Above: Maybe venomous, but NOT a spitter!The headline:
"Venomous velociraptor: Scientists discover sinornithosaurus dinosaur spit poison at prey"
*HEADDESK*
I can guarantee you with 100% certainty no scientist or press release even remotely said anything like this.
What they probably told him/what he probably read on other news sites: "The dinosaur Sinornithosaurus, a relative of Velociraptor, was venomous, like the spitting dinosaurs in Jurassic Park."
What Sacks heard: "Velociraptor's relatives were venom-spitting dinosaurs, like in Jurassic Park!"
Way to make the world a dumber place, Ethan Sacks.
Most news reports on dinosaurs just aren't worth taking too seriously...
ReplyDeleteYou know what's even worse? My local newspaper called Sinornithosaurus a bird when describing the discovery. Of course, since the discovery was headed by Larry Martin, how exactly is that surprising?
ReplyDeleteI guess research was too challenging of a task for some newspapers reporters.
ReplyDeleteThey are almost as bad as grad students and other wanna bees.
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOD!
ReplyDeleteThis what happens when the PRESS thinks they can just write anything.