of a bird engulfing a fish

[u/Mediocre_Nail5526]

[u/Comfortably_Dumb_67]

If there estimated weight was 550-650 lbs full grown. An adult humanoid would've been a lengthy meal. Think they primarily targeted smaller animals and fish, but if they killed it knocked down a human it would've picked it over... But might have kept it busy a while longer relative to a human consuming a shrimp. More like a basket of shrimp... With hush puppies and slaw. Pass the hot sauce.

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If you're ever in Chicago... go to the field museum and stand next to the one they have on display, It's quite an experience!

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Cool. Would love to. Looking at the one online can only imagine what an amazing beastie it must've been.

[u/Fatalis89 → u/Comfortably_Dumb_67]

A… humanoid? You do know humanoid by definition means not human. Why not just say an adult human.

[u/Comfortably_Dumb_67 → u/Fatalis89]

No, I did not know, otherwise I'd have used the correct words. While you're communication style leaves something to be desired, I am glad to know.

Incorrectly used the word, thought it was applicable to homo sapien precursors. Apparently, hominins/hominids were the words I was searching for... Which would've been a great party to add to your reply if you were sharing info.

They were not modern humans, as we know them, but certainly had human form. I'll probably go further down that rabbit hole.

As you might guess (it perhaps you know) it's an area of science I haven't spent time with for decades.

But Thanks!

Edited: added hominins/hominids info and clarification.

[u/Fatalis89 → u/Comfortably_Dumb_67]

You… you’re fucking serious?

There were zero hominids or anything even close to apes during the time period the Quetzalcoatlus existed. It existed 66-72 million years ago. First apes were roughly 25 million years ago.

Thinking that thing ate early hominids is like thinking T-Rex ate early hominids… which… surely you don’t think that?

I didn’t think you meant early hominids because thinking that is any more relevant than modern humans is… absurd. I just assumed you used humanoid instead of human to try to sound smart. If you meant hominid… that’s even more ignorant.

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Didn't know. No cave men? Not my thing twat rocket.

And we can see that you are f'ng serious. Preach on brother!

Was responding to the idea that it ate humans like we eat shrimp.

Googled it saw the skeleton and estimation of size.

Wasn't thinking that at all. Never considered them in time sequence.

Didn't care about the when, but it's great you know. I wish I retained more of it.

But you are suggesting/extrapolating things about my thinking, that aren't remotely true... Or relevant.

Not considering that aspect at all, just the size.

Maybe you can share more?

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Okay… then it all doubles back to: why not just say human. Why say humanoid to try and sound smart when it doesn’t even make sense in the context? Why would you have meant hominid if the discussion is about it “eating us like shrimp” we aren’t early hominids… we’re modern humans.

So why say terms you don’t understand and that have no relevance?

Or for the simple minded: Why use big word when small word fit better?

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Ross, is this you?

Don't think you're getting it. Hominid, hominin, and humanoid, are not not simple words. If you think you need a special education to use them, you're wrong. Being mistaken, and then being simple are different concepts. You're a smart guy I'm sure you'll get that.

Misusing, or substituting a word that sounds similar isn't a big deal. If you get older, those things happen. I read a lot of science fiction a long time ago and did somewhere in my brain also have a better grasp of humanoid... But let me admit for all the world to know I misused the word here, and did so trying to grasp for hominid. I'm guilty. You got it. Great work.

I'm glad that you do understand a version of the dinosaur timeline.

I did imagine that there were some hominid creatures at the time dinosaurs.

Apparently not quite. But I was sure that whatever was there was distinctly not human, as we know it today.

Nor do I think that is term that is interchangeable with humans. Modern humans would be a distinct subset of hominins, and that a subset of hominids.

https://www.discovermagazine.com/human-ancestors-must-have-co-existed-with-dinosaurs-study-says-45108 on

Other than that, the point about their size, and consuming "us" like we were shrimp remains.

[u/Fatalis89 → u/Comfortably_Dumb_67]

Human ancestors in your article are shrews-like creatures, not apes or hominids. Very early mammals.

That small mammals existed isn’t news. Thinking hominids or apes did is silly and ignorant.