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Posted: 08 Jun 2005, 05:42
by Deepu_ravi
no i think we drifted away from the actual topic that we were debating
Posted: 08 Jun 2005, 05:46
by nissin
Ah yeah, we actaully did! lol!
Posted: 08 Jun 2005, 06:12
by Deepu_ravi
then what was the main topic
Posted: 08 Jun 2005, 10:19
by Tyrannis
QUOTE If people cloned dinosaurs and made a theme park like Jurassic Park the dinosaurs would not be the size they were 65 million years ago. The reason I think this is I remember hearingsome where that there was about 20% more oxygen in the air than today and that was why they were so big. If they were cloned today they would be extremely smaller because of the less oxygen in the air today.[/quote]
That's the first post but the title says "If Jurassic Park ever happened...." so I say it's open to interpretation, and we're off topic not a big deal we're still talking dinos and science.
Posted: 08 Jun 2005, 11:18
by Deepu_ravi
thanks for the help /biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> .
can you start a new debate here.
Posted: 08 Jun 2005, 14:59
by Tyrannis
about what? are last one was doing pretty good.
Posted: 11 Jun 2005, 01:19
by nissin
HI everyone,
Sorry haven't been around for a couple of days...
So...want more debates eh...? lol.
Ok, sure!
QUOTE If people cloned dinosaurs and made a theme park like Jurassic Park the dinosaurs would not be the size they were 65 million years ago. The reason I think this is I remember hearingsome where that there was about 20% more oxygen in the air than today and that was why they were so big. If they were cloned today they would be extremely smaller because of the less oxygen in the air today.[/quote]
Now, the concept about Size, doesn't make too much sense -- at least to me. If you cloned a living organism... you would make an exact copy of the orginal! So... for example, if you did clone a T-Rex... you would only grow what was the orginal animal... that includes Size, Physical Weaknesses (such as diseases, Illness...etc).
The only things that would change a cloned organism is how is was brought up, or raised... This can also include its Evivornment.
Back in the day of dinos... apparently there was supposed to be more gases (such as Co2--Carbon Dioxide, and H2--Hydrogen) in the atomosphere...
Today, we have more oxygen in our atomosphere..., I think this would in SOME way affect dinosaurs... we're unable to determine how.
But it's unlikedly to affect its Size.
Posted: 11 Jun 2005, 11:53
by Deepu_ravi
in one of the national geographic channel programs it was said that the air contained 30% of oxygen.they made this hypothesis by collectin air samples enclosed within amber.
Posted: 11 Jun 2005, 19:52
by nissin
Wow, really?
I didn't know that oxygen could be traced back that far... (in amber that is).
Well, either way, I think that todays atmosphere would in some way slightly effect a dino.
Posted: 12 Jun 2005, 03:08
by nissin
When i said effect a dino, I meant as in the dinos health, no as in size.