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Calzaer · 07-17-2003, 02:20 PM

So if the worldwide flood caused it, why aren't there more of them?

Mageth · 07-17-2003, 02:29 PM

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Obviously some fast, catastrophic event had to fossilize that to preserve dinosaurs in that position. I'm gonna dismiss nuclear winter, since that isn't fast enough. The article says a sandstorm or sand falling on the dinosaurs. Ok, since when do sandstorms cover a height of 2 meters in a matter of seconds? If sandstorms could do that, we'd see those kind of storms today, which we don't. The article also says, falling sand. Falling from what? Being covered in a large amount of mud and water actually sounds feasible to me.

Ha ha ha, that's great, Magus! You're satirizing those Biblical Literalists that say Noahs's Flood really happened and claim most of the fossils we've found were buried by it because that's the only thing that could explain them! Good one! :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy

Oh, wait, you're serious, aren't you? :banghead:

Coragyps · 07-17-2003, 02:51 PM

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If sandstorms could do that, we'd see those kind of storms today, which we don't.

You've never been to Sundown, Texas in March, have you, Magus?

Spaz · 07-17-2003, 03:59 PM

Ok, well I'm no genius or anything, put wouldn't a sudden build-up of water wash them away? I mean it says in the bible that it was raining and shit, so I wouldn't guess that it was like no water, then suddenly flooded or that a mass of water would come by with enough dirt to bury them, but without enough force to move them or anything, but what the hell do I know?

gallo · 07-17-2003, 05:41 PM

Here's more on the fighting dinosaurs from the American Museum of Natural History All of the links on the right work except the virtual tour. The videos are intereresting and show how these dinosaurs might have been burried.

Azathoth · 07-17-2003, 05:58 PM

I'm sure that the Neurotoxins and Hemotoxins used by different varieties of snakes,were neccesary to subdue the leaves they undoubtably ate.

Xeluan · 07-17-2003, 06:49 PM

Ahhh, the internet which preserves typos, spelling mistakes and this naive post from 1995 of mine regarding veggie T-Rex.

http://www.cmnh.org/dinoarch/1995Aug/msg00052.html

Magus55 · 07-17-2003, 07:17 PM

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Originally posted by Calzaer
So if the worldwide flood caused it, why aren't there more of them?

Don't know. Why didn't the sandstorm that buried those 2 dinosaurs, bury any others around them?

Roland98 · 07-17-2003, 07:55 PM

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Originally posted by Magus55
Don't know. Why didn't the sandstorm that buried those 2 dinosaurs, bury any others around them?

Who says there were others around them?

gallo · 07-17-2003, 09:23 PM

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Don't know. Why didn't the sandstorm that buried those 2 dinosaurs, bury any others around them?

Who says it was a sandstorm? You even claimed to have read the article that said that the sandstorm scenario had been discounted. Sand falling from a sand dune may be the answer. And who says the others weren't buried.

And of course, the big question is, if this was a global flood, why weren't other dinosaurs - by the thousands - buried around them?

I guess you didn't visit the American Museum of Natural History site yet. Spend some time and make an effort to understand.

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Calzaer Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,762	So if the worldwide flood caused it, why aren't there more of them?

07-17-2003, 03:59 PM	#24
Spaz Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: 6th Circle of Hell Posts: 1,093	Ok, well I'm no genius or anything, put wouldn't a sudden build-up of water wash them away? I mean it says in the bible that it was raining and shit, so I wouldn't guess that it was like no water, then suddenly flooded or that a mass of water would come by with enough dirt to bury them, but without enough force to move them or anything, but what the hell do I know?

07-17-2003, 05:41 PM	#25
gallo Regular Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Houston, TX, US Posts: 244	Here's more on the fighting dinosaurs from the American Museum of Natural History All of the links on the right work except the virtual tour. The videos are intereresting and show how these dinosaurs might have been burried.

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Azathoth Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The centre of infinity Posts: 1,181	I'm sure that the Neurotoxins and Hemotoxins used by different varieties of snakes,were neccesary to subdue the leaves they undoubtably ate.

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Xeluan Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Some Pub In East Gosford, Australia Posts: 831	Ahhh, the internet which preserves typos, spelling mistakes and this naive post from 1995 of mine regarding veggie T-Rex. http://www.cmnh.org/dinoarch/1995Aug/msg00052.html

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