Betware the demon ducks of Doom!!!

*Raph's Girl* · 07-12-2006, 12:25 PM

Forget cute, cuddly marsupials. A team of Australian paleontologists say they have found the fossilized remains of a fanged killer kangaroo and what they describe as a "demon duck of doom."

A University of New South Wales team said the fearsome fossils were among 20 previously unknown species uncovered at a site in northwest Queensland state.

Professor Michael Archer said on Wednesday the remains of a meat-eating kangaroo with wolf-like fangs were found as well as a galloping kangaroo with long forearms that could not hop like a modern kangaroo.

"Because they didn't hop, these were galloping kangaroos, with big, powerful forelimbs. Some of them had long canines (fangs) like wolves," Archer told Australian Broadcasting Corp radio.

Vertebrate paleontologist Sue Hand said modern kangaroos look almost nothing like their ferocious forebears, which lived between 10 million and 20 million years ago.

The species found at the dig had "well muscled-in teeth, not for grazing. These things had slicing crests that could have crunched through bone and sliced off flesh," Hand said.

The team also found prehistoric lungfish and large duck-like birds.

"Very big birds ... more like ducks, earned the name 'demon duck of doom', some at least may have been carnivorous as well," Hand told ABC radio.

Archer said the team was studying the fossils to better understand how they were affected by changing climates in the Miocene epoch between 5 million and 24 million years ago.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060712/...a_fossils_dc_1

Raph's Girl note: Creiky!

Ra · 07-12-2006, 09:02 PM

Queensland? That's where I am!

Heheh...deamon ducks of Doom. What will they think of next?

*Ecto Jedi* · 08-10-2006, 09:36 PM

Demon ducks of doom...Is that a scientific term?

Kaneda · 08-10-2006, 09:42 PM

WOW..........the things that qualify as news today.

Sliced · 08-10-2006, 10:44 PM

We have ninja turtles.

They have deamon ducks of doom.

Sounds fair.

*Raph's Girl* · 08-10-2006, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sliced

We have ninja turtles.

They have deamon ducks of doom.

Sounds fair.

Actually the Reptile park in Sydney has an Aligator Snapping Turtle named Leonardo. He was named after the Ninja Turtle cuz he was found in the sewer.

His website (yes he has one) states that he's the closest thing to a real Ninja Turtle.

07-12-2006, 12:25 PM	#1
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	Betware the demon ducks of Doom!!! Forget cute, cuddly marsupials. A team of Australian paleontologists say they have found the fossilized remains of a fanged killer kangaroo and what they describe as a "demon duck of doom." A University of New South Wales team said the fearsome fossils were among 20 previously unknown species uncovered at a site in northwest Queensland state. Professor Michael Archer said on Wednesday the remains of a meat-eating kangaroo with wolf-like fangs were found as well as a galloping kangaroo with long forearms that could not hop like a modern kangaroo. "Because they didn't hop, these were galloping kangaroos, with big, powerful forelimbs. Some of them had long canines (fangs) like wolves," Archer told Australian Broadcasting Corp radio. Vertebrate paleontologist Sue Hand said modern kangaroos look almost nothing like their ferocious forebears, which lived between 10 million and 20 million years ago. The species found at the dig had "well muscled-in teeth, not for grazing. These things had slicing crests that could have crunched through bone and sliced off flesh," Hand said. The team also found prehistoric lungfish and large duck-like birds. "Very big birds ... more like ducks, earned the name 'demon duck of doom', some at least may have been carnivorous as well," Hand told ABC radio. Archer said the team was studying the fossils to better understand how they were affected by changing climates in the Miocene epoch between 5 million and 24 million years ago. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060712/...a_fossils_dc_1 Raph's Girl note: Creiky! __________________

07-12-2006, 09:02 PM	#2
Ra It's my desire? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In your pants. Posts: 4,441	Queensland? That's where I am! Heheh...deamon ducks of Doom. What will they think of next? __________________ "So. The whole lot of you against little old me? How retarded."

08-10-2006, 09:42 PM	#4
Kaneda Foot Soldier Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 147	WOW..........the things that qualify as news today. __________________ http://www.dontdoitarmy.com ~Katana Courtesy of Sliced~

08-10-2006, 10:44 PM	#5
Sliced Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Right behind you Posts: 793	We have ninja turtles. They have deamon ducks of doom. Sounds fair. __________________

08-10-2006, 09:36 PM	#3
Ecto Jedi Denki Wo Kitte Kudasai Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,439	Demon ducks of doom...Is that a scientific term?