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Ok, time to come clean. That thing yesterday about T. rex no longer being a valid genus name? That was an April Fools joke! Some of you guys picked up on it, but judging by the comments, I also got some of you good. It’s not true though; T. rex is still very much alive and with us. Well, dead and with us. You know what I mean.
Say it ain’t so! Scientists announced this week that Tyrannosaurus rex is no longer a real dinosaur. In a turn of events that has rocked the paleontological world, the tyrant lizard king has been dethroned. How could this happen, you ask?
Documents that recently surfaced at the CGNU Museum of Natural History show that Dr. Leroy Jenkins, founder of the institution, discovered and described a partial skeleton belonging to the dinosaur in 1903, a full two years before it was described by Henry Fairfield Osborne. This means that Tyrannosaurus is no longer a valid genus; Jenkins’ name takes priority. Dr. Searqim Rogers, the museum’s current curator, commented, "We haven’t really lost Tyrannosaurus, just the name. He’s still around, you understand, like ‘an artist formerly known as ‘Prince.'’ I know there will be a lot of upset dinosaur fans, but this is actually a very exciting moment in the history of tyrannosaur research. Regardless of the name, Dr. Jenkins’ specimen is truly remarkable. It’s a rare instance where we have preserved not only bones but also behavior.“ Dr. Rogers refers to the specimen’s pose, which scientists believe was preserved only moments after death. Clenched in its jaws is the hindlimb of its last meal, an as yet unidentified hadrosaur (duck-billed dinosaur). This unique preservational situation led Dr. Jenkins in 1903 to christen the animal with the name by which it will be now forever known: Trapodosaurus jenkinsi, or "the leg pulling lizard.”
Article posted April 1, 2016
He got away with the Declaration of Independence, he got away with all the sweet cars in Gone in 60 Seconds, and he apparently got away with John Travolta’s face at some point; I never saw that movie lol. In any case, his luck was bound to run out eventually ;) In all fairness, he had no idea the Tarbosaurus skull had a sketch history when he bought it. My heart goes out to the guy. Best case scenario: Tarbosaurus goes to a museum and Nicholas Cage doesn’t get “fifty-five in iron pen.”
Today's (quick) doodle: Tyrannosaurus rex
My wife has entitled this one “Be excellent to each other” (and christened the two T. rexes “Bill” and “Ted” respectively) lol :) A quick sketch from imagination last night, inspired by a recent study published on Tyrannosaur rough-housing and cannibalism. That’s right, they actually fought like this: https://peerj.com/articles/885/ Recent evidence suggests tyrannosaurs were social animals, and formed prides like lions. Evidence, such as healed bite marks in their faces, also shows that they fought one another.
