Still Waters Posted December 17, 2017 #1 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Scientists have been left mystified after the body of a creature resembling a dinosaur was discovered with flesh still on its bones. The partially-preserved corpse was discovered by an electrician cleaning out a sub-station that had been left untouched for 35 years in Jaspur, a small city in Uttarakhand, India. It resembles a small dinosaur, but since flightless dinosaurs have been extinct for 65 million years, scientists have struggled to identify it. The creature has now been sent for analysis, including carbon dating, which will reveal its age. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5182571/Corpse-resembling-DINOSAUR-flesh-bones.html 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Falukorv Posted December 17, 2017 #2 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Probably a cat or dog that has been mumiefied 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowSot Posted December 17, 2017 #3 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Those look like mammalian teeth. If the front legs really are that short, I'd guess a misplaced marsupial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Greenman Posted December 17, 2017 #4 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Looks like a dead mongoose to me. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orphalesion Posted December 17, 2017 #5 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Yup. cat, dog, whatever other small mammals live in that general area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted December 17, 2017 #6 Share Posted December 17, 2017 It's a small member of the Carnivora. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandsomeGorilla Posted December 17, 2017 #7 Share Posted December 17, 2017 I came here for a baffled scientist, not a mystified one. Dislike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnoferox Posted December 17, 2017 #8 Share Posted December 17, 2017 (edited) I don't understand why any paleontologists would even waste their time on this one. Says more about the sad state of paleontology in India than anything else. Edited December 17, 2017 by Carnoferox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.United_Nations Posted December 17, 2017 #9 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Unfortunately it' the media who distorts information or over estimate things. Since 1 or 2 scientists is all of the scientists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebDandelion Posted December 18, 2017 #10 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Good read 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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