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[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 46 points 1 month ago (2 children)

(Because technically birds are dinosaurs, not a relative).

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] bizzle@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Klear@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Exactly, fuck paraphyletic groups.

[–] DonPiano@feddit.org 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Crocodilia, like birds, are archosaurs.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In a war, the birds would side with the crocodiles. I'm calling it.

[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It’ll be those bloody emus at it again.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago

one continent was not enough, and though they do not thirst for the entire world, they do thirst for our half

[–] joshcodes@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

If they ever discover their cousin the ostrich we won't survive the next war

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 1 month ago

crocodiles also have 3.5 chamber heart, while the birds have 4.

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 38 points 1 month ago

I run archosaur btw

[–] lauha@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

To be fair, dinosauria are subclade of archosauria, so dinosaurs are archosaurs.

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

And that's not what Mr Driver's sign is talking about. He's talking about crocodiles. So even if dinosaurs are archosaurs, it's completely irrelevant to the point

[–] lauha@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My point being that archosaur as a group ia not comparable to dinosaurs as dinosaur is a subgroup.

Like saying mice are not apes, mice are mammal.

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 0 points 1 month ago

Nobody is contesting your point, it's just irrelevant

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

<insert jackdaw != crow copypasta>

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What's this crow copypasta I'm missing out on?

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago

sounds like crocodiles trying to give a false alibigator

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 1 month ago

Also many were crocodlymorphs, not actual true crocodiles/alligators in the past.