Nigersaurus: A New Dinosaur Is Unveiled
Scientists have unveiled a new model of a dinosaur which had a mouth that they're saying is a bit like a vacuum cleaner. The dino in question is called a Nigersaurus taqueti, and the model was created after experts found its ancient bones in the Sahara desert in Africa about 10 years ago.
The Nigersaurus was a vegetarian, and had an odd looking mouth that worked much like a vacuum cleaner - sucking up ferns and leaves. It was about the size of an elephant, and had more than 50 columns of teeth.
Because the Nigersaurus grazed on grasses all day, it's also being called the "cow" of the dinosaur days. It is believed to have roamed the earth 110 million years ago.
A group of scientists from the National Geographic Society used the fossilized bones along with computers to help work out what the dinosaur looked like.
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The New Dinosaur Is Shiting
The New Dinosaur Is Shiting Fucking Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wow, that's a terrible
wow, that's a terrible name...What's next? A ChinkoSaurus?
Get the name right.
It's NIGERsaurus, as in the country in Africa. It's not what you're thinking of.
What's in a name?
I'm sure scientists thought that they named the dinosaur something that was appropriate and 'neutral'. But, the name is unfortunate because most people will think its the other word. I'm not an expert or anything, but how many other dinosaurs are named after where they were found? These scientists could've named this dino a 'Taquetisarus' and said that it was found in Niger, Africa and there would be no controversy.
I wonder if those scientist
I wonder if those scientist really depicted that "dinosaur" correctly, if indeed that is a new type of dinosaur. Sometimes I think they just make these up, in order to garner attention, as well as funding for their digs.
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