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Post by Tix Mascot on May 4, 2024 7:43:18 GMT
Cool! How does Rexy react to your steadily growing collection?
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 4, 2024 7:48:51 GMT
Explorer , well done for correctly guessing the answer to this week's quiz question. You were asked: In which stage of the Middle Jurassic did the first Ankylosaurs appear? Aalenian, Bajocian, Bathonian or Callovian?Answer: Bajocian. Ankylosaurs were a group of herbivorous dinosaurs well known for being covered with armour consisting of spikes and bony knobs. The first Ankylosaurs appeared during the Bajocian stage of the Middle Jurassic, between 174.1 and 161.5 million years ago, persisting right through to the end of the Cretaceous, 66 million years ago.Today's dino:Name: GalleonosaurusPronunciation: Gah-lee-on-oh-sore-usMeaning of name: "Galleon lizard", in reference to its upper jaw which resembles the upturned hull of a galleon ship.Species: G. dorisaeSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: UncertainDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from teeth and partial jaw bones discovered in the Wonthaggi Formation of Victoria, southeastern Australia. First discovered by palaeontologist, Gerry Kool, in 2008. Named by Matthew C. Herne in 2019.Lived: 125 to 112 million years ago from the Barremian stage through to the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now southeastern Australia.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 4, 2024 7:55:04 GMT
Cool! How does Rexy react to your steadily growing collection? Don't think she likes them very much. |
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Post by Joey on May 4, 2024 8:15:33 GMT
That last one looks a lot heavier in the front.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 5, 2024 10:19:26 GMT
Name: OsmakasaurusPronunciation: Oz-mah-kah-sore-usMeaning of name: "Canyon lizard"Species: O. depressusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Uncertain. Possible Iguanodontid.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered by American geologist, Nelson Horatio Darton, in the Lakota Formation of South Dakota in 1896. Originally named as a species of Camptosaurus by American palaeontologist, Charles Whitney Gilmore, in 1909. Eventually recognized as a new genus and named Osmakasaurus by Andrew T. McDonald in 2011.Lived: 137 million years ago during the Valanginian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now the midwestern United States. New quiz question: Which dinosaur family did Edmontosaurus belong to? Rhabdodontidae, Hadrosauridae, Iguanodontidae or Camptosauridae?
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Post by Tix Mascot on May 5, 2024 12:00:06 GMT
New quiz question: Which dinosaur family did Edmontosaurus belong to? Rhabdodontidae, Hadrosauridae, Iguanodontidae or Camptosauridae? No obvious clues in the names, so I'll draw Iguanodontidae up of my hat. |
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Post by LadyPorthos on May 5, 2024 18:12:18 GMT
New quiz question: Which dinosaur family did Edmontosaurus belong to? Rhabdodontidae, Hadrosauridae, Iguanodontidae or Camptosauridae? I'll go with Hadrosauridae |
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Post by Joey on May 6, 2024 4:29:34 GMT
Thiis one looks like the last ones cousin just bigger.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 6, 2024 9:18:05 GMT
Name: KulceratopsPronunciation: Kul-seh-rah-topsMeaning of name: "Lake horned face"Species: K. kulensisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Uncertain. Possible Psittacosaurid.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from partial fossils, the first of which was discovered by geologist, Andrey D. Arkhangelsky, in the Khodzhakul Formation of Uzbekistan, in 1914. Named by Lev Alexandrovich Nessov in 1995.Lived: 105 to 100 million years ago from the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous through to the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now Uzbekistan.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 7, 2024 8:09:53 GMT
Name: KuruPronunciation: Coo-rooMeaning of name: Named after Kurukullā, a goddess in Tibetan Buddhism.Species: K. kullaSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Velociraptorinae (a subfamily of Dromaeosauridae)Diet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered by an American-Mongolian expedition to the Barun Goyot Formation of the Gobi Desert, southern Mongolia, in July 1991. Named by James G. Napoli, Alexander Altieri Ruebenstahl, Bhart-Anjan Singh Bhullar, Alan Hamilton Turner and Mark Allen Norell in 2021.Lived: 72 to 71 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now southern Mongolia.
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Post by Joey on May 7, 2024 8:23:31 GMT
Not sure that cat wants to get that close to those feet and long claws. Cat should turn around.
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Post by Tix Mascot on May 7, 2024 8:37:17 GMT
This one is dangerous for both men and cats.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 8, 2024 7:43:53 GMT
Just a friendly reminder about this week's quiz question. You've been asked: Which dinosaur family did Edmontosaurus belong to? Rhabdodontidae, Hadrosauridae, Iguanodontidae or Camptosauridae?Today's dino: Name: XixianykusPronunciation: Zi-zi-ah-nee-cusMeaning of name: "Xixia claw", after Xixia County, Henan Province, central-eastern China, where its fossils were discovered.Species: X. zhangiSize: 0.5 metres long and 0.2 metres tall. Weight uncertain. One of the smallest-known non-avian dinosaurs.Family: AlvarezsauridaeDiet: Uncertain. Possible insectivore.First fossils found: Known only from a single, almost complete skeleton discovered in the Majiacun Formation of Henan Province, central-eastern China. Named by Chinese palaeontologist, Xu Xing, in 2010.Lived: 83 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now central-eastern China. Size comparison between X. zhangi and a domestic cat. |
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Post by Tix Mascot on May 8, 2024 9:24:20 GMT
Maybe it can nibble the fleas off the cat's fur?  |
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Post by Joey on May 9, 2024 7:40:56 GMT
They look like pals.
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