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Toothless, Two-fingered Dinosaur From 68 Million Yrs Ago Found In Mongolia (Pix) by Nobody: 5:54pm On Oct 07, 2020
Multiple complete skeletons of the new species, named Oksoko avarsan, were unearthed in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia by a University of Edinburgh-led team.

The feathered, omnivorous creatures grew to around two metres long with only two functional digits on each forearm, and also had a large, toothless beak similar to the type seen in parrots today.

Researchers said the remarkably well-preserved fossils provided the first evidence of digit loss in the three-fingered family of dinosaurs known as oviraptors.

The discovery that they could evolve forelimb adaptations suggests the group could alter their diets and lifestyles, and enabled them to diversify and multiply, the team says.

Dr Gregory Funston, of the University of Edinburgh’s School of GeoSciences, who led the study, said: “Oksoko avarsan is interesting because the skeletons are very complete and the way they were preserved resting together shows that juveniles roamed together in groups.

“But more importantly, its two-fingered hand prompted us to look at the way the hand and forelimb changed throughout the evolution of oviraptors, which hadn’t been studied before.

“This revealed some unexpected trends that are a key piece in the puzzle of why oviraptors were so diverse before the extinction that killed the dinosaurs.” Researchers studied the reduction in size, and eventual loss, of a third finger across the oviraptors’ evolutionary history.

The creatures’ arms and hands changed drastically in tandem with migrations to new geographic areas, specifically to what is now North America and the Gobi Desert.

The team also discovered that Oksoko avarsan, like many other prehistoric species, were social as juveniles. The fossil remains of four young dinosaurs were preserved resting together.
Source: https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/07/toothless-two-fingered-dinosaur-unearthed-in-the-gobi-desert-13384777/

Re: Toothless, Two-fingered Dinosaur From 68 Million Yrs Ago Found In Mongolia (Pix) by DenreleDave(m):
grin

Rubbish scientist.. No be only 100 million years, na 1 billion years ago..


Are these scientists mad?

Shey we resemble Omo Ase ni??

Werey lawon eleyi Sha.. Imagine 100 million years

gasparpisciotta:
Fossils Carbon dating is a scam

There is nothing like 68million years ago.
Thank you.. What is carbon dating sef?

I know carbon, I know dating

Does carbon date each other againhuh
Re: Toothless, Two-fingered Dinosaur From 68 Million Yrs Ago Found In Mongolia (Pix) by Denique(f):
68 million years! Carbon dating o...

Modified:

Radioactive dating o...

Re: Toothless, Two-fingered Dinosaur From 68 Million Yrs Ago Found In Mongolia (Pix) by illicit(m): 6:02pm On Oct 07, 2020
Osoko huh

Na Fayose dem dey call like dat....
Re: Toothless, Two-fingered Dinosaur From 68 Million Yrs Ago Found In Mongolia (Pix) by gasparpisciotta: 6:09pm On Oct 07, 2020
Fossils Carbon dating is a scam

There is nothing like 68million years ago.
Re: Toothless, Two-fingered Dinosaur From 68 Million Yrs Ago Found In Mongolia (Pix) by Juliusmomoh: 6:30pm On Oct 07, 2020
Them go soon discover wetin go kill all of us oneday .. grin grin
Re: Toothless, Two-fingered Dinosaur From 68 Million Yrs Ago Found In Mongolia (Pix) by Juliusmomoh: 6:34pm On Oct 07, 2020
gasparpisciotta:
Fossils Carbon dating is a scam
There is nothing like 68million years ago.
Will u shutup .. Saying what u don't know
Re: Toothless, Two-fingered Dinosaur From 68 Million Yrs Ago Found In Mongolia (Pix) by Ehiscotch(m): 6:36pm On Oct 07, 2020
What ever happened to humans all these billion and trillion years ago?
We probably weren't even apes, yet?
Re: Toothless, Two-fingered Dinosaur From 68 Million Yrs Ago Found In Mongolia (Pix) by gasparpisciotta:
Juliusmomoh:
Will u shutup .. Saying what u don't know
What ser do you know about carbon dating? Please educate me.

These animals existed, no doubt. But 68million years ago....?

