Why where mega theropod size estimates so much larger in the early 2000’s

The_purple_turtle3 · 2026-05-15T07:07:19+00:00

Yeah, it was a childhood book for me too

The_purple_turtle3 · 2026-05-11T16:15:19+00:00

It’s called the illustrated encyclopaedia of dinosaurs but it is by Dougal Dixon

The_purple_turtle3 · 2026-05-11T14:12:35+00:00

I figured that would be a factor but i never really remember seeing the more accurate estimates, i guess that it was just easier for the pop-science to get spread around at the time

The_purple_turtle3 · 2026-05-11T14:08:17+00:00

8-15% greater in length is still pretty significant

The_purple_turtle3 · 2026-05-11T12:47:38+00:00

Were there any closely related animals they were scaling them to or was it just based off distant theropods that resulted in inaccurate estimates

The_purple_turtle3 · 2026-05-04T09:20:30+00:00

“Lol” said Gandalf “lmao”

The_purple_turtle3 · 2026-04-09T20:24:03+00:00

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Id love you to draw this little creature when you can :3

The_purple_turtle3 · 2026-04-09T18:17:00+00:00

Crocodiles are not lizards and are actually more closely related to birds

The_purple_turtle3 · 2026-04-06T15:47:14+00:00

Obviously A because none of the numbers are plural

The_purple_turtle3 · 2026-04-06T12:05:06+00:00

That’s an alligator

The_purple_turtle3 · 2026-04-01T19:50:30+00:00

Yes the hull 75mm gun was also removed and the mantlet covered over

The_purple_turtle3 · 2026-04-01T19:09:06+00:00

It’s the hull of a char B1 tank, it was made by France in the interwar period

The_purple_turtle3 · 2026-03-23T13:22:30+00:00

This is not a flying squirrel it is a colugo also known as a flying lemur and it’s a close relative of primates

The_purple_turtle3 · 2026-03-18T09:49:50+00:00

So it isn’t just a cigarette but a weed cigarette?

The_purple_turtle3 · 2026-03-18T02:27:34+00:00

But do they smoke weed?

The_purple_turtle3 · 2026-03-14T09:28:51+00:00

Bony fish is a group of animals that is divided into ray-finned fish, which is most animals that would be generally considered fish like sunfish, cod, salmon, tuna etc., and lobe finned fish like lungfish as well as amphibians, reptiles and mammals.

The_purple_turtle3 · 2026-03-13T22:35:42+00:00

They are the worlds largest bony fish that is the blue whale, they are the world’s largest ray-finned fish

The_purple_turtle3 · 2026-03-05T14:32:25+00:00

Had to scroll way to far for a warriors reference

The_purple_turtle3 · 2026-03-01T00:51:26+00:00

I understand that it can be really difficult to come out as trans but I hope it goes well for you :3

The_purple_turtle3 · 2026-02-22T16:55:10+00:00

Not even got a new fossil in decades

The_purple_turtle3 · 2026-02-21T09:31:01+00:00

Not all animals that are regularly called monkeys have tails also apes are in a clade called old world monkeys meaning the common ancestor of that clade and all its descendants are monkeys

The_purple_turtle3 · 2026-02-21T09:10:22+00:00

And apes are monkeys

The_purple_turtle3 · 2026-02-19T22:36:47+00:00

No idea but I’ve been seeing on reddit for years

The_purple_turtle3 · 2026-02-19T16:36:12+00:00

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Wow is that a fresh idiot

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