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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 26, 2024 7:47:20 GMT
Just a friendly reminder about this week's quiz question. You've been asked: True or false? T-Rex could swimToday's dino: Name: DicloniusPronunciation: Die-clone-e-usMeaning of name: "Double sprout", in reference to the method of tooth replacement.Species: D. pentagonusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: HadrosauridaeDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from teeth discovered in the Judith River Formation of Montana. Named by American palaeontologist, Edward Drinker Cope, in 1876.Lived: 75 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now the western United States. Artist's impression of Diclonius |
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Post by Joey on Jun 26, 2024 7:56:11 GMT
A tooth and they came up with a Dino with melted chocolate on top.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jun 26, 2024 11:40:58 GMT
Short neck and a body that looks inflated.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 27, 2024 8:24:05 GMT
Name: TsagantegiaPronunciation: Sah-jan-tee-jee-ahMeaning of name: "Tsagan Teg", after the place where its fossils were discovered.Species: T. longicranialisSize: Estimated to have measured between 6 and 7 metres long and weighing between 1 and 4 metric tonnes.Family: Ankylosaurinae (a subfamily of Ankylosauridae)Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from an almost complete skull discovered at the locality Tsagan-Teg (or "White Mountain") of the Bayan Shireh Formation, southeastern Mongolia. Named by Russian paleontologist, Tatyana Alekseyevna Tumanova, in 1993.Lived: 92 to 86 million years ago from the Turonian stage through to the Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now southeastern Mongolia.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 27, 2024 10:21:44 GMT
Found these at work today: Jurassic World Hidden Hatchers   |
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Post by LadyPorthos on Jun 27, 2024 18:34:01 GMT
Oh those are cool!
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jun 28, 2024 8:48:53 GMT
So many interesting toys!
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Post by Joey on Jun 28, 2024 9:07:54 GMT
Who would have guessed?
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 28, 2024 10:50:34 GMT
A final reminder about this week's quiz question before the answer is revealed tomorrow. You've been asked: True or false? T-Rex could swimToday's dino: Name: NevadadromeusPronunciation: Neh-vah-dah-dro-mee-usMeaning of name: "Nevada runner"Species: N. schmittiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 1.8 metres long, 0.6 metres tall and weighing 20kgs.Family: Thescelosaurinae (a subfamily of Thescelosauridae)Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from partial fossils discovered in the Willow Tank Formation of Nevada in 2008. Named by Joshua W. Bonde, Rebecca L. Hall, L. J. Krumenacker and David J. Varricchio in 2022. Nevadadromeus is the first non-avian dinosaur from Nevada to be officially named.Lived: 100 to 94 million years ago during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now the western United States.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 29, 2024 6:52:25 GMT
Time to reveal the answer to this week's quiz question. You were asked: True or false? T-Rex could swim
Answer: True. New evidence suggests that T-Rex was a surprisingly good swimmer. Despite its weight, hollow bones would have helped it to float, and the powerful legs and tail would have been used to propel it through the water. Today's dino: Name: YizhousaurusPronunciation: Yee-zoo-sore-usMeaning of name: "Yizhou lizard", after the Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Region of Yunnan Province, southwestern China, where its fossils were discovered.Species: Y. sunaeSize: Estimated to have measured around 7 metres long, 2.5 metres tall and weighing 1.5 metric tonnes.Family: UncertainDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from an almost complete skull with lower jaw and a partial skeleton discovered in the Lufeng Formation of Yunnan Province, southwestern China, in 2002. Named by palaeontologists Sankar Chatterjee, Qian-Nan Zhang, Hai-Lu You and Tao Wang in 2018.Lived: 199.5 to 192.9 million years ago during the Sinemurian stage of the Early Jurassic in what is now southwestern China.
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Post by Joey on Jun 29, 2024 6:59:53 GMT
Yikes stripes.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jun 29, 2024 10:45:27 GMT
T Rex must have been a formidable adversary, both on land and in water.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 29, 2024 11:06:04 GMT
T Rex must have been a formidable adversary, both on land and in water. Despite being a predator itself, T-Rex would have been vulnerable to attack from mosasaurs and giant crocodiles whilst swimming in the prehistoric lakes and oceans. |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 30, 2024 6:11:15 GMT
Name: ArchaeornithoidesPronunciation: Ar-key-or-nith-oy-deezMeaning of name: "Ancient bird form"Species: A. deinosauriscusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: TroodontidaeDiet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from the partial skull and lower jaws of a juvenile discovered by a joint Polish-Mongolian expedition to the Djadochta Formation of southern Mongolia in 1965. Named by Polish palaeontologist, Andrzej Elżanowski, and German palaeontologist, Peter Wellnhofer, in 1992.Lived: 75 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now southern Mongolia.
Artist's impression of a sleeping Archaeornithoides
New quiz question: Which Ceratopsian had the largest skull of any known dinosaur? Chasmosaurus, Pentaceratops, Anchiceratops, Arrhinoceratops, Styracosaurus or Triceratops?
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jun 30, 2024 9:12:03 GMT
New quiz question: Which Ceratopsian had the largest skull of any known dinosaur? Chasmosaurus, Pentaceratops, Anchiceratops, Arrhinoceratops, Styracosaurus or Triceratops? No clue here. I go for Triceratops. |
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