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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 25, 2021 8:10:46 GMT
Name: LatenivenatrixPronunciation: Lay-ten-e-ven-ah-triksMeaning of name: "Hiding huntress". Species: L. mcmasteraeSize: Estimated to have measured between 3 and 4 metres long, 1.5 metres tall and weighing around 20kgs.Family: Troodontidae.Diet: Carnivore.First fossils found: Known from at least four specimens, the first of which was discovered by Irene Vanderloh in the Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta, Canada, in 1968. Named by A. J. van der Reest and P. J. Currie in 2017. Was originally thought to be a species of Stenonychosaurus.Lived: 76.9 to 75.8 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now western Canada.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 25, 2021 17:14:44 GMT
Just out of curiosity: How many types of raptor have been discovered so far and what's the main diference between them? To my knowledge, around 44 different Dromaeosaurids have been discovered so far. The main difference between each of them would be their size, which ranged from the 70cm-long Mahakala to the 7-metre-long Utahraptor. Dromaeosaurid fossils have been discovered in Europe, Africa, South America, the United States, Asia and Antarctica. Were they able to intebreed and produce fertile offspring? We probably don't know much about such things yet... |
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 25, 2021 17:16:14 GMT
Name: LatenivenatrixPronunciation: Lay-ten-e-ven-ah-triksMeaning of name: "Hiding huntress". Species: L. mcmasteraeSize: Estimated to have measured between 3 and 4 metres long, 1.5 metres tall and weighing around 20kgs.Family: Troodontidae.Diet: Carnivore.First fossils found: Known from at least four specimens, the first of which was discovered by Irene Vanderloh in the Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta, Canada, in 1968. Named by A. J. van der Reest and P. J. Currie in 2017. Was originally thought to be a species of Stenonychosaurus.Lived: 76.9 to 75.8 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now western Canada.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 26, 2021 1:48:26 GMT
They all had feathers. Don't know about the interbreeding.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 26, 2021 8:27:28 GMT
Name: MasiakasaurusPronunciation: Mah-shee-ah-kah-sore-usMeaning of name: "Vicious lizard".Species: M. knopfleriSize: 2 metres long and weighing around 20kgs. Height uncertain.Family: Noasauridae.Diet: Carnivore.First fossils found: Known from two specimens which have been combined to create a single partial skeleton. First discovered in the Maevarano Formation of northwestern Madagascar in 1995. Named by Scott D. Sampson, Matthew Carrano and Catherine A. Forster in 2001.Lived: 70 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northwestern Madagascar.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 27, 2021 6:12:19 GMT
Name: MontanoceratopsPronunciation: Mon-tan-ah-ser-ah-topsMeaning of name: "Montana horned face". Species: M. cerorhynchosSize: Estimated to have measured around 3 metres long, 1 metre high and weighing 400kgs.Family: Leptoceratopsidae.Diet: Herbivore. Fed on low-growing vegetation.First fossils found: Known from several partial skeletons, the first of which was discovered by American palaeontologists, Barnum Brown and Peter C. Kaisen, in the St Mary River Formation of Montana in 1916. Named by C. M. Sternberg in 1951. Was originally thought to be a species of Leptoceratops.Lived: 70 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now western Canada and the northwestern United States.
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Post by Joey12 on Jul 27, 2021 7:53:02 GMT
Don't like the looks of that mouth.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 27, 2021 12:37:04 GMT
Imagine your leg between its jaws!
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Post by Joey12 on Jul 28, 2021 2:29:20 GMT
I don't think I would like to see that. Tix Mascot, |
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 28, 2021 12:58:43 GMT
Fairly compact and sturdy dude. Looks peaceful.
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Post by Joey12 on Jul 29, 2021 3:39:21 GMT
But still has that tail that could smack you.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 29, 2021 10:39:39 GMT
Name: XiaosaurusPronunciation: Zhow-sor-us Meaning of name: "Dawn lizard".Species: X. dashanpensisSize: Estimated to have measured around 1 metre long, 0.5 metres tall and weighing 6kgs.Family: Unknown. Possibly either a Fabrosaurid or a Hypsilophodontid.Diet: Herbivore. Fed on low-growing vegetation.First fossils found: Known only from two partial skeletons discovered in the Xiashaximiao Formation of Sichuan Province, southwest China, in 1979 and 1980. Named by Chinese palaeontologists, Dong Zhiming and Tang Zilu, in 1983.Lived: Uncertain as the age of the rock formation where the fossils were discovered is unknown, but is thought to have lived between 169 and 163 million years ago from the Bajocian stage through to the Callovian stage of the Middle Jurassic in what is now southwest China.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 29, 2021 11:12:33 GMT
Looks like a real mongrel of many present species...
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 30, 2021 8:07:34 GMT
Today's entry isn't a dinosaur, but rather a small Pterosaur from China: Name: QinglongopterusPronunciation: Kwing-long-op-teh-risMeaning of name: "Qinglong wing".Species: Q. guoiWingspan: Estimated to have measured around 34cm.Family: Rhamphorhynchidae.Diet: Piscivore/Insectivore.First fossils found: Known only from a single, almost-complete skeleton discovered in the Tiaojishan Formation of Hebei province, eastern China, in 2012. Named in the same year by J. Lü, D. M. Unwin, B. Zhao, C. Gao and C. Shen.Lived: 166.1 to 157.3 million years ago during the Callovian stage of the Middle Jurassic and the Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic in what is now eastern China.
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Post by Joey12 on Jul 30, 2021 10:33:17 GMT
That's what I was thinking. Looks like a mix of many.
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