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Fossil tracks left by an ancient crocodile that 'ran like an ostrich'
BBC ^
| June 11, 2020
| Jonathan Amos
Posted on 06/12/2020 8:00:59 AM PDT by C19fan
Scientists have been stunned to find that some ancient crocodiles might have moved around on two feet. The evidence comes from beautifully preserved fossil tracks in South Korea. Nearly a hundred of these 18-24cm-long indentations were left in what were likely the muddy sediments that surrounded a lake in the Early Cretaceous, 110-120 million years ago. The international team behind the discovery says it will probably challenge our perception of crocodiles.
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TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: crocodiles; cryptobiology; dinosaurs; godsgravesglyphs; paleontology
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To: SunkenCiv
Occam’s Razor says....
Lizardmen made those tracks.
Upright +
Bipedal +
Lizard feet =
Lizardman.
Ipso facto
and
Q.E.D.
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posted on
06/12/2020 2:25:34 PM PDT
by
Grimmy
(equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
To: null and void
Correct, sometimes a poisonous tail.
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06/12/2020 5:30:18 PM PDT
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gnarledmaw
(Hive minded liberals worship leaders, sovereign conservatives elect servants.)
To: null and void
Not to be confused with the snollygaster.
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06/12/2020 5:30:58 PM PDT
by
gnarledmaw
(Hive minded liberals worship leaders, sovereign conservatives elect servants.)
To: SunkenCiv
To: colorado tanker
LOL! To them we probably would taste like chicken.
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06/12/2020 8:19:42 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: BenLurkin
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06/12/2020 8:27:58 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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