Fossilized Juices and New Papers

[luisrey@ndirect.co.uk (luisrey)]

I would like to thank D.I.G and also Darren Naish for their wonderful April
Fool's contributions... dinosaurs chewing tobacco as a cause of extintion
is something that no one had thought before!

Also, Darren couldn't find a better title for a Ruben et al. paper:

RUBEN, J. and JONES, T. 1998. Glue as an integral mechanism in
theropod respiration: further evidence against the theropodan origin
of birds. _Journal of Physiology_ 45: 233-240)

Sounds as credible as anything they have been publishing recently!



>We'd like to pass along this exclusive which we received this morning.
>
>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
>Roanoak, Virginia
>April 1, 1998
>Winston-Salem University
>
>Discovery of Fossilized Juices Gives New Insights Into Extinction
>
>Paleontologists Dr. R. Reynolds, M. Arlboro, and Joseph C. Amel have
>announced a new paper to be published about fossilized juices found in
>the K-T boundary neary Roanoak, Virginia.
>
>The juices, found in small patty like concretions, resemble those of
>modern tobacco plants.  Nearby are the perforated jugals of several
>large saurian species.
>
>"We've long wondered what caused the strange little holes in the jugals
>(jaws) of many large dinosaurs, and now we have evidence!" Dr. Amel said
>on behalf of the team. "Apparently,  certain juvenile members of the
>clade Tyrranasauridae chewed on ancient plants and held the soggy
>remains in their mouths for extended periods of time before they finally
>spat them out. This would account for bone degeneration and the tiny
>holes!"
>
>Like coprolites (dino scat), these fossilized juice patties are found in
>great numbers in this area along with so many degenerated bones that the
>evidence is incontrovertible. Apparently dinosaurs gathered together in
>large groups to engage in this specialized form of plant mastication.
>
>"If we find these juice patties on other continents, it will prove
>beyond a doubt that this strange food ingestion or abuse was a leading
>cause of dinosaur extinction on the K-T boundary!" Dr. Arlboro
>exclaimed.
>
>This evidence has been available for a long time, but was supressed by
>the corporations which owned much of the land which held the "juice
>patties." Excavation was carried out at night using flashlights. The
>remains were so prolific, however, that hardly any time was needed to
>dig up thousands of samples. The landowners, however, would not give
>permission for paleontologists to examine the "patties" until recently.
>
>"Why would anyone conceal such important evidence?" Dr. Reynolds
>wondered. "Go figure."
>
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