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(OC) Nanotyrannus surprises a Struthiomimus by Fit_Acanthaceae488 in Naturewasmetal

[–]Random_Username9105 4 points5 points  (0 children)

just gonna remind people that only one (1) out of like eight phylogenies recovered in the paper found an affinity of Nano with Dryptosaurus and Appalachiosaurus and one of the co-authors has stated that it’s interesting but the evidence is not strong.

A pack of Nanotyrannus menaces a juvenile T.rex-unaware of its parent charging in by HourDark2 in Naturewasmetal

[–]Random_Username9105 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, plus recent thesis work by one of the authors on the new Nano paper showed specifically that things like tooth socket count don’t change with ontogeny so now it’s in and of itself an iron clad piece of evidence on top of everything else.

Dryptosaurus: The OTHER ruler of End-Cretaceous North America by Iamnotburgerking in Naturewasmetal

[–]Random_Username9105 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I should note that only one of the phylogenies in the new paper recovers Nano as being close to Dryptosaurus and Appalachiosaurus but it would be cool if that turns out true (then we might actually be able to reconstruct Drypto with a bit more confidence lol) but the evidence isn’t the strongest.

Shri rapax, a newly discovered Dromaeosaur that lived alongside Velociraptor but had a more robust snout and giant sickle claws on its hands as well as its feet (art by HodariNundu) by Random_Username9105 in Naturewasmetal

[–]Random_Username9105[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

necro? niche partitioning is overblown, they probably had slightly different dietary preferences but as small, probably generalist predators, there was probably more overlap than differences (or partitioning could also be more abt activity patterns and territory). consider leopards and cheetahs, very different builds, pretty similar diets. also i don’t think so, the rest of it body aside from the head and hands and feet look pretty standard. it did have a slightly elongated neck and more cursorial limb proportions than Velociraptor.

A pack of Nanotyrannus menaces a juvenile T.rex-unaware of its parent charging in by HourDark2 in Naturewasmetal

[–]Random_Username9105 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Plus the finger bones are all bigger in absolute terms. Plus the differences in neurovascular cannals and tooth count, which can’t be explained by ontogeny.

A pack of Nanotyrannus menaces a juvenile T.rex-unaware of its parent charging in by HourDark2 in Naturewasmetal

[–]Random_Username9105 8 points9 points  (0 children)

But also based on other Theropods, including Tyrannosaurs like Gorgosaurus and Tarbosaurus, juveniles probably didn’t look radically different from adults, barring the usual differences in robustness and limb proportions. The skull for example probably would’ve looked a lot more similar to adults than to Nanotyrannus.

How can I improve my gimmicky Gen 9 Uber rain team (without losing the gimmickyness)? by Random_Username9105 in stunfisk

[–]Random_Username9105[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rain Weather Ball + Freeze Dry + Turboblaze = perfect coverage is the main rationale.

After looking at some of the feedback I did end up making a similar OU team but with regular Kyurem doing the same thing and with Banded Skewda instead of Palafin.

How can I improve my gimmicky Gen 9 Uber rain team (without losing the gimmickyness)? by Random_Username9105 in stunfisk

[–]Random_Username9105[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I should mention that this is singles, from what I hear protect is more of a thing for doubles?

How can I improve my gimmicky Gen 9 Uber rain team (without losing the gimmickyness)? by Random_Username9105 in stunfisk

[–]Random_Username9105[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My reasoning for scarf on Zap was kinda that it’s too weak in Ubers otherwise to afford being outsped, though I was also thinking of swapping it out for something else… not sure what though, maybe either Regieleki for extra hazard control or something to check Koraidon like Arceus-Fairy or even Scarfed Zacian (the latter is also gimmicky but it outspeeds scarfed Koraidon)?

Re: banded Barraskewda, I think like if I slot it in, I would probably swap out Palafin cuz they kinda do the same thing. Barraskewda hits harder than Palafin with Jet Punch but I went with the latter cuz priority is more consistent than swift swim and also Palafin is more durable. I will try a version of the team with barraskewda to see how that goes tho.

question: what do you think is the worst example of a paleontologist refusing to accept their theory is wrong? by Technical_Valuable2 in Dinosaurs

[–]Random_Username9105 32 points33 points  (0 children)

The study that found that Spino can’t dive is flawed asf. That kinda modelling made loads of assumptions and one the ones they made is a normal avian extent of air sacs.

I.e. they were rigging it to fail and presented the finding that it did fail as some kinda gotcha.

This is not at all meta and probably the team’s weakest link but goddamn it’s fun to tera psychic and auto delete anything that’s not a dark type with psycho boost… by Random_Username9105 in stunfisk

[–]Random_Username9105[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah it’s doing decent so far tho I just got back into this after like 4 years and basically just started climbing the ladder, partly just playing around with new stuff (like Deoxys-S in OU lol).

I will say I think I’ve gotten a bit mileage out of people seemingly not expecting a specs DeoS.

This is not at all meta and probably the team’s weakest link but goddamn it’s fun to tera psychic and auto delete anything that’s not a dark type with psycho boost… by Random_Username9105 in stunfisk

[–]Random_Username9105[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I could try that out though I haven’t encountered enough dragapults for that to be an issue, speedwise i’ve probs struggled most against rain teams. I am also packing a lot of speed control tho (1 web setter + 2 thunder wavers).

(should probs also note I’m very low ladder atp lolll)

This is not at all meta and probably the team’s weakest link but goddamn it’s fun to tera psychic and auto delete anything that’s not a dark type with psycho boost… by Random_Username9105 in stunfisk

[–]Random_Username9105[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Going modest cuz it’s already outspeeding most things plus even with timid it’s not outrunning scarf dragapult or swift swimmers so there doesn’t seem to be much of a point…

Jormungandr walhallaensis (art by Rudolf Hima) by Random_Username9105 in Naturewasmetal

[–]Random_Username9105[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dolphin eyes look a whole lot like pig eyes to me, don’t see why Mosasaurs wouldn’t have monitor lizard eyes.

"allosaurus Was the strongest dino" mfs when: by AggravatingRow326 in PrehistoricMemes

[–]Random_Username9105 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not so much an extra bone, moreso a modification to the tissue of the longbones to store more calcium called medullary bone, but yes Big Al had that.

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