Oct 6 2009I Couldn't Make This Up: New 'Horny Ballerina' Species Of Tyrannosaurus Discovered
That's right folks, scientists have discovered a new species of tyrannosaurus, completely different than the much larger (and arguably sexier) t-rex everyone is accustomed to. But you've got to admit, this little bugger is cute as a button.
The new, more graceful tyrannosaur is named Alioramus altai.
A. altai apparently has a similar skeleton to larger Tyrannosaur-type dinos such as Tarbosaurus, Alioramus, Gorgosaurus etc. But among these burly heavyweights, A. altai was surely the butt of cruel locker-room bullying and dino towel-snapping, weighing in at a puny 800 pounds or so - half the weight of the regular tyrannosaurs. The ballerina-esque, "gracile" A. altai also differed from the big boys in having horns and an elongated snout.The new dino was slim, light on its feet, horny and partial to meat
HIYO -- just like every ballerina I've ever known! Except the lesbians (no meat).
Horny new 'ballerina' Tyrannosaur was light on its feet [theregister]
Thanks to Barry and Kelly, who have danced with the dinosaurs in the pale moonlight and lived to tell about it.
Reader Comments
1. GeekOnAmission - October 6, 2009 10:29 AM
First!
2. Free ipod - October 6, 2009 10:29 AM
click my name
3. FunkyNutbar - October 6, 2009 10:30 AM
Dance Dino, dance!
4. Closet Nerd - October 6, 2009 10:31 AM
"HIYO -- just like every ballerina I've ever known! Except the lesbians (no meat)."
... what about the lesbians with those 'roast beef flap' labias?
5. LSDiesel - October 6, 2009 10:50 AM
Happy Tuesday geeks. I miss the old cast of geekologie commenters. Now it's full of advertisements and ten-year-olds.
Anyway, high five to science for discovering the T-Rex that the bigger dinosaurs would shit on.
6. Hawk - October 6, 2009 11:04 AM
It's the Richard Simmons of dinos!
http://site.mymorningquiz.com/images/richard-simmons.jpg
Now that DOES scare me!
7. Ham Bone - October 6, 2009 11:04 AM
@5 aggreed
8. Robert - October 6, 2009 11:12 AM
This is, well, the most interesting post about dinosaurs I've ever read.
9. Daedalus - October 6, 2009 11:26 AM
Lesbians like meat. It's called the vertical bacon sammich!!!
10. naas - October 6, 2009 11:51 AM
pffft, it;s nearly 2010 and 'they're' discovering new dinosaur species...?
As oxymoronic as that sounds I'm sure this will help better the path of man in his quest for a better existence this day & age. Well done science
11. Closet Nerd - October 6, 2009 12:00 PM
@9
Or a verical fish taco
12. Closet Nerd - October 6, 2009 12:01 PM
@9
Or a vertical fish taco
13. Pat - October 6, 2009 1:09 PM
@10 Why cure cancer when we can discover dinosaurs? Clearly, naas, your priorities are out of whack.
14. Rod-Man - October 6, 2009 1:17 PM
@13. Too many cooks spoils the broth, We can't have EVERYBODY trying to cure cancer at the same time, it would never work.
I was just thinking about the last time someone discovered a new dinosaur yesterday. Thank you, Geekologie for staying on top of the things I care about.
15. Taylored - October 6, 2009 1:46 PM
@13
The cure for cancer is cloning Dinosaurs. Once we get them back on the path to being the dominant species on the planet cancer will seem like less of a problem.
16. Geekolojew - October 6, 2009 2:13 PM
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17. Jaded Icon - October 7, 2009 3:19 PM
@ 15
Well put. We better hurry too because Japan is evolving teh robots way too fast.
18. dangerousdave220 - October 9, 2009 1:20 AM
I DO mean to geek out here, but 800 pounds isnt half the weight of a T-rex; its half the weight of maybe a water buffalo. 8 THOUSAND pounds is half the weight of a trex, so if you want to *ahem* ride one, better start bulking up lol
19. tenerife holidays - October 12, 2009 3:08 AM
Hi..
I was just thinking about the last time someone discovered a new dinosaur yesterday. Thank you,