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Supossed Ceratosaur found in Australia

Adam Khor · 2012-05-08 17:17:07

As always, its just a miserable bone and I'm still skeptical about this. http://www.smh.com.au/world/science/dinosaur-ankle-points-to-australia-as-stomping-ground-for-ceratosaur-20120507-1y94h.html

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08-05-2012 6:17pm

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Adam Khor

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As always, its just a miserable bone and I'm still skeptical about this.

http://www.smh.com.au/world/science/dinosaur-ankle-points-to-australia-as-stomping-ground-for-ceratosaur-20120507-1y94h.html

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#2 09-05-2012 1:54pm
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They seem to be extrapolating an awful lot from a single ankle bone.

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#3 09-05-2012 6:58pm
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Galvasean wrote: »

They seem to be extrapolating an awful lot from a single ankle bone.

I know, it really bugs me :S

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#4 09-05-2012 9:27pm
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I'm not going to judge - I'm not an expert in the skeletal structure of dinosaurs. I'd imagine there are very small nuances that they can pick out. Still - I'd be slightly skeptical at the same time.

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