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Beyond the Mysterious Beyond => Hobbies and Recreation => Topic started by: Purple Presence on January 24, 2008, 04:53:10 PM

Title: Paleontology
Post by: Purple Presence on January 24, 2008, 04:53:10 PM
Ok, so I know this is, basically, a Land Before Time forum, and that implies Dinosaurs in itself, but...I'm wondering how many of you guys and girls have an real interest in dinosaurs on a paleontological scale.

Me, personally, I am an aspiring Paleontologist.  I have been collecting and reading books on the subject, watching anything dinosauresque I can get my hands on, and generally doing independant study on them since I was like 6 years old.  They really capture my imagination.

I'm just wondering if there are any others approaching my fascination with these ancient scalies here.  :)
Title: Paleontology
Post by: DarkHououmon on January 24, 2008, 04:58:54 PM
I used to be interested in becoming a paleontologist. Found a few fossils myself though they were all shelled sea creatures. My favorite, which I no longer have, was a straight-shelled nautiloid (sp?). I never found a dinosaur bone, although I used to have a tiny dinosaur fossil that came with a raptor toy I had once. Obviously I lost it. It was the size of a pebble.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Purple Presence on January 24, 2008, 05:02:56 PM
*chuckles*  If I ever got something like that, I would have probably given it to my mother to keep in her strongbox just so I DIDN'T lose it.  XD
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Kor on January 24, 2008, 05:19:52 PM
I have an interest in dinos for real and from a paleontology stand point.  I'd guess sea creature fossils should be common in parts of the us since I think at one time parts of it was underwater.  I can never remember all the scientific names and technical stuff though.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: DarkHououmon on January 24, 2008, 06:03:43 PM
Quote from: Purple Presence,Jan 24 2008 on  05:02 PM
*chuckles*  If I ever got something like that, I would have probably given it to my mother to keep in her strongbox just so I DIDN'T lose it.  XD
Wish I thought of that, but I was a preteen at the time, so I didn't know any better. So instead of being kept somewhere safe, my tiny dino fossil got a one-way trip in a vacuum cleaner bag.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Flathead770 on January 24, 2008, 06:17:30 PM
i've considered being a paleontologist before but i don't think im interested in it enough to go through with it.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Purple Presence on January 24, 2008, 09:20:45 PM
*chuckles*  If I could have, I would have gone to school for Paleontology.  I like challenging myself every now and again, sitting down with one of my 4 Dinosaur Encyclopedias and just skimming through, seeing how much of the stuff I can remember about each one...Name meanings, when and where it lived, etc...

I'm such a nerd.  ^._.^
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Flathead770 on January 24, 2008, 10:24:36 PM
i did read a book called "the day of the dinosaurs". It was about paleontology and stuff, but the only reason why i was reading it was because i never had a book to read for english class, so i just grabed it from a shelf of books.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Vilstrup on March 23, 2008, 03:23:40 AM
I've always had an interest in dinosaurs, but I'm from Denmark, which was covered in water during that age.
I still have a great interest, and I'm heading for Biologist, but you have to specielize, so I might do that into prehistoric animals.
My dreams might come true after all :D
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Kor on March 23, 2008, 04:09:13 AM
There are many areas you can pick to study.  An age when the area where you live, or want to work was not covered in the oceans, or pick aquatic life, ancient plants, or any number of other areas.  No need to rush.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Vilstrup on March 23, 2008, 04:16:42 AM
hmm, guess you're right
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Cancerian Tiger on March 24, 2008, 06:23:21 PM
Quote from: Purple Presence,Jan 24 2008 on  03:53 PM
Ok, so I know this is, basically, a Land Before Time forum, and that implies Dinosaurs in itself, but...I'm wondering how many of you guys and girls have an real interest in dinosaurs on a paleontological scale.

Me, personally, I am an aspiring Paleontologist.  I have been collecting and reading books on the subject, watching anything dinosauresque I can get my hands on, and generally doing independant study on them since I was like 6 years old.  They really capture my imagination.

I'm just wondering if there are any others approaching my fascination with these ancient scalies here.  :)
Heh heh, same story here :D!
Title: Paleontology
Post by: NewOrder on March 24, 2008, 06:37:52 PM
I can relate to your story, it's pretty much my own as well =P
I'm currently majoring in journalism but one day I intend to take a geology course and maybe a PHD in paleontology... Some dreams shouldn't be forgotten even if better ones begin to be fulfilled    :rolleyes:
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Kor on March 24, 2008, 10:03:31 PM
And you never know where that may take you.   Sounds like a good plan as long as it feels correct to you.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: NewOrder on March 25, 2008, 05:20:11 PM
Sorry Kor, but your reply was to my post or to some previous post?
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Kor on March 25, 2008, 06:11:23 PM
To yours, the one just previous to mine.  Sorry for the confusion.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: NewOrder on March 27, 2008, 05:21:00 PM
Lol, no prob =p

Well, I hope it works out fine in the end, but it's like I use to say you never know what tomorrow brings (some famous people might have said that as well  :rolleyes: )
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Kor on March 27, 2008, 11:05:03 PM
And maybe some non famous people that the famous people got the saying from.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Lillefot on April 04, 2008, 12:03:19 PM
I study Dinosaur Evolution and Eggs in my spare time, fascinating subject!
Paleontologist is something that I want to do beside my other plans in life.

