Giant Dino-Eating Crocs

[n2doc]

A Deinosuchus lunges at an Albertosaurus in an artist's conception.
Illustration by Raul D. Martin, National Geographic Stock

Brian Handwerk
for National Geographic News
Published March 23, 2010

Rock-hard feces and oddly bitten bones are helping to flesh out one of the biggest crocs of prehistory, researchers say.


As long as a stretch limo, Deinosuchus—"terrible crocodile"—likely prowled shallow waters and hunted dinosaurs its own size, the evidence suggests.

Last week paleontologists announced their conclusions after analyzing pieces of 79-million-year-old fossilized dung, or coprolites, that appear to be the first known droppings from Deinosuchus . The discoveries offer the newest insights into the lives of the giant crocs, which roamed much of what is now the United States and northern Mexico.

Sand and shell fragments in the droppings, found within the last few years near a Georgia stream, suggest the croc preferred estuaries, where, at least in the Georgia—home to a great concentration of Deinosuchus remains—it probably dined mostly on sea turtles, researchers say.

more:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/03/100323-giant-croc-crocodile-dinosaurs-deinosuchus-feces-poop/

[RaleighNCDUer]

1. I LOVE the look on Albert's face -

"Oh, what the SHIT!!!"

[DavidDvorkin]

2. Coming soon to SyFy Saturday night movies!

They've already done giant crocodile movies, but there's always room for more.

[Phoonzang]

3. I want that picture framed and mounted on my wall.

That's the best picture ever. I don't think seagulls existed back then though.

[n2doc]

6. I don't know about seagulls, but there were birds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100324233003.htm

[muriel_volestrangler]

7. Could be Ichthyornis or something similar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichthyornis

93.5-75 million years ago.

[givemebackmycountry]

4. There were two of them on the Arc according to Noah's manifest

And there is no such thing as a 79-million-year-old piece of fossilized dung.
Everyone knows that the earth is 6000 years old and Adam and Eve had these crocs as pets.
Kind of like a really, really, mean pit bull that could eat a bulldozer.

[Ter]

5. Deadly, but...

A T-Rex will still kick it's 29 foot ass. :)