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After a certain age people stop asking you what your favorite dinosaur is, and I think that's sad.

My current one's the Anchiornis, because it's in the same clade as birds so it's in their family tree, and it really looks like a prototype of a bird. It had 4 wings for example, but it already looked very birb-y:

(Figured I'd just turn an earlier comment into an actual post because why not)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Microraptor. I have a soft spot for the small dinos

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

It had amazing feathers. That's a really good pick

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

And a cool mane too

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Oof tough question. I've always had a soft spot for Parasaurolophus and deinonychosaurians.

If I have to pick a favorite among the heavy carnivores though, I'll be torn between Carnotaurus and Giganotosaurus.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Ahh the Giganotosaurus, giving good 'ol t-rex a run for their money when it comes to size.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (3 children)

My daughter has an awesome dinosaur book that includes several I had never heard of, like the Nigersaurus which had hundreds of teeth. Crazy stuff!

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Kiwis! They look so unusual and almost mammal like, and on top of this they're absolutely adorable little birbs!

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

I like budgies <3 💚💚💚💛💜

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I still can’t believe the fact that they used to exist

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Right? And what's really wild is that birds are literally dinosaurs. Not just descended from dinosaurs, but classified as feathered theropods and the only known living dinosaurs

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

But haven't they extincted by the astroid?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Cryolophosaurus They have a hat and that's pretty cool.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Didn't even know about that one.

Diet: carnivorous
[…]
Food: other animals

Yes that's usually where meat comes from.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Parasaurolophus. I just think they're kinda neat and kinda cute.

Aside from that, pretty much any raptor. (I am not a paleontologist, I mostly just mean anything with feathers)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Earl Sinclair.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Titanosaurus. The one from the Showa era, not the one from the Cretaceous.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Trex!

You should play Arc Survival Evolved it's an amazing game for dinosaur nerds 🤓

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Argentinosaurus. Biggest Tree Star eater ever. I think it would be the coolest thing ever to like, mount a dwelling on its back, live on and take care of it.

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