Post AQ4sIABcbhLPbuoM6a by tweetingtechno@aus.social
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(DIR) Post #AQ1maSAbIj7lOmnACu by john@sauropods.win
2022-11-27T11:36:22Z
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Remember friends, a dinosaur isn't just for Christmas. You should probably stop to think whether you should, even if you could.But *if* you could, I've made this handy guide.#dinosaurs #pets #guides #MisinformationGraphics
(DIR) Post #AQ1mhA01G1q94R2aTA by john@sauropods.win
2022-11-27T11:37:35Z
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You can however, get the poster for Christmas, you don't need to worry about whether you should: https://www.redbubble.com/i/poster/The-Dinosaur-Pet-Guide-by-nyctopterus/11513249.LVTDI
(DIR) Post #AQ1rzcGnO1BxjXVWqm by punklion@ohai.social
2022-11-27T12:36:57Z
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@john Now I want a dinosaur for Christmas. Dammit!
(DIR) Post #AQ1t0A4pnBrcXRjjbk by futurebird@sauropods.win
2022-11-27T12:48:11Z
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@john If you're cold, they're cold!!Bring them inside!Bring them inside!
(DIR) Post #AQ1tNJ44XguF4dPt9E by john@sauropods.win
2022-11-27T12:52:28Z
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@punklion consider carefully my friend. Some of them live longer than you do.
(DIR) Post #AQ1uHxRZbKTQWXQFMm by phil@social.spainco.net
2022-11-27T13:02:40Z
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@john @punklion Certainly, longer than we would with a T. Rex in the house.
(DIR) Post #AQ1ucDaBJ5eWMx6rA0 by goingrampant@eightpoint.app
2022-11-27T13:06:18Z
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@john An archaeopteryx might make a good pet.
(DIR) Post #AQ25QNdLD8SlYw94fg by grahamsz@indieweb.social
2022-11-27T15:07:20Z
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@john I mean I *could* stop, but really...
(DIR) Post #AQ26MwRrvZlMKphgOm by aptshadow@mastodon.social
2022-11-27T15:18:00Z
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@john I love this.
(DIR) Post #AQ2DakyS5Mi2TsTjnM by mike@sauropods.win
2022-11-27T16:38:56Z
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@john Seems about right. I think I'd risk it, though.
(DIR) Post #AQ2E8TyPne7DbHXjXc by mike@sauropods.win
2022-11-27T16:45:02Z
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@john @punklion Really. This is news to me. Sander (2000) found from longbone histology that even a large sauropod (Janenschia) attained max size around 26 years and died around 38.Sander, P. Martin. 2000. Longbone histology of the Tendaguru sauropods: implications for growth and biology. Paleobiology 26(3):466–488.
(DIR) Post #AQ2F9ihIdrDLVegvjc by JeffRome@universeodon.com
2022-11-27T16:56:27Z
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@john If only. I'd like a tricerotops. https://www.booksource.com/products/enormous-egg--the__0316119202.aspx
(DIR) Post #AQ2G6kk0ge5evw6m5w by llewelly@sauropods.win
2022-11-27T17:07:07Z
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@john hm, the dromaesaur disembowelment hypothesis now seems like a distant memory, yet I seem to recall it was still current (though criticized by some) when I first saw this poster?(Nothing wrong with having an older idea in a humorous poster, though.)
(DIR) Post #AQ2Gmjue9oFuWi6WYq by BenHoare@toot.community
2022-11-27T17:14:38Z
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@john 😀 I think @BenGarrod might like this
(DIR) Post #AQ2JAEXodQnA68kv7Q by LarsAlberth@sciences.social
2022-11-27T17:41:21Z
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@john a new care ethics for our beloved ones! @paleosociology
(DIR) Post #AQ2JZDwrzIDnUPOIj2 by MarieVC@social.coop
2022-11-27T17:45:48Z
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@john Or a small but ferocious Bambiraptor?(Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, 2015)#Dinosaurs #Bambiraptor
(DIR) Post #AQ2Jgzsy9nUuBtGzZ2 by Edofid@mstdn.party
2022-11-27T17:47:15Z
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@john My dinosaur
(DIR) Post #AQ2LPo29AXW0PyUpEW by NatureMC@mastodon.online
2022-11-27T18:06:35Z
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@john As a child, I dreamed of having my own dinosaur in the garden. This helps tremendously with the choice, thank you!
(DIR) Post #AQ2LUTJrbyPDcc0YTI by Stoon@mastodon.lol
2022-11-27T18:07:23Z
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@john https://xkcd.com/1211
(DIR) Post #AQ2OgEdILEDjPSOhVo by dagdrivaren@mastodon.nu
2022-11-27T18:42:45Z
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@john When you say velociraptor, do you really mean velociraptor (which I believe are only about a metre tall and 15kg and probably not a major threat to an adult human) or do you mean a deinonychus (two metres tall and about 90kg and very likely a major threat to any human)?Jurassic Park features the deinonychus, but Michael Crichton decided that "velociraptor" sounded sexier, so he simply relabelled the species for dramatic purposes. So beware before you place a purchase order.
(DIR) Post #AQ2P4PdT5K2SU50VOa by john@sauropods.win
2022-11-27T18:47:33Z
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@dagdrivaren Yeah I mean Velociraptor. I don’t think I’d like to tangle with one, have you seen it’s claws? Yeesh!
(DIR) Post #AQ2PNRBFZ6bOmGsdEm by dagdrivaren@mastodon.nu
2022-11-27T18:51:00Z
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@john To be fair, I reckon my cat could maul me if food was not presented in a timely fashion, so you have a point.
