Posted on 03/17/2009 10:51:43 AM PDT by JoeProBono
A giant fossil sea monster found in the Arctic had a bite that would have been able to crush a 4x4 car, according to its discoverers. Researchers say the marine reptile, which measured an impressive 15m (50ft) long, had a bite force of about 45 tonnes (33,000lbs) per square inch. The creature's partial skull was dug up last summer in the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard by a Norwegian-led team. Dubbed "Predator X", it patrolled the oceans some 147 million years ago. Its jaws may have been more powerful than those of a Tyrannosaurus rex, though estimates of the dinosaur's bite vary substantially. It is thought to belong to a new species of pliosaur - a group of large, short-necked reptiles that lived at the time of the dinosaurs.
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Couda been a big alligator gar. They get to be huge.
Guy on left: “Ugh! Why do I always get the heavy end of the fish?”
Wow
These things were known about long before “this summer”...this past summer, I saw an IMAX movie at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, about prehistoric sea creatures...and this critter was one of the stars of the movie! Great film....if you get a chance to go to the Smithsonian, and that film is still running, be certain to view it. Nothing like sea monsters in 3-D!
Ok, What is that thing...
How come if it’s something like crappie or bass, overfishing can cause danger of extinction, but we can’t “overfish” these carp all the way out of the picture?
They are edible, aren’t they?
Yes, the info that I read indicates they are edible. The flesh is white as opposed to the more familiar, and less desirable, common carp which has darker flesh and stronger taste. The Asian bighead carp apparently has a delicious flavor, but also has “Y” bones.
This site: http://mdc.mo.gov/conmag/2004/07/20.htm has some good information about the Asian Bighead Carp including how it got started in the U.S. and how to clean and debone it.
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