The discovery of a buck-toothed dinosaur fossil fills in some "evolutionary gaps" for scientists.

From the online article:

"Its name derives from the Greek words "daimon" meaning evil spirit and "sauros" meaning lizard or reptile. Chauliodus is derived from the Greek word for "buck-toothed" and refers to the species' big slanted front teeth."

"'It looks to be a mean character,' commented paleontologist Paul Sereno of the University of Chicago..."

"This fits in quite nicely between the dinosaur groups, Sereno said, even though its face is unlike anything that would have been expected in these early dinosaurs, which tended to have more elongated snouts."

Obviously, Buckie is meaner than RfM's raptorjesus, for which we can all be truly thankful. Rap is cuter and funnier than Mean Buck. I am unclear, though, precisely where on the evolutionary scale Rap fits.

I note that the everlasting creation/evolution debate arises in the comments for this article. I agree there may never be a definitive answer (one that satisfies all objections on either side). I hate that. I love to know the ending of a good story.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/offbeat/story/2011/04/12/dinosaur-daemonosaurus.html



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/13/2011 01:58PM by Nightingale.

No one is greater than I. For I am the greatest. Therefore, I am greatest above all else.

That's just air tight logic!

I love airtight logic.

FYI, I added a few comments in my OP pertaining to you so you may want a re-read in case there's anything to refute, deny, debate, reinforce or admit. :)

You're definitely one of the more memorable RfM personas through the years. Very amusing.

And not too scary.

So far...

Seriously, here's a picture... And even though the raptors were small by Jurassic dinosaur standards (NBA forward size, but not quite up to the big centers), they were way bigger than this critter...

http://www.yourprops.com/norm-48502d5b89f64-Jurassic%2BPark%2B(1993).jpeg

You might have to reign in your followers though, big guy. They have engaged themselves in the fashioning of graven images...

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SLC
Making amends for fraternizing with another Jesus yesterday...
Check your e-mail, there RJ...

That's because RJC has always been -- even before the Big Bang. In fact, he created the Big Bang (but he said excuse me afterwards).

:D