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Posted by PZ Myers on January 13, 2005 08:39 AM
I'm sure everyone has already heard about the discovery of a dinosaur-eating mammal from the Cretaceous. Here are some photos of the creature from the announcement in Nature.
I'm also sure that the scientifically-literate readers of the Panda's Thumb and Pharyngula won't be terribly surprised by this—the mammal-like reptiles are older than the dinosaurs, and mammals were contemporaries of the dinosaurs. The surprise is that what was discovered was a bandy-legged brute that was relatively large (about the size of your average dog) and was so danged uppity that it had been eating dinosaurs. That's a bit more temerity than had been expected from our long-lost relatives.
Continue reading "Repenomamus giganticus" (on Pharyngula)
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Posted by Peter McGrath on January 18, 2005 12:56 PM (e) (s)
This is dangerous stuff. If there were dogs in those days, there must have been humans to take them for a walk. Stands to sense. No! I’ve got it! That’s why the fossil record is so patchy. Damn dogs ate all the bones. Arf arf.
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Posted by paul turner on January 31, 2005 09:42 AM (e) (s)
Man dis gay man. Dinousaurs hurt wen they bite u man… Thank God day all dead man… peace out hoes
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Posted by CrystalCowboy on January 13, 2005 12:04 PM (e) (s)
Repenomamus giganticus
I suggest the nickname Repo Mama