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Post by Talira Greycrest on Sept 14, 2024 6:31:22 GMT
Name: NapaisaurusPronunciation: Nah-pay-sore-usMeaning of name: "Napai lizard", after the Napai Basin where its fossils were discovered.Species: N. guangxiensis Size: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Uncertain. Possible Iguanodontid.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a partial pelvis discovered in the Xinlong Formation of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, South China, in 2020. Named by S. Ji and P. Zhang in 2022.Lived: 120 to 100 million years ago from the Aptian stage of the Early Cretaceous through to the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now South China.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Sept 14, 2024 11:40:14 GMT
Now that I'm finally back online, it's time to reveal the answer to this week's quiz question. You were asked: How many teeth did Triceratops have? 200, 400, 600, 800 or 1000?Answer: 800. Triceratops had roughly 800 teeth arranged in "batteries" of between 36 and 40 tooth columns. Each column had between three and five teeth vertically stacked on top of each other. As old teeth wore down and fell out, new teeth grew to replace them.Wow - I'm really impressed! |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Sept 14, 2024 12:13:03 GMT
Dinos were lucky they didn't have to worry about dental health. Their teeth grew constantly throughout their lives, and if they lost a tooth, there was always a new one ready to replace it. Unfortunately, humans have to make sure they take good care of their teeth. If we lose our teeth, we don't get new ones.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Sept 15, 2024 11:03:51 GMT
Today's entry is a dubious Theropod genus: Name: OrthogoniosaurusPronunciation: Or-tho-gone-ee-oh-sore-usMeaning of name: "Straight angled lizard", in reference to the straight posterior edge of its teeth.Species: O. matleyiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Uncertain. Possible Abelisaurid.Diet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, fragmentary tooth discovered in the Lameta Formation of central India. Named by H. C. Das-Gupta in 1931.Lived: 66 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now central India. New quiz question: How did Triceratops grow its brow horns? From their bases or from their tips? |
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Post by Tix Mascot on Sept 15, 2024 11:26:30 GMT
New quiz question: How did Triceratops grow its brow horns? From their bases or from their tips? I think that I have read about this once, but I have forgotten, so I guess the base. |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Sept 15, 2024 13:14:48 GMT
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Post by LadyPorthos on Sept 15, 2024 19:23:48 GMT
New quiz question: How did Triceratops grow its brow horns? From their bases or from their tips? I would say the base |
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Post by darrenvox on Sept 15, 2024 20:50:25 GMT
i guess tips
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Sept 16, 2024 6:26:29 GMT
Name: SinankylosaurusPronunciation: Sin-an-ky-lo-sor-usMeaning of name: "Chinese fused lizard"Species: S. zhuchengensis Size: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Uncertain. Likely Ankylosaurid.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from an almost complete right ilium (hip bone) discovered in the Hongtuya Formation of Shandong Province, eastern China. Named by K. B. Wang, Y. X. Zhang, J. Chen, S. Q. Chen and P. Y. Wang in 2020.Lived: 77.3 to 73.5 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now eastern China.
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Post by Joey on Sept 16, 2024 6:53:12 GMT
Looks like it's saying DO NOT TOUCH !!!
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Post by Tix Mascot on Sept 16, 2024 17:51:10 GMT
Look at that wrecking ball tail tip!
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Sept 17, 2024 7:40:39 GMT
Name: GraciliraptorPronunciation: Gray-sil-e-rap-torMeaning of name: "Graceful thief"Species: G. lujiatunensisSize: Estimated to have measured around 1 metre long and weighing between 1 and 2kgs.Family: DromaeosauridaeDiet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, fragmentary skeleton comprising of a partial upper jaw with some teeth, nearly complete fore and hind legs and ten partial tail vertebrae, discovered in the Yixian Formation of Liaoning Province, northeastern China. Named by Chinese palaeontologists, Xu Xing and Wang Xiaoling, in 2004.Lived: 126 million years ago during the Hauterivian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now northeastern China.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Sept 17, 2024 13:58:54 GMT
A flying raptor? Oh my...
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Sept 18, 2024 7:16:36 GMT
Just a friendly reminder about this week's quiz question. You've been asked: How did Triceratops grow its brow horns? From their bases or from their tips?Today's dino: Name: BellusaurusPronunciation: Bel-lu-sore-usMeaning of name: "Beautiful lizard"Species: B. suiSize: Full adult size uncertain as the only known fossils are thought to belong to juveniles.Family: MamenchisauridaeDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known from at least seventeen partial skeletons discovered in the Shishugou Formation of northwestern China. Named by Chinese palaeontologist, Dong Zhiming, in 1990. A lack of fusion in some of the bones suggests these animals were juveniles that may have been killed in a flash flood. It's also led to speculation that Bellusaurus may actually be the juvenile form of Klamelisaurus.Lived: 170 million years ago during the Bajocian stage of the Middle Jurassic in what is now northwestern China.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Sept 18, 2024 12:36:22 GMT
Some of them could use their tails as weapon, but this one seems most scary using its head as a club.
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