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Titanoboa could grow up to 12.8 m (42 ft) long, perhaps even up to 14.3 m (47 ft) long, and weigh around 730–1,135 kg (1,610–2,500 lb). The discovery of Titanoboa cerrejonensis supplanted the previous record holder, Gigantophis garstini, which is known from the Eocene of Egypt.
A 1997 study analysed the diets of the fauna at various fossil site localities in South Australia, using stable carbon isotope analysis 13C/12C of collagen.It found that at older localities such as Cooper Creek, the species of Sthenurus were adapted to a diet of leaves and twigs due to the wet climate of the time between 132 and 108 thousand years ago (kya - by thermoluminescence dating and ...
The term derives from Ancient Greek οὐροβόρος, [6] from οὐρά oura 'tail' plus -βορός-boros '-eating'. [7] [8]The ouroboros is often interpreted as a symbol for eternal cyclic renewal or a cycle of life, death and rebirth; the snake's skin-sloughing symbolises the transmigration of souls.
And because tails are an extension of the spine, the findings could also have implications for understanding malformations of the neural tube that can occur during human fetal development ...
Unlike human teeth, which are composed mostly of enamel on the portion of the tooth outside of the gum, whale teeth have cementum outside the gum. Only in larger whales, where the cementum is worn away on the tip of the tooth, does enamel show. [17] There is only a single set of functional teeth (monophyodont dentition). [19]
Aswang – Shapeshifting Philippine human eating ghouls, vampires and demons. Bak – Assamese aqueous creature that can take human form after killing them. Dokkaebi – A mythical being in Korean folklore or fairy tales. Although usually frightening, it could also represent a humorous, grotesque-looking ogre or goblin.
[13] [33] The teeth were sigmoid-shaped when seen in front and back view. [34] One tooth had nine to twelve serrations per mm (0.039 in). [14] The side teeth of Giganotosaurus had curved ridges of enamel, and the largest teeth in the premaxilla (front of the upper jaw) had pronounced wrinkles (with their highest relief near the serrations). [35]
Open wide. A Facebook post has achieved viral status after including photos of a fish that appears to have rows of human-like teeth. According to the Charlotte Observer, the 9-pound sheepshead was ...