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| Tyrannoneustes lythrodectikos described | |
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| Piopio | Jan 28 2013, 09:43 PM Post #1 |
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A re-examining of a fossil from the collection of the University of Glasgow has determined that the subject is a new species of dolphin-like crocodile from the Jurassic seas around what is now Great Britain. Named Tyrannoneustes lythrodectikos, the original fossil was found in 1919 but has not been formerly identified until now. It is believed to have been able to open its mouth very wide in order to eat large prey items, and has been described as the earliest metriorhynchid super-predator by the authors of the paper http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/9831444/Experts-identify-new-dolphin-like-crocodile-in-ancient-fossils.html |
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| The Chancellor | Jan 28 2013, 11:39 PM Post #2 |
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Damn those prehistoric seas. |
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