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Submitted ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨fossilesque@mander.xyz⁩ to ⁨science_memes@mander.xyz⁩

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  • OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I just want to say that anyone who picks pterodactyl, ichthyosaurus, or mosasaurus as their favourite dinosaurs is wrong because none of those are dinosaurs.

    Having said that, I like triceratops, which isn’t on the list for some reason. I guess I’ll pick styracosaurus since it’s similar.

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    • prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I haven’t checked in a while but I THOUGHT it was believed triceratops is now just a juvenile other dinosaur

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      • Rhaedas@fedia.io ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        That was news to me. The wiki for Torosaurus is a deep rabbit hole, and since fossilization is rare and we have to go with what little we can find, this will probably be a long debate either way.

        With that being said, whatever the name, three horn dino is best dino!

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      • OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I know it’s been debated back and forth with a lot of the ceratopsian dinosaurs. Torosaurus was the one they think/thought is the adult version of a triceratops. I’m not sure where the consensus stands now though.

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    • Redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      My favorite dinosaur is Plesiosaurus.

      What are you gonna do about it? >:)

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  • MossyFeathers@pawb.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    “raptor”

    There’s more than one kind of raptor, buddy. Also why doesn’t the raptor have feathers? If you’re gonna mush all the raptors together into a single species, at least draw the feathers. This is offensive to theropods around the world as it turns us into a homogeneous, featherless caricature.

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    • SmackemWittadic@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Also why are pterodactyls even here? They’re pterosaurs, not dinosaurs

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      • homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Oh here we go - bring in the pterosaur shills!1!

        ;)

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      • marcos@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        The same for the aquatic reptiles.

        Also, bring my giganantossaurus!

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    • credo@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I see you have a bit of spitfire left over. Please sit in this cubicle over here and adult for just a little while longer.

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  • audiomodder@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I think “ankylosaurus” is misspelled. The only reason I know that is because it has always been my favorite dinosaur.

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    • LordPassionFruit@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      “Iguanadon” (my favourite) and “Coelophysis” are also mispelled

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      • quinkin@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        👍👍 Two thumbs up for iguanodon.

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    • halykthered@lemmy.ml ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Same, and I was getting concerned when I got halfway down the list and I didn’t see it yet. I’ve always liked the pterodactyl as well, because it’s basically the closest we’ll get to a wyvern.

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      • TheControlled@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Pterodactyl is also not a dinosaur but this list is just for the lols anyway 😄

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    • pacmondo@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Represent!

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  • Tja@programming.dev ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    No Triceratops? Yeah, I gonna need to speak to a manager on this one…

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    • NewAgeOldPerson@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      We only have tricera-bottoms here.

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  • makuus@pawb.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’ll pick the Stegosaurus… but only because the Triceratops is conspicuously absent from this chart.

    (Secret fighter menu?)

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  • Simulation6@sopuli.xyz ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    3 of those aren’t dinosaurs, but I would go with the mosasaur. Giant sea snake that ruled the oceans.

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    • Piemanding@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      If Ark is anything to go by, the mosasaur is the most powerful of them all.

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  • zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Stegosaurus!

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    • deus@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Love the thagomizers.

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    • Pohl@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      My people are here!

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    • homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Wh00t wh00t

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  • kbin_space_program@kbin.run ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Spinosaurus and Baryonyx.

    Because so many people recognize the former, but we know so very little about that entire family of dinosaurs, and currently it might be one of the easier ways to get paleontologists to argue amongst each other.

    For example: the graphic in the post shows Spinosaurus standing on two legs. It was probably mostly quadrapedal, standing on all fours.

    It has a huge, paddle like tail, but apparently didnt have the muscles to use it like a croc or gator does.

    The entire family has denser bones suggesting an aquatic life, but most of the spinosaurids have those huge back spines which dont seem to serve a known purpose and the spinal bones have room for air sacs which runs counter to the whole aquatic thing.

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  • m0darn@lemmy.ca ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Stegosaurus has spikes on its back

    to keep away predators trying to attack.

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    • kbin_space_program@kbin.run ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Stegosaurus does have the Thagomizer, so named by The Far Side comics, and officially given that name because scientists didnt give it a name before that.

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    • homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      He protecc

      He attacc

      He got spikes on his bacc

      (Plus I bet he talks like Eeyore)

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    • Binette@lemmy.ml ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Stegosaurus is the coolest one imo

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  • SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Ankilosaurus.

    Because nothing says antisocial quite like bony back armor and a big ass hammer.

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    • MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      One of us! One of us!

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  • muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Where arw my raptor feathers. They are objectively the coolest dinosaur!

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  • witty_username@feddit.nl ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: parasaurolophus is the choice dino

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  • jballs@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Brontosaurus because Land Before Time was the shit

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    • homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’ll allow it

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  • Bricriu@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Where the HELL is my triceratops?

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  • Hux@lemmy.ml ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Dinosaur Jr

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  • kreel@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Gonna need this reworked to include pachycephalosaurus.

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  • fsxylo@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Carnotaurus, because it’s like a T-Rex’s edgier cousin.

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    • dogsoahC@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      *hornier

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    • Akasazh@feddit.nl ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Allosaurus for me

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  • Brekky@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Diplodocus just for the name. Either pronunciation is amazing (DIPLO-dockus, diPLODocus) and I love it

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    • HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I call they dippy docus.

      Its wrong, but love the name

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      • Brekky@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Love that, will be adopting!

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  • chert@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Brachiosaurus is my guy

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  • liam070@sopuli.xyz ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    No Tickle Chicken? Bad guide!

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  • SoyViking@hexbear.net ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    When I’m reading the dinosaur book with my four year old they always point at the brachiosaurus and say that it’s me, so that’ll be my favourite dinosaur.

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  • spittingimage@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I think you mean ‘pick your favourite dinosaur… for today’.

    It’s Stegosaurus. How could it not be Stegosaurus?

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    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Steggo gang, reporting in.

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  • Akareth@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’ve always loved chickens.

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    • AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Birds are dinosaurs in the way tomatoes are fruits

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  • edgesmash@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Has been and always will be stegosaurus. How can you not love those bone plates and spiked tail? Dude’s a beast.

    That said, ankylosaurus comes in at a close second. It’s armor is pretty boss.

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  • Clasm@ttrpg.network ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Allosaurus!

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  • Krzd@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Ayo, where’s my boy triceratops at‽

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  • Pandantic@midwest.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Parasaurolopus because of Land Before Time.

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    • mihor@lemmy.ml ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yes! But for me it’s because of the awesome name.

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  • HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’ma go with Allosaurus on account of the epic Mohawk

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  • Adalast@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Ankylosaurs please. Give me an armor plated tank with a built in beat stick that could knock a midsized car several feet with a single swing.

    If we are going ancient life in general I will always pick Dunkleosteus. A swimming arrangement of thick bone plates the size of a medium bus with a set of Jaws of Life (Death?) for a mouth. The damn thing could slice through or crush literally anything in the ancient oceans and shallow seas. If it weren’t for the Hangenberg event Sharks and Orca would definitely be having some competition.

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  • iAvicenna@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    iguanadone since childhood

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