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Anatomically Strange Dinosaur Vacuumed Up Food

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the things-that-suck dept.

TaeKwonDood writes "A paleontologist has discovered a 110 million-year-old dinosaur that had a mouth that worked like a vacuum cleaner, hundreds of tiny teeth and nearly translucent skull." The creature's vertebrae also consisted of more air than bone, and CT scans of the head suggest it continually held its head low for food vacuuming. Low-hanging fruit, indeed.

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  1. I'm sorry, I can't resist.... by MLease · · Score: 3, Funny

    So this is a dinosaur that really sucked?

    -Mike

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    1. Re:I'm sorry, I can't resist.... by halvin · · Score: 5, Funny

      I hear they're going to call it a Dysonosaur.

    2. Re:I'm sorry, I can't resist.... by infinity314159 · · Score: 3, Funny

      I think you mean descendants...

    3. Re:I'm sorry, I can't resist.... by ozmanjusri · · Score: 5, Funny
      I was going to say Hooversaurus

      The Hooversaurus was contemporary, but became extinct when it's bag filled up.

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    4. Re:I'm sorry, I can't resist.... by CastrTroy · · Score: 4, Funny

      No, these dinosaurs are more evolved, so I think we should say ancestors.

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    5. Re:I'm sorry, I can't resist.... by Slashidiot · · Score: 4, Funny

      Well, my sources indicate that Roombasaurus is being also considered...

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    6. Re:I'm sorry, I can't resist.... by russ1337 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Yes. It's ancestors have found their way to the Congress/White House.
      Congress?

      and I thought the dinosaur's Latin name was RIAAsaurus. Bottom feeders with air in their skulls indeed.
  2. Photo of dino by phillips321 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Here's the image of the bones
    http://www.forumpix.co.uk/uploads/1195208745.jpg

  3. Loss of suction? by Panitz · · Score: 5, Funny

    Did it lose suction when it got full? Or does it have dual cyclone technology?

    1. Re:Loss of suction? by Mister+Transistor · · Score: 3, Funny

      Possible species names:

      Dysonasaurus

      Tyrannolectrolux

      Eurekaceratops

      Rainbodocus

      Hooverdon

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    2. Re:Loss of suction? by ceeam · · Score: 5, Funny

      Vistasaurus.

    3. Re:Loss of suction? by Red+Flayer · · Score: 3, Funny

      Meh. Wake me up when the pterashopvactyl is discovered.

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  4. Seriously by ThirdPrize · · Score: 4, Funny

    had a mouth that worked like a vacuum cleaner I knew a girl like that once ...
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  5. Just right for a modern stone age family by dgun · · Score: 3, Funny

    An upgrade from the woolly mammoth model?

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  6. Re:I once dated... by dotancohen · · Score: 4, Funny

    Paying $50 in a back alley is not considered dating where you're from?

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  7. Not strange, but... by dotancohen · · Score: 4, Funny

    If this dinosaur were female, it would not be called (as per the title) "anatomically strange". It would be called "anatomically correct".

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  8. Flintstonian archeology by sadangel · · Score: 4, Funny

    They've finally discovered Wilma's vacuum cleaner.

  9. Toddler-Sized Teeth by Chysn · · Score: 4, Funny

    My wife turned on Good Morning America while I was still groggy from sleep. While I lay there listening to the TV, they ran this story, saying that the dinosaur had "over 500 toddler-sized teeth." I thought, "A toddler is a strange thing to compare the size of a tooth to, but my god, that thing's HUGE!"

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