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Post by Talira Greycrest on Dec 2, 2023 8:06:55 GMT
Name: DuriavenatorPronunciation: Du-ree-ah-ven-ah-torMeaning of name: "Dorset hunter"Species: D. hesperisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured between 5 and 7 metres long and weighing 1 metric tonne.Family: Megalosaurinae (a subfamily of Megalosauridae)Diet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from partial fossils discovered in Dorset, southwest England. Was originally named as a species of Megalosaurus by Michael Waldman in 1974 before being recognized as a new genus and named Duriavenator by Roger Benson in 2008.Lived: 170.9 to 168.2 million years ago during the Bajocian stage of the Middle Jurassic in what is now southwest England.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Dec 2, 2023 16:39:17 GMT
Head and neck area seems slick and streamlined, but it probably didn't live in water?
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Dec 3, 2023 7:04:18 GMT
Head and neck area seems slick and streamlined, but it probably didn't live in water? Nope, this one lived on land. |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Dec 3, 2023 7:29:13 GMT
Before anyone asks, this dino isn't named after a piece of fruit! Name: PawpawsaurusPronunciation: Paw-paw-sore-usMeaning of name: "Paw paw lizard", after the rock formation where its fossils were discovered.
Species: P. campbelliSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 4.5 metres longFamily: NodosauridaeDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a complete skull discovered by Cameron Campbell in the Paw Paw Formation of Texas in 1992. Named by Y. N. Lee in 1996.Lived: 105 to 100.5 million years ago during the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now the south-central United States. New quiz question: In which South American country have fossils of Stegouros been discovered? Venezuela, Suriname, Chile or Colombia? |
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Post by Tix Mascot on Dec 3, 2023 11:31:34 GMT
Well armoured and protected. In which South American country have fossils of Stegouros been discovered? Venezuela, Suriname, Chile or Colombia? My gut feeling says Chile, but it's really a pure bingo here on my part.  |
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Post by LadyPorthos on Dec 3, 2023 18:34:23 GMT
New quiz question: In which South American country have fossils of Stegouros been discovered? Venezuela, Suriname, Chile or Colombia?I'll go with Venezuela Head and neck area seems slick and streamlined, but it probably didn't live in water? Nope, this one lived on land. This made me wonder...were there any dinosaurs that lived in water or were they all land dwellers? |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Dec 4, 2023 6:18:04 GMT
Dinosaurs were reptiles that lived on land. At the same time, there were reptiles that lived in the sea and some that could fly, but they're not considered to be dinosaurs.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Dec 4, 2023 6:33:43 GMT
Another tiny dino: Name: MicroceratusPronunciation: My-krow-seh-rah-tusMeaning of name: "Small horned"Species: M. gobiensisSize: Measured around 0.6 metres longFamily: UncertainDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from partial fossils discovered in Mongolia. Was originally named Microceratops by Swedish palaeontologist, Anders Birger Bohlin, in 1953, however, this name had already been given to a species of wasp so, in 2008, O. Mateus changed the name to Microceratus. Despite its name, Microceratus didn't have horns.Lived: 90 million years ago during the Turonian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now Mongolia.
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Post by Joey on Dec 4, 2023 8:03:16 GMT
Watch your ankles.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Dec 4, 2023 11:35:14 GMT
Yup, looks like a heavy bite!
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Dec 5, 2023 6:45:24 GMT
Name: LeshansaurusPronunciation: Le-shan-sore-usMeaning of name: "Leshan lizard", after a city in Sichuan Province, southwestern China.Species: L. qianweiensisSize: Estimated to have measured between 6 and 7 metres long.Family: Afrovenatorinae (a subfamily of Megalosauridae)Diet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, mostly complete skeleton and a juvenile femur discovered in the Shaximiao Formation of Sichuan Province, southwestern China in 2007. Named by Li Fei, Peng Guangzhao, Ye Yong, Jiang Shan and Huang Daxi in 2009.Lived: 161.2 to 155.7 million years ago during the Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic in what is now southwestern China.
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Post by Joey on Dec 5, 2023 9:03:54 GMT
Well if you have a dog this one won't replace it. Doesn't look happy either.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Dec 5, 2023 12:32:07 GMT
The way many of those guys are drawn, it looks as if they are constantly hungry!
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Dec 6, 2023 6:46:28 GMT
Just a friendly reminder about this week's quiz question. You've been asked: In which South American country have fossils of Stegouros been discovered? Venezuela, Suriname, Chile or Colombia?Today's dino: Name: DinheirosaurusPronunciation: Din-hy-roe-sore-usMeaning of name: "Porto Dinheiro lizard", after the place in western Portugal where its fossils were discovered.Species: D. lourinhanensisSize: Estimated to have measured between 20 and 25 metres long and weighing around 15 metric tonnes.Family: Diplodocinae (a subfamily of Diplodocidae)Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from partial fossils discovered in the Lourinhã Formation of western Portugal in 1992. Named by Argentine palaeontologist, José Fernando Bonaparte, and Portuguese palaeontologist, Octávio Mateus, in 1999.Lived: 155 to 150 million years ago during the Oxfordian and Kimmeridgian stages of the Late Jurassic in what is now western Portugal. Artist's impression of D. lourinhanensis
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Post by Joey on Dec 6, 2023 10:20:10 GMT
My GUESS is Chile
This looks like the good bad and the ugly with a little sidekick.
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