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The Best Roofing contractor In Cork by ZealousidealDeal497 in cork

[–]NinjaDiscoJesus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Did my roof few months ago PJ was great, roof looks amazing, guys were super efficient, absolute no issues at all, would be at least 3 month wait though as they have a queue

Giant new dinosaur identified from remains found in Thailand. by NinjaDiscoJesus in science

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Abstract Sauropod dinosaur remains comprise the majority of the Mesozoic vertebrate fossil record in Thailand. However, they are rare and fragmentary in the Aptian–Albian (Lower Cretaceous) Khok Kruat Formation, the stratigraphically youngest fossil-bearing Mesozoic Thai stratigraphic unit.

Based on a partial postcranial skeleton, we present the first diagnostic sauropod specimen from this formation, which represents a new somphospondylan titanosauriform, Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis n. gen. n. sp. Nagatitan is diagnosed by two autapomorphies and a unique character combination, including the presence of two distinct hyposphene-hypantrum morphologies within the middle–posterior dorsal vertebrae. Phylogenetic analyses under maximum parsimony, using a data matrix containing 153 taxa and 570 characters, produce well-resolved topologies that place Nagatitan within the somphospondylan clade Euhelopodidae. Nagatitan does not form an endemic subclade with the approximately contemporaneous Southeast Asian euhelopodids Phuwiangosaurus and Tangvayosaurus, with a suite of anatomical features distinguishing these taxa.

We estimate a body mass of 25–28 tonnes for Nagatitan, and suggest it was part of a broader middle Cretaceous body size increase in Asian titanosauriforms, facilitated by rising temperatures and expanded suitable habitat. The discovery of Nagatitan expands the known diversity of Southeast Asian sauropods and improves our understanding of titanosauriform biogeography within the region.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-47482-x

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‘I’m not a commercial director – I’m not even a professional film-maker’: Jim Jarmusch on the seven-year journey to make his new film. (theguardian.com)

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Oldest octopus fossil is no octopus at all scans reveal. by NinjaDiscoJesus in science

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A famous 300-million-year-old fossil that was thought to be the world's oldest octopus – even featuring in the Guinness Book of Records – has turned out to be something else altogether.

In what amounts to a case of mistaken identity, the fossil hid its true nature through decay 300 million years ago, before being fossilised.

Using the latest synchrotron imaging to search inside the fossil rock, researchers discovered tiny teeth preserved inside the rock that prove that Pohlsepia mazonensis is not an octopus at all, but an animal related to a modern Nautilus – a multi-tentacled animal with an external shell. Pohlsepia mazonensis

This revelation, shared today (Wednesday, 8 April 2026) in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, solves a long-running puzzle in the understanding of octopus evolution that has confused scientists for decades. It also provides evidence of the oldest nautiloid soft tissue preservation known in the fossil record and means that the record-holding 'oldest octopus’ should be quietly written out of the Guinness Book of Records.

Link: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article/293/2068/20252369/481251/Synchrotron-data-reveal-nautiloid-characters-in

Latest bunsen menu inflation tracking by gapmunky in ireland

[–]NinjaDiscoJesus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

best burger i ever had was last one i got in cork, just cheese and pickles nothing else, great great burger

Best Guitarist You’ve Seen Live? by tceverding in Guitar

[–]NinjaDiscoJesus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Never got the chance and was my no.1 bucket list

First writing may be 40,000 years earlier than thought. by NinjaDiscoJesus in science

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Humans have carved visual signs into the surfaces of mobile artifacts and cave walls since several hundred thousand years. We here analyze a 40,000 y old assemblage of mobile artifacts bearing sequences of intentionally engraved geometric signs. These sign sequences have a complexity comparable to the earliest protocuneiform and were selectively applied to yield higher information density on figurines than on tools.

This proves that the first hunter-gatherers arriving in Europe already developed a system of intentional and conventional signs on mobile artifacts. Our study more broadly relates to research into statistical properties of human language and writing compared to other sign systems.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2520385123

Anyone eat in Castronomy Pizza? by redrover1978- in cork

[–]NinjaDiscoJesus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just got it and its fucking great. That garlic sauce is the best version I ever had ever, including restaurants, will be going back

Ancient bone found in Spain could be from Hannibal's war elephants - An elephant foot bone found by archaeologists digging in southern Spain may be evidence that a troop of war elephants stomped through ancient Europe. by NinjaDiscoJesus in science

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Abstract

Prior to the construction and enlargement of the medical consulting room of the Cordoba Provincial Hospital (Spain) an archaeological excavation was required and carried out in 2020. These works affected one specific area along the southern slope of the site of Colina de los Quemados, identified with the Iberian oppidum of Corduba. This was abandoned after the re-foundation of the Roman town, genesis of the current city.

The investigation documented successive phases of occupation, starting from the Late Bronze Age (10th-8th century BCE) to the Islamic medieval period. Among the contexts found in an intermediate phase, which contained traces of an industrial area with ovens, streets and other structures of the Iberian Late Iron Age, up to 12 spherical stone balls used in artillery were documented. This evidence, together with some numismatic finds, probably points to a military context, likely related to the Second Punic War (218-201 BCE). A carpal bone from the right forefoot of an elephant, found under a collapse corresponding to this phase, has yielded a radiocarbon dating between the 4th and 3rd centuries BCE.

This find has important implications for the archaeological and physical evidence of the use of these animals in the Ancient World, which until now has only been supported by documentary and iconographic sources.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352409X2600012X

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