jimmy1971 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Old news but I thought it was pretty cool. Kinda reminds me of a mythical dragon. ClICK HERE FOR LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest solius symbiosus Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Wow! The probability of something like that fossilizing, and then being found, has to be somewhere near 1/∞. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenixflood Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 That's Awesome! The soul of a Fossil Hunter is one that is seeking, always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicholas Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 1/∞... That summed it up well. Amazing specimen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 That is an awesome find, thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 i have always wanted to see something like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cole20200 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Now that's pathology! You that makes me wonder. Reptiles seem to have an east thing living with the two head mutation. I wonder if something in the reptile family every developed two heads and made a species out of it? I can envision a two heads as an actual advantage for a few types of turtles, I don't know, I'm mostly just talking out loud. Fossil, it's like a rock, but better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogra Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Now that's pathology! You that makes me wonder. Reptiles seem to have an east thing living with the two head mutation. I wonder if something in the reptile family every developed two heads and made a species out of it? I can envision a two heads as an actual advantage for a few types of turtles, I don't know, I'm mostly just talking out loud. I would think that without the ability to reason, two heads would be a serious handicap for any animal, much less an aquatic one like this. I can imagine that this fossilized creature probably starved to death ironocally, as one head would seem to have its sights set on prey "here" and the other might have its sights set on prey "there". That's just my two cents. Super cool post, and truly a terrifing looking creature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohn835 Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 I would think that without the ability to reason, two heads would be a serious handicap for any animal, much less an aquatic one like this. I can imagine that this fossilized creature probably starved to death ironocally, as one head would seem to have its sights set on prey "here" and the other might have its sights set on prey "there". That's just my two cents. Super cool post, and truly a terrifing looking creature. I saw a show on conjoined twins, where they work together almost instinctively, I would imagine that to be true with animals as well, Nature makes creatures adaptable to any handicap. With rocks in my head, and fossils in my heart.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicholas Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 I saw a show on conjoined twins, where they work together almost instinctively, I would imagine that to be true with animals as well, Nature makes creatures adaptable to any handicap. Depends, two headed snakes end up fighting each other for food. In known cases of this in animals it has always been a hindrance, with the exception of human beings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogra Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Depends, two headed snakes end up fighting each other for food. In known cases of this in animals it has always been a hindrance, with the exception of human beings. Exactly. I think the big difference here is the ability to reason. Humans have an innate ability to understand that doing 'x' will result in either a good or bad thing happening. Animals do not in general. Even in primates, their ability to reason and thus cooperate is highly limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Ya know, I always wondered what the chances of something like that fossilizing. I figured I'd never see something like that within my lifetime. Given I've still got a few to go before 30, there's bound to be some really cool other snarge that has yet to be found. Now we know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 i haven't been able to find any close-up pictures of that thing to examine to see if i think it's real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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