Largest Carnivorous Dinosaur Found

LocutusMIT writes, "Scientists have discovered the bones of what could be largest meat-eating dinosaur ever to walk the Earth -- a needle-nosed, razor-toothed beast that may have been more terrifying than even Tyrannosaurus rex." No word on when the findings will be properly published in a scientific journal.

Surprise!

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I had to laugh at the headline, "Dinosaur Fossils Challenge Theories." They do have a habit of doing that, don't they!

In a field as difficult as paleontology, where the scientists have to rely on the occasional fortuitous discovery of the remains of a critter which was fortuitously fossilized, the theories pretty much have to be sparse in detail compared to the reality. I can't remember ever reading a headline which said, "Dinosaur Fossils Confirm Theories In Excruciating Detail."

That said, this is an interesting find, and it really doesn't challenge everyone's theories: Robert Bakker (for one) has been claiming for years that some of the carnivorous dinosaurs would be pack hunters. Then again, he's made a lot of conjectures which were first soundly rejected, but have since gained widespread support... not that he's always right, but I guess some paleontologists are better cluereaders than others -- or are less hidebound, maybe.

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I can see all the new movies now.

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Maybe this one will have the dinosaur pack eating all of the worlds lawers not just a few unlucky people. When they finishe maybe they will start on the politicians and corporate CEOs.

All kidding asside this is cool. I like this kind of story. It's good science and something a little different. **** are you listening *****

As the above post stated paleontologists have to do lots of hypothysizing, on very little data. Most of the paleontologists that I've talked to or have seen on TV have a little more imagination then other scientists. And they seem to be a little less afraid of being proven wrong. It's always good to here of a new discovery that gives them a little bit more concrete knowledge.

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm what if ......
These were only the babies and the reason that they were found together is that they had just hatched. The adults would then be truly huge.
Ooooops to much crack in my cereal this morning.
Forget the above paragraph I would erase it but I've forgotten how to use the backspace key.