Two new flesh-eating dinosaurs discovered in Niger

AFP ^ | Feb 13, 2008 | not specified

[RDTF]

CHICAGO (AFP) — Two strange new flesh-eating dinosaurs which hunted the rich forests of Africa some 110 million years ago have been unearthed in Niger, researchers said Thursday.

Both ran quickly on powerful hind legs with the aid of a long tail and competed for prey with a third creature, which was previously discovered and which hunted both in and out of the water.

But the three massive predators likely divided up the rich spoils based upon how their body structures impacted their hunting capacities, said lead author Paul Sereno of the University of Chicago.

The heavy-browed 40-foot long Eocarcharia dinops, or "fierce-eyed dawn shark," was likely the main predator as its powerful claws and teeth could tear limbs and flesh off its prey.

Its brow was swollen into a massive band of bone, giving it a menacing glare, that may have been used as a battering ram against rivals for mating rights.

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[RDTF]

Wilson and Plame?

[mtbopfuyn]

No, Bill and Hill Asauras

[RDTF]

that has a ring to it

[RDTF]

ping

[jan in Colorado]

Ping

[ClearCase_guy]

Finding complete fossilized skeletons is quite rare, and the article doesn't give much detail about what they did exactly find. I hope they didn't just find a tooth and then conjecture the rest out of thin air. Sometimes they seem to do that. There was an article last year in which they found a few footprints of a previously unknown species -- from that, they knew when it lived, how tall it was, what it weighed, what it ate, knew that it swam as well as walked, how fast it ran, and Lord knows what else.

[Gondring]

Thanks for the ping, Jan!

The abelisaurid, Kryptops palaios gen. et sp. nov., is represented by a single individual preserving the maxilla, pelvic girdle, vertebrae and ribs. [...] The carcharodontosaurid, Eocarcharia dinops gen. et sp. nov., is represented by several cranial bones and isolated teeth."

[SunkenCiv]

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[MarkL]

(Stegosaurus) Yes. Yes, this is a fertile land, and we will thrive.” “We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... ‘This Land’.”

(T-Rex) “I think we should call it...your grave!”

(Stegosaurus) “Ah, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!”

(T-Rex) “Ha ha HA! Mine is an evil laugh...now die!”

Mark

[RDTF]

“pelvic girdle”

*snicker*

[Gondring]

Hehehe...good reference