Thread:ASDFGirl/@comment-27500445-20151230191550/@comment-26941921-20160130173206

ASDFGirl wrote: Okay kid. I'm going to explain to you how this all works.

In science, people write papers that propose new theories. Before it can be accepted as fact, it needs to be peer reviewed and then revised.

In 2014, they proposed a new version of spinosaurus - the mostly aquatic, mostly quadrupetal, knuckle-walking, abnormal sailed one you keep pushing for. The media exploded and told everyone "OMG NEW SPINO" before it could be reviewed at all. So it was not accepted as fact by anyone, except for the general public who are easily confused by the news.

Now, this year, the paper HAS BEEN revised. You said it proves nothing, but in fact, it is a REALLY BIG DEAL. Now, instead of saying spinosaurus is different, they changed their minds - all the original research in the original paper is a new spinosaur called sigilmassasaurus. Because now all that information is not about spino, the accurate spino reverts to how it was BEFORE the original paper came out. So that spino I posted above? That's now considered accurate again.

Most people don't know that the spinosaurus was changed back, because the media didn't do any kind of coverage on the new paper. So there are plenty of "fanboys" who still believe in and are pushing for this  sigilmassasaurus without knowing that its actually not spinosaurus. Plenty of people are still talking about it without knowing they're wrong, too, like in that youtube video you posted.

So I don't blame you for being confused about all of this because the media completely ruined the process of science. But now, please chill about everything. And no,  sigilmassasaurus is not getting added. It would be cool if it could swim. That paper on what he actually looked like crushed my dreams.(the latest one, not the 2014 one)