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300 million year old "Godzilla shark" found

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  • 18-05-2014 12:04am
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    Adam Khor
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    Unfortunately it wasn´t huge (3 meters long) unless compared to the much smaller creatures that lived along with it.
    It got its name because of its teeth:

    http://news.discovery.com/animals/sharks/newly-found-godzilla-shark-featured-teeth-like-namesake-photos-140515.htm

    1--godzilla-shark.jpg

    Not the first prehistoric creature to be nicknamed Godzilla- the sea crocodile Dakosaurus andiniensis was too, due to its short, dinosaur-like jaws, different from then-known sea crocs:

    godzilla1.jpg

    There also a large (5.5 meter) coelophysoid named Gojirasaurus, but unfortunately, it seems it may be a chimaera.


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    Dan_Solo
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    300 years old?


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    Adam Khor
    Registered Users Posts: 5,279 ✭✭✭Adam Khor


    My mistake, fixed :>


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    Kess73
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    At least it was not called the T Rex Of The Sea :D


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    Galvasean
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    Godzilla of the sea :P


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    Dan_Solo
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    Galvasean wrote: »
    Godzilla of the sea :P
    Haha, I geddit!


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    Greenmachine
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    And announced just in time for the new Godzilla movie. Lucky break?????


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    Galvasean
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    Greenmachine wrote: »
    And announced just in time for the new Godzilla movie. Lucky break?????

    More like a tactical decision to bring extra publicity to the find.


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    Adam Khor
    Registered Users Posts: 5,279 ✭✭✭Adam Khor


    Galvasean wrote: »
    More like a tactical decision to bring extra publicity to the find.

    This, definitely. They often announce frightening critters during Halloween


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    Rubecula
    Registered Users Posts: 8,551 ✭✭✭Rubecula


    Adam Khor wrote: »
    This, definitely. They often announce frightening critters during Halloween

    I do believe they announced the discovery of Galvasean around about that time of year :D


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