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Palaeontology 🦖

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Paleontology, also spelled palaeontology[a] or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present). It includes the study of fossils to classify organisms and study their interactions with each other and their environments (their /c/paleoecology. Read more...

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[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

We’ve been so concerned about feathers, we never considered hooves!

[–] HowAbt2day 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

But we’ve been observing well preserved footprints for a while now, right?

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

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).

[–] bunkyprewster@startrek.website 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Does this give any clue about their skin color?

[–] BussyGyatt@feddit.org 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

finally we can answer the important questions: can we be racist to dinosaurs? 🦕🦖