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Anatomically Strange Dinosaur Vacuumed Up Food
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.
Here's the image of the bones
http://www.forumpix.co.uk/uploads/1195208745.jpg
Did it lose suction when it got full? Or does it have dual cyclone technology?
I hear they're going to call it a Dysonosaur.
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The Hooversaurus was contemporary, but became extinct when it's bag filled up.
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No, these dinosaurs are more evolved, so I think we should say ancestors.
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Well, my sources indicate that Roombasaurus is being also considered...
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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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They've finally discovered Wilma's vacuum cleaner.
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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