Gianna, there have only been two posts about Armadillos. It's not that much of a digression. Besides,sometimes small discussions about modern day animals are nessecary to reinforce discussions about Dinosaurs. (The Armadillo thing started like this) Another good example was earlier when me and da masta were talking about deer freezing still, and that was part of the T-rex vision discussion.

But... anyway, you're probably right. Let's try and stay as close to dinosaurs as we can.
from Tim M., age ?, ?, ?, ?; January 14, 2002

"Oh puleeze, we're here to talk about dinosaurs,not armadillos and such."

Well, there wasn't a topic about dinosaurs, and we had to talk about SOMETHING. Maybe you'd like to start a dino topic?
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; January 14, 2002

Oh puleeze, we're here to talk about dinosaurs,not armadillos and such.
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; January 13, 2002

"IS IT ALSO CALLED THE NINE-BANDED ARMADILLO?"
Uhh... Maybe. All I know is that this Armadillo is the common one. Here it is known as the common long nosed armadillo, but maybe it's know as something else in other parts of the world."

Well, the one I'm on about is quite common by armadillo standards, and it has quite a long nose...
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; January 12, 2002

"IS IT ALSO CALLED THE NINE-BANDED ARMADILLO?"
Uhh... Maybe. All I know is that this Armadillo is the common one. Here it is known as the common long nosed armadillo, but maybe it's know as something else in other parts of the world.
from Tim M., age ?, ?, ?, ?; January 11, 2002

"Procyon lotor is the Racoon.*OH... I'M FEELING QUITE BAD THAT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.* I did not spell that one wrong. I'm not sure why your CD doesn't recognize it*IT HASN'T GOT A SEARCH THING FOR THE TAXA TREE, I HAD TO SEARCH MANUALLY, THAT'S WHY I WAS REAL LATE FOR SCHOOL. WHEN I LOOKED UP THE NINE BANDED ARMADILLO AND RACOON IN THE INDEX THING, THEY HAD THE LATIN NAMES YOU SAID THAT THEY HAD.*. However, I did commit one spelling error. The first animal was really Dasypus novemcinctus (I spelled it wrong) Thta animal is the common long-nosed Armadillo*IS IT THE ONE ALSO CALLED THE NINE-BANDED ARMADILLO?*."
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; January 11, 2002

"(except possibly plesiosaurs layed their eggs on land, if they where viviparous, of course,)"

D'oh, I meant OVIPAROUS!
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; January 11, 2002

When I tell people I like watching nature documentaries they think I'm sad. But Tim's right, let's stick to dinosaurs.
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; January 10, 2002

I watch nature documentaries whenever I can, and at the excact moment, I'm multitasking(reading about Nasua nasua in the National Geographic society's "Wild animals of North America" and posting on this site) I also like the Balenopteridae, Tom G., especially Balenoptera Physalus, Balenoptera borealis, and Megaptera noveangilae.
But let's try and stick to dinosaurs for the time being.
from Tim M., age ?, ?, ?, ?; January 9, 2002

Procyon lotor is the Racoon. I did not spell that one wrong. I'm not sure why your CD doesn't recognize it. However, I did commit one spelling error. The first animal was really Dasypus novemcinctus (I spelled it wrong) Thta animal is the common long-nosed Armadillo.
from Tim M., age ?, ?, ?, ?; January 9, 2002

I didn't get angry, I know you were trying to be helpful, just that what do you see we have in common.
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; January 9, 2002

Tim M: My favourite group is Odontoceti and my favourite family like you is Delpinidae but the families Zipihiidae and balaenopteridae are very interesting. My favourite animal is (like I said before) the Orca and second the Cheetah. Some other cetaceans I like (well I like all animals but these ones I like particulary) are the Hectors dolphin and the Strap Toothed Whale.
from Tom G, age ?, ?, ?, ?; January 9, 2002

"Tom G.: earlier you said you know more about modern day animals than you do about dinosaurs. Well, it's tha same for me.
I interested especialy in the Perissodactyla, more specifically the Ceratomorpha. But my absolute favorite families are the Delphinadae and the Balaenidae. My favortie animal is the Orca, my second the Bowhead whale. How about you? Just curious."

It's exactly the same for me, except for I don't have any favourite animals. I love 'em all. Do you watch wildlife documentaries all the time? I do.
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; January 9, 2002

Alright Gianna, no need to get all angry. What did I ever do to you, I was only trying to be helpfull. I thought that if you didn't beleive us you would believe an expert.
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; January 9, 2002

"Well, I think they probably could.
I don't know if we can say:"dinosaurs are land animals,they can't swim" because there are many animals that are not marine animals and that are considered land creatures that can still swim: Dasypus novemcinetus and Procyon lotor are good modern day examples of this."

