Re: Details on Phaedrolosaurus (JOKE)

["Jerry D. Harris" <dinogami@hotmail.com>]

> << The tooth is about twice the size of Deinonychus, which would indicate a
> theropod about seven meters long. >>
>
> I'd say this would indicate a theropod about 2500 meters long!

  ...reminds me of the section in _Science Made Stupid_ in which the author 
describes a dig excavating the toenail of the largest animal ever (something 
like "Megagigantotherium"), which was so big, that it's shadow alone weighed 
500 pounds...


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