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Friday, 03 July, 2009

Banjo Dino
(with comments)

Thanks to the four people who shared this one with me: Was Banjo the most fearsome hunting dinosaur ever?

Researchers have revealed the discovery of its bones as well as two other new species of dinosaurs that roamed the huge continent, when it was joined to the rest of Asia, millions of years ago.

However, he might have been less impressed by the name 'Banjo' conferred on him by scientists who found his bones in the Outback.

Nicknamed Banjo, Matilda and Clancy the large dinosaurs are the first unearthed in Australia since 1981 and date back 98million years to the mid-Cretaceous period.

Nice claws.


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  1. By . Comment posted 03-Jul-2009 @12:58pm:
    "Paddle faster, I hear banjo music."
  2. By Evil Klown. Comment posted 03-Jul-2009 @01:25pm:
    That must be a typo - 98 million when they meant 5,900.
  3. By . Comment posted 03-Jul-2009 @02:19pm:
    If most of the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park were from the Cretaceous Period, why did they call the park "Jurassic Park"?

    It would be easier to take care Cretaceous dinosaurs anyway. There wasva huge mass extnction of plants between the Jurassic and Cretaceous. Some of our modern plants aren't much different from their Cretaceous ancestors. Magnolias, for instance.
  4. By Snag. Comment posted 03-Jul-2009 @03:50pm:
    For those who may not be familiar ... the names, of course, are from Aussie folklore .. Banjo Patterson (author), Waltzing Matilda (song) and Clancy of the Overflow (stockman). The scientists were obviously patriotic (or taking the p....).

    Ours is an ancient, vast continent that once had mountains higher than the Himalayas. Many more such discoveries await.
  5. By DonL. Comment posted 03-Jul-2009 @05:37pm:
    It would have been five people sharing this with you, but I was at work and couldn't.
  6. By . Comment posted 04-Jul-2009 @06:48pm:
    OK, I see the head material but what do we use for a hoop?
  7. By Bisbonian. Comment posted 04-Jul-2009 @06:50pm:
    rib bones.
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