Imagine a 25-foot-long shark, but instead of having a typical set of jaws, it packs a chainsaw-like ‘tongue’ full of razor-sharp teeth ready to slash through prey with ease.
While it sounds like something straight out of a Killer B Movie, it is anything but.
A group of American researchers has described just such a creature that lived about 270 million years ago based on the animal’s fossilized spiral set of teeth.
http://www.redorbit....w-study-022713/
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The 25-Foot Ancient Spiral-Toothed Shark
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, Feb 27 2013 09:34 PM
helicoprion spiral-toothed shark whorl
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Posted 27 February 2013 - 09:34 PM
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I reckon so.
Posted 27 February 2013 - 09:40 PM
I know women who would love to have a tongue like that. (seriously... they've told me so)
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Posted 28 February 2013 - 01:31 PM
Eldorado, on 27 February 2013 - 09:40 PM, said:
I know women who would love to have a tongue like that. (seriously... they've told me so)
I know women who have a tongue like that. (seriously... I have felt it)
I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other. I've seen a lot of strange stuff, but I've never seen anything to make me believe there's one all-powerful Force controlling everything.
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Posted 28 February 2013 - 04:39 PM
reminds me of my mother in law
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Posted 28 February 2013 - 05:39 PM
Lol, are we going to see any none 'women with sharp tongue' related posts with this article?
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Posted 28 February 2013 - 06:40 PM
Junior Chubb, on 28 February 2013 - 05:39 PM, said:
Lol, are we going to see any none 'women with sharp tongue' related posts with this article?
Doubtful, it's like a low hanging pitch in baseball, too good to pass up taking a whack at.....
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Posted 28 February 2013 - 07:12 PM
bah! tis not like a chainsaw, it's like an ordinary saw. hmmph. (￣^￣)
hmm on second thoughts it is a bit like one.
hmm on second thoughts it is a bit like one.
Edited by Ad hoc, 28 February 2013 - 07:15 PM.
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I reckon so.
Posted 28 February 2013 - 07:17 PM
wimfloppp, on 28 February 2013 - 04:39 PM, said:
reminds me of my mother in law
Please say you never.
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Posted 01 March 2013 - 06:37 AM
Still Waters, on 27 February 2013 - 09:34 PM, said:
Imagine a 25-foot-long shark, but instead of having a typical set of jaws, it packs a chainsaw-like ‘tongue’ full of razor-sharp teeth ready to slash through prey with ease.
While it sounds like something straight out of a Killer B Movie, it is anything but.
A group of American researchers has described just such a creature that lived about 270 million years ago based on the animal’s fossilized spiral set of teeth.
http://www.redorbit....w-study-022713/
While it sounds like something straight out of a Killer B Movie, it is anything but.
A group of American researchers has described just such a creature that lived about 270 million years ago based on the animal’s fossilized spiral set of teeth.
http://www.redorbit....w-study-022713/
That is going to give me nightmares!!
It's going to come knock on my door under the guise of flower delivery or (more likely) pizza delivery and when I open the door it's going to lick me with that chain saw tongue!! Arrhg! Land shark!!
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Posted 04 March 2013 - 06:02 PM
What big teeth you have. That spin backwards.
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Posted 08 March 2013 - 07:16 PM
Id hate to kiss this sucker at a disco
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