Hmmm, I'm not clear on what these animals are. I checked the latin taxonomy tree on my Wide World of Animals CD Rom this morning (and was subsequently late for school,) but I could not find them. Was the spelling right? Because I think that the bat-eared fox is genus "orcyon" or something like that.
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; January 9, 2002

Tom G.: earlier you said you know more about modern day animals than you do about dinosaurs. Well, it's tha same for me.
I interested especialy in the Perissodactyla, more specifically the Ceratomorpha. But my absolute favorite families are the Delphinadae and the Balaenidae. My favortie animal is the Orca, my second the Bowhead whale. How about you? Just curious.
from Tim M., age ?, ?, ?, ?; January 8, 2002

how am I like you, da masta?

Except for loving dinosaurs, we really don't have much in common. T-rex isn't even your favorite dinosaur, and Therizinosaurus isn't even ON MY LIST! You live in Britain, I live in America. Your a boy, I'm a girl.
from gianna, age almost 11, somewhereville, UNITED STATES NOT BRITAIN, ?; January 8, 2002

NOW TOM G'S GOT A POINT.

(CAPS LOCK FOR ONE MESSAGE)
from GIANNA, age ?, ?, ?, ?; January 8, 2002

"DINOSAURS CAN'T SWIM!!!!

I don't think hadrosaurs could swim(if they did, they wouldn't be dinosaurs!)."

they would still be dinosaurs if they could swim. Its like how horses, humans and dogs can swim and they don't have any special adaptions for it. So I think most dinosaurs could swim to some degree but hadrosaurs could swim especially good because unlike other dinosaurs hadrosaurs had some adaptions espesially for swimming. Saying they wouldn't be dinosaurs because they can swim is like saying whales arn't mammals because they can swim good.
from Tom G, age ?, ?, ?, ?; January 8, 2002

"I need more evidence"

Gianna, go to your local paleontological museum, (if you are like me then for the millionth time probably,) and ask an expert. There is tons and tons of evidence suggesting that dinosaurs, (especially hadrosaurs, theropods, and sauropods,) could swim.
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; January 8, 2002

"DINOSAURS CAN'T SWIM!!!!

I don't think hadrosaurs could swim(if they did, they wouldn't be dinosaurs!)."

Most dinosaurs could certainly swim. I bet that you read about how the sauropterygia (plesiosaurs, pliosaurs, etc.) wheren't dinosaurs, contrary to popular beleif, but there is a difference. The sauropterygia lived in the sea (except possibly plesiosaurs layed their eggs on land, if they where viviparous, of course,) but dinosaurs mainly lived on land, and only swam in emergencies, or, esp. in the case of Europe (loads of islands then, unless DinoSol's news proves otherwise,) to get to somewhere they want across water.

If an animal which evolved from for instance segnosaurs and obviously lived most of the time in the sea was discovered, it would still possibly be a dinosaur.
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; January 8, 2002

"DINOSAURS CAN'T SWIM"
Well, I think they probably could.
I don't know if we can say:"dinosaurs are land animals,they can't swim" because there are many animals that are not marine animals and that are considered land creatures that can still swim: Dasypus novemcinetus and Procyon lotor are good modern day examples of this.
from Tim M., age ?, ?, ?, ?; January 7, 2002

Dinosaurs definetly could swim. I'm not sure whether or not this could be a method of escaping predators, but that may be.
from Tim M., age ?, ?, ?, ?; January 7, 2002

maybe they could...but there has to be MORE EVIDENCE to convince me.
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; January 7, 2002

There have been footprints of dinosaurs from theropods to sauropods on old lakebeds, so I agree with Da Masta, Dinosaurs could swim.
from JOE BOB B., age 10, Menlo Park, ?, ?; January 7, 2002

"heres something that could be a new topic

I've read in this book that hadrosaurs could've escaped predators by running into a river or lake or something because they have thick tails and paddle like hands. Is this likley?"

I doubt that this will cause a big argument, most experts agree that hadrosaurs could swim to safety. They had deep, big, (laterally) flat tails, and I think one mummified hadrosaur actually showed signs of webbed fingers. I think that's very likely. Even footprints have been found (even of sauropods!) that indicate that the animals floated in the water and pushed themselves forward from time to time with their hind feet.
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; January 7, 2002

DINOSAURS CAN'T SWIM!!!!

I don't think hadrosaurs could swim(if they did, they wouldn't be dinosaurs!).
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; January 6, 2002

heres something that could be a new topic

I've read in this book that hadrosaurs could've escaped predators by running into a river or lake or something because they have thick tails and paddle like hands. Is this likley?
from Tom G, age ?, ?, ?; January 6, 2002

"What new topic?"

I'm not the best imagination around here, someone else'll have to start one. I guess the topic about triceratops' stance is finished now.

Who'd you think won?
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; January 5, 2002

What new topic?
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ccruet2earthlink.net; January 4, 2002

I think we'll need to start a new topic here all over again.

Anyone?

da masta: Helllloooooooo!?!