back to article Boffins find prehistoric croc species with 'mate-attracting' skin helmet

Bone-bothering US boffins have identified a new species of prehistoric crocodile, nicknamed "Shieldcroc" because of a flat ornamental skin shield on its ginormous head. Artist's impression of prehistoric Shieldcroc Rather cartoony artist's rendition of Shieldcroc. Credit: Henry P. Tsai, University of Missouri The hard- …

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  1. atomic jam

    Eyes too close

    The eyes are to close together, maybe thats why its extinct, no depth perception.

    We need a "I wanna go back to bed" icon

    1. Brewster's Angle Grinder Silver badge
      Paris Hilton

      @We need a "I wanna go back to bed" icon

      First, we need an icon for "We need an icon for..."

      Paris, because she's an icon for icons, and we don't have an icon for meta-icon jokes.

  2. Giddy Kipper
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    'mate-attracting' skin helmet

    Don't knock it 'til you've tried it.

  3. Locky
    Coat

    Long Face

    A shieldcroc walks into a bar..

    Yeah, I know, the one with the oldest jokebook in the world in the pocket

    1. Field Marshal Von Krakenfart
      Coat

      Why the long face?

      Because shieldcroc was a fan of Scottish band Big Country!!!!! (7th album by the way)

      Mine's the one with the obscure CD in the pocket

  4. Michael H.F. Wilkinson Silver badge
    Coat

    But,

    did it taste like chicken?

    Mine is the one with the "cooking with crocodiles" book in the pocket

  5. Thomas 18
    Joke

    Wonderful world we live in

    If we want to impress the ladies we can just head to a clothes store and pick up some tie dyes. Back in the day you had to wait 1,000,000 years to evolve a sexy new look.

  6. Mr Young
    Happy

    "It is possible that it lay in wait until an unsuspecting fish swam in front of it"?

    That sounds cheaper than a pizza delivery to me? Lazy bastard!

  7. Graham Wilson
    Angel

    US Boffins? -- Nuh, must be misquote!

    "The scientists reckon Shieldcrocs were wandering the Earth around 95 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous period, when dinosaurs were also still about."

    Nuh, not 95 million years ago.

    Silly mistake. 'Tis a US report, so Shieldcrocs can't be older than 6000 years!

    (Thought everyone knew that by now.)

    1. Silverburn
      Facepalm

      Dammit, beat me to it!

      1. Graham Wilson

        @Silverburn

        Ha. My apologies sir.

  8. Local Group
    Trollface

    Originally dubbed

    The Crocosheath

    Which sounded too much like an unpleasant phrase.

  9. Local Group
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    Eyes too close

    "Maybe that's why it's extinct, no depth perception."

    Either that or "eyes too close" was a sexual turnoff then as it is now.

  10. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Hmmm

    I thought skin helmets were coming back into fashion?

    1. Local Group
      Trollface

      Skin helmets are back, AC.

      They are quite in fashion with the neo-nazis. Just shave your head. Have something tattooed on it, perhaps the lyrics to The Horst Wessel Lied, and get your black leathers out of pawn.

      You will be the dernier cri once again. :-)

      1. John 62

        Ska bands

        are still lamenting that neo-nazis took over the skin-head fashion.

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