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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 26, 2024 7:06:57 GMT
Name: HexinlusaurusPronunciation: He-zin-lu-sore-usMeaning of name: "He Xin-Lu's lizard", in honour of Professor He Xin-Lu from the Chengdu University of Technology.Species: H. multidensSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: UncertainDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a partial skull, two partial skeletons and an almost complete skull discovered in the Shaximiao Formation of Sichuan Province, southwestern China. Was originally named as a species of Yandusaurus by He Xin-Lu and K.-J. Cai in 1983, before being renamed as a species of Xiaosaurus in 1992. Was eventually recognized as a new genus and named Hexinlusaurus by Paul M. Barrett, Richard J. Butler and Fabien Knoll in 2005.Lived: 170.9 to 168.2 million years ago during the Bajocian stage of the Middle Jurassic in what is now southwestern China. New quiz question: True or False? The first dinosaurs appeared around 233 million years ago.
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Post by Joey on May 26, 2024 7:18:44 GMT
Looks like a little Mohawk hairdo on it's rear end.
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Post by Tix Mascot on May 26, 2024 10:20:21 GMT
True or False? The first dinosaurs appeared around 233 million years ago. Different species probably went extinct and disappeared all the time, so I guess 'yes' here. |
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Post by LadyPorthos on May 26, 2024 18:58:45 GMT
New quiz question: True or False? The first dinosaurs appeared around 233 million years ago. True |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 27, 2024 8:15:26 GMT
Name: PuertasaurusPronunciation: Pwer-tah-sore-usMeaning of name: "Puerta's lizard", after fossil hunters, Pablo Puerta and Santiago Reuil.Species: P. reuiliSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 30 metres long and weighing between 45 and 55 metric tonnes.Family: Uncertain. Likely Titanosaurid.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from four vertebrae discovered in the Cerro Fortaleza Formation of southwestern Patagonia, Argentina. Named by palaeontologists, Fernando Emilio Novas, Leonardo Salgado, Jorge Calvo and Federico Agnolin in 2005.Lived: 76 to 70 million years ago during the Campanian and Maastrichtian stages of the Late Cretaceous in what is now southwestern Patagonia, Argentina.
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Post by Tix Mascot on May 27, 2024 10:32:10 GMT
Small head and oversized neck.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 28, 2024 7:42:15 GMT
Name: ThyreosaurusPronunciation: Thy-ree-oh-sore-usMeaning of name: "Thyreos lizard", after an oblong shield used in Ancient Greece and referencing the shape of the animal's unusual osteoderms.Species: T. atlasicusSize: Full adult size uncertain as the only known fossils belong to a subadult.Family: Dacentrurinae (a subfamily of Stegosauridae)Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from vertebrae, rib fragments, a partial fibula and six osteoderms, discovered in the El Mers III Formation of Morocco, North Africa, in 2021. Named by O. Zafaty, M. Oukassou, F. Riguetti, J. Company, S. Bendrioua, R. Tabuce, A. Charrière and X. Pereda-Suberbiola in 2024.Lived: 168.2 to 161.5 million years ago during the Bathonian and Callovian stages of the Middle Jurassic in what is now North Africa.
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Post by Tix Mascot on May 28, 2024 9:15:20 GMT
Careful with that spiked tail!
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Post by Joey on May 29, 2024 7:21:48 GMT
Yikes no rides here.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 29, 2024 9:23:36 GMT
Just a friendly reminder about this week's quiz question. You've been asked: True or False? The first dinosaurs appeared around 233 million years ago.Today's dino: Name: GideonmantelliaPronunciation: Gid-ee-on-man-tell-ee-ahMeaning of name: Named after English palaeontologist, Gideon Algernon Mantell.Species: G. amosanjuanaeSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: UncertainDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a partial juvenile skeleton discovered by amateur palaeontologist, José María Herrero Marzo, in the Camarillas Formation of northeastern Spain, in 1982. Named by José Ignacio Ruiz-Omeñaca, Gloria Cuenca-Bescós, Penélope Cruzado-Caballero, José Manuel Gasca, Miguel Moreno-Azanza and José Ignacio Canudo in 2012. Was originally thought to be a species of Hypsilophodon.Lived: 125.77 to 121.4 million years ago during the Barremian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now northeastern Spain.
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Post by Joey on May 30, 2024 6:35:25 GMT
Looks well proportioned.
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Post by Tix Mascot on May 30, 2024 9:45:32 GMT
But maybe a little disgruntled or angry.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 30, 2024 10:07:51 GMT
Name: BaotianmansaurusPronunciation: Bow-tee-an-man-sore-usMeaning of name: "Boatianman lizard", after the Baotianman National Nature Reserve.Species: B. henanensisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Uncertain. Possible Saltasaurid.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from vertebrae, ribs and scapula fragments discovered in the Gaogou Formation of Henan Province, central-eastern China. Named by Zhang Xingliao; Lü Junchang; Xu Li; Li Jinhua; Yang Li; Hu Weiyong; Jia Songhai; Ji Qiang and Zhang Chengjun in 2009.Lived: 99 to 90 million years ago during the Cenomanian and Turonian stages of the Late Cretaceous in what is now central-eastern China.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 31, 2024 10:26:26 GMT
A final reminder about this week's quiz question before the answer is revealed tomorrow. You've been asked: True or False? The first dinosaurs appeared around 233 million years ago.Today's dino: Name: HayaPronunciation: Ha-yah or Hay-ahMeaning of name: From the "Hayagriva" avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu.Species: H. grivaSize: 1.6 metres long and weighing 10kgs.Family: Thescelosaurinae (a subfamily of Thescelosauridae)Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known from several specimens discovered in the Javkhlant Formation of southern Mongolia. Named by Peter J. Makovicky, Brandon M. Kilbourne, Rudyard W. Sadleir and Mark A. Norell in 2011.Lived: 86.3 to 83.6 million years ago during the Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now southern Mongolia.
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Post by Tix Mascot on May 31, 2024 13:52:36 GMT
Looks sneaky and devious, but probably harmless for the cat.
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