Comments on: Paul Sereno on discovering an ancient fanged ‘boar-croc’ http://earthsky.org/biodiversity/ancient-fanged-boar-croc-discovered A Clear Voice for Science Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:25:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Raptor-Chick http://earthsky.org/biodiversity/ancient-fanged-boar-croc-discovered/comment-page-1#comment-14563 Raptor-Chick Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:34:56 +0000 http://208.96.63.114/?p=134#comment-14563 Anonymous for the win. Crocodilians are much more interesting than most people think. They were just as fascinating as dinosaurs. Anonymous for the win.
Crocodilians are much more interesting than most people think. They were just as fascinating as dinosaurs.

]]> By: Anonymous http://earthsky.org/biodiversity/ancient-fanged-boar-croc-discovered/comment-page-1#comment-14262 Anonymous Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:21:35 +0000 http://208.96.63.114/?p=134#comment-14262 You made absolutely no sense, he nick named it that because of the way the teeth are formed and placed not because of what it might have lived like. And judging by the way you spelled Cretaceous, you are in no position to disqute with a professional Paleontologist. Therefore, you just got learned. You made absolutely no sense, he nick named it that because of the way the teeth are formed and placed not because of what it might have lived like. And judging by the way you spelled Cretaceous, you are in no position to disqute with a professional Paleontologist. Therefore, you just got learned.

]]> By: Jim Gamble http://earthsky.org/biodiversity/ancient-fanged-boar-croc-discovered/comment-page-1#comment-5264 Jim Gamble Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:21:23 +0000 http://208.96.63.114/?p=134#comment-5264 <p>What a great skull, can’t wait to see the rest of this creature. Have you ever seen anything so close to a dragon? I can easily picture this thing with two large nostrils on the end of that snout and two large fleshy horns on the other end.<br /> Renee: 90 million years ago was during the Cretaceous period.</p> What a great skull, can’t wait to see the rest of this creature. Have you ever seen anything so close to a dragon? I can easily picture this thing with two large nostrils on the end of that snout and two large fleshy horns on the other end.
Renee: 90 million years ago was during the Cretaceous period.

]]> By: Scott Cumberland http://earthsky.org/biodiversity/ancient-fanged-boar-croc-discovered/comment-page-1#comment-3056 Scott Cumberland Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:05:31 +0000 http://208.96.63.114/?p=134#comment-3056 <p>What a amazing find Paul!Looks robustly cryptic which might suggest an ambush strategy.<br /> Without the body only simplified guesswork and assumption can be projected.What of the hip bones,were the legs short or long,were the feet webbed,was the tail flattened,rounded,prehensile,long or short?<br /> The teeth look like fish catchers in which case it may swallow its food fresh and whole not requiring a larder for softening the flesh(i have seen salties swallow whole fresh barramundi they have ambushed).The teeth also look too long to roll and drown large prey as do modern salt water crocs.Could it have been a grasping bleeding technique employed?<br /> Are the teeth rounded,serrated or bladed? Are they hollow or solid??????? <br /> PS,Not sure what timeline the Crustacious period occured,it maybe a sub period :)</p> What a amazing find Paul!Looks robustly cryptic which might suggest an ambush strategy.
Without the body only simplified guesswork and assumption can be projected.What of the hip bones,were the legs short or long,were the feet webbed,was the tail flattened,rounded,prehensile,long or short?
The teeth look like fish catchers in which case it may swallow its food fresh and whole not requiring a larder for softening the flesh(i have seen salties swallow whole fresh barramundi they have ambushed).The teeth also look too long to roll and drown large prey as do modern salt water crocs.Could it have been a grasping bleeding technique employed?
Are the teeth rounded,serrated or bladed? Are they hollow or solid???????
PS,Not sure what timeline the Crustacious period occured,it maybe a sub period :)

]]> By: Renee L. Waring http://earthsky.org/biodiversity/ancient-fanged-boar-croc-discovered/comment-page-1#comment-7870 Renee L. Waring Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:56:58 +0000 http://208.96.63.114/?p=134#comment-7870 <p>Re: Ancient-fanged-boar-croc.</p> <p>I disagree with you Paul. This animal wasn’t built for speed or butting it’s head against anything. This was an animal of opportunity just like the crocs we have today. The fangs are for ripping and tearing of dead flesh. The nose way up in the air at the front of the skull was so everything but the nose could remain hidden underwater. It was dangerous for this animal to be out of the water so it sat way under, stealthly waiting for the opportunity of a meal. It might be that the nose was more blunt because it was easier to pull flesh from bone when it was flush with the bone. 90 million, was that during the Crustasious period?</p> <p>Renee L. Waring</p> Re: Ancient-fanged-boar-croc.

I disagree with you Paul. This animal wasn’t built for speed or butting it’s head against anything. This was an animal of opportunity just like the crocs we have today. The fangs are for ripping and tearing of dead flesh. The nose way up in the air at the front of the skull was so everything but the nose could remain hidden underwater. It was dangerous for this animal to be out of the water so it sat way under, stealthly waiting for the opportunity of a meal. It might be that the nose was more blunt because it was easier to pull flesh from bone when it was flush with the bone. 90 million, was that during the Crustasious period?

Renee L. Waring

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