▲ 843 ▼ :)> (mander.xyz) submitted 1 year ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 91 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myotragus
[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children) It was also a cold-blooded mammal. EDIT: new information suggests they probably were not. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Kornblumenratte@feddit.org 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) No, it wasn't. Or to be exact, we don't know, but it's highly unlikely. In 2009, the bone growth pattern of Myotragus was thought to occur only in cold blooded animals, but in 2012 they found it is widespread in extant mammals as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] samus12345@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago Oh, that's good to know! I wondered how a cold-blooded mammal could be a thing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children) TIL there was a 5M year old cold-blooded mammal that humans killed off (but ofc). Today I was reminded that science grows as new discoveries are made. But we still killed the little beasties off. Nothing has changed there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] samus12345@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago* (2 children) I actually missed the part that we killed them off. "Heh heh, look at the funny-faced little goats. Let's kill 'em!" Jerks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) Probably because of capitalism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] samus12345@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kornblumenratte@feddit.org 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) No, it wasn't. Or to be exact, we don't know, but it's highly unlikely. In 2009, the bone growth pattern of Myotragus was thought to occur only in cold blooded animals, but in 2012 they found it is widespread in extant mammals as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] samus12345@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago Oh, that's good to know! I wondered how a cold-blooded mammal could be a thing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago Oh, that's good to know! I wondered how a cold-blooded mammal could be a thing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children) TIL there was a 5M year old cold-blooded mammal that humans killed off (but ofc). Today I was reminded that science grows as new discoveries are made. But we still killed the little beasties off. Nothing has changed there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] samus12345@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago* (2 children) I actually missed the part that we killed them off. "Heh heh, look at the funny-faced little goats. Let's kill 'em!" Jerks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) Probably because of capitalism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] samus12345@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago permalink fedilink source parent
[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago* (2 children) I actually missed the part that we killed them off. "Heh heh, look at the funny-faced little goats. Let's kill 'em!" Jerks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) Probably because of capitalism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] samus12345@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) Probably because of capitalism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] samus12345@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago permalink fedilink source parent