As for nowdays, I'm not a Paleontologist, but a fossil hunter.
Though I live in a VERY poor fossil country...

But as it happens, I might have some guidelines for those members here that fancy fossil and dinosaurs.

This is the biggest online fossil community forum in the world, me being global moderator there!
http://www.worldfossilforum.com/ (http://www.worldfossilforum.com/)


A huge Dinosaur discussion forum!
http://www.dinoforum.nl/ (http://www.dinoforum.nl/)

Hope you'll enjoy it if you join any of em'!  :lol:


Have a great weekend!

/Lillefot

Title: Paleontology
Post by: Lillefot on April 04, 2008, 12:04:54 PM
Quote from: Cancerian Tiger,Mar 24 2008 on  05:23 PM
Quote from: Purple Presence,Jan 24 2008 on  03:53 PM
Ok, so I know this is, basically, a Land Before Time forum, and that implies Dinosaurs in itself, but...I'm wondering how many of you guys and girls have an real interest in dinosaurs on a paleontological scale.

Me, personally, I am an aspiring Paleontologist.  I have been collecting and reading books on the subject, watching anything dinosauresque I can get my hands on, and generally doing independant study on them since I was like 6 years old.  They really capture my imagination.

I'm just wondering if there are any others approaching my fascination with these ancient scalies here.  :)
Sure I do!  :yes

/Lillefot
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Timehopper on April 15, 2008, 10:38:50 AM
When I was little I was fascinated with Paleontology. I even wanted to become a Paleontologist when I grow up. But that was back in Middle school.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Vilstrup on April 15, 2008, 10:58:45 AM
So what's your thoughts now, Timehopper?
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Timehopper on April 15, 2008, 11:08:02 AM
Quote from: Vilstrup,Apr 15 2008 on  09:58 AM
So what's your thoughts now, Timehopper?
Well, I'm still interested in it, but now I intend to become a writer and a linguist/translator.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Vilstrup on April 15, 2008, 11:14:22 AM
Facinating
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Timehopper on April 15, 2008, 11:15:46 AM
Quote from: Vilstrup,Apr 15 2008 on  10:14 AM
Facinating
Thanks! :)
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Vilstrup on April 15, 2008, 11:23:13 AM
what language were you studeing again?
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Timehopper on April 15, 2008, 07:03:52 PM
Quote from: Vilstrup,Apr 15 2008 on  10:23 AM
what language were you studeing again?
This semester I'm studying Italian and Chinese.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: metadude1234 on April 07, 2009, 07:39:52 PM
hi peoples!!! i am probobly going to get some paleontology work!!! my teacher is looking for a place i can go to do the work!!! i might be going to the badlands, montana to look for a few dinos there.....but....i have to pay for my plane ticket and my expenses on the trip and at the site that i might be going to....
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Kor on April 07, 2009, 09:03:51 PM
Goodluck on all that.  I'm sure you'll do well.  :)
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Compy-Rex on April 19, 2009, 08:52:06 AM
I used to want to be one, but I'd hate all of the dust and dirt in Montana, Mongolia, etc. So, I'd rather study them. I also own the right rib of a Stegosaurus. :DD
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Kor on April 19, 2009, 01:30:40 PM
a fossil part of a dino? Sounds neat.

As for paleontology, you could try to specialize in doing the labwork parts instead of the in the field stuff, removing the rocks around the fossils, preparing them for display, ect.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: metadude1234 on May 20, 2009, 08:22:24 PM
Paleontology work is so hard......
but it is all worth it
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Stegron on May 23, 2009, 08:42:33 PM
I like being being a Paleontologist, and i hope i get to be Both a Paleontologist and Zoologist on a balancing scale.  :idea
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Kor on May 23, 2009, 08:47:02 PM
What sort of stuff do you do usually?  Good luck.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Noname on June 03, 2009, 10:12:55 PM
If you are interested in Palentology, Stegron, you might know the answer to this question ... so if I may ask: an exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History claims that a toothbrush is sometimes used to clean or brush the dirt away from fossils, rather than using a shovel or something. Is this true, or an exaggeration on their part?

I'm sorry if it seems a bit "out of the blue", but I've been wanting to confirm or disprove that piece of information since I was eight years old.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Kor on June 03, 2009, 10:33:10 PM
I've heard some use dental tools to clean the fossils.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Noname on June 03, 2009, 10:35:25 PM
Oh, good. It wasn't just me misremembering then. Thanks!
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Kor on June 03, 2009, 10:49:40 PM
I've heard some archeologists like to use dental tools also.  Not sure if any of that is true about archeologists or paleontologists since I'm neither nor have any friends who are one.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Noname on June 03, 2009, 10:57:05 PM
Well, it makes sense; ancient artifacts and fossils are very fragile.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Kor on June 03, 2009, 11:18:10 PM
& dental tools are designed for fine detailed work.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Noname on June 03, 2009, 11:22:57 PM
As opposed to using a shovel or a pick axe. I get it.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Wiki_tha_Shadow on December 23, 2009, 06:59:53 AM
Yeah boi! When I was two, I wanted to be a lion when I grew up. When I was three, I wanted to be a vet nurse like autie Alayne. When I was four, I had already made the choice to become a Paleontologist. Like every kid, I guess, for five minutes. But I never stopped- I'm doing a double major in Zoology and Geology next year, hoping to eventually come out with some sort of Phd that will make me attractive to employers like Ewan Fordyce (My countries top Paleontologist- OMG hot hot jj he's a leetle to old for me- pah), either for the Museum or for the Universities. My ultimate dream is to work with Jack Horner on something Deinonychid-y!!!
 Dinosaurs are the best thing ever, and the best thing about them is we will never really know. We have to use real intelligence to get at them!!! :idea  :idea  :idea

