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Giant killer lizard fossil shines new light on early Australians
Science Daily ^
| 9/23/2015
| Gilbert J. Price, et al
Posted on 09/23/2015 12:42:47 PM PDT by JimSEA
As if life wasn't hard enough during the last Ice Age, a new study has found Australia's first human inhabitants had to contend with giant killer lizards. Researchers working in Central Queensland were amazed when they unearthed the first evidence that Australia's early human inhabitants and giant apex predator lizards had overlapped
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TOPICS: Pets/Animals; Science
KEYWORDS: australia; dinosaurs; godsgravesglyphs; lizards; paleontology; queensland
A 1 1/2 meter monitor lizard which are pretty common in Southeast Asia is a heart attack inducing surprise when you come across them. But these guys!!!
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posted on
09/23/2015 12:42:47 PM PDT
by
JimSEA
To: JimSEA
I always wanted to save Raquel Welch from the giant lizards and be rewarded.
To: JimSEA
Megalania.
The closest thing to a dragon that known history had to deal with.
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posted on
09/23/2015 12:50:36 PM PDT
by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: Darksheare
Had to look that up.
Probably tasted like chicken....
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posted on
09/23/2015 1:03:46 PM PDT
by
Covenantor
("Men are ruled-...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
To: Covenantor
The chick silhouette looks like Brit Ekland.
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posted on
09/23/2015 1:05:50 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(The 17th Amendment was the beginning of the end. The end was the 19th ;) Thank God for the 21st!)
To: Covenantor
That definitely qualifies as a dragon, IMO.
But, looks like the humans won so...
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posted on
09/23/2015 1:16:07 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: JimSEA
Given the lizards went extinct after humans showed up then one can assume they were pretty tasty!
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posted on
09/23/2015 1:19:16 PM PDT
by
MeganC
(The Republic of The United States of America: 7/4/1776 to 6/26/2015 R.I.P.)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
09/23/2015 1:20:09 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: MeganC
of course humans won. The right to bear arms was prevalent even in caveman time, as if they did not, those pesky lizards would have overrun the humans.
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posted on
09/23/2015 1:44:02 PM PDT
by
max americana
(fired liberals in our company last election, and I laughed while they cried (true story))
To: MeganC
There is some kind of small lizard that is BBQed and sold in Southeast Asian markets. It never occurred to me to taste one any more than did the BBQ rats. They both look very much like you would imagine.
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posted on
09/23/2015 2:39:17 PM PDT
by
JimSEA
To: Covenantor
And if it had a toxic bite like most other monitor lizards, yeesh!
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posted on
09/23/2015 4:15:00 PM PDT
by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: BenLurkin
Note: this topic is from JimSEA on . Thanks BenLurkin.
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posted on
01/26/2018 10:13:39 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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