FfFfFfFF 58,371 Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 The fossilised remains of a dinosaur, nicknamed “the horned crocodile-faced hell heron”, have been unearthed on the Isle of Wight. The 125m-year-old predator had a 9 metre-long body, powerful claws, a gigantic skull covered in horns and bumps, and long crocodile-like teeth. The fearsome creature lived on the fringes of ancient floodplains where it would have lain in wait for aquatic prey, research suggests. Scientists say the discovery, along with the skeleton of a second species at the same site, offers unique insights into how the Spinosauridae family of dinosaurs made the transition from land-dwelling to semi-aquatic predators over a period of tens of millions of years. “This is a really exciting piece of news for the dinosaur world as these are some of the most charismatic and enigmatic predators,” said Neil Gostling of the University of Southampton, who supervised the project. The “hell heron” fossil revealed a long muzzle and cylindrical teeth, rather than the sabre-like blades that are normally seen in terrestrial carnivores such as T rex. “The fact they have these crocodile-like teeth, which are good for catching slippery fish, means we suspect they were standing in the water and using their jaws to hunt,” said Gostling. Source - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/sep/29/fossilised-hell-heron-dinosaur-unearthed-on-the-isle-of-wight Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnglerfishbraBENUS 5,734 Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 not the horned crocodile-faced hell heron this is awesome though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 Cooooool! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
River 127,773 Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 So it's like if the Allosaurus and the Irritator had a baby together So sploosh your juice all over me you Riverboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch 95,711 Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 Madonna? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 58,371 Posted October 3, 2021 Author Share Posted October 3, 2021 5 hours ago, River said: So it's like if the Allosaurus and the Irritator had a baby together The Allosaurus female surely must have had a hard time explaining herself after the baby turned out ''mixed''. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borisapillar 10,129 Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 7 hours ago, AnglerfishbraBENUS said: not the horned crocodile-faced hell heron this is awesome though Loling at this comment Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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