FoxTrot by Bill Amend for June 29, 2008

It’s a Magical liopleurodon.

Where would you find one of those?

I want one of those.

liopleurodons were not that big that would be a prognathidon

bday strip!

The sizes of prehistoric and present-day animals shouldn’t have to be exaggerated in order to seem more impressive.

The neck of Liopleurodon ferox was about 3½ feet long. This means that the entire animal must have been about 23 feet long, including its 5¼-foot head, and 3½ feet high from its back to its underside.

See “A truly gigantic pliosaur (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) from the Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Upper Jurassic, Kimmeridgian) of England” by David M. Martill, Megan L. Jacobs, and Roy E. Smith, from Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association , vol. 134, no. 33, Jun. 2023, pages 361-373.

I wonder if this was one of Roger’s other purchases (“random impulse purchases”, as Andy called them) when he went to go buy Halloween candy at Costclub.

Roger (after buying the candy) : Let’s see…what’s this?

(He notices a sign that reads, ‘LIFE-SIZED INFLATABLE AQUATIC CREATURES OF THE PAST’, and examines the choices in the aisle)

Roger: I’ll bet Jason would like one of these. Let’s see… Anomalocaris … Pterygotus … Dunkleosteus … Prionosuchus … Nothosaurus … Placodus … Tanystropheus … Shonisaurus … Rutiodon … Leedsichthys … Liopleurodon … Sarcosuchus … Stomatosuchus … Dakosaurus … Xiphactinus … Elasmosaurus … Tylosaurus … Archelon … Parapuzosia … Basilosaurus … Anthropornis … Livyatan … Otodus megalodon … Odobenocetops … Stupendemys … Rhamphosuchus …Steller’s sea cow…hmmmm; this is going to be a tough decision. I think I’ll get him the… Liopleurodon .

Jason (after Roger has returned with the inflatable Liopleurodon ) : Awesome! Thanks, Dad!

Roger: Anytime, son.

I feel that Bill Amend should do this more often in his FoxTrot strip.