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I remember this from a documentary about Vlad the Impaler: When he was thrown in prison, Vlad continued to impale lizards and mice that he captured in his cell! He just liked to impale things and watch 'em writhe and die.

Oh, and Tempscire wins the Interweb for finding the post!
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@MrPumpernickel: I wouldn't be too surprised if this is entirely made up.

Perhaps this story would've been more believable if it turned out that they were twins separated at birth.

Ah, so it seems that the Interweb has made cynics of us all!
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Seems like there was a little professional jealousy, as the founder of the then-largest fossil (before it was replaced by this one) said:

"There no doubt whatsoever that this was a huge and exceptional animal because of its size," says Marcelo Sánchez of the University of Zurich, Switzerland, who discovered the P. patersoni skeleton.

Sánchez says that while the latest discovery is "incredible", it is only a matter of time before another, larger rodent is unearthed.


And I suppose he has already started digging to reclaim the title!
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I don't know why you get the registration page, VonSkippy - I never registered with the website and I can see it fine. Perhaps they just have a "roving" registration wall.
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