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MarvynG

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I like dinosaurs, and wildlife. I may also post on some cryptid related things, probably rarely.

  1. Post #DinoconUK conversation:

    Mum: that's a nice T-shirt, what's on it? Me: Ichthyosaurs Mum: oh? Me: Marine reptiles, looked a bit like dolphins, discovered by...have you heard of Mary Anning? Mum (huffily): OF COURSE I've heard of Mary Anning!

    I never know what is and isn't common knowledge.

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  2. Recently (~few weeks ago) I noticed the baby carrots from the store start turning into slime after only a few days. I swear they used to never do this.

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  3. Actually the 2003 bookmarked one I have is not even a real behind the scenes script, and the 2008 one is derived from it I think, I just found the 2003 one is fan made. Damn it I think I was fooled. Well, it's a pretty good story they wrote.

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  4. As wildfires rage across 🇨🇦 – a unifying experience from Vancouver Island to Newfoundland and so many places in between – one thing is clear:

    Approving new fossil fuel infrastructure is a willful act of arson. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

    More than 470 Canadian fires classified as ‘out of control’ as scientists say climate change exacerbating the burning

    Canada wildfire season already second worst on record as experts warn of ‘new reality’

    More than 470 Canadian fires classified as ‘out of control’ as scientists say climate change exacerbating the burning

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  5. I've been thinking about #Moschops since yesterday. I have a hard time imagining how it would reliably drink water. It looks like its chest had to touch the ground to bend that far down. Also, this one is the best Moschops reconstruction I've seen, or at least I found it the most agreeable.

    a brown model of Moshcops, a big-bellied animal with a short drooping tail and a muscular neck and tapered head. It's belly is close to the ground.
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  6. 🚨 Newly released public records reveal troubling ties between a NM wildlife commissioner and anti-wolf groups at a time when Mexican gray wolf recovery hangs in the balance.

    The Game Commission meets this Friday in the heart of wolf country, and lobos are on the agenda. Read more:🔗 bit.ly/3UpvaTh

    In New Mexico’s wolf country, the line between public service and private interest got a little blurrier.

    Uncovered: New Mexico Wildlife Commissioner’s Questionable Role in Wolf Recovery

    In New Mexico’s wolf country, the line between public service and private interest got a little blurrier.

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