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Fossil of massive crocodile found on edge of Sahara desert
Fox News ^
| 1-11-2016
| Michael Casey
Posted on 01/11/2016 6:15:44 PM PST by Redcitizen
Paleontologists have discovered the fossil remains of the worldâs biggest ocean-dwelling crocodile buried on the edge of the Sahara, a creature that was twice the size of anything seen today.
Named Machimosaurus rex, this croc would have weighed in at least 6,600 pounds and been around 32 feet long. Other than its size, it would have looked much like a modern day crocodile except for its narrow snout â which was designed to allow it swim in the ocean.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Science
KEYWORDS: crocodile; godsgravesglyphs; machimosaurusrex; paleontology; sahara; science
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I think I saw this creature in a SyFy movie the other day. It's another of the critters I wish I could see alive from a safe distance.
To: SunkenCiv
To: Redcitizen
A giant skeleton prop from Star Wars is still in the desert of Tunisia. Someday someone is going to be thrilled and confused at their discovery.
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posted on
01/11/2016 6:17:49 PM PST
by
ctdonath2
(History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the week or the timid. - Ike)
To: Redcitizen
"How big dat gator?"
To: Redcitizen
Ever notice how they rarely have photos of the actual find? Paleontology is a very “interpretive” science, so the appearance of fossils is often missing a large percentage of the remains of the organism and the “scientists” have to interpret and extrapolate, often from fragmentary evidence. The theory of evolution heavily relies on these methods.
To: Redcitizen
It's another of the critters I wish I could see alive from a safe distance. Before Genesis chapter 8 you could have played with them.
To: Redcitizen
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posted on
01/11/2016 6:24:44 PM PST
by
Norm Lenhart
(Existential Cage Theory - An idea whose time has come)
To: JewishRighter
There were crocs this large, very recently, as far a geological time. Photo taken in 1957. 28 foot croc shot.
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posted on
01/11/2016 6:33:59 PM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: The_Republic_Of_Maine
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posted on
01/11/2016 6:35:12 PM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: The_Republic_Of_Maine
Here's a 24 foot one from 2012.
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posted on
01/11/2016 6:41:58 PM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: ctdonath2
Someday some whiz kid is going to find my car keys and say “These were the trinkets of the Gods!’’
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posted on
01/11/2016 6:42:45 PM PST
by
jmacusa
("Dats all I can stands 'cuz I can't stands no more!''-- Popeye The Sailorman.)
To: UCANSEE2
BBQ and new shoes for the entire village!
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posted on
01/11/2016 6:43:14 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: UCANSEE2
What a nightmare, that thing wouldn’t need a death roll to take you down and eat you, it’d just swallow you whole.
To: JewishRighter
I clicked on the link hoping to see a picture.
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posted on
01/11/2016 6:44:21 PM PST
by
CaptainK
(...please make it stop. Shake a can of pennies at it.)
To: Redcitizen
If I ever get the boot from FR, I’m coming back as “Machimosaurus Rex.” THAT is a screen name!
To: Redcitizen
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posted on
01/11/2016 6:50:07 PM PST
by
outofsalt
( If history teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything.)
To: The_Republic_Of_Maine
And it will be so again during Isaiah 11: v6-9.
To: UCANSEE2
Lolong was pretty huge too. 20 foot/2370 pounds.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/07/120702-biggest-crocodile-lolong-guinness-world-records-animals-science/
To: ctdonath2
That was a krayt dragon if I recall correctly. Give it a couple hundred years.
To: Norm Lenhart
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