Hips Don't Lie
from fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz on 03 Sep 2024 18:53
https://mander.xyz/post/17588741

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skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de on 03 Sep 2024 19:17 next collapse

yet another unrealistic body standard smh

Soup@lemmy.world on 03 Sep 2024 19:19 next collapse

According to Wikipedia that is because the bird-hipped ones looked like modern birds and the names came before we realized the error.

Hooray!

Zachariah@lemmy.world on 03 Sep 2024 19:30 next collapse

The real facts are the ones we met along the comments.

theneverfox@pawb.social on 04 Sep 2024 04:04 collapse

The comments in a healthy social network are the only way to get near the truth at this point. I read the comments before the article at this point

snooggums@midwest.social on 03 Sep 2024 19:33 next collapse

Dinosaur translates to “terrible lizard” so retaining outdated terminology is on brand.

Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world on 03 Sep 2024 22:54 collapse

To be fair, some of them were pretty damn terrible!

i_love_FFT@lemmy.ml on 03 Sep 2024 23:40 collapse

They’re so terrible at being lizard that they turn out to be birds…

lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 03 Sep 2024 19:36 collapse

Was it before we know birds were related to dinosaurs at all? And while we’re at it: when did we find that out?

RandomStickman@fedia.io on 03 Sep 2024 19:45 collapse

Quickly skimming Wikipedia Orthopoda (now synonymous to Ornithischia, bird hips) was coined in 1866. Birds from dinosaurs as an idea kinda gain traction during 1868. It was during 1870s when the famous full Archaeopteryx fossil was found is when it really get cemented. Missed it just by a few years.

propter_hog@hexbear.net on 03 Sep 2024 19:21 next collapse

Why is it called bird hipped then? Why not like stegosaurus hipped or something?

Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de on 03 Sep 2024 19:32 next collapse

Saving that change for a year when they don’t have any other text book updates

RandomStickman@fedia.io on 03 Sep 2024 19:40 collapse

It was coined before the idea that birds evolved from (or are) dinosaurs are cemented

lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 03 Sep 2024 19:37 next collapse

If this doesn’t convince you that it’s all fake, I don’t know what will
c/birdsarentreal

marcos@lemmy.world on 03 Sep 2024 20:54 collapse

Wait, does that extend to dinosaurs?

lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 03 Sep 2024 21:00 collapse

At least to the bird hipped

Xanthrax@lemmy.world on 03 Sep 2024 19:54 next collapse

Clint’s Reptiles had a good video on this.

youtu.be/-yC99nXth0I?si=lfDNRrdD-YXsfoeZ

Kolanaki@yiffit.net on 03 Sep 2024 23:05 next collapse

Would you rather have lizard lips or lizard hips?

swab148@startrek.website on 04 Sep 2024 04:13 collapse

Yes

[deleted] on 04 Sep 2024 00:21 collapse

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