You got to be kidding me man!!!!!!!
Re: Toothless, Two-fingered Dinosaur From 68 Million Yrs Ago Found In Mongolia (Pix) by iamyemiakins(m): 11:47pm On Oct 07, 2020
600 million years for these "Million years discoveries" scientists

Re: Toothless, Two-fingered Dinosaur From 68 Million Yrs Ago Found In Mongolia (Pix) by Judybash93(m): 4:38am On Oct 08, 2020
gasparpisciotta:
Fossils Carbon dating is a scam

There is nothing like 68million years ago.
How did you come to this conclusion?
Re: Toothless, Two-fingered Dinosaur From 68 Million Yrs Ago Found In Mongolia (Pix) by gasparpisciotta: 7:38am On Oct 08, 2020
Judybash93:
How did you come to this conclusion?
Bit more research on the subject of carbon dating.
Re: Toothless, Two-fingered Dinosaur From 68 Million Yrs Ago Found In Mongolia (Pix) by Queenlovely(f): 1:21pm On Oct 08, 2020
no need to call lalasticlala first. let us first discuss about the years
Re: Toothless, Two-fingered Dinosaur From 68 Million Yrs Ago Found In Mongolia (Pix) by rowosky(m): 1:46pm On Oct 08, 2020
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Re: Toothless, Two-fingered Dinosaur From 68 Million Yrs Ago Found In Mongolia (Pix) by Felajack: 1:46pm On Oct 08, 2020
V
Re: Toothless, Two-fingered Dinosaur From 68 Million Yrs Ago Found In Mongolia (Pix) by ralmix(m): 1:46pm On Oct 08, 2020
huh
Re: Toothless, Two-fingered Dinosaur From 68 Million Yrs Ago Found In Mongolia (Pix) by Ovie56(m): 1:47pm On Oct 08, 2020
Guys it's true o, you know in the early days people that denied God were stoned, we are gradually moving towards the time that people that deny everything ridiculous science says will be stoned , the world has always been authoritarian .
Re: Toothless, Two-fingered Dinosaur From 68 Million Yrs Ago Found In Mongolia (Pix) by Charmingrascal(m): 1:47pm On Oct 08, 2020
What are we benefiting from all these conspiracy theories
Re: Toothless, Two-fingered Dinosaur From 68 Million Yrs Ago Found In Mongolia (Pix) by kambili999(f): 1:47pm On Oct 08, 2020
I almost thought they were chickens looking from the top undecided
Re: Toothless, Two-fingered Dinosaur From 68 Million Yrs Ago Found In Mongolia (Pix) by osamz007: 1:48pm On Oct 08, 2020
shey una never tire ni?

una go soon discover adam and eve
Re: Toothless, Two-fingered Dinosaur From 68 Million Yrs Ago Found In Mongolia (Pix) by BigDawsNet: 1:48pm On Oct 08, 2020
grin
Why do museums have old dinosaur bones?

Because they can't afford new ones
Re: Toothless, Two-fingered Dinosaur From 68 Million Yrs Ago Found In Mongolia (Pix) by ProphetofOdin: 1:48pm On Oct 08, 2020
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Re: Toothless, Two-fingered Dinosaur From 68 Million Yrs Ago Found In Mongolia (Pix) by HIGHESTPOPORI(m): 1:48pm On Oct 08, 2020
If it was 6.8billion years ago.I for believe.
Re: Toothless, Two-fingered Dinosaur From 68 Million Yrs Ago Found In Mongolia (Pix) by Nobody: 1:49pm On Oct 08, 2020
Scientist competing among themselves who will throw the biggest lie ever
Re: Toothless, Two-fingered Dinosaur From 68 Million Yrs Ago Found In Mongolia (Pix) by WoundedLamb: 1:50pm On Oct 08, 2020
Lol.... when I read the the first few words of the title, I thought the thread was about NLC. cheesy
Re: Toothless, Two-fingered Dinosaur From 68 Million Yrs Ago Found In Mongolia (Pix) by Openbusiness: 1:50pm On Oct 08, 2020
Denique:
68 million years! Carbon dating o...
It's not carbon dating. It is radio dating or radioactive dating. Carbon dating is not accurate beyond 50,000 years
Re: Toothless, Two-fingered Dinosaur From 68 Million Yrs Ago Found In Mongolia (Pix) by Nobody: 1:50pm On Oct 08, 2020
Good
Re: Toothless, Two-fingered Dinosaur From 68 Million Yrs Ago Found In Mongolia (Pix) by Hambivert: 1:51pm On Oct 08, 2020
Sparogatively, another new technology would emerge and they'll tell us that what we were told about this discoveries aren't totally true.

Until then I'm not buying any of this!
It's my opinion!
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