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Fossil Of 'Giant' Shrew Nearly One Million Years Old Found In Spain
ScienceDaily ^ | May 18, 2009 | Adapted from materials provided by Plataforma SINC

Posted on 05/28/2009 1:09:46 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

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Jaws and teeth of a shrew discovered in a deposit in Gran Dolina de Atapuerca, in Burgos, have shown this to be a new species (Dolinasorex glyphodon). (Credit: J. Trueba)

Fossil Of Giant Shrew Nearly One Million Years Old Found In Spain

1 posted on 05/28/2009 1:09:47 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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‘Bizarre’ New Mammal Discovered
BBC | 2-1-2008 | Rebecca Morelle
Posted on 02/01/2008 1:54:59 PM PST by blam
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2 posted on 05/28/2009 1:09:58 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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3 posted on 05/28/2009 1:10:15 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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Apparently “giant” shrews are of the same genus as “jumbo” shrimp.


4 posted on 05/28/2009 1:11:07 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: SunkenCiv

Giant shrew?

I have a friend who was married to one of those once.


5 posted on 05/28/2009 1:11:19 PM PDT by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
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To: SunkenCiv

Giant shrew? My mother in law hasn’t been gone a million years.


6 posted on 05/28/2009 1:11:35 PM PDT by Ditter
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7 posted on 05/28/2009 1:11:42 PM PDT by seanmerc
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Another missing link, maybe ???


8 posted on 05/28/2009 1:11:49 PM PDT by kickonly88
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"Do I look tame to you?"

9 posted on 05/28/2009 1:12:02 PM PDT by theDentist (qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
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To: SunkenCiv

And here she is!

10 posted on 05/28/2009 1:12:25 PM PDT by IbJensen (If Catholics voted based upon the teachings of the church, there would be no abortion and no Obomba.)
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To: SunkenCiv

That has to be the missing link between monkeys and humans!!!! /sarcasm


11 posted on 05/28/2009 1:12:42 PM PDT by A. Patriot (CZ 52's ROCK)
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To: seanmerc

Ghastly. Just ghastly.


12 posted on 05/28/2009 1:12:59 PM PDT by IbJensen (If Catholics voted based upon the teachings of the church, there would be no abortion and no Obomba.)
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To: SunkenCiv

"MOMMA!!!"

13 posted on 05/28/2009 1:15:10 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Justice is blind. Sonia Sotomayor is not even qualified to sit on an IMPARTIAL jury.)
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To: A. Patriot

The missing link between shews and “shrews”.


14 posted on 05/28/2009 1:16:00 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Justice is blind. Sonia Sotomayor is not even qualified to sit on an IMPARTIAL jury.)
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To: Revolting cat!

If the shrew fits, wear it.


15 posted on 05/28/2009 1:16:20 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Justice is blind. Sonia Sotomayor is not even qualified to sit on an IMPARTIAL jury.)
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The Killer Shrews (1959)

They couldn't find any giant shrews, so they just put dogs in costumes.

16 posted on 05/28/2009 1:16:56 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (No free man bows to a foreign king.)
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To: seanmerc

I bet post #8 !!


17 posted on 05/28/2009 1:17:20 PM PDT by blackminorca
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To: Slings and Arrows

"We've found a rilly big shrew..."

18 posted on 05/28/2009 1:17:25 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Justice is blind. Sonia Sotomayor is not even qualified to sit on an IMPARTIAL jury.)
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To: kickonly88
Another missing link, maybe ???

I found a "Linc." Is that close enough?

19 posted on 05/28/2009 1:20:17 PM PDT by r9etb
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20 posted on 05/28/2009 1:20:44 PM PDT by americanophile
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