Palaeontology
Dinosaurs may go extinct... again
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T.K. RandallMay 21, 2011 ·
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Paleontologists suspect that at least 50 species of dinosaur might have been incorrectly identified.
Nanotyrannus for instance was initially believed to be a unique species until John Horner realised that it was actually a young Tyrannosaurus rex. The youngsters looked and behaved so differently to their adult counterparts that it was difficult to determine that they were actually one and the same.
Certain dinosaurs may go extinct -- again -- since they may have only existed in the minds of paleontologists. Dino expert John Horner and others suspect that at least 50 dinosaurs on the record books now have been incorrectly identified. According to a Science journal report, "it's time to start culling the herd. "
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Discovery News |
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