>I've seen damn near any bit of junk utilised at a dig. I saw a bit on Fordyce excavating something (Might have been Waipatia maerewhenua) with some paintbrushes, a little dentist's pick and yes, a toothbrush, plus a carefully used chissel. Very important not to damage the rock that has taken the place of bone. I'm not a Professor Fordyce stalker, I just breathe this stuff. :lol
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Allicloud on March 04, 2011, 12:16:28 PM
Well, I wouldn't say I have any aspiration to be a Paleontologist, but I certainly did want to be when I was little. Basically, my childhood aspirations were:

toddler to 5: Circus strongman
5-11: Paleontologist/archaeologist
11-now: General cartoonist

But I've still retained my love of the dinos. Just a shame that I've got only 1 book on the subject, and no dino-related videos apart from Land Before Time DVDs. Though, I may look back at that old Walking With Dinosaurs series, that was awesome.

And I do like to research and read about dinos around the net. One little interesting fact I found out: The dinosaurs that the LBT13 yellowbellies are supposed to represent, they look absolutely nothing like the yellowbellies.
Oh, and I recently discovered that the hypothesised largest dinosaur to ever live is about 60m from head to tail. That's about twice as long as a Diplodocus.... Just a pretty amazing thought.

But yeah, I think that if I never rediscovered cartoons when I was 11, and if I had a decent biology teacher who wasn't an absolute horrible person, I may have stuck with paleontology as a future career. Then I would have remembered that you need a PhD in the subject to get anywhere, and my aspirations would be sunk,
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Tails_155 on July 15, 2011, 11:40:47 PM
Fossils fascinate me. Many things fascinate me, so that isn't huge news, but I do love fossils. If I were rich, I'd invest in the construction of one, or a series of museums for fossils. I've been to the Thermopolis Specimen of the Archaeopteryx Lithographica, and they had a cast of the Microraptor Gui fossil there among other cool things. I've been to several museums, I love them. I love learning about the various creatures or stones, or whatever they have at each museum. I love it, love it, love it!
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Allicloud on July 23, 2011, 05:12:03 AM
Well, sometime on my summer vacations, our family's apparently headed for a place calle dthe Fossil Coast. Being a fossil beach, it'll probably be ammonites and sandworms and other sea animal fossils, but I'll keep my eyes peeled for anything neat.

Also, I discovered this book that any aspiring palaentologist should look out for, called "The Dinosauria". It basically is a reference guide for all the known kinds of dinosaurs. I dunno how up to date it is (Concerning things such as feathers, etc), but its well worth a look.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Petrie85 on July 23, 2011, 05:21:00 AM
Yeah I thought about doing this stuff when I was young. But now not any more at all. But I did find it fun and interesting to go and search for fossils and stuff.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: DollFace on August 13, 2011, 08:47:32 PM
I'm hearing that the earth is not billions years old but only thousands of years old. And dinosaurs died by the flood while noah and his family and the animals he took aboard were safe.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: DarkHououmon on August 13, 2011, 10:50:36 PM
I've heard that as well. And I don't believe a word of it. There's plenty of evidence for the earth being billions of years old. No creationist has ever brought up proof of the earth being that young, and any attempt of them doing so has been proven false. Yes, despite what some creationists may have you believe, science and people that know science have been able to show evidence contrary to what they believe.

So until a creationist can show proof that the earth is only a few thousand years old that doesn't involve the bible and instead involves evidence that can be tested, then the earth remains 4 billion years old and the dinosaurs died out because of a meteorite (the strongest supported theory regarding their extinction), not because of some flood, which by the way has no geological evidence of ever happening.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: DollFace on August 14, 2011, 12:00:41 AM
The bible is God's word and God is Truth. Man may think they have all the answers and wisdom, but only God know everything even every single hair on your head.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Petrie85 on August 14, 2011, 03:53:04 AM
That is a load of bull and I can't believe you believe in that stuff. The earth is like five point five billion years old or older. And the dinosaurs where around sixty five million years ago. And some scientist's found dinosaur fossils. So the Earth is billions of years old.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Dilopho on August 14, 2011, 04:43:46 AM
Quote from: DarkHououmon,Aug 13 2011 on  09:50 PM

...and the dinosaurs died out because of a meteorite (the strongest supported theory regarding their extinction), not because of some flood, which by the way has no geological evidence of ever happening...
Scientifically regarded this is wrong, because birds (Avialae) belong to the dinosaurs and so dinosaurs didn't die out.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: LBTDiclonius on August 14, 2011, 04:45:02 AM
Yes, the earth was around for about 4.2 billion years old. Correct me if I'm wrong, but this planet has been in creation for billions of years and will still exist for another billions of years. And, think of all the Time Periods and Eras BEFORE the Mesozic Era. I believe there's about 2 Eras before the Mesozic that lasted for about 4,252 years and in those two Eras were six Time Periods that lasted hundreds of years each. If you ask me, the Earth has existed for billions of years with plenty of evidence suggesting that fact as well.

