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marmar

(77,090 posts)
Wed May 9, 2012, 08:18 AM May 2012

Flatulent Dinosaurs changed the world





from the Independent UK:


Huge plant-eating dinosaurs may have produced enough greenhouse gas by breaking wind to alter the Earth's climate, research suggests.

Like leviathan cows, the mighty sauropods would have generated enormous quantities of methane.

Sauropods, recognisable by their long necks and tails, were widespread around 150 million years ago.

They included some of the largest animals to walk the Earth, such as Diplodocus, which measured 150 feet and weighed up to 45 tonnes. ................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/dinosaur-wind-altered-climate-7721965.html



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Flatulent Dinosaurs changed the world (Original Post) marmar May 2012 OP
Republicans changed the world? no_hypocrisy May 2012 #1
Now it's a flatulent GOP... Magoo48 May 2012 #2
Creation Museum get the red out May 2012 #3
Their exhibit would have a human with a gas mask saddled up on the dino's back. marmar May 2012 #4
Movie sequel waiting to happen - "Jurassic Fart" HopeHoops May 2012 #5

get the red out

(13,468 posts)
3. Creation Museum
Wed May 9, 2012, 08:30 AM
May 2012

I would hope Kentucky's wonderful creation museum would take this into consideration and create the appropriate smell that surely dominated the world 6,000 years ago.

YABBA DABBA DO!

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