Four-winged dinosaur fossil found.

[Phuz]

Jan. 22 ? Fossil hunters in China have discovered what may be one of the weirdest prehistoric species ever seen ? a four-winged dinosaur that apparently glided from tree to tree.

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Strange.. Anybody into aviation? How would this be better than the traditional two wings?

 

[raptor13]

It wouldn't be better. That's why it's dead.

 

[LuNoTiCK]

Originally posted by: raptor13
It wouldn't be better. That's why it's dead.

lol.

 

[XMan]

Originally posted by: raptor13
It wouldn't be better. That's why it's dead.

Yeah, that big-ass asteroid had nothing to do with it.

 

[LeStEr]

Originally posted by: raptor13
It wouldn't be better. That's why it's dead.

True

 

[ElFenix]

chinese dragon?

 

[Phuz]

Originally posted by: X-Man

Originally posted by: raptor13
It wouldn't be better. That's why it's dead.

Yeah, that big-ass asteroid had nothing to do with it.

funny, but x-man is right.

I was about to say, 4 is surely better than 2... what ever happened to evolution?

 

[HappyPuppy]

Have you ever seen a dragonfly? How many wings do they have.?

 

[308nato]

I think they got that pic from a Uriah Heep album cover.

 

[eber]

Damn that thing looks crazy. And yeah, like HappyPuppy observed, dragonflys have 4 wings don't they?

 

[raptor13]

The article says due to the layout of the feathers and appendages that the creature would have had trouble flapping its wings. So, obviously, that somewhat negates the benefits of having wings for flight. I doubt, barring explosive bowel movements, that the thing would have had any other means of propulsion beyond flapping.

And yes I know about the big asteroid. Yucatan comes to mind.

 

[Tom]

Looks kinda like Conan.

 

[everman]

Could have been like a giant flying squirrl, their "wings" which is really just skin spans between arms to legs so they can glide between trees.

 

[kami]

The article says due to the layout of the feathers and appendages that the creature would have had trouble flapping its wings. So, obviously, that somewhat negates the benefits of having wings for flight. I doubt, barring explosive bowel movements, that the thing would have had any other means of propulsion beyond flapping.

Given another million or so years of evolution I bet such a species could develop the ability though...

Cool find nonetheless!

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
Have you ever seen a dragonfly? How many wings do they have.?

Yeah, like there are any of those around... Dragonflies, unicorns... are you gonna tell me that the tooth fairy is real too?

 

[Phuz]

Damn that thing looks crazy. And yeah, like HappyPuppy observed, dragonflys have 4 wings don't they?

Dinosaurs aren't insects... It said it was a tree hopper.. so not likely too big, but probably heavy.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: silverpig

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
Have you ever seen a dragonfly? How many wings do they have.?

Yeah, like there are any of those around... Dragonflies, unicorns... are you gonna tell me that the tooth fairy is real too?

Then these are not real...

 

[Nemesis77]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: silverpig

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
Have you ever seen a dragonfly? How many wings do they have.?

Yeah, like there are any of those around... Dragonflies, unicorns... are you gonna tell me that the tooth fairy is real too?

Then these are not real...

Must.... Resist... The.... Urge....

 

[Eli]

Aviation doesen't really have much to do with birds flying.

We didn't really even know all the dynamics to birds flight until recently... Well, recently compared to how long we've understood airplanes.

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: X-Man

Originally posted by: raptor13
It wouldn't be better. That's why it's dead.

Yeah, that big-ass asteroid had nothing to do with it.

asteroid???? we all know it was Homer sneezing that did it

 

[BDawg]

Just more evidence that Satan has walked the earth, planting lies to lead God's non-Catholic and Jewish children astray...