Massive, ancient flying reptile had 'large fangs' that...'
Posted on 01/02/2019 11:06:01 AM PST by ETL
Pterosaurs may have scared frenzied tourists in 2015's "Jurassic World," but a newly classified species of the ancient reptile may have scared the wits out of its prey during the Jurassic era because of its massive fangs, a trait largely unseen in any of its relatives.
Known as Klobiodon rochei (which means "cage tooth"), the species was discovered after bone fragments were taken from Stonefield Slate — an area, approximately 10 miles northwest of Oxford, described as a "rich source of Jurassic fossils." It was where the Megalosaurus, the first dinosaur discovered in Britain, was found.
"Klobiodon has been known to us for centuries, archived in a museum drawer and seen by dozens or hundreds of scientists, but its significance has been overlooked because it's been confused with another species since the 1800s,” University of Portsmouth paleontologist Michael O'Sullivan said in a statement.
The flying reptile lived approximately 166 million years ago and had inch-long teeth that locked together, similar to a cage, Dr. O'Sullivan added. "Its large fangs would have meshed together to form a toothy cage, from which little could escape once Klobiodon had gotten a hold of it," he said.
Klobiodon gets its moniker from famed comic book artist Nick Roche. The research has been published in the scientific journal Acta Palaeontologica Polonica.
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Helen Thomas could fly?
It was also an avid cross country skiier.
The perfect logo for federal government stationary.
For some reason, Alex Occasio comes to mind.
Monty Python, after all these years....still not gettin’ it.
A whole inch?
Sorry to hear that.
A pescivore... it would have caught fish and the interlocking teeth would have made it impossible for its slippery prey to escape.
I hear there’s a new drug, Pythonagra, to help with that.
More like a leghold trap tham a cage. See crocodilians.
The rendition is absurd.
The other dinosaurs had to be laughing at that thing.
Pterosaurs. Correct spelling is Pelosisaurs.
You just cracked me up royally.
... But someone poisons the nobleman, and everyone in the kitchen is a suspect. Nellie's friend in the church advises Nellie to flee with the dragon box. The Regent is on a mission to stamp out magic, and Nellie plans to do what she does best: keep her head down and hide.Problem is, the dragon has other ideas.
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