B.C. by Mastroianni and Hart for May 22, 2016

“Stop before you mistakenly think we’re extinct rather than just really good at hiding.”

It was the early 20th century. Brontosaurus excelsis was reclassified as Apatosaurus excelsis in 1903. And, of course, they were never reclassified as ‘not existing’, just ‘not really distinct from these other guys’.

Well…A. excelsis was distinct from A. ajax, it’s just at the time, they weren’t considered distinct enough to warrant being in different genera.

Now about that exoplanet Pluto….

See today’s “Cornered”, for a possible explanation.

No Brontosaurus ? Then where are we going to get our ribs and burgers from ?

Is that an Apatosaurus, or an Apetosaurus?

Ever since the IAU downsized our solar system there has been a huge cry of foul from the masses. After all the mnemonic we learned in school doesn’t work anymore.“My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas” Now we don’t know what we’re being served! But thanks to the observed eccentric orbits of certain Trans-Neptunian Objects known as Sedoids (Sedna was the first TNO observed with this type of eccentric orbit) astronomers Chad Trujillo and Scott S. Sheppard have postulated the existence of “Planet Nine”. An object with 10 times the mass of Earth having an orbital period of ~ 15,000 years.Once it is confirmed by observation we’ll just need a cool name that can be associated with food!

Hurry up lay down and make more oil…La Brea needs you.

“Bully for Brontosaurus” by Stephen Jay Gould is a good read.

@DavidHuieGreen“Great “Dilbert” reference”.Thank you, thank you very much.I try.(Patsy says I’m very trying.)

Some will insist the Earth is only 6,000 years old!

Honest, I’m not making this up…

Everyone knows that the Brontosaurus came here in very large spaceships from the Planet Pluto.

And his last name is, wait for it, River. Good night all.

Good point Bruno.