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Re:Meteorite 200 times larger than one that killed dinosaurs... by Timwi on Sunday November 17, 2024 @06:39AM (#42163600)
The dinosaurs were not “wiped off”, by which I mean they are not extinct. This is an extremely widespread misconception that popular science articles like this one keep perpetuating. We should do better and help people understand that (some) dinosaurs survived and evolved into modern birds. Birds are dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are alive today.
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Re:Meteorite 200 times larger than one that killed dinosaurs... by Qem on Sunday November 17, 2024 @07:38AM (#42163881)
When referring to dinosaurs, most people are thinking about non-avian, teethed dinosaurs anyway.
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Re:Meteorite 200 times larger than one that killed dinosaurs... by Timwi on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @08:29AM (#42183196)
I get that, but most people don't know that birds evolved from dinosaurs that survived the asteroid (which I think is both interesting and important to know) and I think it's the responsibility of science communicators to... communicate that.
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Re:Meteorite 200 times larger than one that killed dinosaurs... by asah on Sunday November 17, 2024 @09:19AM (#42164298)
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