So you may recall that back in 2010 , Jack Horner , the celebrated paleontologist who partly inspiredJurassic Park , co - author a paperarguing that the dinosaur Torosaurus did n’t exist– that in fact , it was the adult version of Triceratops . Even unearthly , Horner and colleagues afterwards argued that there is a kind of teenaged version of that deplorable dinosaur , adorably bed as Nedoceratops ( though only one specimen of Ned has been find ) . Their argumentation is summarized inthis amazingNew York Timesarticle , which include this delicious surgical incision ( emphasis added ):
Snake skeleton and empty Coke cans , eh ? I think good Dr. Longrich is one of my multitude . Anyhoo , if you grease one’s palms the Horner possibility , here ’s a telecasting fromCalAcademyand the University of California Museum of Paleontology . It compare the demotion of Torosaurus to the demotion of Pluto – a theme I know you guys all love to discuss . If you savor weirdly debonaire voiceovers , you ’ll have it away this ( frankly , I in the main enjoy this telecasting for the tonic dissonance between the narrator and Mark Goodwin , co - author of the Horner paper , gravely explaining his enquiry ):
But the more urgent exit is the gist this reclassification will have on Dino - Riders toy . In this TV , Torosaurus and Triceratops are clearly two freestanding toy . We ’re gon na have to break some small fry ' hearts , folks .
If you want more science and fewer jokes , check outthisHuffington Poststorysummarizing the Longrich argument . It fails to name Dino - Riders . For more on that Dino - Riders affair , check outthis amazing web log postin which the truth is revealed : Torosaurus had " walking " action . And laser cannon , if the box seat art is to be believed . And some human friends diagnose Gunnur and Magnus . Oh , fine , cancel the dinosaur , I give up .
( ViaThe Kid Should See Thisand my overindulgent Googling . )
