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Gen-Z got a chunk of the Carboniferous, and now all their memes are about how pathetic and small today's dragonflies are.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3256/
I got curious about "parataxites", but was unable to find anything relevant by that name. I think he meant to write:
Being nostalgic for pogs is like going gaga for the pre-Cambrian explosion. That's the least exciting part of the era.
Does he mean Prototaxites?
Only real Denisovans know
I genuinely think that giant dragonflies are pretty rad. Though I would probably freak out if I saw one IRL
I found an old slammer the other day. It looks like a saw blade.
I often think that it would be great if one of the Star Trek/Gate or similar shows would go to a very young world (and not just dinosaurs). Obviously budget would be a factor and having no intelligent life limits the story options so I can see why not, but it would be an interesting thing to see.
It kinda already happened: https://youtu.be/6YsNRnZRgg8
A minor rounding error.
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