Newfound Dinosaur Forces Rethink on Emergence of Raptors

[derby378]

The discovery of a bird-like dinosaur in South America has paleontologists rethinking when, where and how one group of raptors evolved.

The rooster-sized dinosaur is called Buitreraptor (bwee-tree-rap-tor) gonzalezorum. It has a long head and long tail and wing-like forelimbs. Its serrated teeth, like steak knives, suggest it was a carnivore.

Buitreraptor is related to Velociraptor, the presumed cunning killer made famous by Hollywood. Both belong to a class of birdlike dinosaurs that ran swiftly on two legs and are called dromaeosaurs.

The new find suggests such raptors go back much further in time that previously thought.

http://fullcoverage.yahoo.com/s/space/20051012/sc_space/newfounddinosaurforcesrethinkonemergenceofraptors;_ylt=ArM2Bix.uju0yB2eMBo05oHQOrgF;_ylu=X3oDMTA2ZGZwam4yBHNlYwNmYw--

[malaise]

1. Won't this contradict the illusions

of the 'unintelligent design' sheeple?

[stopbush]

2. Doesn't The Bible say that Jesus and Moses used to race

on the backs of these things? Yeah, I think that's it.

[SoCalDem]

4. Jesus had a pet dinasaur, named Louie

:)

[daleo]

3. This Jesus horse might be as old as Abraham or even Adam

So say the fundies.

[derby378]

5. As Bill Hicks once said...

"Welcome to 'You're Wrong' Night."

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

6. The fundie museum will have to update it's display (picture)....

[Ediacara]

7. This article is really misleading...

1) Deinoneichosaurs, the group containing both dromaeosaurs (like Deinonychus and Velociraptor) and troodontids (like Troodon) are known from Jurassic and early Cretaceous rocks.

2) Deinonychosaurs, or animals very close to them, have been known from Gondwana for the last decade. In South America, there was an animal named Unenlagia, and numerous dromaeosaur remains are known from Sudan...

Nonetheless, cool find.

[Ripley]

8. Bwee tree gonzalez...

Great name!

[DrRang]

11. Yeah, and Buitre is Spanish for vulture. n/t

[Whoa_Nelly]

9. Very Intelligently Designed and Highly Evolved critters...take a look!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:



:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[notadmblnd]

10. man.. this is going to put a wrench into their "Intelligent Design" theory

nt

[banana republican]

12. evolved? of course they evolved they are now called Republicans....

they eat their own...