Huge dinosaur discovery in China: state media (including the remains of an enormous "platypus")

AFP on Yahoo ^ | 12/30/08 | AFP

[NormsRevenge]

BEIJING (AFP) – Paleontologists in east China have dug up what they believe is one of the world's largest group of dinosaur fossils including the remains of an enormous "platypus", state press said Tuesday.

Paleontologists have discovered 15 areas near Zhucheng city in Shandong province that contain thousands of dinosaur bones, the Beijing News reported.

"This group of fossilised dinosaurs is currently the largest ever discovered in the world... in terms of area," the paper cited paleontologist Zhao Xijin of the China Academy of Sciences as saying.

In one area measuring 300 metres (990 feet) by 10 metres, more than 3,000 bones were found, the report said. Since digging began in March scientists have discovered more than 7,600 bones.

Included in the find was the largest "platypus" -- or "duck-billed dinosaur" in Chinese -- ever discovered measuring nine metres high with a wingspan wider than 16 metres, the report said.

Zhao said the discovery of so many dinosaurs in such a dense area could provide clues on how the animals became extinct towards the end of the Cretaceous period 65 million years ago, the Beijing News said.

Scientists have also identified the remains of ankylosaurus, tyrannosaurus and coelurus, according to China's official Xinhua news agency.

[Rebelbase]

The evolutionary question is how did that Platypus’ bill size migrate to Obama’s ears?

[norton]

"Wingspan?
A flying Platypus?"

Be patient, J.C.Whitney is coming out with a really heavy duty car cover.

[Sudetenland]

“Duck-zirra!”

[Scythian]

Hilarious, thanks for posting that ...

[rjsimmon]

Wingspan?
A flying Platypus?

It was a:

• One eyed
• One horned
• Flying
• Purple
• People Eater

[Sudetenland]

They left out the terrifying Texas Jackelope.

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

It’s almost as if the Dinosaurs were a huge experiment by God, and He decided to go a different direction. Wiped the slate clean and started over.

It will be fascinating to one day see what actually happened back then.

The tyrannosaurus Rex ate up all the other dinosaurs and then starved to death. End of Dinosaurs. That's it.

[SunkenCiv]

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[tet68]

Did you know Jackalopes came from Europe hundreds of years ago?

True, the ancestors of jackalopes were often found in Austria and Prussia.

[tet68]

[tet68]

Obviously that is one of the Megajackalopes Austruanus.

[Sudetenland]

Wow! That must be a pre-historic jackalope. :)