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Ancient 'Godzilla' Crocodile Discovered

SenseOfHumor writes "Paleontologists have discovered a huge crocodile which was a predator of large sea creatures. A Jurassic-age crocodile had the massive jaws and jagged teeth needed to hunt large sea prey, paleontologists say. The crocodile, nicknamed Godzilla, was nearly four metres long with a short snout like a T. rex, four fins and a vertical, fishlike tail." Photos and drawings are available at National Geographic, and more science at ScienceDaily.

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  1. Gojira by joe_bruin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Clearly this proves Intelligent Design, because only God would make Godzilla, the holy lizard in His name.

  2. Mario Mayors and Disasters. by CHESTER+COPPERPOT · · Score: 3, Funny

    You'll notice on that first photo on the National Geographic that Godzilla is in fact battling what scientists have renamed a Mothra not a pterodactyl.

  3. Cue the.... by Chickenofbristol55 · · Score: 5, Funny

    large crowd of screaming Japanese people!

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  4. Oh, please... by rasafras · · Score: 3, Funny

    Only 13 feet? Hell, I used to wrestle gators bigger than that in New York sewers...

  5. CRIKEY! by perlow · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Now mate, look what happens when I shove my whole body up this Jurrasic croc's cloaca. She gets really grumpy, But not as grumpy as my wife!"

  6. Re:Not that huge by mchawi · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm glad I'm not the only one that had this thought. I've seen Steve Irwin wrestle crocs larger than that ;)

    Maybe it grows bigger if you're nice to it. Of course, maybe they're thinking 'if I drop a nuke on this I'd have Godzilla!'. Who ever knows with scientists...

  7. We're used to old news... by Sebilrazen · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...but come on, this is just Prehistoric.

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  8. Re:First thought... by damsa · · Score: 3, Funny

    Japanese people were a lot smaller back then.