'Crocosaurus' found Down Under

trubble76 · #1 by **trubble76** » Jun 16, 2011 11:20 am

The neck bone of a crocodile-faced dinosaur species has been found in Australia, scientists said, showing the creature roamed much further than previously thought.

The vertebra of a Spinosaurus was found near southern Victoria's Cape Otway lighthouse and belonged to a relatively small two-metre (6.6-foot) beast which lived about 105 million years ago, said researcher Thomas Rich.

A "spine lizard" with a long, narrow snout like a crocodile, the Spinosaurus was known to live in Europe, South America and South Africa, Rich said, but this was the first time its remains had been discovered in Australia.

"The fact that they existed in Australia changes our understanding of the evolution of this group of dinosaurs," said Rich, a curator at Muesum Victoria.

From here.

Spearthrower · #2 by **Spearthrower** » Jun 23, 2011 6:23 am

Methinks this is in the wrong subforum!

trubble76 · #3 by **trubble76** » Jun 23, 2011 7:56 am

Really? I thought it sounded like archeology. :dunno:

Spearthrower · #4 by **Spearthrower** » Jun 23, 2011 8:49 am

Archaeology is the study of ancient human societies. Palaeontology is for extinct animals.

trubble76 · #5 by **trubble76** » Jun 23, 2011 9:05 am

Spearthrower wrote:Archaeology is the study of ancient human societies. Palaeontology is for extinct animals.

Oh, well consider me told. I didn't know that, I thought archeology and paleontology were essentially interchangeable.
My apologies, and any mod on duty may feel free to move/delete this.

Grace · #6 by **Grace** » Jun 23, 2011 9:11 am

Well, at least you were told nicely. Some uppity posters on other threads are down right nasty!

katja z · #7 by **katja z** » Jun 23, 2011 9:21 am

Spearthrower wrote:Methinks this is in the wrong subforum!

Only in the unlikely case that evilutionists are correct and dinosaurs did not coexist with humans. :naughty2:

Spearthrower · #8 by **Spearthrower** » Jun 23, 2011 10:21 am

trubble76 wrote:
Spearthrower wrote:Archaeology is the study of ancient human societies. Palaeontology is for extinct animals.

Oh, well consider me told. I didn't know that, I thought archeology and paleontology were essentially interchangeable.
My apologies, and any mod on duty may feel free to move/delete this.

No worries - I just thought you might get some more interest in the relevant forum. It's certainly an interesting topic and there has actually been a number of crocodilian ancestor discoveries recently.