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Ancient 'Godzilla' Crocodile Discovered

Posted by Zonk on from the friendly-looking-critter dept.

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. Let them extract the DNA by bogaboga · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I hope DNA is still useful and extractable. Let them (scientists) extract it. If they can find a few cells, cloning could be possible. Then, once again there can be a chance of seeing the giant creature alive.

  2. Re:Gojira by falzer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    > Where do you think the stories about sea monsters and dragons across multiple cultures come from?

    Probably from seeing whale penises.

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