sharktoraptor
sharktoraptor
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Hello yes I'm Shark and I don't know whats supposed to go here. They/them
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sharktoraptor · 10 hours ago
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You two go cringe together then lol
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sharktoraptor · 10 hours ago
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Extremely cool new dinosaur: Pulaosaurus qinglong
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This absolutely gorgeous fossil ornithischian from the mid-to-late Jurassic of China was just described a couple days ago! And beyond just being a beautiful looking specimen, this fossil includes fossilised elements of the larynx!!!
Specifically it had arytenoids, which are parts of the larynx made of cartilage in us mammals but in birds and now apparently ornithischian dinosaurs they were ossified (turned to bone). The authors described them as looking similar to modern birds', suggesting that Pulaosaurus might have been able to make bird-like vocalisations!
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It's particularly exciting because it's a second point of data after laryngeal structures were found in the ankylosaur Pinacosaurus a couple years ago. So it's not just ankylosaurs doing some weird unique thing, but a structure that might have been shared by at least all ornithischians!
As far as I'm aware nobody has attempted to figure out what the actual noises could have been, and I'm guessing it's not possible with the amount of material we have. But it does massively expand the range of sounds that we know could have been possible for them, which is exciting enough!!
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sharktoraptor · 11 hours ago
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SGDQ 2025 - Kirby Super Star Ultra
"Time to crush a Galactic Nova."
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sharktoraptor · 11 hours ago
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i made a handy chart titled “i cannot shut up about earthsea”
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sharktoraptor · 11 hours ago
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sharktoraptor · 1 day ago
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The Making of the Perfect Martini (2000), Guy Buffet
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sharktoraptor · 2 days ago
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just saw a post about how magpies in australia will swoop down and attack people and are general menaces
and honestly now i want to see a paleo doc that shows an archaeopteryx or a microraptor just harassing the fuck out of a big theropod dinosaur that wandered too close to its nest. like seriously, let the little guys be the menaces and dive bomb a confused and slightly terrified predator like the ancient magpies they are
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sharktoraptor · 2 days ago
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sharktoraptor · 2 days ago
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If you want to make your backyard a safe haven for lesser dragons, you must keep a close eye on your pets. While it is unlikely that a curious kitten will be able to cause a dragon physical harm, the egos of these small wyrms are as fragile as they are beautiful.
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sharktoraptor · 2 days ago
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dragons is bugs
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sharktoraptor · 2 days ago
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artist eveline
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sharktoraptor · 3 days ago
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Tails invites Sonic onto the show to unlock the mysteries of life! Or…a few tips and tricks to make life easier, at least. But are they really sharing words of wisdom, or are they just goofing around!?
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sharktoraptor · 3 days ago
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The Daily Times, New Philadelphia, Ohio, July 9, 1924
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sharktoraptor · 3 days ago
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#re
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sharktoraptor · 4 days ago
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baby training
#re
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sharktoraptor · 5 days ago
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steven universe has this thing going on where textually he was 100% assigned male at birth but is also narratively/allegorically transmasculine. he's mtm transgender, somehow.
#su
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sharktoraptor · 5 days ago
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it’s quick, it’s easy and it’s free:  pouring river water in your socks
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