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[–] Soup@lemmy.world 202 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

According to Wikipedia that is because the bird-hipped ones looked like modern birds and the names came before we realized the error.

Hooray!

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 79 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The real facts are the ones we met along the comments.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 7 points 1 week ago

The comments in a healthy social network are the only way to get near the truth at this point. I read the comments before the article at this point

[–] snooggums@midwest.social 45 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Dinosaur translates to "terrible lizard" so retaining outdated terminology is on brand.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] i_love_FFT@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 weeks ago

They're so terrible at being lizard that they turn out to be birds...

[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Was it before we know birds were related to dinosaurs at all? And while we're at it: when did we find that out?

[–] RandomStickman@fedia.io 29 points 2 weeks ago

Quickly skimming Wikipedia Orthopoda (now synonymous to Ornithischia, bird hips) was coined in 1866. Birds from dinosaurs as an idea kinda gain traction during 1868. It was during 1870s when the famous full Archaeopteryx fossil was found is when it really get cemented. Missed it just by a few years.

[–] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 60 points 2 weeks ago

yet another unrealistic body standard smh

[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 36 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If this doesn't convince you that it's all fake, I don't know what will
c/birdsarentreal

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Wait, does that extend to dinosaurs?

[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 weeks ago

At least to the bird hipped

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Would you rather have lizard lips or lizard hips?

[–] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Clint's Reptiles had a good video on this.

https://youtu.be/-yC99nXth0I?si=lfDNRrdD-YXsfoeZ