tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893026474426881196.post1446923908327399324..comments2024-03-10T06:42:57.798-07:00Comments on Raptormaniacs: And Now, a (Very?) Special Presentation...Albertonykushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345306530772709064noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893026474426881196.post-32602342665501018232014-07-28T20:27:03.798-07:002014-07-28T20:27:03.798-07:00i know my question isnt directly related to the to...i know my question isnt directly related to the topic here but i just wanna know your answer. How do we know for sure whether a trait evolved thru natural selection or thru genetic drift.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03586757659702923033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893026474426881196.post-50040001531878818852012-03-27T18:20:25.203-07:002012-03-27T18:20:25.203-07:00Eh, it's more an intro to what maniraptors are...Eh, it's more an intro to what maniraptors are rather than to the blog itself, and as I note on my about page, on that front Wikipedia is a better alternative if you want a frequently updated source.Albertonykushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00345306530772709064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893026474426881196.post-12549741327657748362012-03-27T16:50:20.698-07:002012-03-27T16:50:20.698-07:00Normally I'd agree, but I don't consider t...Normally I'd agree, but I don't consider this an "old post" so much as an intro for newcomers to the blog.<br /><br />Spinosegnosaurus77/SpongeBobFossilPantsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893026474426881196.post-56325051760555733512012-03-25T18:49:49.804-07:002012-03-25T18:49:49.804-07:00I might, though editing old blog posts is not a pr...I might, though editing old blog posts is not a priority of mine.Albertonykushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00345306530772709064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893026474426881196.post-92033675476353905212012-03-25T16:16:38.332-07:002012-03-25T16:16:38.332-07:00Will you update the opening sentence for Avialae?
...Will you update the opening sentence for Avialae?<br /><br />Spinosegnosaurus77/SpongeBobFossilPantsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893026474426881196.post-22343699911487366752010-09-18T20:32:10.869-07:002010-09-18T20:32:10.869-07:00I wouldn't rule out a defensive function entir...I wouldn't rule out a defensive function entirely. Those claws are larger than is normal for theropods, but to be honest they don't look to me all that "crazy long": http://azhdarcho.com/Art/Paleoart/beipiaosaurus.htm<br /><br />And I'm sure their use in defense is said to be possible by at least some paleontologists: http://www.geol.umd.edu/~tholtz/G104/lectures/104coelur.html<br /><br />Even if defense wasn't the main fuction, that doesn't mean they couldn't still use them that way. Most of them being rather slow-moving herbivores a la ground sloths (which also have large claws), it may have been important for them to have some defense.Albertonykushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00345306530772709064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893026474426881196.post-6026939373741634762010-09-18T14:43:59.976-07:002010-09-18T14:43:59.976-07:00Therizinosaur claws were most likely not good for ...Therizinosaur claws were most likely not good for combat, too long.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893026474426881196.post-44166174733832627602010-09-08T00:46:13.416-07:002010-09-08T00:46:13.416-07:00I'm aware that maniraptoran is more commonly u...I'm aware that maniraptoran is more commonly used, but I've seen maniraptor as a more informal term, similar to how oviraptorosaur is just shortened to oviraptor on occasion. In any case, I only using it as a colloquial name for Maniraptora, not scientific terminology.Albertonykushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00345306530772709064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893026474426881196.post-20575129165718661812010-09-07T11:03:55.215-07:002010-09-07T11:03:55.215-07:00It's "maniraptoran," not "manir...It's "maniraptoran," not "maniraptor."dinogamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14959197175594052460noreply@blogger.com