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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 23, 2024 13:53:59 GMT
Another representative of the long neck & tail group.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 23, 2024 14:00:40 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. Rather big fellows - a couple of feet long? |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 24, 2024 2:22:04 GMT
Technically, Lizzie isn't a dinosaur. She's a type of dicynodont called Lystrosaurus.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 24, 2024 4:38:30 GMT
Lystrosaurus ("Lizzie") depending on species, measured between 0.6 and 2.5 metres long. Weighed between 50 and 90kgs.
Guanlong ("Jaffa") between 3 and 3.5 metres long and weighing 125kgs.
Baby Apatosaurus ("Long-Neck") 3.3 metres long. Depending on species, grew to measure between 20 and 30 metres long and weighing up to 33 metric tonnes.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 24, 2024 7:53:51 GMT
Just a friendly reminder about this week's quiz question. You've been asked: Which large Theropod has the nickname "Lion of the Jurassic"? Torvosaurus, Yangchuanosaurus, Allosaurus, Saurophaganax, Ceratosaurus or Megalosaurus?Today's dino: Name: EoabelisaurusPronunciation: Ee-oh-ah-bell-ee-sore-usMeaning of name: "Dawn Abelisaurus", in reference to the fact it represents an early relative of Abelisaurus.Species: E. mefiSize: Estimated to have measured between 5 and 6 metres long.Family: Uncertain. Possible Abelisaurid.Diet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skull and skeleton discovered by Argentine palaeontologist, Diego Pol, in the Cañadón Asfalto Formation of northwestern Patagonia, Argentina, in 2009. Named by Mr. Pol and German palaeontologist, Oliver Rauhut, in 2012.Lived: 179.17 to 178.07 million years ago during the Toarcian stage of the Early Jurassic in what is now northwestern Patagonia, Argentina.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 24, 2024 16:47:07 GMT
Lystrosaurus ("Lizzie") depending on species, measured between 0.6 and 2.5 metres long. Weighed between 50 and 90kgs. Guanlong ("Jaffa") between 3 and 3.5 metres long and weighing 125kgs. Baby Apatosaurus ("Long-Neck") 3.3 metres long. Depending on species, grew to measure between 20 and 30 metres long and weighing up to 33 metric tonnes. LOL I was refering to the models on your pic. Sorry for the confusion. |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 25, 2024 10:35:30 GMT
Name: HarenadracoPronunciation: Ha-reh-na-dray-coMeaning of name: "Sand dragon"Species: H. primaSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: TroodontidaeDiet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, fragmentary skeleton discovered in the Baruungoyot Formation of southern Mongolia, in 2018. Named by S. Lee, J. -Y. Park, S. -H. Kim, Y. -N. Lee, Z. Badamkhatan, D. Idersaikhan and K. Tsogtbaatar in 2024. Harenadraco is the first Troodontid to be discovered in the Baruungoyot Formation.Lived: 72 to 71 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now southern Mongolia.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 25, 2024 16:17:29 GMT
Look at the spurs on those short arms!
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 26, 2024 10:51:00 GMT
A final reminder about this week's quiz question before the answer is revealed tomorrow. You've been asked: Which large Theropod has the nickname "Lion of the Jurassic"? Torvosaurus, Yangchuanosaurus, Allosaurus, Saurophaganax, Ceratosaurus or Megalosaurus?Today's dino: Name: GongxianosaurusPronunciation: Gong-zee-an-oh-sore-usMeaning of name: "Gongxian lizard", after a county in Sichuan Province, southwestern China.Species: G. shibeiensisSize: Estimated to have measured around 14 metres long and weighing 2 metric tonnes.Family: UncertainDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known from four fragmentary to complete individuals similar in size, together encompassing most of the skeleton, missing both the hand and the majority of the skull, discovered in the Ziliujing Formation of Sichuan Province, southwestern China, in 1997. Named by Chinese palaeontologists, He Xinlu, Wang Changsheng, Liu Shangzhong, Zhou Fengyun, Liu Tuqiang, Cai Kaiji and Dai Bing in1998.Lived: 183 to 174.7 million years ago during the Toarcian stage of the Early Jurassic in what is now southwestern China.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 26, 2024 14:29:59 GMT
A little low (short legs) compared to most other types.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 27, 2024 10:43:52 GMT
Tix Mascot , Joey , well done for correctly guessing the answer to this week's quiz question. You were asked: Which large Theropod has the nickname "Lion of the Jurassic"? Torvosaurus, Yangchuanosaurus, Allosaurus, Saurophaganax, Ceratosaurus or Megalosaurus?Answer: Allosaurus. One of the largest and most common Theropods during the Late Jurassic in what is now the western United States. The nickname "Lion of the Jurassic" comes from it being an apex predator. Sometimes, Allosaurus is also called "the ground hawk" due to a new theory of it attacking prey by grasping with not only its jaws, but also its clawed feet, in a similar way to how hawks attack their prey.Today's dino:Name: TototlmimusPronunciation: Toe-toe-tl-my-musMeaning of name: "Bird mimic"Species: T. packardensisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 3.8 metres long and weighing 125kgs.Family: OrnithomimidaeDiet: Uncertain. Likely either a herbivore or omnivore.First fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Packard Formation of northeastern Mexico. Named by Claudia Inés Serrano-Brañas, Esperanza Torres-Rodríguez, Paola Carolina Reyes-Luna, Ixchel González-Ramírez and Carlos González-León in 2015.Lived: 83.6 to 72.1 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northeastern Mexico.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 27, 2024 15:09:32 GMT
Tix Mascot , Joey , well done for correctly guessing the answer to this week's quiz question. You were asked: Which large Theropod has the nickname "Lion of the Jurassic"? Torvosaurus, Yangchuanosaurus, Allosaurus, Saurophaganax, Ceratosaurus or Megalosaurus? Pure luck, so guessing is really the correct expression here... |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 28, 2024 11:10:01 GMT
Name: KiyacursorPronunciation: Ky-ah-cur-soreMeaning of name: "Kiya River runner" after a river in the Tomsk and Kemerovo Oblasts of Russia.Species: K. longipesSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 2.5 metres long.Family: NoasauridaeDiet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Ilek Formation of western Siberia, Russia. Named by A. O. Averianov, P. P. Skutschas, A. A. Atuchin, O. N. Vladimirova, D. A. Slobodin and O. A. Feofanova in 2024.Lived: 121.4 to 113 million years ago during the Aptian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now western Siberia, Russia. New quiz question: What name have scientists given to the asteroid that caused the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event 66 million years ago? Orcus, Makemake, Eros, Chicxulub, Haumea, Quaoar, Gonggong or Sedna?
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 28, 2024 15:26:56 GMT
New quiz question: What name have scientists given to the asteroid that caused the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event 66 million years ago? Orcus, Makemake, Eros, Chicxulub, Haumea, Quaoar, Gonggong or Sedna? I think that I heard about this once, but must have forgotten, so we're back at playing the guessing game again. How about Haumea? |
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Post by LadyPorthos on Jul 28, 2024 19:16:27 GMT
New quiz question: What name have scientists given to the asteroid that caused the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event 66 million years ago? Orcus, Makemake, Eros, Chicxulub, Haumea, Quaoar, Gonggong or Sedna? I'll guess Orcus |
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