Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Vault
Time Travel Schematics
T.E.C. Time Archive
The Why Files
Have You Seen...?
Chronovisor
TimeTravelForum.tk
TimeTravelForum.net
ParanormalNetwork.net
Paranormalis.com
ConspiracyCafe.net
Streams
Live streams
Featured streams
Multi-Viewer
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More options
Contact us
Close Menu
Forums
Paranormal Forum
Cryptozoology & Mythical Beings
Dinosaurs n Giant Humans cont.. (No religion please)
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="binary" data-source="post: 26085" data-attributes="member: 530"><p><strong>Re: Dinosaurs n Giant Humans cont.. (No religion please)</strong></p><p></p><p>Crap! I totally forgot the reason that I wanted to reply to this in the first place. There's been a lot of excitement about the 'little humans' found in Indonesia a little while ago. The media attention focussed on the fact that these little guys were, in fact, a different species (not just pygmie-like) and were much smaller than real humans. From some of the info surrounding those little guys I remember getting that the smaller body size was from a lack of food resources. Smaller body = less need for food. </p><p></p><p>This is as general as a rule can get when it comes to organisms and it would certainly apply to dinosaurs and has likely been written about. My first guess was that perhaps there was just more food - things were less scarce. </p><p></p><p>If you have a lot of food and you can get very very very big, you have a better chance at intimidating the things that are smaller than you and are very very pointy and snarly. </p><p></p><p>So I figure that for sure, size would have been a distinct evolutionary advantage. The only hitch is, what would have made the earth capable of producing more in the way of nourishment back then? This led me to guess that if you have a supercontinent, Pangea, then you're not restricted to as small a geographical area. </p><p></p><p>I'm not sure if this has been written about or not, but I would guess that if the bigger herd animals can move about on a nearly global scale, then they would have access to resources all over the place. There could perhaps be abundance because at any given time, groups of animals occupying the same ecological niche could be in completely different places. If migrational treks were as spanning as they COULD have been back then, then it is likely that the plants would likely have had time to regenerate before the next herd of Herbivores moved through to clean up. </p><p></p><p>hmmm.... This still sounds fishy to me though. I think that this is perhaps just a guess and its probably wrong. It may have been that there was just more to eat. Still though, I have to think that living on a supercontinent must have helped with more opportunity for access to resources. </p><p></p><p>Some things certainly stayed small, but it is certainly an evolutionary advantage to be small. And don't forget that we have some pretty massive land animals these days... even if they are dwarfed by their ancient reptilian brethren.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="binary, post: 26085, member: 530"] [b]Re: Dinosaurs n Giant Humans cont.. (No religion please)[/b] Crap! I totally forgot the reason that I wanted to reply to this in the first place. There's been a lot of excitement about the 'little humans' found in Indonesia a little while ago. The media attention focussed on the fact that these little guys were, in fact, a different species (not just pygmie-like) and were much smaller than real humans. From some of the info surrounding those little guys I remember getting that the smaller body size was from a lack of food resources. Smaller body = less need for food. This is as general as a rule can get when it comes to organisms and it would certainly apply to dinosaurs and has likely been written about. My first guess was that perhaps there was just more food - things were less scarce. If you have a lot of food and you can get very very very big, you have a better chance at intimidating the things that are smaller than you and are very very pointy and snarly. So I figure that for sure, size would have been a distinct evolutionary advantage. The only hitch is, what would have made the earth capable of producing more in the way of nourishment back then? This led me to guess that if you have a supercontinent, Pangea, then you're not restricted to as small a geographical area. I'm not sure if this has been written about or not, but I would guess that if the bigger herd animals can move about on a nearly global scale, then they would have access to resources all over the place. There could perhaps be abundance because at any given time, groups of animals occupying the same ecological niche could be in completely different places. If migrational treks were as spanning as they COULD have been back then, then it is likely that the plants would likely have had time to regenerate before the next herd of Herbivores moved through to clean up. hmmm.... This still sounds fishy to me though. I think that this is perhaps just a guess and its probably wrong. It may have been that there was just more to eat. Still though, I have to think that living on a supercontinent must have helped with more opportunity for access to resources. Some things certainly stayed small, but it is certainly an evolutionary advantage to be small. And don't forget that we have some pretty massive land animals these days... even if they are dwarfed by their ancient reptilian brethren. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Paranormal Forum
Cryptozoology & Mythical Beings
Dinosaurs n Giant Humans cont.. (No religion please)
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top