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Posted on 11/04/2016 4:02:10 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Giant, spike-toothed salmon that weighed almost 400 lbs. once made their home in the ancient coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean, according to new research.
The now-extinct salmon species spawned in California rivers approximately 11 million to 5 million years ago, the scientists said. The fish measured up to 9 feet long, with spike-like teeth that were more than 1 inch long. Though its dagger-like teeth could have been deadly for prey, the ancient salmon was probably a filter feeder rather than a predatory species, meaning the fish took in water full of plankton as it swam, as modern Pacific salmon do, they added.
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I guess Global warming, or climate change killed them off.
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Filter feeders don’t have teeth !!!
Come here, Yogi. The next one is 400 pounds.
Those samlon eventually become Grendels.
Why is all the really cool stuff already extinct?
Very dangerous when on “Speed”
I'm a huge fish eater (currently chomping on some tilapia right now) and salmon is one of my favorites - especially when it's grilled.
Somehow I can’t picture 9 ft. long salmon traversing the Pacific feeder rivers to spawn..........or any rivers for that matter.
LOL! It does seem everything extinct was bigger and badder. 400 pound salmon. Saber Tooth Tigers. T-Rex.
Your going to need a bigger stream.
“LOL! It does seem everything extinct was bigger and badder. 400 pound salmon. Saber Tooth Tigers. T-Rex.”
If it helps, we did get Oprah and Rosie O’Donnel
Indeed. I heard that you cam make then do that too early.
Aaah, Beowulf!
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