Vulcann 6th Gear October 13, 2011 Share October 13, 2011 (edited) Imagine this terror still exists today... It will make the top predators like lions and brown bears like kitties and teddy bears respectivey. OMG Over 9 tonnes!!!! Those folks living around this creature then have to arm themselves with RPGs instead of puny rifles... :o From CNA: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/fea...1159082/1/.html T. rex was bigger than thought Posted: 13 October 2011 1046 hrs CHICAGO: The iconic T. rex dinosaur grew bigger and faster than previously estimated, according to new methods based on actual skeletons instead of scale models, British and US scientists said Wednesday. Scientists digitally modeled flesh on five mounted T. rex skeletons and showed that the meat-eating lizard kings were up to a third bigger and grew two times as fast into adults than previous research had suggested. The findings, led by John Hutchinson of The Royal Veterinary College, London, and Peter Makovicky, curator of dinosaurs at The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, are published in the journal PloS One. One of the skeletons included in the study was "Sue," the largest and most complete T. rex specimen ever found, on display at The Field Museum. The 67-million-year-old dino was discovered in 1990 on an Indian reservation in South Dakota by American paleontologist Sue Hendrickson. Named after its finder, "Sue" was previously thought to be about the size of a big elephant or rhinoceros, standing 12 feet high (3.5 meters) and 42 feet (13 meters) from head to tail. Her living weight was guessed to be 14,000 pounds (6,400 kilograms), or about six tons. But the latest methods found she would have tipped the scales at well over nine tons. "We knew she was big but the 30 percent increase in her weight was unexpected," said Makovicky. The technique used mounted skeletons to derive body mass estimates, instead of models created to scale. The team made three-dimensional laser scans of the skeletons to form a template for digital models that would add simulated flesh. They devised three different levels of the approximate amount of flesh the creatures likely had, to figure the size of a thin, hungry animal up to a well-fed one. "Previous methods for calculating mass relied on scale models, which can magnify even minor errors, or on extrapolations from living animals with very different body plans from dinosaurs," said Makovicky. "We overcame such problems by using the actual skeletons as a starting point for our study." By establishing new sizes for the other four specimens studied, the researchers also found that the creatures likely grew faster than initially thought. "We estimate they grew as fast as 3,950 pounds (1,790 kilograms) per year during the teenage period of growth, which is more than twice the previous estimate," said lead author Hutchinson. That would mean the land-roaming carnivores expanded by about 11 pounds (five kilograms) per day during their peak growth spurt. The same team had estimated in 2004 that T. rex gained 4.6 pounds (2.1 kilograms) per day. -AFP/pn Edited October 13, 2011 by Vulcann ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beehive3783 Turbocharged October 13, 2011 Share October 13, 2011 Seems like nobody is interested in dinos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcann 6th Gear October 13, 2011 Author Share October 13, 2011 Seems like nobody is interested in dinos Talking about extinct creatures in a car forum is a big no-no I guess... [laugh] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadX Moderator October 13, 2011 Share October 13, 2011 Seems like nobody is interested in dinos if REX......you may get some responses....T.REX.....naaaaaaaaaaaaah...goto my dino forum Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcann 6th Gear October 13, 2011 Author Share October 13, 2011 (edited) if REX......you may get some responses....T.REX.....naaaaaaaaaaaaah...goto my dino forum Or topic on "RadX"? [laugh] Edited October 13, 2011 by Vulcann Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadX Moderator October 13, 2011 Share October 13, 2011 Or topic on "RadX"? another one close to extinction Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcann 6th Gear October 13, 2011 Author Share October 13, 2011 Or topic on "RadX"? [laugh] Hmmm...maybe should have titled it "T. RadX blah blah blah" to elicit responses then say sori wrong Rex! [sly] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcann 6th Gear October 13, 2011 Author Share October 13, 2011 another one close to extinction [laugh] Ya sometimes I feel so as well. Seems like yesterday just BMT... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good-Carbuyer 1st Gear October 13, 2011 Share October 13, 2011 Imagine this terror still exists today... It will make the top predators like lions and brown bears like kitties and teddy bears respectivey. OMG Over 9 tonnes!!!! Those folks living around this creature then have to arm themselves with RPGs instead of puny rifles... :o From CNA: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/fea...1159082/1/.html T. rex was bigger than thought Posted: 13 October 2011 1046 hrs CHICAGO: The iconic T. rex dinosaur grew bigger and faster than previously estimated, according to new methods based on actual skeletons instead of scale models, British and US scientists said Wednesday. Scientists digitally modeled flesh on five mounted T. rex skeletons and showed that the meat-eating lizard kings were up to a third bigger and grew two times as fast into adults than previous research had suggested. The findings, led by John Hutchinson of The Royal Veterinary College, London, and Peter Makovicky, curator of dinosaurs at The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, are published in the journal PloS One. One of the skeletons included in the study was "Sue," the largest and most complete T. rex specimen ever found, on display at The Field Museum. The 67-million-year-old dino was discovered in 1990 on an Indian reservation in South Dakota by American paleontologist Sue Hendrickson. Named after its