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Paleontologists Discover Dinosaur That Was Just Kind Of A Jerk

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Move over, Tyrannosaurus Rex, your reign of terror has been overshadowed by a much more relatable foe: the prehistoric jerk. In a groundbreaking discovery that's making scientists question the very fabric of natural selection, a team of paleontologists in Montana have unearthed the fossilized remains of the Doucheosaurus Rex, a mid-Cretaceous theropod whose defining characteristic wasn't razor-sharp teeth or bone-crushing jaws, but an unparalleled capacity for being a total jerk. "We initially thought it was a new species of Allosaurus," explained Dr. Chad Kensington, head paleontologist on the dig. "But then we noticed the unusually small forearms, the oddly positioned nostrils that seemed perpetually flared, and of course, the unmistakable fossilized remains of a tiny comb-over." Further analysis revealed a host of anatomical features that scream "douchebaggery." The Doucheosaurus Rex possessed an oddly inflated chest cavity, likely indicat...