Dinosaur tail found preserved in amber (2016)

Re:Dinosaur tail found preserved in amber (2016) by java-man on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @09:52AM (#17125915)

I recall reading a paper where they inferred the dinosaur body temperature from Ca isotope ratio in a tooth. Came closer to warm blooded than cold blooded. Interesting research too.

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Re:Dinosaur tail found preserved in amber (2016) by java-man on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @09:53AM (#17125920)

Here is the link:

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2011/06/22/scien...

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Re:Dinosaur tail found preserved in amber (2016) by candiodari on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @10:17AM (#17126057)

Very interesting. This would only apply to the largest of dinosaurs though, wouldn't it ? The kind that's just not ever going to chase anything.

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Re:Dinosaur tail found preserved in amber (2016) by java-man on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @10:34AM (#17126161)

quite possibly, although the effect might still be there. extant bumblebees warm themselves up after crawling outside on the cold morning by buzzing their wings.

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