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[-] Soup@lemmy.world 204 points 2 months ago

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 79 points 2 months ago

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

[-] theneverfox@pawb.social 7 points 2 months ago

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 45 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Dinosaur translates to "terrible lizard" so retaining outdated terminology is on brand.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago
[-] i_love_FFT@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 months ago

They're so terrible at being lizard that they turn out to be birds...

[-] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 months ago

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 29 points 2 months ago

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.

[-] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 63 points 2 months ago

yet another unrealistic body standard smh

[-] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 36 points 2 months ago

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

[-] marcos@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

Wait, does that extend to dinosaurs?

[-] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 months ago

At least to the bird hipped

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 15 points 2 months ago

Would you rather have lizard lips or lizard hips?

[-] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Clint's Reptiles had a good video on this.

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

[-] propter_hog@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

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

[-] RandomStickman@fedia.io 15 points 2 months ago

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

[-] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 months ago

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

this post was submitted on 03 Sep 2024
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