On the subject of Paleontology, I get to go to the Royal Tyrell Museum sometime this week, I'm really excited to go! It's been SO LONG since I've gone to that place. I'm also excited that since I know about Dinosaurs quite well, I'll be able to point out facts that they don't have written down already. *Insert evil laugh here*
Title: Paleontology
Post by: DarkHououmon on August 14, 2011, 09:31:23 AM
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Scientifically regarded this is wrong, because birds (Avialae) belong to the dinosaurs and so dinosaurs didn't die out.

Sorry. I should have said non-avian dinosaurs.

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That is a load of bull and I can't believe you believe in that stuff. The earth is like five point five billion years old or older. And the dinosaurs where around sixty five million years ago. And some scientist's found dinosaur fossils. So the Earth is billions of years old.

I'm not surprised they believe that stuff. I've heard some creationists believe even more bizarre stuff, such as a drop of rain can be stretched to cover an entire planet, the ice caps came because a fast moving comet "gently" landed on both ends, oh and froze the mammoths, and if you lock a chameleon in an airtight room, it'll grow up to be a triceratops.  :rolleyes:

It's pretty much pointless to try to argue with creationists because they seem to pretend to not hear you, or try to say it's not enough, etc. Even if they were provided with strong evidence that proves something (such as the age of the earth or the dinosaurs living millions of years ago), they would dismiss it and make some kind of remark trying to counter the claim, even if this remark is insane and makes no sense. Or they'll even just run away, as I've seen this happen in the past. They just stop talking. Oh and then they'll block anyone who argues against them (on Youtube). How mature.

And yes, I'm aware not all creationists are like this. I'm simply referring to the ones that are.

One interesting thing I should point out is, according to what I've heard, there are a lot of scientists who do believe in a god or some kind of creator, but also in evolution. In fact,  creationism (the idea that everything just appeared out of nowhere, fully formed, and the earth is only a few thousand years old), is considered outdated by most religions and pretty much given the boot (including, interestingly enough, Christianity, though there are still some creationist Christians out there, obviously). Most religions now accept evolution as a way that their creator allows species to adapt to their environment.

I do have respect for rationalists (yes that is what they're called; that's the name given to people who use real evidence to figure stuff out about their world, not a bible) like that. Yes it is possible for one to be religious and scientific. It's possible to believe in a god, but also be scientific. After all, proof of a creator doesn't negate evolution.

In fact, evolution cannot, in anyway, interfere with the existence of a creator as it has nothing to do with the origin of life; just how it changed over time. I'm aware that some creationists try to say otherwise, but creationists have made up a lot of stuff about evolution (either due to spite or misunderstanding).

For instance, I heard stuff like "if evolution were true, we'd see crocoducks", "evolution says our grandmother was a monkey", etc. Such claims pretty much just prove how little they truly understand evolution and prove they are not fit to debate it. Any amount of researching evolution would show these two accusations I showed (plus others I've heard) are wrong.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: DollFace on August 14, 2011, 03:55:19 PM
I don't know if I should call myself a creationist, but I'm Christian and I do believe in God's word. And if you think it's silly and disagree there is nothing I can do about it really. And I can't control what you believe and that's the matter of fact. And Dinosaurs were mentioned in Genesis. THe term dinosaur wasn't used back then. And a lot of terms for that matter. And I'm not judgeing anyone. And like I said I can't or no one can't control what people believe in. And your free to share your opinions and views with me if you want. So that's my respond to all of the opinions above.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: DollFace on August 14, 2011, 04:01:03 PM
I don't think I was correct about the flood part. Dinosaurs died out after Adam and Eve sinned and were seperated from God. It was because of sin. Even if you don't believe in sin it exist no matter what. It's sounds like it's crazy, but when you read Genesis and looked at what Adam and Eve did, which is disobeying God, everything pretty much fell apart and died.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: DollFace on August 14, 2011, 04:04:01 PM
Quote from: DollFace,Aug 14 2011 on  03:01 PM
I don't think I was correct about the flood part. Dinosaurs died out after Adam and Eve sinned and were seperated from God. It was because of sin. Even if you don't believe in sin it exist no matter what. It's sounds like it's crazy, but when you read Genesis and looked at what Adam and Eve did, which is disobeying God, everything pretty much fell apart and died.
I'm still studying about it, and at first dinosaurs didn't really eat each other. God gave each creature something to eat, but it was sin that made them attack eaach other and turn on each other. And then there is Noah's story and about his Ark. But i understand your point of view to. You didn't see dino fossils with human fossils/bones.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: DollFace on August 14, 2011, 04:09:40 PM
and I got it from this link it will explain more about it. [img]http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/nab/what-happened-to-the-dinosaurs[img]
Title: Paleontology
Post by: brekclub85 on August 14, 2011, 04:14:55 PM
^ Yeah, because we all know how much credibility a site like that has.....
Title: Paleontology
Post by: DarkHououmon on August 14, 2011, 04:25:26 PM
There's a lot of creationist sites out there that misrepresent data in hopes of deceiving the public. That's why I don't go to them and I don't trust them.

If you want accurate, honest information, read peer-reviewed scientific papers. These papers have been looked over and are ensured to be of the best quality (of that time). Any papers that is not able to stand under scrutiny are picked apart.

