"Paleontologists Discover New Reptile from Triassic Period" Topic
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Tango01 | 27 Mar 2018 12:59 p.m. PST |
"Dubbed Colobops noviportensis, the ancient reptile had exceptionally large jaw muscles — setting it apart from other reptiles at the time. "Colobops noviportensis would have been a diminutive but plucky little beast, part of a little-known menagerie of small animals that lived among the first dinosaurs," said Dr. Bhart-Anjan Bhullar, from Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History and the Department of Geology and Geophysics at Yale University. "Its tiny frame hid some big secrets. Despite its lizard-like aspect, it is in fact an early branch-off of the lineage leading to dinosaurs and birds. Also, its little jaws could bite harder than anything else its size. Perhaps that big bite allowed it to feed on tough, armored prey impervious to weaker mouths…"
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Cacique Caribe | 27 Mar 2018 3:25 p.m. PST |
He looks like he could be Kermit's long lost cousin, but from the not to smart reptilian side of the family. Dan
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Tango01 | 28 Mar 2018 12:12 p.m. PST |
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