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wnylib

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16. Makes me think of a giant armadillo.

Reply to Tanuki (Reply #15)

Mon Oct 17, 2022, 08:35 PM

Oct 2022

I wonder if legends of dragons came from the discovery of dinosaur bones and scales, plus an occasional well preserved dinosaur like this. I could imagine people of the past finding these fossils and developing stories about what the creatures were like when alive.

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Face to face with a perfectly preserved dinosaur that looks like it was alive yesterday [View all] Spazito Oct 2022 OP

From the thread title, I was expecting an article about Schmuck Assley (R-IA) FoxNewsSucks Oct 2022 #1

... Spazito Oct 2022 #2

Now that I've read it, the dinosaur article is much more interesting than the Senator FoxNewsSucks Oct 2022 #3

It is fascinating for sure! Spazito Oct 2022 #5

That is an amazing find! brer cat Oct 2022 #4

I LOVE this stuff! calimary Oct 2022 #6

Wow, that was fun. louis-t Oct 2022 #7

Incredible n/t Yonnie3 Oct 2022 #8

Good stuff. Thanks for posting. (nt) Paladin Oct 2022 #9

Oh, how I wish "The Nature of Things" was available on our cable package! nt eppur_se_muova Oct 2022 #10

Well. we sure don't have to guess what this dino looked like from just a few bones. Ligyron Oct 2022 #11

Meanwhile, the desert spiny lizard terrorizes the earth (as does the spiny fence lizard) Bo Zarts Oct 2022 #12

Amazing find. TomSlick Oct 2022 #13

Scientists of the future trying to puzzle out the meaning of red hats. 70sEraVet Oct 2022 #14

Cool...thanks for posting! Tanuki Oct 2022 #15

Makes me think of a giant armadillo. wnylib Oct 2022 #16

photo Qutzupalotl Oct 2022 #17

Perfectly? Xoan Oct 2022 #18