Science is a tough business to get into. Any new theory or idea has to be able to stand on its own and anyone supporting that idea/theory must be able to defend it and provide evidence to support it. The fact that science is so rough on anyone trying to pass off crazy stuff, and the fact that it updates itself when any new data is discovered or old data modified is what makes science so much stronger than religion.

This is why, in the end, when it comes to religion trying to debunk science, science will always win.

There's been attempts in the past, particularly by dishonest creationists, and they've all failed.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: DollFace on August 14, 2011, 04:30:11 PM
Why you judge me. And you said it's okay to be crazy? I mean that's what I believe in, and why should it matter. And why bash me? I just don't undestand.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: DollFace on August 14, 2011, 04:46:45 PM
My goal is to be within the spirit and there is God. he loved the world that he gave his son Jesus for we can give him our sin and ask for forgiveness and repent and follow him. God know everything, and man's knowlege and intellegence are only limited. in Romans 3:4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in they sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
We were created in God's image and we got seperated by sin and that's how all kinds of disasters and disease and etc. appeared.
I use to believe what you believed in at one time, heck,in fact I was so obsessed with dinosaurs, and i read books, and collect anything I could find. Flash cards, toys, movies and etc. But God opened my eyes and I found out and got the idea what really happened to him.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: DollFace on August 14, 2011, 04:56:59 PM
Quote from: DollFace,Aug 14 2011 on  03:46 PM
My goal is to be within the spirit and there is God. he loved the world that he gave his son Jesus for we can give him our sin and ask for forgiveness and repent and follow him. God know everything, and man's knowlege and intellegence are only limited. in Romans 3:4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in they sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
We were created in God's image and we got seperated by sin and that's how all kinds of disasters and disease and etc. appeared.
I use to believe what you believed in at one time, heck,in fact I was so obsessed with dinosaurs, and i read books, and collect anything I could find. Flash cards, toys, movies and etc. But God opened my eyes and I found out and got the idea what really happened to him.
I met overall not him. Man I suck at focusing. But yeah
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Justin1993 on August 14, 2011, 05:03:04 PM
Elaine, you're new here. No one is bashing you. Don't take this is as negative in anyway, but you believe what you believe and others believe what they do. Sometimes beliefs conflict but those conflicts can be avoided. You believe that God created everything while others here believe in the theory of evolution. Maybe you should leave God out of this topic. It's for paleontology. I mean absolutely no offense as I don't dwell in the beliefs of others nor do I bash them. Everyone is entitled to believe what they want, but sometimes outspoken beliefs can lead to nasty conflicts. Btw, I'm liking your story Where is God? I'm going to review it later :) But, please, don't let your beliefs get the better of you.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: DollFace on August 14, 2011, 05:06:33 PM
Quote from: Justin1993,Aug 14 2011 on  04:03 PM
Elaine, you're new here. No one is bashing you. Don't take this is as negative in anyway, but you believe what you believe and others believe what they do. Sometimes beliefs conflict but those conflicts can be avoided. You believe that God created everything while others here believe in the theory of evolution. Maybe you should leave God out of this topic. It's for paleontology. I mean absolutely no offense as I don't dwell in the beliefs of others nor do I bash them. Everyone is entitled to believe what they want, but sometimes outspoken beliefs can lead to nasty conflicts. Btw, I'm liking your story Where is God? I'm going to review it later :) But, please, don't let your beliefs get the better of you.
Thank you so much. I didn't want to stir trouble or anything. But okay. I wasn't trying to bash anyone neither and I wanted to get that out there. I will now let it rest in peace.
And to tell you the truth I don't think no one knows how old the earth is only God does.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: DarkHououmon on August 14, 2011, 05:11:06 PM
Quote from: Justin1993,Aug 14 2011 on  04:03 PM
Maybe you should leave God out of this topic. It's for paleontology.
Yeah I think that would be a good idea. This has gotten a little too off topic, in my opinion. Plus this isn't the place for sensitive things like discussing science vs religion. That belongs in After Midnight.

Oh and something I forgot to point out to you earlier, Dollface. I noticed you made some multiple posts back to back. If there's anything you want to add to previous posts, I recommend editing your posts next time.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: LBTDiclonius on August 14, 2011, 09:02:22 PM
Yeah, I do believe we should leave God out of this topic, after all, it is for Paleontology. Also, DollFace, I DID NOT mean to bash you and if it sounded like I did then I'm truly sorry. Sometimes things can just get a little bit carried away. :)
Title: Paleontology
Post by: DollFace on August 14, 2011, 09:22:13 PM
Quote from: LBTDiclonius,Aug 14 2011 on  08:02 PM
Yeah, I do believe we should leave God out of this topic, after all, it is for Paleontology. Also, DollFace, I DID NOT mean to bash you and if it sounded like I did then I'm truly sorry. Sometimes things can just get a little bit carried away. :)
No problem. I'm cool.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: StrutEggStealer on February 19, 2013, 12:12:01 PM
Paleontology is seriously the first thing I ever wanted to do^^ I even got a digging kit with a geological hammer... man, I carried that thing everywhere. I read up on eveything I could find about dinosaurs, and digging conditions. My dad even got me a Fossil Record book - types of fossils found where, how they ended up there, etc.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: fanciful_flyer on April 17, 2015, 05:33:11 PM
I have to admit, I'm pretty fascinated with dinosaurs, and have been for most of my life. When I was in middle school, I wanted to be a paleontologist. I mean, I don't currently, but I used to. XD
But I like getting immersed into dinosaur books and movies. My favorite dino-related things are (obviously) The Land Before Time, and Dinotopia. James Gurney's paintings make me believe that a world with humans and dinosaurs co-existing exists (not really, but I mean it sets the imagination on fire.)
Some dinosaur documentaries are interesting to watch as well (if you can get past the cheesy animation.) Not long ago, I watched "Dinotasia" on Netflix which was actually a lot better than I thought it would be (again, you kinda have to ignore the lack of superb animation.) It's definitely not your average dino documentary. It's hardly a documentary, actually, because the narrator (Werner Herzog) speaks so seldom. It's more like you're watching different groups and individual dinosaurs live their life and face trials. I think any dinosaur fan would really appreciate Dinotasia! :)

