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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 19, 2024 8:40:12 GMT
A final reminder about this week's quiz question before the answer is revealed tomorrow. You've been asked: True or False? You would have been able to hear T-Rex's footsteps.Today's dino: Name: GobihadrosPronunciation: Go-bee-had-rosMeaning of name: "Gobi hadrosaur"Species: G. mongoliensisSize: Estimated to have measured around 7.5 metres long and weighing between 2 and 3 metric tonnes.Family: UncertainDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known from numerous specimens, including an almost complete juvenile skull and skeleton, discovered in the Bayan Shireh Formation of Mongolia's Gobi Desert, between 1993 and 2004. Named by Khishigjav Tsogtbaatar, David Bruce Weishampel, David Christopher Evans and Mahito Watabe in 2019.Lived: 96 to 83.6 million years ago from the Cenomanian stage through to the Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now southern Mongolia.
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Post by Joey on Jul 19, 2024 10:03:47 GMT
Razorback
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 19, 2024 11:08:12 GMT
Compact and bulky.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 20, 2024 6:12:30 GMT
Tix Mascot , LadyPorthos , well done for correctly guessing the answer to this week's quiz question. You were asked: True or False? You would have been able to hear T-Rex's footsteps.Answer: False. As a predator, T-Rex would have had specific adaptations that allowed it to sneak up on its prey undetected. The walking surfaces on its feet had thick, fleshy pads which not only supported its weight but also muffled the sound of its footsteps. Elephants have similar padding on their feet and, unless they're trying to be noticed, you can't really hear them when they walk.Today's dino:Name: RichardoestesiaPronunciation: Rich-are-does-tess-tee-ahMeaning of name: Named after palaeoherpetologist, Richard Estes, in honour of his important work on small vertebrates and theropod teeth of the Late Cretaceous.Species: R. gilmorei, R. isosceles, R. asiaticaSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: UncertainDiet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: R. gilmorei known only from a pair of lower jaws discovered in the Dinosaur Park Formation of western Canada and named by P. J. Currie, K. J. Rigby and R. E. Sloan in 1990. R. isosceles known only from a single tooth discovered in the Aguja Formation of Texas and named by J. T. Sankey in 2001. R. asiatica known only from teeth discovered in the Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan. Originally named Asiamericana by L. A. Nessov in 1995, before being renamed as a species of Richardoestesia by Alexander Averianov and Hans-Dieter Sues in 2013.Lived: Depending on species, lived between 125 and 66 million years ago from the Barremian stage of the Early Cretaceous through to the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now Uzbekistan, western Canada and the south-central United States, making it one of the longest lasting dinosaur genera. Tooth of R. gilmorei with close up of serrations.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 20, 2024 9:35:08 GMT
Impressive size of that tooth!
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Post by Joey on Jul 21, 2024 7:06:06 GMT
Just think what a full set of those teeth would do.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 21, 2024 8:18:39 GMT
Name: WakinosaurusPronunciation: Waa-kin-oh-sore-usMeaning of name: "Wakino lizard", in reference to the Wakino Subgroup of the Kwanmon Group, of which the Sengoku Formation is a member.Species: W. satoiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Uncertain. Possible Carcharodontosaurid.Diet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, damaged tooth discovered by Ice hockey player, Masahiro Sato, in the Sengoku Formation of Kyushu, Japan, in 1990. Named by Yoshihiko Okazaki in 1992.Lived: 136 to 125 million years ago from the Valanginian stage through to the Barremian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now Kyushu, Japan. New quiz question: Which large Theropod has the nickname "Lion of the Jurassic"? Torvosaurus, Yangchuanosaurus, Allosaurus, Saurophaganax, Ceratosaurus or Megalosaurus?
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 21, 2024 14:24:51 GMT
New quiz question: Which large Theropod has the nickname "Lion of the Jurassic"? Torvosaurus, Yangchuanosaurus, Allosaurus, Saurophaganax, Ceratosaurus or Megalosaurus? A wild choice on Allosaurus. |
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Post by LadyPorthos on Jul 21, 2024 18:09:44 GMT
New quiz question: Which large Theropod has the nickname "Lion of the Jurassic"? Torvosaurus, Yangchuanosaurus, Allosaurus, Saurophaganax, Ceratosaurus or Megalosaurus? I'll guess Megaloaurus |
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Post by Joey on Jul 22, 2024 7:13:48 GMT
I'll go with Allosaurus too.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 22, 2024 7:28:22 GMT
Name: ChebsaurusPronunciation: Cheb-sore-usMeaning of name: "Young man lizard", from the Arabic word 'Cheb' meaning 'young man', as the only known fossils belong to juveniles.Species: C. algeriensisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: CetiosauridaeDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from two partial juvenile skeletons discovered in the Aissa Formation of Algeria. Named by Farida Mahammed, Émilie Läng, Leïla Mami, Larbi Mekahli, Miloud Benhamou, Boumediène Bouterfa, Ali Kacemi, Hayate Chaouati and Sid-Ali Chérief in 2005.Lived: 165 to 163 million years ago during the Callovian stage of the Middle Jurassic in what is now Algeria.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 22, 2024 7:58:05 GMT
More new friends! Say hello to 'Long-Neck', 'Lizzie' and 'Jaffa'. Purchasing these at Big W was a bit chaotic. There was no price tag on the shelf and when I went to pay for them, they wouldn't scan. Someone had to be sent to find how much they cost. The result ended up being nearly $40 (Lizzie and Jaffa came as a twin pack), but I was able to use the last $20 of my rewards money to bring the price down to $14.20, only to find the same toy line being sold in K-Mart of $10 each. Thankfully, K-Mart didn't have these particular figures in stock.  |
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 22, 2024 17:01:49 GMT
A little confused facial expression there, maybe?
Edit: This comment is for the previous historical entry, not TG's latest purchases. LOL
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Post by Joey on Jul 23, 2024 7:43:03 GMT
To many to park in my garage.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 23, 2024 8:20:46 GMT
Name: AepisaurusPronunciation: Ee-pee-sore-usMeaning of name: "Lofty lizard" or "High lizard"Species: A. elephantinusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Uncertain. Likely Titanosaurid.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single humerus discovered near a mountain in southern France in 1841. Named by French palaeontologist and entomologist, François Louis Paul Gervais, in 1852.Lived: 100.5 million years ago during the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now southern France.
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