MTSkiBum 1,594 Posted January 11, 2023 Interesting article, so much more is thought to be known about dinasours then when i was a kid. https://futurism.com/the-byte/t-rex-smart-monkeys The tyrannosaurus rex was the apex of all apex predators in its heyday over 65 million years ago, known more in pop culture for its ferocity than its smarts. But according to a new study, we may have been underestimating how intelligent these towering tyrants were this whole time. In fact, compared to the intelligence of their peers, the T-Rex and other theropods — three clawed, bipedal dinosaurs — may have been the "primates of their time," said neuroscientist Suzana Herculano-Houzel, author of the study published in the Journal of Comparative Neurology, in a video about her research. According to her findings, theropods had as many neurons in their brains as monkeys do today, with the T-Rex boasting "baboon-like" numbers of up to 3 billion neurons. That's a pretty scary level of intelligence for a killing machine the size of a house. With that many neurons, a T-Rex wouldn't have just possessed uncanny cognition. It also might have lived longer, up to 40 years, Herculano-Houzel estimates. That's enough time and smarts to potentially be a social creature with its own culture, like primates and whales, and also suggests they may have worked together, too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strike 3,979 Posted January 11, 2023 They seemed pretty smart in Jurassic Park Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,645 Posted January 11, 2023 I want that job. You know, the one where you just make up s***? Here goes: It turns out, the T-Rex could actually communicate. And, based on an absolutely no evidence whatsoever, but sheer conjecture says that they were the missing link towards how pyramids were created. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Engorgeous George 1,177 Posted January 11, 2023 I get all of my T-Rex knowledge from the definitive dociumentary on the subject, Tammy and the T-Rex. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MTSkiBum 1,594 Posted January 11, 2023 20 minutes ago, wiffleball said: I want that job. You know, the one where you just make up s***? Here goes: It turns out, the T-Rex could actually communicate. And, based on an absolutely no evidence whatsoever, but sheer conjecture says that they were the missing link towards how pyramids were created. I am not able to copy the text from the site, however the first ~10-15 lines from the below link give an idea of how they came to this conclusion. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cne.25453 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 5,206 Posted January 11, 2023 That's pretty cool, thanks for posting. If you add smart and long-lived to large and ferocious, I'm surprised they didn't take over the planet. Maybe available food stunted population growth? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JustinCharge 2,397 Posted January 11, 2023 predators, especially apex predators, tend to be very intelligent. they need to be to hunt prey. prey tend to be dumb, as all they need to do is eat, run, hide. so to think trex was smart isn't a stretch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strike 3,979 Posted January 11, 2023 1 minute ago, jerryskids said: That's pretty cool, thanks for posting. If you add smart and long-lived to large and ferocious, I'm surprised they didn't take over the planet. Maybe available food stunted population growth? That and a really large asteroid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MTSkiBum 1,594 Posted January 11, 2023 1 minute ago, jerryskids said: That's pretty cool, thanks for posting. If you add smart and long-lived to large and ferocious, I'm surprised they didn't take over the planet. Maybe available food stunted population growth? ⠀⠈⠻⣶⣤⣤⣴⣿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⠻⠿⠿⠿⠿⠂⠀⠀⢦⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⢰⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣶⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⢸⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀⣸⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⣄⣠⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣋⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠛⠿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⡀⠀⡄⠀⠀⠈⢻⣆⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠿⠿⢿⡀⢻⣦⣄⡀⢈⣿⡆⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢲⣄⡀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠁⠀⠐⢦⣄⡀⠀⢦⣤⣄⡀⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣿⣷⣶⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣆⠀⠹⣿⣿⡄⠘⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⠟⠀⠀⢹⣿⡷⢀⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⣿⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀⣆⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣷⣿⣿⡿⠃⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠿⣿⣶⣤⣘⣿⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⠿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,567 Posted January 11, 2023 38 minutes ago, Strike said: They seemed pretty smart in Jurassic Park I think the raptors were smart. T Flex seemed pretty dumb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 5,206 Posted January 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, MTSkiBum said: ⠀⠈⠻⣶⣤⣤⣴⣿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⠻⠿⠿⠿⠿⠂⠀⠀⢦⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⢰⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣶⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⢸⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀⣸⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⣄⣠⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣋⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠛⠿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⡀⠀⡄⠀⠀⠈⢻⣆⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠿⠿⢿⡀⢻⣦⣄⡀⢈⣿⡆⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢲⣄⡀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠁⠀⠐⢦⣄⡀⠀⢦⣤⣄⡀⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣿⣷⣶⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣆⠀⠹⣿⣿⡄⠘⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⠟⠀⠀⢹⣿⡷⢀⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⣿⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀⣆⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣷⣿⣿⡿⠃⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠿⣿⣶⣤⣘⣿⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⠿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀ I'm sorry, I don't get this image. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old School 360 Posted January 11, 2023 They were the original victims of climate change. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,645 Posted January 11, 2023 I hope they came up with a way to goon f*** some of the other creatures. Must have sucked going through life with arms too small to reach your diick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MTSkiBum 1,594 Posted January 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, jerryskids said: I'm sorry, I don't get this image. It was supposed to be a meteor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strike 3,979 Posted January 11, 2023 1 minute ago, MTSkiBum said: It was supposed to be a meteor. It looks more like a cat, but thanks for the attempt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,645 Posted January 11, 2023 I hate these stories where somebody finds a 4-in bone in the dirt and suddenly they can surmise that the unicornosaurus lived 6 million years before the planet was created and had an average cruising speed of 40 miles per hour and herds of them used to chew rocks which became sand on our beaches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thornton Melon 544 Posted January 11, 2023 4 minutes ago, MTSkiBum said: It was supposed to be a meteor. Looks like an MRI of the female reproductive system Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MTSkiBum 1,594 Posted January 11, 2023 5 minutes ago, wiffleball said: I hate these stories where somebody finds a 4-in bone in the dirt and suddenly they can surmise that the unicornosaurus lived 6 million years before the planet was created and had an average cruising speed of 40 miles per hour and herds of them used to chew rocks which became sand on our beaches. People dedicate their lives to studying the bone structure and movement of animals. I can respect not only that they dedicates their lives working for decades on this one subject but at the same time also building on all past knowledge before them that they can come to conclusions that is tough for me to comprehend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,296 Posted January 11, 2023 Damn climate change... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,645 Posted January 11, 2023 13 minutes ago, Thornton Melon said: Looks like an MRI of the female reproductive system I bet her name was Dottie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert 1,091 Posted January 11, 2023 4 minutes ago, wiffleball said: I bet her name was Dottie. A vicious life sucking biotch from which there is no escape. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Honcho 4,039 Posted January 11, 2023 So smart, but couldn't ever do a high-five. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,645 Posted January 11, 2023 12 minutes ago, MTSkiBum said: People dedicate their lives to studying the bone structure and movement of animals. I can respect not only that they dedicates their lives working for decades on this one subject but at the same time also building on all past knowledge before them that they can come to conclusions that is tough for me to comprehend. So tell me this. To my knowledge, nobody has ever found dinosaur skin. Maybe I'm wrong about that. But if so, how the hell have they figured out what color it is, what the texture is, whether it's spiky or smooth dry or slimy, s*** like that. Same thing with all the so-called expertise about their vision. Pretty good seeing as how nobody has ever recovered a dinosaur eyeball. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strike 3,979 Posted January 11, 2023 3 minutes ago, wiffleball said: So tell me this. To my knowledge, nobody has ever found dinosaur skin. Maybe I'm wrong about that. But if so, how the hell have they figured out what color it is, what the texture is, whether it's spiky or smooth dry or slimy, s*** like that. Same thing with all the so-called expertise about their vision. Pretty good seeing as how nobody has ever recovered a dinosaur eyeball. I bet Bill E has!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MTSkiBum 1,594 Posted January 11, 2023 52 minutes ago, wiffleball said: So tell me this. To my knowledge, nobody has ever found dinosaur skin. Maybe I'm wrong about that. But if so, how the hell have they figured out what color it is, what the texture is, whether it's spiky or smooth dry or slimy, s*** like that. Same thing with all the so-called expertise about their vision. Pretty good seeing as how nobody has ever recovered a dinosaur eyeball. Colors are guessed at, however texture is not. Fossilized skin is rare, but does exist. https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-claim-to-have-found-a-rare-dinosaur-mummy-with-some-fossilized-skin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Engorgeous George 1,177 Posted January 11, 2023 1 hour ago, MTSkiBum said: Colors are guessed at, however texture is not. Fossilized skin is rare, but does exist. https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-claim-to-have-found-a-rare-dinosaur-mummy-with-some-fossilized-skin As documented in the case of Nancy Pelosi. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EternalShinyAndChrome 2,521 Posted January 11, 2023 4 hours ago, wiffleball said: I want that job. You know, the one where you just make up s***? Here goes: It turns out, the T-Rex could actually communicate. And, based on an absolutely no evidence whatsoever, but sheer conjecture says that they were the missing link towards how pyramids were created. I was just going to post this. How on earth does she know they had as many neurons as monkeys without having an actual fresh T-Rex brain? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BunnysBastatrds 1,920 Posted January 11, 2023 PBS did a documentary about finding and unearthing Sue the T-Rex. Fret doc. She’s in a museum in Chicago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheNewGirl 1,031 Posted January 11, 2023 6 hours ago, jerryskids said: That's pretty cool, thanks for posting. If you add smart and long-lived to large and ferocious, I'm surprised they didn't take over the planet. Maybe available food stunted population growth? Global....cooling? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nomad99 411 Posted January 11, 2023 Studies indicate that T-Rex were also musically inclined.....they could Bang a Gong....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites