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Newfound Reptile Swam in Dinosaur Era (Umoonasaurus - 'Killer whales of the Jurassic')
LiveScience.com on yahoo ^
| 7/7/06
| Ker Than
Posted on 07/07/2006 12:57:16 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge
An artist illustration of the head and neck of an adult (top) and juvenile (bottom) Umoonasaurus, a newly identified plesiosaur species.
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07/07/2006 12:59:22 PM PDT
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NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge
In case you're wondering what the heck a plesiosaur looks like..
An artist's interpretation of a swimming Plesiosaur. Credit: Kenneth Carpenter
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07/07/2006 1:01:52 PM PDT
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NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge
Beware. Umoonasaurus crossing.
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posted on
07/07/2006 1:03:36 PM PDT
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theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
To: pcottraux
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posted on
07/07/2006 1:09:20 PM PDT
by
Hegemony Cricket
(Rugged individualists of the world, unite!)
To: theDentist
My daughter (10) will love this article, but the picture of the Senior Senator from Massachusetts now makes this post "not suitable" for children. LOL!
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posted on
07/07/2006 1:12:25 PM PDT
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Sergio
(If a tree fell on a mime in the forest, would he make a sound?)
To: Sergio
Sorry Sergio... thought people would like to see how it evolved...
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07/07/2006 1:14:42 PM PDT
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theDentist
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07/07/2006 3:52:11 PM PDT
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pcottraux
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Presumably, the sea creature had developed a way to cope with the low water temperatures. Kear and his team speculate that the beasts might have been warm-blooded like mammals and able to regulate their core body temperatures, or that they might have taken part in seasonal migrations like modern whales.
Heh... or, Doh! the whole planet was warmer. :')
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07/07/2006 4:58:38 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: NormsRevenge
"Dubbed Umoonasaurus, the creature lived in waters off the coast of what is now Australia 115 million years ago, when the continent was located much closer to Antarctica than it is now. " 120 million years ago, Africa and South America were still connected. A long, long time ago.
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07/07/2006 5:19:28 PM PDT
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blam
To: SunkenCiv
Off topic perhaps but...
I've always wondered why anyone would try to tell us that with those powerful hindlegs...these creatures would waste their energy walking when they could cover far more ground by HOPPING!
I know it takes an aussie to see it that way, but what possible use could that massive tail be to a dino - if it just sticks out like that...hmmm? Can you imagine how painful it might have been if it tried to SIT DOWN?
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07/07/2006 5:58:49 PM PDT
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Fred Nerks
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See, powerful legs are for jumping and tails are meant to be SAT on, LOL!
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07/07/2006 6:09:29 PM PDT
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Fred Nerks
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To: pcottraux
looks interesting, would you put me on your cryptozoological pinglist please?
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07/07/2006 6:12:19 PM PDT
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Fred Nerks
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To: theDentist
OMG! is that teddy boy? eek! I try not to look at him more than once a decade...that's pretty scary!
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07/07/2006 8:07:20 PM PDT
by
Awestruck
(All the usual suspects)
To: Fred Nerks
Wallaby, er, I mean, Well I'll be... interesting suggestion. :')
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07/07/2006 9:57:17 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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Hey, I'm just tryin' to fit in...
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07/07/2006 10:02:38 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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07/07/2006 10:07:58 PM PDT
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Fred Nerks
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To: SunkenCiv
Is that you, Pinochio?
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posted on
07/07/2006 10:17:27 PM PDT
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Fred Nerks
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who's been experimenting way down in the cold dark deeps?
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posted on
07/07/2006 10:34:38 PM PDT
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Fred Nerks
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To: Fred Nerks
"...2/3 of the energy is recycled..."With current gas prices as they are Im tempted to build a car that hops...
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07/07/2006 10:41:09 PM PDT
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gnarledmaw
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