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210-million-year-old dinosaur discovery reveals a lost world in Africa

Researchers say the newly identified Zimbabwe dinosaur suggests ancient climate differences kept southern African populations apart, producing unique species; the dinosaurs, sadly, declined to comment.

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  1. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOn October thirteenth, twenty twenty-six, ScienceDaily reports a newly identified dinosaur from Zimbabwe, two hundred ten million years old, and I want everyone to stay calm and remember where they were.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorScientists say it points to a surprisingly distinct ecosystem, a lost world in southern Africa.

  3. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA lost world, Vera. Lost. Nobody sent a memo for two hundred ten million years.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe story says ancient climate differences may have kept dinosaur populations apart, and that produced unique species. That is a beautiful lesson in diversity.

  5. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWeather split them up. First the weather, then the groups, then somebody leaves the group chat.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHealthy boundaries.

  7. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThey challenged previous assumptions about evolution, which is exactly what I said in two thousand nine, and nobody listened to me then either.

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