Fossil colour studies are changing our idea of how dinosaurs looked

Re:Fossil colour studies are changing our idea of how dinosa... by taneq on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @08:59AM (#20866025)

Just the same as any other evolved feature: It supported the Four F's (feeding, fighting, fleeing, and fornicating).

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Re:Fossil colour studies are changing our idea of how dinosa... by goatlover on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @10:30AM (#20866808)

That's a bit reductionistic as there's lots of other things organisms do.

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Re:Fossil colour studies are changing our idea of how dinosa... by kevin_thibedeau on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @01:54PM (#20869178)

Most of human behavior boils down to the same. You can simplify it even further as "doing things to avoid discomfort".

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Re:Fossil colour studies are changing our idea of how dinosa... by jobigoud on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @09:31AM (#20866292)

What about sleeping/resting?

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Re:Fossil colour studies are changing our idea of how dinosa... by dlivingston on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @03:02PM (#20869937)

Evolution can be rephrased as: a function for maximizing genetic reproducibility. Everything else, including sleeping, is a consequence of - and in service of - this function.

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Re:Fossil colour studies are changing our idea of how dinosa... by jobigoud on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @04:25AM (#20875103)

Yes but in that case no reason to highlight fighting and fleeing. I'm just doubtful this "four Fs" from the parent comment is a good mnemonic. It feels more forced than anything and either includes too much or not enough.

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