything academically to say. I just like it.No need to have anything academic, just liking is how we all started. I enjoyed the documentary, thanks for posting. Jay You're most welcome! Each dot is 50,000,000 years: Hadean............Archean..............................Proterozoic.......................................Phanerozoic........... Paleo......Meso....Ceno.. Ꞓ.OSD.C.P.Tr.J.K..Pg.NgQ< You are here Doesn't time just fly by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taj Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Great documentary , thanks ! Reminds me of some places I've been and finds I've made . Definitively a wonderful country ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepTimeIsotopes Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 Great documentary , thanks ! Reminds me of some places I've been and finds I've made . Definitively a wonderful country ... You're welcome! It most definitely looks like a fun place! Each dot is 50,000,000 years: Hadean............Archean..............................Proterozoic.......................................Phanerozoic........... Paleo......Meso....Ceno.. Ꞓ.OSD.C.P.Tr.J.K..Pg.NgQ< You are here Doesn't time just fly by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 The Dallas Paleontological Society has arranged to present a lecture by Dr. Ibrahim this February. It's part of our Charles Finsley Lecture Series and you can find how to order tickets here. www.dallaspaleo.org .Tickets are priced to just cover the cost of the hall so if you're close to the Dallas area at the end of February this is a great opportunity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepTimeIsotopes Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 The Dallas Paleontological Society has arranged to present a lecture by Dr. Ibrahim this February. It's part of our Charles Finsley Lecture Series and you can find how to order tickets here. www.dallaspaleo.org .Tickets are priced to just cover the cost of the hall so if you're close to the Dallas area at the end of February this is a great opportunity.Sounds like a great opportunity for all those Dallas folk! Each dot is 50,000,000 years: Hadean............Archean..............................Proterozoic.......................................Phanerozoic........... Paleo......Meso....Ceno.. Ꞓ.OSD.C.P.Tr.J.K..Pg.NgQ< You are here Doesn't time just fly by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Thanks : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepTimeIsotopes Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 Thanks You're welcome! Each dot is 50,000,000 years: Hadean............Archean..............................Proterozoic.......................................Phanerozoic........... Paleo......Meso....Ceno.. Ꞓ.OSD.C.P.Tr.J.K..Pg.NgQ< You are here Doesn't time just fly by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD1991 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 It's no surprise to find out that Spinosaurus was bigger than T. rex or even the giant carchardontosaurids from Patagonia. Yet the Spinosaurus skeleton from Morocco has changed our perception of Spinosaurus regarding its overall build. We used to think that Spinosaurus had arms shorter than the legs, yet we now know that Spinosaurus probably lived like a hippo judging by the arms and feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepTimeIsotopes Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 It's no surprise to find out that Spinosaurus was bigger than T. rex or even the giant carchardontosaurids from Patagonia. Yet the Spinosaurus skeleton from Morocco has changed our perception of Spinosaurus regarding its overall build. We used to think that Spinosaurus had arms shorter than the legs, yet we now know that Spinosaurus probably lived like a hippo judging by the arms and feet. True, or an alligator/crocodile. It's quite interesting that so many huge predators could live in such a small space, relatively speaking, mainly because spinosaurus went after marine animals and not land dinos. Each dot is 50,000,000 years: Hadean............Archean..............................Proterozoic.......................................Phanerozoic........... Paleo......Meso....Ceno.. Ꞓ.OSD.C.P.Tr.J.K..Pg.NgQ< You are here Doesn't time just fly by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibb38 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Just a reminder: Dr. Nizar Ibrahim, rediscoverer of the Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, will be speaking on 2/28/2015 at the "Charles Finsley Lecture Series" - Hughes-Trigg Center at SMU, Dallas - 7:30pm. Seats are limited. Refreshments and reception after the lecture. For tickets, parking information, and map, please go to www.eventbrite.com Search: DPS or Charles Finsley All interested persons are invited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyrannosaurusRex Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I think this>> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvCI-gNK_y4 is appropriate for this news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepTimeIsotopes Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 I think this>> is appropriate for this news. That works well! Each dot is 50,000,000 years: Hadean............Archean..............................Proterozoic.......................................Phanerozoic........... Paleo......Meso....Ceno.. Ꞓ.OSD.C.P.Tr.J.K..Pg.NgQ< You are here Doesn't time just fly by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MesozoicTourGuide21 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Hmm that's interesting that they used Suchomimus to fill in the gaps that's so cool.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrannoraptor Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 How likely is it that the hind limbs of Spinosaurus were really that short? Not trying to disagree in any way, just curious. Didn't they compare the lengths of hind limbs from several Spinosaurus specimens of different ages to get such proportions? Fascinating, Spinosaurus just gets weirder and weirder the more we know about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepTimeIsotopes Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 How likely is it that the hind limbs of Spinosaurus were really that short? Not trying to disagree in any way, just curious. Didn't they compare the lengths of hind limbs from several Spinosaurus specimens of different ages to get such proportions? Fascinating, Spinosaurus just gets weirder and weirder the more we know about it I don't think the hind limbs are short. What they said is that Spinosaurus is front heavy, so it will need more support up front which is why the front limbs had to be extended. They said they only found two specimens, the one destroyed in the WW2 bombing and the one Nizar Ibrahim recovered. What they did compare it to was Suchomimus and several other modern examples such as crocs and alligators. Each dot is 50,000,000 years: Hadean............Archean..............................Proterozoic.......................................Phanerozoic........... Paleo......Meso....Ceno.. Ꞓ.OSD.C.P.Tr.J.K..Pg.NgQ< You are here Doesn't time just fly by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Anyone who would like to go to the lecture in Dallas on the 28th but is reluctant to pay the $15 for tickets should PM me for a chance to get some comp tickets that have been paid for already. BobW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariont Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Link to National Geographic article on spinosaurus: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/10/spinosaurus/mueller-text Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudeser Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Wow! Thats a great documentary! Thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Even though Dr. Ibrahim has decided the sail on Spinosaurus probably had no use other than display, I recently read something that has me wondering about another possibility. A paper in the 1997 issue of the Dallas Paleontological Society Occasional Papers by Thomas Vance discusses the presence of a nuchal and dorsal crest on many early drawings of mosasaurs. It seems the idea was eventually discarded but in the article he also mentioned the high dorsal spinous processes on the vertebrae of mosasaurs that "served as a site for muscle attachment. The muscles evidently aided in swimming.." I know there is some difference in a spinous process on a vertebra and the spines on Spinosaurus but the idea has me intrigued. I suppose the answer would have much to do with whether the spines actually had similar muscle attachment areas and how firmly they were attached to the vertebrae. If this could have been a feature that aided in swimming, the size and shape of such muscles might even slightly change the look of the cross-section of the dinosaur, and the extra swimming power from such a muscle would certainly have added to the effectiveness of this awesome predator. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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