Often when I read the dinotopia books, when they mention a dinosaur I'd never heard of, or don't remember what kind it is, I'll pause my reading and look said dinosaur up online. I like randomly reading about the different types that used to exist.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: DarkHououmon on May 02, 2015, 10:01:38 AM
Hey has anyone heard of that recent discovery of China? They found a dinosaur with bat wings.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/30/asia/china-d...i-qi/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/30/asia/china-dinosaur-yi-qi/index.html)
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Kor on May 02, 2015, 04:50:46 PM
Very interesting.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Ptyra on May 02, 2015, 09:51:52 PM
Quote from: fanciful_flyer,Apr 17 2015 on  03:33 PM
I have to admit, I'm pretty fascinated with dinosaurs, and have been for most of my life. When I was in middle school, I wanted to be a paleontologist. I mean, I don't currently, but I used to. XD
But I like getting immersed into dinosaur books and movies. My favorite dino-related things are (obviously) The Land Before Time, and Dinotopia. James Gurney's paintings make me believe that a world with humans and dinosaurs co-existing exists (not really, but I mean it sets the imagination on fire.)
Some dinosaur documentaries are interesting to watch as well (if you can get past the cheesy animation.) Not long ago, I watched "Dinotasia" on Netflix which was actually a lot better than I thought it would be (again, you kinda have to ignore the lack of superb animation.) It's definitely not your average dino documentary. It's hardly a documentary, actually, because the narrator (Werner Herzog) speaks so seldom. It's more like you're watching different groups and individual dinosaurs live their life and face trials. I think any dinosaur fan would really appreciate Dinotasia! :)

Often when I read the dinotopia books, when they mention a dinosaur I'd never heard of, or don't remember what kind it is, I'll pause my reading and look said dinosaur up online. I like randomly reading about the different types that used to exist.
Dinotasia is actually an anthology of the short series Dinosaur Revolution, which details a heckuva lot more on the dinosaurs, as well as the background. Such as the Allosaurus being based on an actual fossil that had a bad jaw. Dinosaur Revolution, however, lacks the totally fabulous narrator of Dinotasia :lol .

What I like about Dinotopia these days, especially the original, is that the dated-ness of it hurts so much more than any other dinosaur stuff from the 2000's and before. And yet it's still great. Gurney's depiction of Deinocheus, for example, just looked like really, really big ornithomimus-type dinosaurs. I wonder if he's done a depiction of what we know now.

Last year a fourth Dinotopia book was released, making account of the events that led to the sinking of Posidos. I haven't read it yet, but I intend to.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: fanciful_flyer on May 14, 2015, 11:27:04 AM
Quote from: Ptyra,May 2 2015 on  08:51 PM
Quote from: fanciful_flyer,Apr 17 2015 on  03:33 PM
I have to admit, I'm pretty fascinated with dinosaurs, and have been for most of my life. When I was in middle school, I wanted to be a paleontologist. I mean, I don't currently, but I used to. XD
But I like getting immersed into dinosaur books and movies. My favorite dino-related things are (obviously) The Land Before Time, and Dinotopia. James Gurney's paintings make me believe that a world with humans and dinosaurs co-existing exists (not really, but I mean it sets the imagination on fire.)
Some dinosaur documentaries are interesting to watch as well (if you can get past the cheesy animation.) Not long ago, I watched "Dinotasia" on Netflix which was actually a lot better than I thought it would be (again, you kinda have to ignore the lack of superb animation.) It's definitely not your average dino documentary. It's hardly a documentary, actually, because the narrator (Werner Herzog) speaks so seldom. It's more like you're watching different groups and individual dinosaurs live their life and face trials. I think any dinosaur fan would really appreciate Dinotasia! :)

Often when I read the dinotopia books, when they mention a dinosaur I'd never heard of, or don't remember what kind it is, I'll pause my reading and look said dinosaur up online. I like randomly reading about the different types that used to exist.
Dinotasia is actually an anthology of the short series Dinosaur Revolution, which details a heckuva lot more on the dinosaurs, as well as the background. Such as the Allosaurus being based on an actual fossil that had a bad jaw. Dinosaur Revolution, however, lacks the totally fabulous narrator of Dinotasia :lol .

What I like about Dinotopia these days, especially the original, is that the dated-ness of it hurts so much more than any other dinosaur stuff from the 2000's and before. And yet it's still great. Gurney's depiction of Deinocheus, for example, just looked like really, really big ornithomimus-type dinosaurs. I wonder if he's done a depiction of what we know now.

