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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. It must be said by kitsunewarlock · · Score: 0, Troll

    Nigersaurus please!

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    Also, because I don't want to double post:

    http://i.usatoday.net/tech/_photos/2007/11/15/dino472.jpg

    This picture...the angle of the camera and where that guy is standing...is just wrong.

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  2. Re:I once dated... by Lariat · · Score: 1, Troll

    You post on slashdot and you once dated a girl? Riiiiiiight. . .