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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 15, 2024 9:08:23 GMT
Name: Hypnovenator Pronunciation: Hip-no-ven-ah-torMeaning of name: "Sleep hunter", in reference to the sleeping position the skeleton was preserved in. Species: H. matsubaraetoheorumSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 1 metre long.Family: Troodontinae (a subfamily of Troodontidae)Diet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Ohyamashimo Formation of Japan in 2010. Named by palaeontologists, Katsuhiro Kubota, Yosh*tsugu Kobayashi and Tadahiro Ikeda in 2024. Currently, Hypnovenator is not only the oldest known Troodontid, but also the first Troodontid to be discovered in Japan.Lived: 112.1 to 106.4 million years ago during the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now Japan.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Aug 15, 2024 9:58:35 GMT
Definitely not a suitable playmate for Sindbad. 🐈⬛
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 16, 2024 10:27:29 GMT
A final reminder about this week's quiz question before the answer is revealed tomorrow. You've been asked: Yes or no? Did dinosaurs ever see snow?
Today's dino: Name: Koleken Pronunciation: Ko-leh-kenMeaning of name: "Coming from clay and water", in reference to the fossils being discovered in a sedimentary section dominated by claystone representing an estuarine environment.Species: K. inakayaliSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: AbelisauridaeDiet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skull and skeleton discovered in the La Colonia Formation of Chubut Province, southern Argentina, in 2015. Named by palaeontologist, Diego Pol, in 2024.Lived: 71.7 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now southern Argentina. |
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Post by Tix Mascot on Aug 16, 2024 14:39:23 GMT
It says: "Where is my breakfast?"
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Post by darrenvox on Aug 16, 2024 22:07:45 GMT
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Post by Joey on Aug 17, 2024 8:45:36 GMT
Sure has tiny front legs.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 17, 2024 10:06:24 GMT
Time to reveal the answer to this week's quiz question and I'm pleased to say everyone guessed correctly. You were asked: Yes or no? Did dinosaurs ever see snow?Answer: Yes. Despite there being no ice caps at the poles and the weather during the Mesozoic being warmer than it is today, there were occasions when dinosaurs living in these areas would have seen snow. I sometimes wonder what they thought of these little bits of white stuff falling from the sky.Today's entry is a new Brazilian pterosaur:Name: Torukjara Pronunciation: Too-ruk-ha-rahMeaning of name: "Toruk lord", in reference to the fictional toruk creature of the Avatar film franchise. Species: T. bandeiraeWingspan: Estimated to have measured around 2 metres.Family: Tapejarinae (a subfamily of Tapejaridae)Diet: Uncertain. Possibly either a frugivore or omnivore.First fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skull and skeleton discovered in the Rio Paraná Formation of southern Brazil, in 2014. Originally named as a species of Caiuajara in 2022. Recognized as a new genus and renamed Torukjara by Rodrigo V. Pêgas in 2024.Lived: 125 to 113 million years ago during the Barremian and Aptian stages of the Early Cretaceous in what is now southern Brazil. |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 18, 2024 6:58:08 GMT
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 Joey on Aug 18, 2024 6:58:48 GMT
OK that's a weird one.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 18, 2024 7:27:30 GMT
Here's a new quiz question for you: True or False? Japanese film makers used dinosaurs as the inspiration for the design of Godzilla.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Aug 18, 2024 11:06:23 GMT
True or False? Japanese film makers used dinosaurs as the inspiration for the design of Godzilla. My gut feeling says 'yes', rather than creating it from scratch. |
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Post by LadyPorthos on Aug 18, 2024 18:35:16 GMT
Here's a new quiz question for you: True or False? Japanese film makers used dinosaurs as the inspiration for the design of Godzilla.I'll say True |
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Post by darrenvox on Aug 18, 2024 23:13:55 GMT
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 19, 2024 7:37:53 GMT
Name: Kelumapusaura Pronunciation: Ke-lu-ma-pu-sor-rahMeaning of name: "Red earth lizard"Species: K. machiSize: Estimated to have measured between 8 and 9 metres long.Family: Saurolophinae (a subfamily of Hadrosauridae)Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known from several partial skeletons discovered in the Allen Formation of Patagonia, Argentina. Named by Sebastián Rozadilla, Federico Brissón Egli, Federico Agnolin, Alexis Mauro Aranciaga-Rolando and Fernando Emilio Novas in 2022.Lived: 73 to 69 million years ago during the Campanian and Maastrichtian stages of the Late Cretaceous in what is now Patagonia, Argentina.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Aug 19, 2024 10:09:02 GMT
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