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Topic Started: Apr 9 2014, 07:11 AM (11,243 Views)
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Yes - it's not certain that Brontosaurus will reclaim it's status as a valid genus. However - the new paper does present to good arguments for doing so. Still - even Brontosaurus does become a valid genus again - it will still be classified as a Apatosaurine Diplodocid.
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So someone could still argue for its junior synonym stays in the future.
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They could, however that would require for them to convincingly argue that the standard method for separating genera and species is wrong, and proposing another method that would group them as the same genus without causing other unwanted synonymisations, like synonymising Barosaurus with Diplodocus.
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As far as I can tell, all three major changes are here to stay.

1. Brontosaurus argument is convincing, as is stated above. There's really no reason to argue against it. As far as I can tell, Matt Wedel and Mike Taylor are already on that bandwagon.

2. "D." hayi being outside Diplodocus is nothing new; Galeamopus isn't going anywhere.

3. S. lourinhanensis is out of the blue, thought seeing as Mateus probably wrote more then half the current literature on the Lourinha Formation as is, I'd trust him on this.
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Moving on. . . (all further discussion about the Brontosaurus will be placed in its own topic)
Edited by Scrublord, Apr 8 2015, 03:50 PM.
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150714142051.htm

The Curiosity rover has found some pretty good evidence that in the past Mars may have had plate tectonics and continents!
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150714142051.htm

The Curiosity rover has found some pretty good evidence that in the past Mars may have had plate tectonics and continents!
But no evidence of where any boundaries were, right?
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I've long suspected Mars did indeed have continents and plate tectonics, and it would not surprise me if many others here suspected the same. Its interesting to see more evidence in favour of that idea. I wonder what further research will reveal.
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We've come this far with no mention of the Pluto flyby? I am disappointed.
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Jul 19 2015, 09:32 AM
We've come this far with no mention of the Pluto flyby? I am disappointed.
Well, the thing is sort of that I'm not sure that there's any real news. I'm not even sure that the scientists are really surprised by anything yet.
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Well, it's geologically active, has an atmosphere, and has a big ol' heart on it.
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We already knew Pluto had an atmosphere. It's frozen most of the time.

Also, I'm going to need proof. You can't just claim a celestial object has an incomplete cardiovascular system without backing your claim with evidence.
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Here's a good overview of the Pluto flyby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeIyO1J2rnA
Edited by revin, Jul 22 2015, 10:00 AM.
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http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/38721/title/The-Bright-Side-of-Prions/

prions acting as a means of increasing the number of daughter cells inheriting mutated traits.
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Mealworms can apparently feed on styrofoam and turn it into soil suitable for crops.
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