Predatory
'king of gore' dinosaur discovered
By Melissa Hogenboom Science reporter, BBC News
A new super-predator dinosaur that roamed the Earth
80 million years ago has been discovered in southern Utah.It was closely
related to its slightly larger relative, Tyrannosaurus rex, but lived earlier,
making it the largest living land predator of its time. Growing to about 30ft
(9m) long, the predator has been named Lythronax argestes which means
"king of gore". The research, published in the journal Plos One,
highlights once more that the age of discovery is far from over. The team also
hopes this new find will help uncover what the climate was like towards the end
of the age of dinosaurs."It's always exciting to find new species but
what's really significant is what these species tell us about their ancient
world," said Randall Irmis, co-author of the study at the Natural History
Museum of Utah, US.
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Monsters of the deep
emerge as Halwill fishing lake is drained
One of the fascinations of fishing is never quite knowing what's down there,
lurking in the deep.But every now and again, at Anglers Paradise, the fishing
lakes holiday centre at Halwill Junction in Devon, all is revealed when they
drain a lake and sort out the fish.They did just that a few days ago and
revealed, among the tens of thousands of scaly, finned creatures, a few genuine
monsters.Owner and internationally-renowned angler Zyg Gregorek, said the 60lb
catfish he is seen 'wrestling' with (left) was not even the biggest to emerge
from the mud.Read more: http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Monsters-deep-emerge-fishing-lake-drained/story-20037914-detail/story.html#ixzz2jxK2tBPE
Fluorescent barramundi growing in Lake Kununurra
By Ben Collins
There's something pretty unusual about the
barramundi used in the restocking of Lake Kununurra. Under ultraviolet light
the bones of the fish glow an eerie green colour.
Read rest here: http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2013/11/04/3883341.htm
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