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New dinosaur looks like odd mix of duck, croc, ostrich, swan
AP ^
| December 6, 2017
| Seth Borenstein
Posted on 12/06/2017 11:50:04 AM PST by C19fan
With a bill like a duck but teeth like a croc’s, a swanlike neck and killer claws, a new dinosaur species uncovered by scientists looks like something Dr. Seuss could have dreamed up.
It also had flippers like a penguin, and while it walked like an ostrich it could also swim. That’s the first time swimming ability has been shown for a two-legged, meat-eating dinosaur.
The tiny creature, only about 18 inches (45 centimeters) tall, roamed 75 million years ago in what is now Mongolia. Its full curled-up skeleton was found in a sandstone rock.
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TOPICS: Pets/Animals; Science
KEYWORDS: dinosaurs
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Would not one of these hanging out at the pond.
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12/06/2017 11:50:04 AM PST
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C19fan
To: C19fan
Those dinos got around.
mix of duck, croc, ostrich, swan
To: C19fan
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posted on
12/06/2017 11:51:18 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
To: C19fan
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posted on
12/06/2017 11:51:35 AM PST
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: minnesota_bound
And all we got is Pig Goat Banana Cricket.
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posted on
12/06/2017 11:52:08 AM PST
by
treetopsandroofs
(Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
To: C19fan
If it could swim wouldn’t it also have webbed feet?
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posted on
12/06/2017 11:53:57 AM PST
by
piasa
(Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
To: minnesota_bound
I wonder.......did it taste like chicken?..............
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posted on
12/06/2017 11:54:03 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
To: Red Badger
Very cute, and then it disembowels you.
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posted on
12/06/2017 11:55:13 AM PST
by
buwaya
To: treetopsandroofs
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posted on
12/06/2017 11:55:34 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
Looks like something designed by Congress.
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posted on
12/06/2017 11:56:08 AM PST
by
beelzepug
(The permanent political class that runs this country is...the great(est) danger we face)
To: C19fan
Every planet has its stobor.
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posted on
12/06/2017 11:56:13 AM PST
by
calenel
(The Democratic Party is a Criminal Enterprise. It is the Progressive Mafia.)
To: C19fan
The favorite prey of sporkweasels.
To: Red Badger
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12/06/2017 11:58:40 AM PST
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DannyTN
To: C19fan
They taste a little bit like Spotted Owl.
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posted on
12/06/2017 11:59:23 AM PST
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: C19fan
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posted on
12/06/2017 11:59:52 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)
To: C19fan
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12/06/2017 12:00:08 PM PST
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DannyTN
To: DannyTN
Awwww...he’s soooo cute!...............
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12/06/2017 12:02:00 PM PST
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Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
To: DannyTN
How do you get down off an elephant?
You don't. You get down off a duck.
(science)
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posted on
12/06/2017 12:02:28 PM PST
by
bagster
(Mama tried to raise me better.)
To: C19fan
What do you get if you combine an elephant with a rhino?
To: Red Badger
designed by committee....
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12/06/2017 12:06:59 PM PST
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Enchante
(Bill, Anthony, Harvey .... how does lesbo Hillary manage to surround herself with male predators???)
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