Comments on: Meet Concavenator, the Humpbacked Dinosaur http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/09/08/meet-concavenator-the-humpbacked-dinosaur/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day's most compelling topics. Tue, 22 May 2012 14:26:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: nick http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/09/08/meet-concavenator-the-humpbacked-dinosaur/comment-page-1/#comment-285966 nick Sun, 12 Sep 2010 23:01:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=19871#comment-285966 Doesn't concave imply negative space? Like a concave lens bends in towards the center. So shouldn't this dino be more properly named Convexinator? Doesn’t concave imply negative space? Like a concave lens bends in towards the center.

So shouldn’t this dino be more properly named Convexinator?

]]> By: BimotaGrrrl http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/09/08/meet-concavenator-the-humpbacked-dinosaur/comment-page-1/#comment-282531 BimotaGrrrl Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:41:41 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=19871#comment-282531 the spikes look like the top supports over the footings in a long spanning bridge. the spikes look like the top supports over the footings in a long spanning bridge.

]]> By: Mike Walley http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/09/08/meet-concavenator-the-humpbacked-dinosaur/comment-page-1/#comment-281540 Mike Walley Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:46:38 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=19871#comment-281540 As Professor Benton (Bristol University), said this is one "weird" dinosaur. The short crest is interesting for sure, when one considers the potential implications for Becklespinax and Acrocanthosaurus, but the paper also suggested that the ulna showed evidence of quill knobs. A feathered Allosauroidea - what every next? As Professor Benton (Bristol University), said this is one “weird” dinosaur. The short crest is interesting for sure, when one considers the potential implications for Becklespinax and Acrocanthosaurus, but the paper also suggested that the ulna showed evidence of quill knobs. A feathered Allosauroidea – what every next?

]]> By: james http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/09/08/meet-concavenator-the-humpbacked-dinosaur/comment-page-1/#comment-280414 james Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:56:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=19871#comment-280414 Method of load transfer to hips to reduce stress on tail and abdominal vertebrae? A possible clue to its behaviour? Method of load transfer to hips to reduce stress on tail and abdominal vertebrae?
A possible clue to its behaviour?

]]>