Nicholas Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Megapiranha was up to 3 feet long (1 meter) - a fish-beast four times as big as piranhas living today, studies of its jawbones indicate. It lived about 8 million to 10 million years ago and might have been quite comfortable stalking cartoon animals in an "Ice Age" movie Find the article HERE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Yep, that's a bigun. Pity Piranha have such an over-rated reputation. Nice aquarium pets when you can get them (though I wouldn't want a three footer ). Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Which is worse, Pirhana or Barracuda? Or something else? -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Which is worse, Pirhana or Barracuda? Or something else? whichever one is biting a chunk out of you at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traviscounty Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/toothy...anhafossilfound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seldom Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Toothy 3-foot Piranha Fossil That will keep you out of the water Galveston Island 32 miles long 2 miles wide 134 bars 23 liquor stores any questions? Evolution is Chimp Change. Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain! "I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen." Ernest Hemingway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Which is worse, Pirhana or Barracuda? Or something else? I agree with Tracer on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 I tried to hunt down a picture of the fossil, nothing yet... I suppose it will be released by one of the bigger science news sources next week some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthdog Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 I tried to hunt down a picture of the fossil, nothing yet... I suppose it will be released by one of the bigger science news sources next week some time. The second picture on this article is a picture of a jaw section and some teeth. http://www.livescience.com/animals/090625-megapiranha.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Posted June 27, 2009 Author Share Posted June 27, 2009 More from Nat Geo HERE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Which is worse, Pirhana or Barracuda? Or something else? Actually, there is a 1 1/2" catfish found in the Amazon that is much worse. Seems the dear thing is attracted to urine and when the source (you know what) is found swims up it, digs its spines into it and feeds on the blood. It has to be cut out... Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 "But who relieves themselves under water", says the man with the warm feeling in the pool. -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharktoothguy11222 Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Created an article about it HERE Tha tighin fodham, fodham, fodham! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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