finder, "Sue" was previously thought to be about the size of a big elephant or rhinoceros, standing 12 feet high (3.5 meters) and 42 feet (13 meters) from head to tail. Her living weight was guessed to be 14,000 pounds (6,400 kilograms), or about six tons. But the latest methods found she would have tipped the scales at well over nine tons. "We knew she was big but the 30 percent increase in her weight was unexpected," said Makovicky. The technique used mounted skeletons to derive body mass estimates, instead of models created to scale. The team made three-dimensional laser scans of the skeletons to form a template for digital models that would add simulated flesh. They devised three different levels of the approximate amount of flesh the creatures likely had, to figure the size of a thin, hungry animal up to a well-fed one. "Previous methods for calculating mass relied on scale models, which can magnify even minor errors, or on extrapolations from living animals with very different body plans from dinosaurs," said Makovicky. "We overcame such problems by using the actual skeletons as a starting point for our study." By establishing new sizes for the other four specimens studied, the researchers also found that the creatures likely grew faster than initially thought. "We estimate they grew as fast as 3,950 pounds (1,790 kilograms) per year during the teenage period of growth, which is more than twice the previous estimate," said lead author Hutchinson. That would mean the land-roaming carnivores expanded by about 11 pounds (five kilograms) per day during their peak growth spurt. The same team had estimated in 2004 that T. rex gained 4.6 pounds (2.1 kilograms) per day. -AFP/pn Singaporeans among next species to be extinct. Start cloning our DNA before we are extinct. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whathefish 5th Gear October 13, 2011 Share October 13, 2011 Singaporeans among next species to be extinct. Start cloning our DNA before we are extinct. do u mean start spreading our "seeds" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good-Carbuyer 1st Gear October 13, 2011 Share October 13, 2011 do u mean start spreading our "seeds" National Productivity Board not yet alert of this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega Turbocharged October 13, 2011 Share October 13, 2011 I am always fascinated by dino. Hope in my life time, the can clone dino back to life like Jurassic Park. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcann 6th Gear October 13, 2011 Author Share October 13, 2011 (edited) I am always fascinated by dino. Hope in my life time, the can clone dino back to life like Jurassic Park. They did it with Dolly the sheep so who knows what these folks can do in the future? Granted that Dolly is cloned from a living tissue and that the dinos we are talking existed today only as fossils... Maybe they can find some frozen stuff in at the two poles or high up in the cold mountains. They are now trying to clone a Mammoth from a dead one dug out of Yuribei River in Russia I think using elephant cells so we will see... Edited October 13, 2011 by Vulcann Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good-Carbuyer 1st Gear October 13, 2011 Share October 13, 2011 They did it with Dolly the sheep so who knows what these folks can do in the future? Granted that Dolly is cloned from a living tissue and that the dinos we are talking existed today only as fossils... Maybe they can find some frozen stuff in at the two poles or high up in the cold mountains. They are now trying to clone a Mammoth from a dead one dug out of Siberia I think using elephant cells so we will see... I believe if it works, they will clone pre-historic man (those 9-footer gaints) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcann 6th Gear October 13, 2011 Author Share October 13, 2011 (edited) They did it with Dolly the sheep so who knows what these folks can do in the future? Granted that Dolly is cloned from a living tissue and that the dinos we are talking existed today only as fossils... Maybe they can find some frozen stuff in at the two poles or high up in the cold mountains. They are now trying to clone a Mammoth from a dead one dug out of Yuribei River in Russia I think using elephant cells so we will see... Well scratch that. The wiki link said some scientist had dismissed cloning this dead baby.. Edited October 13, 2011 by Vulcann Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moredhel 2nd Gear October 13, 2011 Share October 13, 2011 They did it with Dolly the sheep so who knows what these folks can do in the future? Granted that Dolly is cloned from a living tissue and that the dinos we are talking existed today only as fossils... Maybe they can find some frozen stuff in at the two poles or high up in the cold mountains. They are now trying to clone a Mammoth from a dead one dug out of Siberia I think using elephant cells so we will see... New genome project. Cloning a partner for you with looks you fancy, submissive genes from vietnamese/early chinese women and can upgrade to add certain features unique to a certain industry. Fwah! The perfect woman. Chio, submissive, no in-laws, etc... Confirm this will be the biggest industry in the future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcann 6th Gear October 13, 2011 Author Share October 13, 2011 I believe if it works, they will clone pre-historic man (those 9-footer gaints) Scary hor? Wait some joker went ahead to clone Lenin, Mao or even the Great Leader then how? :o Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcann 6th Gear October 13, 2011 Author Share October 13, 2011 New genome project. Cloning a partner for you with looks you fancy, submissive genes from vietnamese/early chinese women and can upgrade to add certain features unique to a certain industry. Fwah! The perfect woman. Chio, submissive, no in-laws, etc... Confirm this will be the biggest industry in the future. Now we are talking. If this is the aim then the potential is limitless... [laugh] ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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