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When Dinosaurs Battled Crurotarsans

Posted by kdawson on from the thunder-gator dept.

onehitwonder writes "Reuters reported yesterday on new scientific research that indicates how dinosaurs beat out another early reptilian species for domination of the earth. Roughly 200 million years ago, dinosaurs battled with another dinosaur-like animal, the crurotarsan, which is related to the crocodile. Some species grew to 39 feet long, according to the article, at an epoch when few dinosaurs exceeded 10 feet in length. Scientists used to believe that dinosaurs beat out the crurotarsans because the dinosaurs were physiologically superior. But new research indicates that dinosaurs might have won out due to a large stroke of cosmic luck, the nature of which is speculative."

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  1. Errata by Bemopolis · · Score: 4, Funny

    Roughly 6000 years ago, dinosaurs battled with another dinosaur-like animal,

    Fixed that for you, Kansas.

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    1. Re:Errata by spun · · Score: 4, Funny

      Roughly 6000 years ago, dinosaurs snuggled and played with another dinosaur-like animal,

      Fixed that for you, Kansas.

      Fixed your fix. This was the garden of Eden, remember? Everybody loved everybody in Eden.

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    2. Re:Errata by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

      We don't knock their beliefs because we disagree with them, we knock their beliefs because those beliefs are idiotic.

  2. Crurotarsans are... by metamechanical · · Score: 4, Insightful

    some kinda crocodile? Aw, here and I had this pegged for them to be the monster of the week on the SciFi late night "movie" "specials".

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  3. Re:Wow! by ColdWetDog · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh, give him a break. Look at his UID. He's probably pushing 50 and nearly dead.

    Please have some respect for your elders.

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  4. Re:Flamebait? Jealous Much? by MBGMorden · · Score: 4, Funny

    Tell you what, sad little virginal mods, I'm going out with a new hot chick this Saturday, I'll screw her once extra just for y'all.

    You tell em! We studs gotta stick together.

    I'm actually going to be getting it on with Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Avril Lavigne, Lacey Chabert, and Keira Knightly tomorrow night. I've saved Natalie Portman and the hot tub full of grits for Sunday.

    So just get yer jealous selves outta here and let a playa play.

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