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Re:Project pushes back the hominid timeline in Africa by mor... by avar on Friday April 14, 2023 @04:02PM (#35573968)
> dinosaurs died out around 66.04 ± 0.05 Ma.

The dinosaurs didn't die out, and are alive in abundance today.

I know what you mean, but it's interesting how many otherwise scientifically accurate publications use the taxonomic term as if though our understanding of the origin of birds hadn't evolved since the 1950s.

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Re:Project pushes back the hominid timeline in Africa by mor... by tshaddox on Friday April 14, 2023 @04:25PM (#35574276)
The term “dinosaur” is used almost exclusively to refer to non-avian dinosaurs. In scientific literature the qualification is usually made explicit, but I belief even there it is sometimes clear enough from context to avoid the explicit qualification.
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Re:Project pushes back the hominid timeline in Africa by mor... by kuhewa on Friday April 14, 2023 @06:12PM (#35575480)
Thats technically correct, the worst kind of correct. The same way dinosaurs, and hominids are both lobed-fin fishes (Sarcopterygii) as are all tetrapods.
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