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TheBlackCat:
A recent article is saying that Tricerotops are actually juveniles of what was thought to be a different genus of ceratopsian, Torosaurus. It was known that Tricerotops changes its frill and horn shape and layout over time, but after surveying a large number of individuals the scientists say that these changes gradually turn a Tricerotops into a Torosaurus. Due to the rules of naming, since Tricerotops was named first it will get to keep its name while Torosaurus will have to give up its name. It's hard to think of an animal the size of a small bus as a juvenile.

Halbred:
It's not worth getting excited about yet.

I've written extensively about it on my personal blog:

http://whenpigsfly-returns.blogspot.com/2010/08/torosaurus-latus-is-not-sp.html

and

http://whenpigsfly-returns.blogspot.com/2010/07/toroceratops.html

Both posts resulted in dozens of impassioned comments from both camps.

There are quite a few SVP talks this year on the subject. Unfortunately, I cannot attend.

BlackNMild2k1:
Halbred, I found some t-shirts I thought you may like.

http://controversy.wearscience.com/

I don't get all of them, but I thought some of them were right up your alley.

TheBlackCat:
Those are great. Which ones don't you get? I could explain if you want.

BlackNMild2k1:

I don't get:Russel's Tea pot
Invisible Unicorn
The Four Humors

I'm also not 100% sure on:
Classical Periodic Table (Aether?)
Time Cube

& is the Alchemy one Lead --> Gold?
I didn't want to look it up.

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