On a lighter note, Mesozoic Era, the age of BIRDS!
Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 11:29 am
Old news (65 million years old) , the Mesozoic was the age of non avian birds.
Now there is conclusive proof that even the BIG "Dinosaurs"
had feathers.
The more they dig (especially in China and Mongolia) the more
evidence there is that all Dinosaurs were feathered before they
branched off into different groups. Funny but a guy named John Ostrom
cause a huge controversy back in the 1960's when he said that Birds are Dinosaurs
with darned good facts to back him up (Deinonychus_antirrhopus). Now it
is becoming obvious that all Dinosaurs are in fact birds. Warm blodded and active
multi ton birds! Yes, even those super giant Apatosaurs (Sauropods) likely
had feathers or down.
Good thing the last one of these died 65,000,000 years ago
or we would not exist.

Tyrannosaurus Rex
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/dino ... saurs.html
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/ ... -feathers/
HH
Now there is conclusive proof that even the BIG "Dinosaurs"
had feathers.
The more they dig (especially in China and Mongolia) the more
evidence there is that all Dinosaurs were feathered before they
branched off into different groups. Funny but a guy named John Ostrom
cause a huge controversy back in the 1960's when he said that Birds are Dinosaurs
with darned good facts to back him up (Deinonychus_antirrhopus). Now it
is becoming obvious that all Dinosaurs are in fact birds. Warm blodded and active
multi ton birds! Yes, even those super giant Apatosaurs (Sauropods) likely
had feathers or down.
Good thing the last one of these died 65,000,000 years ago
or we would not exist.

Tyrannosaurus Rex
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/dino ... saurs.html
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/ ... -feathers/
HH