I spent years thinking it was called Dunkleosaurus before I realised I’d been reading it wrong the whole time
the dunkler
Submitted 3 weeks ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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Infernal_pizza@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
pro tip: “osteo” means bone, dunkleosteus is a VERY bony fish
Infernal_pizza@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Even knowing the correct name I somehow never made that connection!
justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Oh, and I thought he had dark bones
shalafi@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Well, TIL.
woodenghost@hexbear.net 3 weeks ago
I spent years never having read or heard of this fish at all, but thankfully that dark dark time in my life just ended.
Psaldorn@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
“Gettin’ dunked”, as we used to say
shalafi@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
These make me smile because it’s obviously a dopefish. Swim, swim, hungry.
DrFistington@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Dunkalicious
gaiussabinus@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Who got caviar with his trilobite meal? The dunkler!
ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 3 weeks ago
There is only one supreme commander of the seas and that is Father Dagon; who has gifted us with the Deep Ones.
jack@hexbear.net 3 weeks ago
the most famous Clevelander
Rekonok@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I can easily looks like a grown adult and I smiled
Broadfern@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I know about this one! It was in Dave the Diver