What We've Lost
from fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz on 20 Aug 17:51
https://mander.xyz/post/36358919

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jaded_genie@lemmy.world on 20 Aug 19:18 next collapse

Not sure what the meme here is

fossilesque@mander.xyz on 20 Aug 19:25 collapse

Check the sidebar. :)

Nima@leminal.space on 20 Aug 22:37 next collapse

is there a meme in here? they all look like normal specimens.

belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org on 21 Aug 02:52 collapse

I think these were all made extinct by human intervention?

Nima@leminal.space on 22 Aug 18:30 collapse

i was just expecting to see a dried chicken nugget specimen or something thrown in the mix just for the meme. lol

Shelbyeileen@lemmy.world on 21 Aug 01:57 collapse

No no no, the Moa got shafted in the choice of mummified specimen and needs someone to stand up for it. This enormous bird was alive until just 500 years ago, when the Maori people came to New Zealand and learned how tasty (and territorial) the Moa were. This is a well preserved foot that just screams dinosaur and just for a reference to their size… It’s the BIG one

They needed better representation. 😅