(DIR) Post #AQ2Tx8DXwiW0CsEKHY by sebastien@entrepreneurlibre.org
2022-11-27T19:42:09Z
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@john amazing! But wait. Am I reading that Velociraptor had feathers??? Is there any new / newish develoent I was unaware of?(Layperson with a kid fascinated by dinosaurs)
(DIR) Post #AQ2UGkEeovvhcS6Npw by john@sauropods.win
2022-11-27T19:45:47Z
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@sebastien Yes indeed, we know that Velociraptor is deep within the groups we know to have feathers, very close relatives are preserved with feathers, and there are quill knobs (attachment points for feathers) on it’s forearm bones.
(DIR) Post #AQ2W0DUJ0WU7KTfSme by john@sauropods.win
2022-11-27T20:05:14Z
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@MarieVC I’d be wary of all these ground-eagles. Probably fairly dangerous.
(DIR) Post #AQ2aKYEbyqLTHbHLcG by wesdym@mastodon.social
2022-11-27T20:53:41Z
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@john I used to raise small dinosaurs (chickens), and it wasn't as exciting as many people might think.
(DIR) Post #AQ2afVD6Q5ytz5Yz6u by john@sauropods.win
2022-11-27T20:57:31Z
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@wesdym Come on Wes, we all know birds aren't, like, *real* dinosaurs. Firstly, they're all theropods, which is a bad start. Secondly the biggest one got to about 500kg! Pathetic!
(DIR) Post #AQ2amoJplzWxH9CFzk by wesdym@mastodon.social
2022-11-27T20:58:51Z
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@john Okay, but they got at least one good movie made about them! (And a few, uh, crappy ones.)
(DIR) Post #AQ2auXFT7leUeJq2C0 by john@sauropods.win
2022-11-27T21:00:15Z
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@wesdym Fair. Better that the... *checks notes* no good movies made about sauropods. MAYBE Land Before Time. Maybe.
(DIR) Post #AQ2biFBSYviR6NfLpg by PlanEx@mastodonapp.uk
2022-11-27T21:09:13Z
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@john oh man! I love this... Might still chance it with the Triceratops... 🤔😎
(DIR) Post #AQ39JraI3ARxOupHlo by NancyWilliamsPainter@mastodon.social
2022-11-28T03:25:46Z
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@john I love this
(DIR) Post #AQ3dEEBO79HqNMPJQm by sebastien@entrepreneurlibre.org
2022-11-28T09:00:55Z
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@john Wow today I learned something cool 🙂 Thank you!
(DIR) Post #AQ4XWu8wRJUl9xkHWS by lynncunliffe@mastodon.world
2022-11-28T19:31:44Z
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@john I had some modern look a likes :)
(DIR) Post #AQ4kqB9Sj3RoogVgau by Lee_in_Iowa@newsie.social
2022-11-28T22:00:50Z
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@john Remember, now, that pet Dino will have to be fed and walked—and WHO is going to have scoop duty on your walks?!?
(DIR) Post #AQ4sIABcbhLPbuoM6a by tweetingtechno@aus.social
2022-11-28T23:24:07Z
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@john @upulie
(DIR) Post #AQ67DxeQxpCS2rhaiG by john@sauropods.win
2022-11-29T13:46:26Z
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@Troi Crushing peoples toddlers with 200 pounds of dung is definitely a negative.
(DIR) Post #AQ6cZXdXSkfCJS3OBk by SaraLutra@mastodon.art
2022-11-29T19:37:34Z
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@john I think Lambeosaurus being loud would come in handy, when you are riding on it on Your commute to work. Just remember to wear ear protection. And Compsognathus being nippy would be great for protection against pickpockets and creepy guys with grabby hands. Also the trampling habits of Brachiosaurus would be great for Your commute to work. But yeah, the upkeep....
(DIR) Post #AQ6dRWxSCcK3qS73PU by john@sauropods.win
2022-11-29T19:46:44Z
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@SaraLutra Hey, maybe you live in a conifer forest... but then your commute time would be very bad indeed.
(DIR) Post #AQ76RbafsNA0spqUqW by anotherterribleusername@mastodon.social
2022-11-30T01:12:21Z
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@john i wan to wear this on my body XP
(DIR) Post #AQb0PFUAJun0lR5lwG by Tighnacoille@mastodon.scot
2022-12-14T11:26:05Z
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@john Ooooh, @GuitarMoog look at this!
(DIR) Post #AQbBqcYnjgEpdyVzl2 by Oeisha@ohai.social
2022-12-14T13:34:14Z
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@john one year my then 5yo asked for Xmas:1) Unicorn because... it's a frikkin Unicorn!2) baby brother...only child-dom was kicking in and no way did they want a sister3) giant squid 🐙 because...they're huggyHow does one plan for such a thing? I'm autistic and don't get on well with hugs, not to mention the water bills.
(DIR) Post #AQnTwpqjMywNfWX8YC by OldTurk@mastodon.social
2022-12-20T11:53:41Z
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@john ah, all too often people get their kids a dinosaur for Christmas, only to leave them at a nearby park when they get too big to take care of, where they breed and overrun the local fauna. Tale as old as time.
(DIR) Post #AUryOEAkeCWqaVnTJA by petealexharris@mastodon.scot
2023-04-21T07:22:02Z
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@john My worry with the velociraptor isn't disembowelment exactly. But my daughter has an African Grey parrot, and although he's lovely, he's absolutely an avatar of chaos. Dinosaur intelligence is good at problem solving, but sometimes the problem is the mammals own a functioning computer keyboard or have foolishly forgotten to throw everything off the table.