Last year a fourth Dinotopia book was released, making account of the events that led to the sinking of Posidos. I haven't read it yet, but I intend to.
That's actually pretty fascinating - I had no idea. :)

I've only just heard of the 4th Dinotopia book coming out, and want to get it so bad. Have you seen some of the art? It shows a side to Dinotopia's history that - well, we may have heard of here and there, but never got an in-depth look at. It comes with the "First Flight" story, I think, yes?
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Malte279 on May 14, 2015, 04:04:34 PM
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Last year a fourth Dinotopia book was released, making account of the events that led to the sinking of Posidos. I haven't read it yet, but I intend to.
Do you mean the book "First Flight"? That one involves a story playing long before the arrival of the Denisons in the town of Poseidos, but the book appeared long ago. I got to admit that I found it to be the weakest in the series since it somewhat abandoned the concept of "fantastic realism" by including all kinds of sci-fi technology and letting all kinds of animals and humans talk the same language (the framing of the story included Will Denison reading that story in a libary though, so the concept maybe that it is mostly fictional in the reality of the Denisons).
The most recent book that appeared that I am aware of is "Journey to Chandara" in which Arthur Denison is traveling to Chandara. It is quite nice and with beautiful illustrations, though not quite as gripping a story as in case of "A land apart from time" and "The world Beneath". The story of "Journey to Chandara" seemed to end without a real ending of a story arc, so it would make a lot of sense for it to be concluded in another book (and I would be thrilled to learn of the appearing of such a book :D).
Title: Paleontology
Post by: fanciful_flyer on May 21, 2015, 05:58:27 PM
Quote from: Malte279,May 14 2015 on  03:04 PM
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Last year a fourth Dinotopia book was released, making account of the events that led to the sinking of Posidos. I haven't read it yet, but I intend to.
Do you mean the book "First Flight"? That one involves a story playing long before the arrival of the Denisons in the town of Poseidos, but the book appeared long ago. I got to admit that I found it to be the weakest in the series since it somewhat abandoned the concept of "fantastic realism" by including all kinds of sci-fi technology and letting all kinds of animals and humans talk the same language (the framing of the story included Will Denison reading that story in a libary though, so the concept maybe that it is mostly fictional in the reality of the Denisons).
The most recent book that appeared that I am aware of is "Journey to Chandara" in which Arthur Denison is traveling to Chandara. It is quite nice and with beautiful illustrations, though not quite as gripping a story as in case of "A land apart from time" and "The world Beneath". The story of "Journey to Chandara" seemed to end without a real ending of a story arc, so it would make a lot of sense for it to be concluded in another book (and I would be thrilled to learn of the appearing of such a book :D).
Yeah, it was "First Flight." :)

I admit, upon reading a few sample pages, it isn't as "Dinotopia-like" as the other books, but I'm still curious to read it. ^^
I agree about the technology and talking animals, though. In fact, even having read "First Flight" (not the extra story they included at the end of the special edition one), I felt like I was reading a story taking place in a world totally separate from Dinotopia.
You bring up a good point, though - it's possible that the "First Flight" story is something of a fairytale/fiction in Dinotopia.

It's funny, I actually enjoyed "Journey To Chandara" more than the first two books, even if the plotline wasn't as gripping. Maybe I felt like I was getting a "behind the scenes" look into parts of Dinotopian society that haven't been explored in the other books - for instance, the way Chandaran society differs from the rest of Dinotopian society, the fact that it's a monarchy, e.t.c.

But yeah, supposedly there's a new edition of "First Flight" that includes "never before seen" painting and story ideas by James Gurney. I had the original "First Flight" that only included the story about Gideon and Avatar, but lost it years ago, and was thinking about buying the new one - not least of all because it included never-before-seen stuff. XD
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Hypno on July 04, 2017, 09:12:32 PM
Why did this die so quickly? I'm reviving this for sure!

I used to LOVE dinosaurs as a kid. Too much. I didn't care for accuracy at all, just awesomeness of dinosaurs! I had (and still have many) tons of books about dinosaurs and I loved to read them all the time. I also used to like Walking With Dinosaurs and I watched it all the time. Amazing documentary. I think Dinosaur Planet was even better. I also tried to learn about them and spread the information to others. I only seen Jurassic Park a couple years ago, so that didn't really contribute much. I also used to watch BestInSlot, a YouTuber who makes dinosaur gaming videos. His videos are very entertaining and they have dinosaurs. That's the best part. Just search him up, he's cool.
Part of the reason I watched LBT in the first place is because of my liking of dinosaurs. No obsession of anything else could beat my obsession of dinosaurs from when I was 2-10. Since then, the topic has gotten less obsession-based, but I still love them. Today I learn of the different species of dinosaurs that I didn't know about and try to remember them. I also know more about what's accurate and what's not so accurate in paleontology. Those paleofails... :lol

