Monday, October 22, 2012

Pegomastax africanus

New fanged dwarf dinosaur

I was incredibly pleased when I first read this article. It is such an astonishingly weird looking crazy angry beast. I think it is adorable. Then again, I think anything part of the dromeaosauridae family is absolutely stunning to me, which everyone finds weird. This isn't part of that family but I think it looks like one of my angry cats. Another story for another day. 

A heterodontosaur with vampire like fangs on the lower jaw. Not what you would expect out of a herbivore, right?  Well there is the therizinosaurus. Check that one out to see out out of the ordinary it is. Speculated to have used those tiny fangs for digging for roots, gathering fruit and, of course, sparring for a mate. Not one to be cuddle with porcupine-like spikes all along its back, the term "punk sized" seems to fit quite nicely. In modern times, don't you think this would be a great guard dog? 

Emily

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