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Submitted ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨fossilesque@mander.xyz⁩ to ⁨science_memes@mander.xyz⁩

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  • Soup@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    According to Wikipedia that is because the bird-hipped ones looked like modern birds and the names came before we realized the error.

    Hooray!

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    • Zachariah@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The real facts are the ones we met along the comments.

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      • theneverfox@pawb.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        The comments in a healthy social network are the only way to get near the truth at this point. I read the comments before the article at this point

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    • snooggums@midwest.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Dinosaur translates to “terrible lizard” so retaining outdated terminology is pn brand.

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      • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        To be fair, some of them were pretty damn terrible!

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    • lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Was it before we know birds were related to dinosaurs at all? And while we’re at it: when did we find that out?

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  • skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    yet another unrealistic body standard smh

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  • lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    If this doesn’t convince you that it’s all fake, I don’t know what will
    c/birdsarentreal

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    • marcos@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Wait, does that extend to dinosaurs?

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      • lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        At least to the bird hipped

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  • Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Would you rather have lizard lips or lizard hips?

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    • swab148@startrek.website ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yes

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  • Xanthrax@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Clint’s Reptiles had a good video on this.

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  • propter_hog@hexbear.net ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Why is it called bird hipped then? Why not like stegosaurus hipped or something?

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    • Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Saving that change for a year when they don’t have any other text book updates

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