Posted on 10/07/2017 10:17:25 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Beelzebufo ampinga was a beach-ball sized frog with a bite comparable to that of a lion.
In the past, ancient frogs might have snacked on dinosaurs.
Popular Science reports that there was once a “giant frog” that walked the earth called Beelzebufo ampinga. Named after an ancient deity referred to as “Lord of the Flies,” the massive amphibian is thought to have lived in Madagascar around 70 million years ago.
The “beach ball-sized” frog has jaws that are “powerful enough to obliterate small dinosaurs.” Scientists first discovered the frog in 2008 and speculated that it might have used its powerful mouth to dine on small vertebrates. Now, they’ve found proof: By calculating the jaw force of one of the frog’s modern relatives, they were able to determine that Beelzebufo ampinga’s bite would have been comparable to the bite of a lion.
While we might all equate frogs with being fly eaters, many species of frog will actually eat anything that can fit in their mouth, including rodents, and perhaps in this ancient case, dinosaurs.
That means they’d definitely be strong enough to chow down on some smaller dinosaurs.
I’ll show more respect next time I squish one.
And now we eat their legs. Talk about a lack of respect.
I recall an old Farside cartoon of a passenger jet flying away with a frog stuck to it by the tounge.
Uhhhh....okay......so what happened to beelzebufu obonga?
The word “bufo” suggests a toad, not a frog.
Probably ate birds, insects, reptiles, mammals and small dinosaurs.
“Beelzebufo Ampinga”
Sounds like a guy from the hood. Toss in a few apostrophes and other marks...Beelze’bufo Am-pinga.
Actually, I may have to change my FR handle to Beelzebufo Ampinga — the Dino-eating FROG! Stand back, give me room to breathe! Ribbit!
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Here in North Texas there’s a slab of rock millions of yeas old that bears impressions of human and dinosaur footprints side by side.
I’d say that’s proof positive that ancient Texans hunted the dinosaurs to extinction.
At the National Zoo, I saw a frog get a predatory glint in its eye and try to catch a bird that was drinking nearby. The bird was as big as the frog, and the frog was unsuccessful.
But with a slightly bigger frog and smaller bird, I can believe that frogs eat dinosaurs, even today.
Birds are the only living class of dinosaurs. They survived the catastrophic event that wiped out the other dinosaurs.
id say its proof positive that the good ol’ boys in NT have a sense of humor.
id say its proof positive that the good ol’ boys in NT have a sense of humor.
Kek!
This frog have YOUR legs for dinner.
I wouldn’t. Just being silly. ;)
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