'Chicken From Hell' Unearthed In American Midwest 78
sciencehabit writes "A newly described dinosaur might look like a chicken, but don't be fooled: It was nearly 4 meters long, weighed about 250 kilograms, and lived 66 million years ago in what is today the Hell Creek rock formation in North and South Dakota. That's why its discoverers are calling it the 'chicken from hell,' and indeed it was related to early birds and to feathered, birdlike dinos that brooded over their nests, such as Oviraptor. The creature had a toothless beak, sharp claws, and a tall crest on top of its head. It is the largest Oviraptor-like dinosaur found in North America."
And.. (Score:3, Funny)
Jesus rode it...
Gives new meaning... (Score:5, Funny)
... to the obligatory Far Side Eggs and baby [imgur.com] cartoon.
Re:so over 30 feet high and nearly a half ton (Score:5, Funny)
Nice try. I know math late at night might be hard.
4 meters = ~13 feet
250Kg = ~550 lbs. = ~1/4 ton
Must be a hunter or fisherman. "You should have seen the one that got away..."
Key to ending world hunger (Score:2, Funny)
If we can breed chickens and get them to shorten their hatch-to-slaughter time down to 21 days ( and getting shorter ), we should try resurrect this beast and start breeding them.
One of these weight 250KG, or equivalent of almost 150 chickens.
It would solve the world hunger problem in no time !
Re: Key to ending world hunger (Score:4, Funny)