711mon5throws_lemy in palaeontology'Stunningly preserved' dinosaur 'mummies' discovered in Wyoming have skin and hooveshttps://abcnews.go.com/International/stunningly-preserved-dinosaur-mummies-discovered-wyoming-skin-hooves/story?id=126900161
HowAbt2day @futurology.today - 1monBut we’ve been observing well preserved footprints for a while now, right? 3
chuckleslord @lemmy.world - 1monAh yes! We all know that all species under a class are monoliths. That's why horses, camels, beavers, cats, and humans all have the same feet. /s In all seriousness, these are hooved toes, not singular (or dual) toe hooves like on a horse (or goat). 10
BussyGyatt @feddit.org - 1monfinally we can answer the important questions: can we be racist to dinosaurs? 🦕🦖 2
throws_lemy in palaeontology
'Stunningly preserved' dinosaur 'mummies' discovered in Wyoming have skin and hooves
https://abcnews.go.com/International/stunningly-preserved-dinosaur-mummies-discovered-wyoming-skin-hooves/story?id=126900161We’ve been so concerned about feathers, we never considered hooves!
But we’ve been observing well preserved footprints for a while now, right?
Ah yes! We all know that all species under a class are monoliths. That's why horses, camels, beavers, cats, and humans all have the same feet. /s
In all seriousness, these are hooved toes, not singular (or dual) toe hooves like on a horse (or goat).
Does this give any clue about their skin color?
finally we can answer the important questions: can we be racist to dinosaurs? 🦕🦖