Weird looking dinosaur - Democratic Underground

Lionel Mandrake

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Fri Dec-31-10 01:57 PM
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Weird looking dinosaur

Behold an artist's reconstruction of a recently discovered dinosaur, Concavenator corcovatus:

"Concavenator was a medium-sized (roughly 6 meters long) ... dinosaur possessing several unique features. Two extremely tall vertebrae in front of the hips formed a tall but narrow and pointed crest (possibly supporting a hump) on the dinosaur's back. ...

"Concavenator had structures resembling quill knobs on its forearm, a feature known only in birds and other feathered theropods, such as Velociraptor. Quill knobs are created by ligaments which attach to the feather follicle ..."

Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concavenator

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Lionel Mandrake

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Sat Jan-01-11 06:30 PM
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1. Ain't he cute?

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Sat Jan-01-11 06:41 PM
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2. He IS cute!

Quite the interesting specimen, I think.

Thanks for posting this, my dear Lionel Mandrake...

:hi:

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pinboy3niner

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Sat Jan-01-11 07:24 PM
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3. OMG--there really IS a Land Shark!

Land Shark
http://www.spike.com/video/land-shark/2802070

:rofl:

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Lionel Mandrake

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Sat Jan-01-11 09:45 PM
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4. Heh heh.

Edited on Sat Jan-01-11 09:51 PM by Lionel Mandrake

The hump looks kinda like a shark's fin, doesn't it? ;)

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Tyrs WolfDaemon

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Sun Jan-02-11 04:30 PM
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5. But...But...He said he was only a Dolphin

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pinboy3niner

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Sun Jan-02-11 06:01 PM
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7. Uh...Candygram! :)

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Tyrs WolfDaemon

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Sun Jan-02-11 07:17 PM
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8. A Candygram?

Well...Ok, I guess you can't be that Land Shark/Dolphin. He's not smart enough to be a candygram.:party:

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abq e streeter

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Sun Jan-02-11 05:12 PM
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6. Must have been uncomfortable for the cavemen riding him 6,000 years ago

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Tyrs WolfDaemon

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Sun Jan-02-11 07:21 PM
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9. Not at all...

Haven't you seen those Autographed pictures of Jesus riding a dinosaur? They had modern saddles back then, so I'm sure they could adjust them for this critter.:evilgrin:

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rrneck

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Sun Jan-02-11 07:27 PM
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10. There's really nothing new is there?

We just thought we were cool in the fifties...

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