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Post by kentrosaur on Feb 9, 2009 23:52:09 GMT
Thankyou  Gotta say, there is a soft spot in my heart for the King ;D Do you mean King Kong? He smashed those Rex's in Kong's jungle. ;D hahahaha I'm a big King Kong fan too, but those rexes weren't technically T.rex so I don't feel too bad about a smelly old ape kicking their scaley backsides. |
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Post by Tyrannax on Feb 10, 2009 0:20:18 GMT
Ajax, you know that King Kong never existed!
Its like saying my imaginary friend Bob killed T-Rex! ;D
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Post by Ajax on Feb 10, 2009 0:24:52 GMT
Ajax, you know that King Kong never existed! Its like saying my imaginary friend Bob killed T-Rex! ;D Duhh  |
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Post by Tyrannax on Feb 10, 2009 0:31:57 GMT
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How was I supposed to know you didn't believe that Kong existed? ;D
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Post by Ajax on Feb 10, 2009 0:46:52 GMT
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Post by kentrosaur on Feb 11, 2009 7:07:07 GMT
shush, king kong is awesome, even if he didn't exist  |
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Post by giganotoigauana on Feb 11, 2009 17:25:22 GMT
King Kong did exist as Gigantopithecus
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Post by sbell on Feb 11, 2009 17:44:13 GMT
King Kong did exist as Gigantopithecus Gigantopithecus, based on estimates from jaws and teeth only, was maybe 8 feet tall, perhaps a little more. Kong is supposed to be 25 feet tall! |
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Post by Dinotoyforum on Feb 11, 2009 17:54:34 GMT
King Kong did exist as Gigantopithecus Gigantopithecus, based on estimates from jaws and teeth only, was maybe 8 feet tall, perhaps a little more. Kong is supposed to be 25 feet tall! What are these feet you speak of?  ;D |
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on Feb 12, 2009 1:09:01 GMT
King Kong did exist as Gigantopithecus Gigantopithecus, based on estimates from jaws and teeth only, was maybe 8 feet tall, perhaps a little more. Kong is supposed to be 25 feet tall! King Kong was a subspecies of gigantopithecus ( Gigantopithecus Kongus) that got huge resulting from island gigantism.  ;D |
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Post by kentrosaur on Feb 12, 2009 2:41:34 GMT
maybe the teeth and jaw were from a juvenile or from a dwarf specimen |
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Post by stoneage on Feb 12, 2009 23:29:48 GMT
Gigantopithecus, based on estimates from jaws and teeth only, was maybe 8 feet tall, perhaps a little more. Kong is supposed to be 25 feet tall! King Kong was a subspecies of gigantopithecus ( Gigantopithecus Kongus) that got huge resulting from island gigantism. ;D ;D It doesn't work that way CT, on an island it would get smaller! ;D |
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Post by kentrosaur on Feb 13, 2009 0:29:15 GMT
King Kong was a subspecies of gigantopithecus ( Gigantopithecus Kongus) that got huge resulting from island gigantism. ;D ;D It doesn't work that way CT, on an island it would get smaller! ;D What about the Moa? or the Haast's Eagle? Or for your scaley fix - There's always the Komodo Dragon and Giant Tortoises So KK might have just been a really really REALLY good example of island gigantism lol |
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Post by sbell on Feb 13, 2009 0:43:38 GMT
;D It doesn't work that way CT, on an island it would get smaller! ;D What about the Moa? or the Haast's Eagle? Or for your scaley fix - There's always the Komodo Dragon and Giant Tortoises So KK might have just been a really really REALLY good example of island gigantism lol Ah-ha! But those are either birds or reptiles. In general, mammals from larger stock (artiodactyls, apes, elephants, some carnivores) get smaller, while other 'smaller' ones like rodents and small primates get bigger. |
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Post by kentrosaur on Feb 13, 2009 0:52:04 GMT
What about the Moa? or the Haast's Eagle? Or for your scaley fix - There's always the Komodo Dragon and Giant Tortoises So KK might have just been a really really REALLY good example of island gigantism lol Ah-ha! But those are either birds or reptiles. In general, mammals from larger stock (artiodactyls, apes, elephants, some carnivores) get smaller, while other 'smaller' ones like rodents and small primates get bigger. If there is one thing nature has surely taught us is that there are exception to the rules  Plus (and this is such a stretch lol, but stick with me here) What if KK's ancestors were a dwarf breed of gorilla? When it gets stuck on an island full of very big chompy things, it either has to get big really fast or get really small fast. I guess they went for the big option? |
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Post by stoneage on Feb 13, 2009 3:27:24 GMT
;D It doesn't work that way CT, on an island it would get smaller! ;D What about the Moa? or the Haast's Eagle? Or for your scaley fix - There's always the Komodo Dragon and Giant Tortoises So KK might have just been a really really REALLY good example of island gigantism lol ;D Yes what about the Moa and Haast's Eagle, both of which are from the Islands of New Zealand. The South Island covers 56,308 square miles and the North Island 43,082 square miles. They are the 12th and 14th biggest islands in the world today. King Kong supposively lived on an uncharted island which you couldn't even see on a globe. We are talking about living in a relatively small secluded area. You probably think Australia is an island. That is where Megalania lived. The Komodo Dragons on the small islands have actually downsized. The Giant Tortoises originally lived in Asia and Australia but now live only on islands to avoid predators such as man. And lets take a look at King Kongs Island. There are Jurassic and Cretaceous dinosaurs on the island. Look at the Cretaceous and Jurassic, the biggest mammal was the size of a possum. That is an awfully small King Kong young lady. Maybe you should cut back on your alcohol consumption. This is the Nature Of Science. J/K ;D |
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Post by Tyrannax on Feb 13, 2009 5:11:39 GMT
Sbell has a point! But there is no way an ape could grow to such proportions! Preposterous. |
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Post by Meso-Cenozoic on Feb 13, 2009 11:35:59 GMT
Ajax, you know that King Kong never existed! Its like saying my imaginary friend Bob killed T-Rex! ;D You have an imaginary friend? |
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Post by Tyrannax on Feb 13, 2009 20:09:47 GMT
No, but Ajax does. ;D
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on Feb 14, 2009 0:47:57 GMT
King Kong was a subspecies of gigantopithecus ( Gigantopithecus Kongus) that got huge resulting from island gigantism. ;D ;D It doesn't work that way CT, on an island it would get smaller! ;D Ah, now I have you. You have absolutely no idea about what you are talking about! ;D Things don't just get smaller on islands, they also can get bigger-- The madagascar giant hissing roach, the madagascar giant ground gecko, Rhacodactylus Leachinus Leachinus (A huge, twenty inch gecko from indonesia), the moa, etc. |
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Gotta say, there is a soft spot in my heart for the King ;D
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Plus (and this is such a stretch lol, but stick with me here) What if KK's ancestors were a dwarf breed of gorilla? When it gets stuck on an island full of very big chompy things, it either has to get big really fast or get really small fast. I guess they went for the big option?
