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Post by Joey on Jun 21, 2024 6:52:01 GMT
Note the turtle on the rocks.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 21, 2024 8:12:25 GMT
A final reminder about this week's quiz question before the answer is revealed tomorrow. You've been asked: In which African country have fossils of Heterodontosaurus been discovered? Cameroon, Angola, Somalia, Namibia, South Africa, Togo, Sierra Leone or Seychelles?Today's dino: Name: AratasaurusPronunciation: Ah-rah-tah-sore-usMeaning of name: "Born of fire lizard", in reference to the fact that its fossils were inside the National Museum of Brazil when the building was heavily damaged by fire.Species: A. museunacionaliSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: UncertainDiet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a partial right leg discovered in the Romualdo Formation of northeastern Brazil in 2008. Named by Juliana Manso Sayão, Antônio Álamo Feitosa Saraiva, Arthur Souza Brum, Renan Alfredo Machado Bantim, Rafael Cesar Lima Pedroso de Andrade, Xin Cheng, Flaviana Jorge de Lima, Helder de Paula Silva, Alexander W. A. Kellner in 2020.Lived: 115 to 110 million years ago during the Aptian and Albian stages of the Early Cretaceous in what is now northeastern Brazil.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jun 21, 2024 14:04:06 GMT
A nasty critter if it decides to stalk you!
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Post by Joey on Jun 22, 2024 4:26:11 GMT
All from part of a leg. They have some creative drawers.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 22, 2024 10:40:52 GMT
Tix Mascot , well done for correctly guessing the answer to this week's quiz question. You were asked: In which African country have fossils of Heterodontosaurus been discovered? Cameroon, Angola, Somalia, Namibia, South Africa, Togo, Sierra Leone or Seychelles?
Answer: South Africa. A small bipedal herbivore, Heterodontosaurus lived in what is now South Africa during the Early Jurassic, between 200 and 190 million years ago. Its name, meaning "Different-toothed lizard", refers to its three different kinds of teeth in the upper jaw: small incisors at the front, cheek-teeth at the back and a pair of tusks in the middle. The first Heterodontosaurus fossils were discovered during the early 1960s.Today's dino: Name: ShidaisaurusPronunciation: She-day-sore-usMeaning of name: "Shidai lizard", in reference to the Jin-Shidai ("Golden Age")Species: S. jinaeSize: Estimated to have measured around 7 metres long and weighing 950kgs.Family: Metriacanthosaurinae (a subfamily of Metriacanthosauridae)Diet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Chuanjie Formation of Yunnan Province, southwestern China. Named by X. Wu, P. J. Currie, D. Zhiming, S. Pan and T. Wang in 2009. Currently, Shidaisaurus is the oldest known Allosauroid.Lived: 174 million years ago during the Aalenian stage of the Middle Jurassic in what is now southwestern China.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jun 22, 2024 11:51:40 GMT
Black face and hands? What did you have for breakfast, buddy?
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 22, 2024 12:43:32 GMT
Just heard a new Ceratopsian species has been named from a skull discovered in Montana in 2019. Lokiceratops, meaning "Loki's horned face" (after the Norse god of mischief, trickery and deception), lived around 78 million years ago.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 23, 2024 6:42:24 GMT
Those of us who are parents will know how picky the kids can be when it comes to food. Turns out Tyrannosaurs were also picky eaters. Palaeontologists studying the fossils of a juvenile Gorgosaurus discovered the complete hind legs of two baby dinos, both under a year old, were present in the predator's stomach, suggesting that the Tyrannosaur was focused on the animals' meaty thighs for its meal. Adults and juveniles didn't compete for food because juveniles, due to their narrow skulls and blade-like teeth, sought out smaller prey while the adults had massive jaws capable of generating bone-crushing bites that could take on larger prey.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 23, 2024 7:22:32 GMT
Name: MagnosaurusPronunciation: Mag-no-sore-usMeaning of name: "Large lizard"Species: M. nethercombensisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 4 metres long and weighing 0.5 metric tonnes.Family: Afrovenatorinae (a subfamily of Megalosauridae)Diet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered by W. Parker in the Inferior Oolite Formation of southwest England, sometime during the 19th century. Originally named as a species of Megalosaurus by German palaeontologist, Friedrich von Huene, in 1923, before being recognized as a new genus and renamed Magnosaurus by Mr. von Huene in 1932.Lived: 170.9 to 168.2 million years ago during the Bajocian stage of the Middle Jurassic in what is now southwest England. New quiz question: True or false? T-Rex could swim.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jun 23, 2024 11:33:12 GMT
New quiz question: True or false? T-Rex could swim. This is completely out of my area of knowledge, but I'll guess 'no', since I have never seen one depicted on deep water or heard about them swimming. |
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Post by LadyPorthos on Jun 23, 2024 19:10:32 GMT
New quiz question: True or false? T-Rex could swim. I'll guess False. |
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Post by Joey on Jun 24, 2024 6:12:03 GMT
Yeah I'll say false too. DOesn't seem the type to swim.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 24, 2024 7:20:35 GMT
Name: RuehleiaPronunciation: Rew-lay-ahMeaning of name: Named after German palaeontologist, Hugo Rühle von Lilienstern.Species: R. bedheimensisSize: Estimated to have measured between 6 and 8 metres long, between 2 and 3 metres tall and weighing up to 1 metric tonne.Family: UncertainDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, almost complete skull and skeleton discovered in central Germany in 1952. Named by British palaeontologist, Peter Malcolm Galton, in 2001.Lived: 216 to 208 million years ago during the Norian and Rhaetian stages of the Late Triassic in what is now central Germany.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jun 24, 2024 12:17:26 GMT
Short neck compared to the tail.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 25, 2024 7:22:47 GMT
Say hello to the newest member of the Ceratopsidae: Name: LokiceratopsPronunciation: Low-key-seh-rah-topsMeaning of name: "Loki's horned face", after the Norse god of mischief, trickery and deception.Species: L. rangiformisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 6.7 metres long and weighing 5 metric tonnes.Family: Centrosaurinae (a subfamily of Ceratopsidae)Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a mostly complete skull, vertebrae, a right scapula and parts of the pelvis, discovered in the Judith River Formation of Montana in 2019. Named by palaeontologists Mark A. Loewen, Scott D. Sampson, Jingmai O'Conner, Savhanna Carpenter, Brock Sisson, David C. Evans, Nick Longrich, Peter J. Makovicky, Andrew A. Farke, Anna Øhlenschlæger and Joseph J. W. Sertich in 2024.Lived: 78 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now the western United States. Artist's impression of Lokiceratops |
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