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Post by Tix Mascot on Nov 24, 2023 16:52:49 GMT
Wow, look at that spiked tail!
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Post by darrenvox on Nov 24, 2023 21:04:13 GMT
that could hurt!! lol lol lol
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 25, 2023 3:44:22 GMT
Time to reveal the answer to this week's quiz question. You were asked: Palaeontologists currently recognize how many species of Velociraptor? Two, four, six or eight?
Answer: Two. One of the most famous non-avian dinos, the name Velociraptor comes from the Latin words 'velox' meaning 'swift' and 'raptor' meaning 'robber' or 'plunderer'. We currently know of two species, V. mongoliensis (named in 1924) and V. osmolskae (named in 2008), both of which lived in southern Mongolia and northern China during the Campanian and Maastrichtian stages of the Late Cretaceous, between 75 and 71 million years ago.
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Post by Joey on Nov 25, 2023 7:12:00 GMT
Looks like their isn't a winner this time.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 25, 2023 7:53:55 GMT
Looks like 2023 has been a good year for new dino discoveries: Name: InawentuPronunciation: In-ah-wen-tooMeaning of name: "Mimic" or "Imitator"Species: I. oslatusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Uncertain. Likely Titanosaurid.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Bajo de la Carpa Formation of northern Patagonia, Argentina. Named by Leonardo S. Filippi, Ruben D. Juárez Valieri, Pablo A. Gallina, Ariel H. Méndez, Federico A. Gianechini and Alberto C. Garrido in 2023.Lived: 86.3 to 83.6 million years ago during the Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northern Patagonia, Argentina.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Nov 25, 2023 10:41:08 GMT
Didn't see that one coming - I was sure there were more. |
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Post by darrenvox on Nov 25, 2023 16:53:44 GMT
i thought so too Tix Mascot, i wasnt sure what i said at all... |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 26, 2023 9:09:19 GMT
Name: MetriacanthosaurusPronunciation: Met-ree-ah-can-tho-sore-usMeaning of name: "Moderately-spined lizard"Species: M. parkeriSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 8 metres long and weighing 1 metric tonne.Family: Metriacanthosaurinae (a subfamily of Metricanthosauridae)Diet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Oxford Clay Formation of southeast England. Was originally named as a species of Megalosaurus by German palaeontologist, Friedrich von Huene, in 1923, who re-assigned it as a species of Altispinax in 1932. Eventually named Metriacanthosaurus by British palaeontologist, Alick Donald Walker, in 1964.Lived: 160 million years ago during the Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic in what is now southeast England. New quiz question: Which sauropod from the Late Jurassic has a name meaning "Chambered lizard"? Brachiosaurus, Lusotitan, Camarasaurus or Diplodocus?
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Post by Tix Mascot on Nov 26, 2023 10:58:31 GMT
Looks peaceful enough for a carnivore, but don't let it fool you! New quiz question: Which sauropod from the Late Jurassic has a name meaning "Chambered lizard"? Brachiosaurus, Lusotitan, Camarasaurus or Diplodocus?Sometimes, it pays off to know different languages. In Italian, the choice should be clear, but I'll wait until others have answered, to not influence them.  |
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Post by Joey on Nov 26, 2023 12:05:27 GMT
Looks like a lizard
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Post by LadyPorthos on Nov 26, 2023 20:32:17 GMT
New quiz question: Which sauropod from the Late Jurassic has a name meaning "Chambered lizard"? Brachiosaurus, Lusotitan, Camarasaurus or Diplodocus?I'd say Brachiosaurus |
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Post by darrenvox on Nov 26, 2023 22:37:31 GMT
My guess is diplodocus!!
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 27, 2023 7:01:23 GMT
Name: MierasaurusPronunciation: My-rah-sor-usMeaning of name: "Miera's lizard", after Spanish cartographer, Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco.Species: M. bobyoungiSize: Full adult size uncertain as the only known fossils belong to a subadult.Family: UncertainDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a partial skull and a partial skeleton of a subadult discovered in the Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah. Named by palaeontologists, R. Royo-Torres, P. Upchurch, J. I. Kirkland, D. D. DeBlieux, J. R. Foster, A. Cobos and L. Alcalá in 2017.Lived: 136.4 to 132 million years ago during the Valanginian and Hauterivian stages of the Early Cretaceous in what is now the western United States.
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Post by Joey on Nov 27, 2023 7:09:16 GMT
My gues on the quiz is Camarasaurus.
As for this Dino there go all the neighborhood trees, short or tall.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Nov 27, 2023 11:25:17 GMT
Strange facial 'cap'.
As for the quiz: In Latin-Italian, brachio/bracio means 'arm', while camara/camera means 'chamber/room', so I go with camarasausus.
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