Comments on: A Sneak Peek at a New Dinosaur http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2012/07/a-sneak-peek-at-a-new-dinosaur/ Where Paleontology Meets Pop Culture Sat, 22 Dec 2012 16:48:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Mark Robinson http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2012/07/a-sneak-peek-at-a-new-dinosaur/comment-page-1/#comment-6633 Mark Robinson Thu, 05 Jul 2012 04:23:01 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/?p=8098#comment-6633 Brian, thanks for clarifying that this couldn't actually be the great-great-grandfather of birds. Is it <i>de rigeur</i> in popular science reporting that all theropods be described as being relatives of <i>Tyrannosaurus</i>? /rhetorical. Lastly, I presume that the length of "two fifty metres" is a literal translation of how Argentinians say 'two point five metres'. It's obvious what was intended but here in Australia that would be a quarter of a kilometre. Brian, thanks for clarifying that this couldn’t actually be the great-great-grandfather of birds. Is it de rigeur in popular science reporting that all theropods be described as being relatives of Tyrannosaurus? /rhetorical.

Lastly, I presume that the length of “two fifty metres” is a literal translation of how Argentinians say ‘two point five metres’. It’s obvious what was intended but here in Australia that would be a quarter of a kilometre.

]]> By: fer http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2012/07/a-sneak-peek-at-a-new-dinosaur/comment-page-1/#comment-6632 fer Tue, 03 Jul 2012 20:23:15 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/?p=8098#comment-6632 According to newspaper, the full description will be available in July. According to newspaper, the full description will be available in July.

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