Comments on: Controversial Fossil Find Suggests Some Dinos Survived the Asteroid Cataclysm http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/05/04/controversial-fossil-find-suggests-some-dinos-survived-the-asteroid-cataclysm/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day\'s most compelling topics. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:16:34 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Devin http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/05/04/controversial-fossil-find-suggests-some-dinos-survived-the-asteroid-cataclysm/comment-page-1/#comment-26718 Devin Tue, 12 May 2009 00:32:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/05/04/controversial-fossil-find-suggests-some-dinos-survived-the-asteroid-cataclysm/#comment-26718 @John. Birds are theropod dinosaurs, yeah. @John. Birds are theropod dinosaurs, yeah.

]]> By: Kyle C http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/05/04/controversial-fossil-find-suggests-some-dinos-survived-the-asteroid-cataclysm/comment-page-1/#comment-26343 Kyle C Thu, 07 May 2009 05:01:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/05/04/controversial-fossil-find-suggests-some-dinos-survived-the-asteroid-cataclysm/#comment-26343 =P Go internet. For some reason, none of those are zeros. =P Go internet.

For some reason, none of those are zeros.

]]> By: Joey http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/05/04/controversial-fossil-find-suggests-some-dinos-survived-the-asteroid-cataclysm/comment-page-1/#comment-26310 Joey Wed, 06 May 2009 23:42:31 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/05/04/controversial-fossil-find-suggests-some-dinos-survived-the-asteroid-cataclysm/#comment-26310 Kyle C here are some numbers -> 163+5762168/43218-4321(687)451/84=6/549846352-468(76568) Kyle C here are some numbers -> 163+5762168/43218-4321(687)451/84=6/549846352-468(76568)

]]> By: Kyle C http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/05/04/controversial-fossil-find-suggests-some-dinos-survived-the-asteroid-cataclysm/comment-page-1/#comment-26295 Kyle C Wed, 06 May 2009 21:45:53 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/05/04/controversial-fossil-find-suggests-some-dinos-survived-the-asteroid-cataclysm/#comment-26295 I remember reading that the volcanic activity in the Deccan Traps around the time of the K-T Boundary would have sent a great deal more "dust" into the atmosphere than the meteorite impact. Can anyone reading this back that up with some numbers? I remember reading that the volcanic activity in the Deccan Traps around the time of the K-T Boundary would have sent a great deal more “dust” into the atmosphere than the meteorite impact. Can anyone reading this back that up with some numbers?

]]> By: NicoleW http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/05/04/controversial-fossil-find-suggests-some-dinos-survived-the-asteroid-cataclysm/comment-page-1/#comment-26290 NicoleW Wed, 06 May 2009 21:17:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/05/04/controversial-fossil-find-suggests-some-dinos-survived-the-asteroid-cataclysm/#comment-26290 Could a large meteor strike potentially have caused an increase in volcanic activity? Could a large meteor strike potentially have caused an increase in volcanic activity?

]]> By: John http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/05/04/controversial-fossil-find-suggests-some-dinos-survived-the-asteroid-cataclysm/comment-page-1/#comment-26274 John Wed, 06 May 2009 18:48:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/05/04/controversial-fossil-find-suggests-some-dinos-survived-the-asteroid-cataclysm/#comment-26274 Well it wasn't really an age of reptiles. Most finds suggest a more bird like ancestry. They are pretty sure that raptors had feathers along with many other different dinosaurs. Well it wasn’t really an age of reptiles. Most finds suggest a more bird like ancestry. They are pretty sure that raptors had feathers along with many other different dinosaurs.

]]> By: Ian http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/05/04/controversial-fossil-find-suggests-some-dinos-survived-the-asteroid-cataclysm/comment-page-1/#comment-26214 Ian Wed, 06 May 2009 04:50:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/05/04/controversial-fossil-find-suggests-some-dinos-survived-the-asteroid-cataclysm/#comment-26214 @Mike . . . Maybe authors are responsible for the content they reproduce. Otherwise, given the trend, no one will be held accountable for misinformation. @Mike . . . Maybe authors are responsible for the content they reproduce. Otherwise, given the trend, no one will be held accountable for misinformation.

]]> By: Gwenny http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/05/04/controversial-fossil-find-suggests-some-dinos-survived-the-asteroid-cataclysm/comment-page-1/#comment-26181 Gwenny Tue, 05 May 2009 15:17:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/05/04/controversial-fossil-find-suggests-some-dinos-survived-the-asteroid-cataclysm/#comment-26181 Exactly, Eiron! A number of animals survived the cataclysm and roam the Earth today. The alligator, and I quote, has been described as a 'living fossil from the age of reptiles, having survived on earth for 200 million years'. (US Fish and Wild Life site) Exactly, Eiron! A number of animals survived the cataclysm and roam the Earth today. The alligator, and I quote, has been described as a ‘living fossil from the age of reptiles, having survived on earth for 200 million years’. (US Fish and Wild Life site)

]]> By: Eiron F http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/05/04/controversial-fossil-find-suggests-some-dinos-survived-the-asteroid-cataclysm/comment-page-1/#comment-26174 Eiron F Tue, 05 May 2009 13:20:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/05/04/controversial-fossil-find-suggests-some-dinos-survived-the-asteroid-cataclysm/#comment-26174 Finding ' Suggests Some Dinos Survived the Asteroid Cataclysm ' <br> Of course they did ! <br> There's a couple of feathery ones eating breadcrumbs on my windowsill right now . . . Finding ‘ Suggests Some Dinos Survived the Asteroid Cataclysm ‘

Of course they did !

There’s a couple of feathery ones eating breadcrumbs on my windowsill right now . . .

]]> By: Mike http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/05/04/controversial-fossil-find-suggests-some-dinos-survived-the-asteroid-cataclysm/comment-page-1/#comment-26077 Mike Mon, 04 May 2009 21:54:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/05/04/controversial-fossil-find-suggests-some-dinos-survived-the-asteroid-cataclysm/#comment-26077 She was quoting the LA Times when she used the term "dim-witted." Maybe you should take it up with them. She was quoting the LA Times when she used the term “dim-witted.” Maybe you should take it up with them.

]]> By: Stuart http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/05/04/controversial-fossil-find-suggests-some-dinos-survived-the-asteroid-cataclysm/comment-page-1/#comment-26074 Stuart Mon, 04 May 2009 21:36:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/05/04/controversial-fossil-find-suggests-some-dinos-survived-the-asteroid-cataclysm/#comment-26074 This is a Science blog, yes? What is the benefit of using terms like "dim-witted" ? This is a Science blog, yes? What is the benefit of using terms like “dim-witted” ?

]]> By: Dennis http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/05/04/controversial-fossil-find-suggests-some-dinos-survived-the-asteroid-cataclysm/comment-page-1/#comment-26072 Dennis Mon, 04 May 2009 21:21:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/05/04/controversial-fossil-find-suggests-some-dinos-survived-the-asteroid-cataclysm/#comment-26072 > To prove that the bones he found were indeed older than the extinction Perhaps you mean "newer". > To prove that the bones he found were indeed older than the extinction

Perhaps you mean “newer”.

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