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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 9, 2024 9:05:17 GMT
Name: OplosaurusPronunciation: Op-low-sore-usMeaning of name: "Armed lizard", "Weapon lizard", or "Armoured lizard"Species: O. armatusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Uncertain. Possible Camarasaurid. Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single tooth discovered by geologist and palaeontologist, Thomas Wright, in the Wessex Formation of the Isle of Wight, England, in 1852. Named in the same year by French palaeontologist, François Louis Paul Gervais.Lived: 130 to 125 million years ago during the Hauterivian and Barremian stages of the Early Cretaceous in what is now the Isle of Wight, England. Oplosaurus tooth
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Post by Joey on May 10, 2024 7:39:26 GMT
Nice teeth.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 10, 2024 7:59:42 GMT
A final reminder about this week's quiz question before the answer is revealed tomorrow. You've been asked: Which dinosaur family did Edmontosaurus belong to? Rhabdodontidae, Hadrosauridae, Iguanodontidae or Camptosauridae?Today's dino: Name: SilutitanPronunciation: See-loo-tie-tanMeaning of name: "Silk Road giant"Species: S. sinensisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: EuhelopodidaeDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from six neck vertebrae discovered in the Shengjinkou Formation of northwestern China in 2006. Named by X. Wang, K. L. Bandeira, R. Qiu, S. Jiang, X. Cheng, Y. Ma and A. W. A. Kellner in 2021.Lived: 120 million years ago during the Aptian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now northwestern China.
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Post by Tix Mascot on May 10, 2024 11:06:04 GMT
Another 'half of me is my neck' type.
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Post by Explorer on May 10, 2024 23:48:43 GMT
I'll go with
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Post by Explorer on May 10, 2024 23:49:18 GMT
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Post by Joey on May 11, 2024 6:02:24 GMT
I wonder how the air is up being that tall.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 11, 2024 7:07:38 GMT
LadyPorthos , well done for correctly guessing the answer to this week's quiz question. You were asked: Which dinosaur family did Edmontosaurus belong to? Rhabdodontidae, Hadrosauridae, Iguanodontidae or Camptosauridae?Answer: Hadrosauridae. During the Late Cretaceous, Hadrosaurs were among the most common herbivorous dinos living in what is now Asia, Canada and the United States. Measuring up to twelve metres long and weighing between five and six metric tonnes, Edmontosaurus was one of the largest Hadrosaurs.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 11, 2024 7:41:14 GMT
Name: TratayeniaPronunciation: Trah-tay-en-nee-ahMeaning of name: Named after Tratayén, the fossil site at which it was excavated.Species: T. rosalesiSize: Estimated to have measured around 8 metres long.Family: MegaraptoridaeDiet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Bajo de la Carpa Formation of northern Patagonia, Argentina, in 2006. Named by Juan D. Porfiri, Rubén D. Juárez Valieri, Domenica D. D. Santos and Matthew C. Lamanna in 2018.Lived: 86 to 83 million years ago during the Santonian and Campanian stages of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northern Patagonia, Argentina.
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Post by Tix Mascot on May 11, 2024 12:52:06 GMT
Hmmm...
Cannot really find anything to compare it to. If it doesn't have any similar cousins, it may be the most unique dino so far.
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Post by LadyPorthos on May 11, 2024 17:53:48 GMT
LadyPorthos , well done for correctly guessing the answer to this week's quiz question. You were asked: Which dinosaur family did Edmontosaurus belong to? Rhabdodontidae, Hadrosauridae, Iguanodontidae or Camptosauridae?Answer: Hadrosauridae. During the Late Cretaceous, Hadrosaurs were among the most common herbivorous dinos living in what is now Asia, Canada and the United States. Measuring up to twelve metres long and weighing between five and six metric tonnes, Edmontosaurus was one of the largest Hadrosaurs. Cool, thanks! Just a good guess on my part.  |
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Post by Explorer on May 11, 2024 21:15:20 GMT
If that snout were longer, it might be an ant eater.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 12, 2024 8:06:48 GMT
Name: ShanyangosaurusPronunciation: Shan-yang-oh-sore-usMeaning of name: "Shanyang lizard", after the rock formation in northwestern China where its fossils were discovered.Species: S. niupanggouensisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: UncertainDiet: Uncertain. Possible omnivore.First fossils found: Known only from a single, fragmentary skeleton discovered in the Shanyang Formation of Shaanxi Province, northwestern China. Named by Zhang Xue in 1996.Lived: 72.1 to 66 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northwestern China. New quiz question: True or False? Palaeontologists have been able to determine the colouration of some dinosaurs by studying fossilized pigment cells.
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Post by Tix Mascot on May 12, 2024 10:53:46 GMT
New quiz question: True or False? Palaeontologists have been able to determine the colouration of some dinosaurs by studying fossilized pigment cells. This sounds plausible, so I go with 'yes'. |
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Post by LadyPorthos on May 12, 2024 19:39:07 GMT
New quiz question: True or False? Palaeontologists have been able to determine the colouration of some dinosaurs by studying fossilized pigment cells. I'll guess true |
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