Now, the fossilized bones: "Waddling into history: huge ancient penguin inhabited New Zealand"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have unearthed in New Zealand fossil bones of what might be the heavyweight champion of the penguin world, a bird nearly 6 feet tall (1.77 meters) that thrived 55 to 60 million years ago, relatively soon after the demise of the dinosaurs.
I am truly sorry, but I am an incredible sucker for boobs. So I clicked on one of the links on the side, and it brought me to a few good pictures that I have to share with my good buddies Tony and MEM:
All of those leftists who think Trump has mental problems ought to be ashamed of themselves for trying to deny employment opportunities to a disabled person.
"When the discovery of a freakishly large species of prehistoric penguin stirs partisan rhetoric, the prevailing news climate is best described as Political Maelstrom." ~ rinselberg (2018)
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"When the discovery of a freakishly large species of prehistoric penguin stirs partisan rhetoric, the prevailing news climate is best described as Political Maelstrom." ~ rinselberg (2018)
Well, the Harvey thing went nowhere, so I decided to go with a logical conclusion derived from Tony's post.
"When the discovery of a freakishly large species of prehistoric penguin stirs partisan rhetoric, the prevailing news climate is best described as Political Maelstrom." ~ rinselberg (2018)
"When the discovery of a freakishly large species of prehistoric penguin stirs partisan rhetoric, the prevailing news climate is best described as Political Maelstrom." ~ rinselberg (2018)
I looked, but there were no pictures of the fossils. Where should I go from here? Seems like comical comments would follow such a link? Any photographic evidence that we could look at?
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I looked, but there were no pictures of the fossils. Where should I go from here? Seems like comical comments would follow such a link? Any photographic evidence that we could look at?
The partly prepared skeleton of Kumimanu biceae. The rectangles emphasize the humerus and a bone from the shoulder girdle (coracoid), which are shown separated from the original bone cluster. Image credit: Senckenberg Research Institute.
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Originally posted by Rickady88GT: I looked, but there were no pictures of the fossils. Where should I go from here? Seems like comical comments would follow such a link? Any photographic evidence that we coullook at?
New Zealand ?
You want bones, here's bones. Figure 1 and Figure 2 present photo images of some of the fossilized bones of Kumimanu biceae. The skeleton is anything BUT complete. These are Words of Wisdom from the researchers:
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Determining the size of extinct penguins from fragmentary remains is not straightforward as different species may have different proportions8. That Kumimanu biceae, n. gen. et sp. was an exceptionally large bird is, however, clear from the fact that the major limb bones are distinctly larger than those of most known Sphenisciformes (Table 1). Even our conservative estimate of 185 mm for the minimum total length of the humerus of K. biceae exceeds the humerus length of almost all other giant penguin species. The maximum estimate of 228 mm, which is based on the humerus proportions of other Paleocene Sphenisciformes, is only surpassed by an estimate based on very large fossils from the late Eocene of Antarctica, which were assigned to Palaeeudyptes klekowskii14 (Table 1).
"A Paleocene penguin from New Zealand substantiates multiple origins of gigantism in fossil Sphenisciformes" Gerald Mayr, R. Paul Scofield, Vanesa L. De Pietri & Alan J. D. Tennyson. Nature Communications 8, Article number 1927; published online 12 Dec 2017.
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One of the notable features of penguin evolution is the occurrence of very large species in the early Cenozoic, whose body size greatly exceeded that of the largest extant penguins. Here we describe a new giant species from the late Paleocene of New Zealand that documents the very early evolution of large body size in penguins. Kumimanu biceae, n. gen. et sp. is larger than all other fossil penguins that have substantial skeletal portions preserved. Several plesiomorphic features place the new species outside a clade including all post-Paleocene giant penguins. It is phylogenetically separated from giant Eocene and Oligocene penguin species by various smaller taxa, which indicates multiple origins of giant size in penguin evolution. That a penguin rivaling the largest previously known species existed in the Paleocene suggests that gigantism in penguins arose shortly after these birds became flightless divers. Our study therefore strengthens previous suggestions that the absence of very large penguins today is likely due to the Oligo-Miocene radiation of marine mammals.
Bones, bones, shine in the darkness. Bones of our fathers, bones of our kings. By the flesh that once sheathed you, by the spirit that moved you, seek and find. Seek in the Icetime. Seek in the Suntime. Come to the Circle, gods of the Ice. Come to the Circle, come to the bones. Show, show, show what I seek. The bones, the bones, the bones are alive..!
Bones, bones, shine in the darkness. Bones of our fathers, bones of our kings. By the flesh that once sheathed you, by the spirit that moved you, seek and find. Seek in the Icetime. Seek in the Suntime. Come to the Circle, gods of the Ice. Come to the Circle, come to the bones. Show, show, show what I seek. The bones, the bones, the bones are alive..!
The term "mumbo jumbo" traces its roots to Africa.
Etymologists say the exact origin of the word is uncertain, but the Mandinka word "Maamajomboo," which referred to a masked male dancer who took part in religious ceremonies is often cited as the source of 'mumbo jumbo' in English.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary a clerk with the Royal African Company first used the phrase in 1738 in the book "Travels In The Interior Districts of Africa."
In the book, the clerk writes that the Mandinka practiced polygamy and that disputes between a husband and wife or between wives were resolved by the masked figure, who would chant and shriek outside the homes of the offenders before resolving the conflict.
Which actually DOES sound a bit like the modus operandi of some of the members here in O/T.
Earlier, I tried to download the video, which is about 20 minutes long--it's Part Four--from the "dailymotion" web site. I wanted to edit it down to a shorter video segment, and then put it up here, instead of that crazy text spiel that I put up about the "bones". That Primitive Mumbo Jumbo.
But it wasn't a No Brainer, so I had to abandon that idea.
If it were a YouTube video, I could have done it. Or at least, have provided an http-link that would have started the video and queued it to exactly the right moment.
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The Swahili word for hello is "Jambo" is with the "A" being pronounced as "ah." (Jahm-bo) Perhaps Jumbo is a Swahili word that means something. Or it could be linguistically related. Or maybe my drunken cousin got ticked off one night and invented a new Texas curse word. I took two years of Swahili at university and only remember one phrase: "Mah-moo-ah Mah-nah-ni." It means Nine Butterflies. That was time wasted. I was the only white guy in class but I had access to the Black Student Lounge--only at the University of Houston.
These four sentences were brought to you courtesy of a soon to be octogenarian who just drank three ounces of mead. Mmm Mmm Good. Just remembered the Swahili word for Thursday: Thay-lah-thini. I think the inventor of that word had a speech anomaly whatever that means. Maybe it is a Swahili word for impediment whatever that means. Happy New Year to all and happy birthday to me tomorrow. I lied. Five sentences, not four. Moving back to Texas soon.
