The skull of a fearsome marine predator, 15 meters long and weighing 45 tonnes, has been found on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. Dubbed "Predator X" by finder Jørn Hurum of the Natural History Museum in Oslo, Norway, the animal is a new species of pliosaur that lived 147 million years ago. It had teeth 30 centimeters long and a bite four times as strong as Tyrannosaurus rex.
Really, Jørn? Predator X is the best name you could come up with for the ultimate predator that ever ruled the seas? Obviously, you don't have any idea how fucking ginormous a 30-centimeter-long tooth appears underwater. One word: Pretty Damn Big. I would called this magnificent abomination of nature the Freaking Awesome Predator Ninja X Plus. Now that's catchy.
Fossil of 'ultimate predator' unearthed in Arctic
Andy Coghlan New Scientist
Fossil remains of a huge and fearsome marine predator, dubbed "Predator X", have been discovered in Svalbard, a remote Norwegian Arctic archipelago.
About 15 metres long and weighing 45 tonnes, the creature is a new species of pliosaur, and ruled the Jurassic seas some 147 million years ago.
Predator X had a head twice the size of Tyrannosaurus rex and its bite had four times the force, at around 15,000 kilograms (33,000 pounds) over the whole jaw. Its teeth were each around 30 centimetres (1 foot) long.
The remains were discovered in June 2008 during a two-week expedition led by Jørn Hurum of the Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo.
Aguacate
... and I without it
Avec mon sac à dos
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