Hyacynth ([info]heebee) wrote,
@ 2009-07-10 08:46:00
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Current mood: excited
Current music:Elton John - Crocodile Rock

ARMADILLO-LIKE CROCODILE FOSSIL DISCOVERED IN BRAZIL

Our planet is so cool you guys


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[info]levade
2009-07-10 04:34 pm UTC (link)
IT SERIOUSLY, SERIOUSLY IS

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[info]heebee
2009-07-10 04:49 pm UTC (link)
It could burrow and chew!!! It seems like such a throwback to therapsids. Convergent evolution is so cool.

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[info]animate_mush
2009-07-10 05:01 pm UTC (link)
Archosaurs are my favorite!

When they mentioned chewing, it was in terms of jaw hinging, not tooth type. Curious. And is this a chewing carnivore, or a (presumably not exclusively) plant-eating crocodile? Either seems strange.

It almost looks like a puppy: "Beware of armadillosuchus"

Hilde Schwartz must be fairly excited about this. She was an archosaur person.

Awesome.

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[info]heebee
2009-07-10 05:08 pm UTC (link)
Archosaurs are the best saurs!

Well, contemporary crocs thrash around in the water to rip their prey into smaller pieces: if this is a predominantly land-dwelling croc, maybe the chewing served the same purpose?

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[info]laserdragon
2009-07-10 05:39 pm UTC (link)
FUCK YEAH PLANET EARTH

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[info]heebee
2009-07-10 05:55 pm UTC (link)
HOW MANY OF YOU BITCH-ASS GAS GIANTS AND KUIPER OBJECTS HAVE HAD ARMADILLODILES, HUH? HUH?

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