Villagers digging in China's rich fossil beds have uncovered the preserved remains of a tiny dinosaur in the belly of a mammal, a startling discovery for scientists who have long believed early mammals couldn't possibly attack and eat a dinosaur.
Scientists say the animal's last meal probably is the first proof that mammals hunted small dinosaurs some 130 million years ago. It contradicts conventional evolutionary theory that early mammals were timid, chipmunk-sized creatures that scurried in the looming shadow of the giant reptiles.
Hahah. Fascinating stuff, to think even when the dinosaurs were the dominant species that there could have been some mammal that went around preying on there weak and small... I look forward to the theories and other discoveries this will lead to, its wonderful how there is always something new just over the horizon.
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We all know that at some point in their lives that dinosaurs hatched from eggs and weren't enormous don't we. We also know that not all Dinos were huge, some were smaller than chickens.
It is cool that they found a that such a large mammal fossil, but I don't think that it's a discovery that completely changes our perception about history. That day may come, but for me, this ain't it. Interesting nonetheless though.
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Actually, I believe this finding is just more proof that Creationism (the belief that God created humans, animals, the entire universe, and that the theory of evolution is bunk) is correct.
It doesn't prove anything. I'm just saying that from my beliefs, this fits in fine with the creationist theory, the belief that God created everything in seven days, and that evolution is untrue. If, based upon your beliefs, you believe this fits in fine with the theory of evolution, then that's up to you.
Although if you think about it, someone must of thought "we'll put a planet here, we'll make the human heart pump blood around a body, we'll make sex feel good"
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