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Rare fossil octopuses found: 95 million-year-old
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| March. 18, 2009
Posted on 03/22/2009 9:35:19 AM PDT by JoeProBono
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Keuppia levante is one of three newly-discovered species of 95 million-year-old octopuses. Octopus fossils are among the rarest and unlikeliest of fossils.
To: JoeProBono
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03/22/2009 9:37:25 AM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: JoeProBono
That could be a modern painting hanging in a gallery somewhere. ... way cool
To: JoeProBono
They could be mistaken.
That might just be Casper the Fossilized Ghost.
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posted on
03/22/2009 9:38:30 AM PDT
by
George Smiley
(They're not drinking the Kool-Aid any more. They're eating it straight out of the packet.)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
03/22/2009 9:40:45 AM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(American voters can fix this world if they would just wake up.)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
03/22/2009 9:43:21 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
oh man, now they’ve pissed off the Intergalactic Federation of Octopuses for violation of a sacred king, Octopus Maximus. man.. we gonna be doused in ink.
To: Ancient Drive
Are we sure it’s only 95 million years old and not 95 trillion????
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posted on
03/22/2009 9:47:56 AM PDT
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Sioux-san
To: Sioux-san
yup. Octopuses have been around a lot longer than us. case in point, they ascended to a higher plane several million years ago. you know them aurora lights? that’s them.
To: JoeProBono
That is absolutely incredible.
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posted on
03/22/2009 9:52:14 AM PDT
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mysterio
To: mysterio
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posted on
03/22/2009 10:00:00 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: mylife
I’m gonna need a few for the Washington Capitols home games during the Stanley Cup playoffs.
To: JoeProBono
can they proove its ONLY 95,000,000,000,000,000,000 etc years old..? I found a worm in a can that was 8 days old...and I can proove it.... I put it there.
great fossil find indeed, but I doubt the numbers..
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03/22/2009 10:09:51 AM PDT
by
rusureitflies?
(OSAMA BIN LADEN IS DEAD! There, I said it. Prove me wrong.)
To: JoeProBono
I hate octopuses...especially 95 million-year-old octopuses.
FMCDH(BITS)
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posted on
03/22/2009 10:15:19 AM PDT
by
nothingnew
(I fear for my Republic due to marxist influence in our government. Open eyes/see)
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To: nothingnew
"I hate octopuses...especially 95 million-year-old octopuses."
AND cats too...right?
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posted on
03/22/2009 10:17:34 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
95 million years from now they are going to find this.
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posted on
03/22/2009 10:25:53 AM PDT
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Moonman62
(The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
To: Moonman62
LOL!
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posted on
03/22/2009 10:29:00 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
AND cats too...right?Musical reply..."If you don't know me by now..."
However, I do love deepfried catFish.
FMCDH(BITS)
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posted on
03/22/2009 10:42:04 AM PDT
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nothingnew
(I fear for my Republic due to marxist influence in our government. Open eyes/see)
To: nothingnew
Mmmmm catfish
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03/22/2009 10:45:01 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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