discovered the "T-Rex "seas
" Predator X 'is the name given to the fossil of a giant sea monster found in the North Pole
Forty tons for fifteen meters long and a row of sharp teeth like knives: these are just some of the fearsome ocean predator found by paleontologists near the Svalbard Islands near the North Pole. Predator X (so it was dubbed for now the marine reptile, such Pliosaurus) dominated the seas of the Late Jurassic and in terms of power could tear the T-Rex, the undisputed ruler of the land in the Cretaceous. 
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bite estates - Researchers at the University of Oslo, the protagonists of ' exceptional discovery, two years ago in the same area had found the fossil of another pliosauro called The Monster. I am so back at the lucky discovery, confident that the new surprises keep it frozen ground, and in fact after two weeks of excavation have found the enormous skull of the large predator: the head of three meters in size show a great offensive power. According to calculations by researchers from the sharp teeth of the giant ocean could crush their prey with a force equal to eleven times that of a Tyrannosaurus rex and thirteen that of an alligator (the animal which currently holds the record of the most powerful bite).
FAST in the attack - Jørn Hurum, a paleontologist at the head of research, during the announcement of the discovery took place yesterday in Oslo said, "was the most ferocious predator ever. It was a really big carnivore. It's like a hunter with a turbo engine. " Although this pliosauro not reach the size of the gargantuan ichthyosaur, herbivorous water of 23 meters, however, was unique among marine predators. In terms of size and strength can only be compared to some prehistoric sharks. But unlike them not only possessed a formidable offensive equipment, was also equipped with extraordinary agility swim: it seems that at the moment of the rear fins will add a unique propulsion thrust to the already powerful front fins, rendering her deadly attacks. Scientists to better understand how moving in Water reconstructed the prehistoric reptile swim using a robot simulator.
BRAIN FROM SHARK - With a scanner then paleontologists have analyzed the brain of the animal, which was long and thin, very similar to that of the Great White Shark , currently the largest predatory fish on the planet. Further confirmation of the similarity between the Jurassic reptile which is considered the most dangerous creature I have ever inhabited our oceans and the great white shark.
Valentina Tubino
March 17, 2009
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