I've recently taken an interest in the paintings of Charles R. Knight, one of the greatest paleoartists in history. I've seen his "Leaping Laelops (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Laelaps-Charles_Knight-1897.jpg)" painting from 1896, depicting fast and agile theropods, instead of tail-dragging, lumbering beasts that others showed as accurate at that time. You can check out the painting here. It's awesome.
Another painting I love is his one of T. rex Vs Triceratops. This one (http://www.charlesrknight.com/Gallery/Knight/Prehistoric/FMNH/CK9T.jpe) is pretty accurate for it's time as well. I believe it's from the 1930s or 40s. If you ignore the tripod T. rex in the background, :lol it's pretty accurate in a way.
There are many others, such as his Agathaumas painting, that is also pretty good. You can see it here. (http://images.yuku.com.s3.amazonaws.com/image/jpeg/5212596c17c0fc958abec0ad031662bbcb0ea21.jpg) There are tons, but I'd go on forever, so I'm gonna stop there.
Unfortunately he died in 1953, :cry but he will be remembered. Thank you, Mr. Knight! :yes

Really though, I love dinos. :yes
I hope you, reader, like them too.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Flathead770 on July 05, 2017, 01:18:41 AM
I used to be quite fascinated with dinosaurs as well back in the day. I even once considered trying paleontology at one point.

Since we're on the topic of paleontology. There was quite a discovery recently with finding the most well preserved fossil near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. A large amount of it's skin was fossilized so it's the closest thing to seeing what an actual dinosaur looked like.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine...ssil-discovery/ (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/06/dinosaur-nodosaur-fossil-discovery/)
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Sovereign on July 05, 2017, 03:31:40 AM
The fun part is, even if I really liked LBT already as a kid, I was never really into dinosaurs per se. I liked them as films but I didn't have any special into the animals themselves.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Hypno on July 05, 2017, 08:19:06 AM
"Nodosaur" just isn't enough for me. What is the species?
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Flathead770 on July 06, 2017, 12:04:39 AM
Yea I'm not too sure on the official classification of the thing. A quick search on google and this wikipedia page came up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nodosauridae (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nodosauridae)
It might be a good place to start.
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Chomper98 on July 11, 2017, 03:11:38 AM
What is your favorite theropod dinosaur and why?

Mine is Daspletosaurus Torosus. I think its cool because its much like its larger cousin, the T.rex. However, it is probably also the best candidate for the Rex's ancestor, as I don't know of any other large Tyrannosaurine that existed in North America after Daspletosaurus aside from the King of the Dinosaurs itself. I also find it fascinating how it could be almost a quarter smaller and yet still be an apex predator in its environment(because there were other large Tyrannosaurines around at the time, like Tarbosaurus in Mongolia and Lythronax in North America. However both were bigger. I find it puzzling that there were already giant Tyrannosaurs in Asia and yet they hadn't reached that size yet in North America until T-rex appeared.)
Title: Paleontology
Post by: Littlefoot505 on November 10, 2017, 05:08:04 PM
I have always been very interested in dinosaurs, and I probably always will be. I did go through the obligatory phase of wanting to be a paleontologist as a child. I kinda doubt I would want to do that as a career now, but I wouldn't bet against it! Right now, I'm a first-year college student and I'm trying to figure out what I want to do with my life. I'm pretty certain that I'll end up doing something in STEM, but I'm not sure what yet. I do actually have a non-LBT dinosaur poster in my dorm, along with a 5x7 of a picture I took of an iguanodon track in New Mexico and a little glow in the dark dino figurine on the thermostat. I'm also pretty pumped to be taking intro to geology later this year, especially since my school is in Colorado (where the spiketails were first discovered!) and uses a 'block' system instead of juggling several classes over a semester! :)littlefoot
Title: Re: Paleontology
Post by: Gentle Sharptooth on March 29, 2021, 12:11:07 AM
My favorite theropod Dinosaur is the Carnotaurus sastrei. I adore the “meat-eating bull” that was found in South America by Jose Bonaparte. My first exposure to this horned carnoviour was Disney’s Dinosaur (2000). Since then my passion for Tyrannosaurus and Deinychus has faded, but not so with Carnotaurus.
Title: Re: Paleontology
Post by: Gentle Sharptooth on April 02, 2021, 04:03:52 PM
New Dinosaur Species Discovered!!!

Llukalkan aliocranianus “Llukalkan means “the one who causes fear” in the Mapuche language, and “aliocranianus” is Latin for “unusual skull.”

(https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/166064150_276231983991965_3247218255322677199_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=110474&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=8Tt4DowVQtoAX_kBJSw&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&tp=14&oh=8ef9f25a60fd31631b6a6cdea729ad92&oe=608CF26E)
Artist Rendition

Full Article:

https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/llukalkan-aliocranianus-one-who-causes-fear-234958552.html
Title: Re: Paleontology
Post by: The Chronicler on April 08, 2022, 07:20:10 PM
When I heard the news I had linked to in this topic (https://www.gangoffive.net/index.php?topic=17492.0), I probably should've posted it here instead, but I guess I completely forgot this topic even existed.

Anyway, another new discovery has been shared, which could possibly be the very first confirmed fossils from the exact day of the dinosaur extinction asteroid impact:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/tanis-first-dinosaur-fossil-linked-210028696.html (https://www.yahoo.com/news/tanis-first-dinosaur-fossil-linked-210028696.html)
https://news.yahoo.com/scientists-fossil-dinosaur-died-day-172747172.html (https://news.yahoo.com/scientists-fossil-dinosaur-died-day-172747172.html)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/shards-asteroid-killed-dinosaurs-may-183215200.html (https://www.yahoo.com/news/shards-asteroid-killed-dinosaurs-may-183215200.html)