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Dinosaur fossil found on bus in Peru

Posted March 26, 2008 8:41 AM

From MSNBC.com: Science:

Officials found the fossil of a giant dinosaur jawbone while investigating a suspicious package on a bus in the mountains of Peru on Tuesday. The fossil, weighing some 19 pounds (8.7 kilograms), was found in the cargo hold of the bus, which was headed for the capital of Lima, and had been sent on the bus company's package service.

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03/26/2008 11:42 PM

That jawbone looks as if it had plenty of exercise.

Whether it belonged to Mrs T-Rex, who did much talking, or her husband who did all the stalking, has yet to be established.

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03/27/2008 5:31 AM

Golly!!!!!!! How old was the bus?

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03/31/2008 1:14 PM

I found one at the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) once, he was the one right behind the counter.

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