It was developed for the job controlling of the rat population in coal pits and cotton mills. (premierpups.com)
His comments, which come as ministers prepare to unveil a # 200billion rescue package for the banks, are reminiscent of Margaret Thatcher's refusal to save «uneconomic» coal pits during the Eighties. (express.co.uk)
Francis Tully found his fossilized monster in discarded rocks at an Illinois coal pit in 1958. (discovermagazine.com)