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User ID: 30218139 Australia 12/28/2012 02:37 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | fossils of Giant Snakes found in australia [ link to www.couriermail.com.au] GIANT fossilised snake skeletons found on Cape York have unearthed new links to the Dreamtime myth of the Rainbow Serpent.
Fragments of the giant prehistoric snakes, known by the scientific term madtsoiids, that once stalked the Earth have been found by cavers and scientists in the secret "fossil gold mines" of the state's deep north.
Dated back to the Pleistocene epoch, between 2 million and 11,700 years ago, the fossils are believed to be akin to a constricting python, a predator that grew up to 7m long and as thick as a telegraph pole.
Experts question if the giant snakes intersected with the arrival of the earliest humans and if the extinct creature is the latest clue into the mystery of the popular Dreaming story of Australian Aborigines.
The Rainbow Serpent is a story of creation, where a creature of immense proportions moulded the barren earth into mountains, rivers and gorges as it moved across the featureless land.
Dr Gilbert Price, a paleontologist at the University of Queensland, is working with a team of 10 fellow scientists dedicated to solving the prehistoric puzzle of north Queensland.
"There is so much cool stuff out there that can inform us about past life and climate change," Dr Price said.
"It is only a matter of time before we identify entirely new creatures."..why don't you take a seat over there |
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User ID: 30218139 Australia 12/28/2012 02:38 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: fossils of Giant Snakes found in australia i could live with giant snakes, but if they find fossils of giant spiders... ..why don't you take a seat over there |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 14703874 United States 12/28/2012 02:50 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: fossils of Giant Snakes found in australia Taste like chicken |
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User ID: 30151889 United States 12/28/2012 02:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: fossils of Giant Snakes found in australia Nice find, OP, 5 stars. Wild Weasels? You've got to be shitting me! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1011606 France 12/28/2012 02:59 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: fossils of Giant Snakes found in australia 7m long, it's not bigger than anacondas. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 30510862 Australia 12/28/2012 03:21 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: fossils of Giant Snakes found in australia Yeah telegraph pole.... 7m... there are plenty live snakes this size and bigger... rainbow serpent shouldnt even be in the same paragraph |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 6338183 Australia 12/28/2012 03:25 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: fossils of Giant Snakes found in australia 7ms is big enough for me |
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