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Isnt this a cute addition to Jurassic park? Something for the childrens section :)

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

Must...not...make...Helen Thomas....reference!

[Quilla]

Pardon the post, mistook this for a Hillary! thread.

[Elsie]

Oh NO!!

 

Here we go again!!!

[FreedomPoster]

>>the creature was nearly half a metre long and weighed about half a kilogram.

That's one skinny beastie.

Methinks somebody missed something somewhere, on that.

[Williams]

In other words, the scientists didn't know what they were talking about, as usual. Reminds me of the famous dinosaur skeleton that spent about 100 years in a museum with the head bone attached to the tail bone.

[ClearCase_guy]

So, very early mammals are remarkably like modern beavers? This creature, with:

a full mammalian pelt,
with guard hairs and under fur, and
scales on the tail like a modern beaver
Warm-blooded metabolism
webbed feet,
limbs and broad flat tail are adapted for swimming, and
teeth specialized for catching fish

pretty much popped out fully formed (punctuated equilibrium) and 164 million years of evolution has resulted in relatively minor changes since then?

This find is leaving paleontologists “shaken” but (of course) is causing no questions to be asked about the Theory of Evolution.

[Crawdad]

Nice beaver!

[Jack Hammer]

Not a paleontologist, but I've occasionally considered that the discovery of a giant beaver would be exciting. Certainly those fortunate individuals who are able to delve deeply into this matter may anticipate the discovery of much thrilling new knowledge as they peer into hitherto darkened corners of creation and open up to view greatly broadened avenues of exploration.

[nuconvert]

Interesting.

Now, for laughs...................

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1492481/posts

[albee]

A 145,000,000 year old beaver fossil???

Helen Thomas must be jealous of all this attention.

[CaptRon]

Enlarge image The discovery of a Jurassic beaver-like creature suggests early mammals were more diverse than thought

Thank goodness. Now even lefties can feel good about the Jurassic era.

[Publius6961]

'Jurassic beaver' find stuns experts

I don't see why it should. The arrogance of some "science" is breathtaking.
Some "scientists" keep repeating the mistakes of previous generations: there is a natural "finality" that centers around their own short esistence and the issue is essentially closed.
Science is on the threshold of discovering the final extent and the secrets of the big bang; and the universe.

Right.

"Such large returns in conjecture, from such small investment in fact."

Doesn't fit your neat and clear framework, does it?
Get a bigger hammer!

[Elsie]

Looking as if it was put together from pieces of platypus, river otter, and beaver...

Yes, Hobbs; it IS a Calvinosaurus!

[Toby06]

Gee, Ward, don't you think you were a little hard on the Beaver last night?

[NonValueAdded]

So?

[backhoe]

Must. Not. Make. Jokes...
Must. Not. Make. Jokes...
Must. Not. Make. Jokes...

[Revelation 911]

'Jurassic beaver'

mmmm - sorry, I thought this was an article about Star Jones

[PJ-Comix]

[Fintan]