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Post by Talira Greycrest on Sept 25, 2024 8:17:43 GMT
Name: BrohisaurusPronunciation: Bro-he-sore-usMeaning of name: "Baluchi lizard", after the Baluchi people who live in the area where its fossils were discovered.Species: B. kirthariSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Uncertain. Possible Titanosaurid.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from rib fragments, vertebrae and limb bones discovered in the Sembar Formation of Pakistan. Named by Muhammad Sadiq Malkani in 2003.Lived: 154.8 to 149.2 million years ago during the Kimmeridgian stage of the Late Jurassic in what is now Pakistan. Artist's impression of Brohisaurus
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Post by Tix Mascot on Sept 25, 2024 13:42:58 GMT
Strange head and body.
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Post by Joey on Sept 26, 2024 7:13:06 GMT
Well looks like they didn't have a lot to go on.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Sept 26, 2024 10:59:47 GMT
Name: TamarroPronunciation: Tah-mah-rowMeaning of name: Named after a creature in Spanish folklore.Species: T. insperatusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Jinfengopteryginae (a subfamily of Troodontidae)Diet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial metatarsal (long midfoot bone) discovered in the Tremp Formation of northeastern Spain. Named by A. G. Sellés, B. Vila, S. L. Brusatte, P. J. Currie and A. Galobart in 2021.Lived: 66 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northeastern Spain.
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Post by Joey on Sept 27, 2024 6:47:26 GMT
Wonder how big their eggs were.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Sept 27, 2024 7:38:44 GMT
Wonder how big their eggs were. The largest eggs found so far belong to Beibeilong, a species of Oviraptorid. Each egg measures around 45cm long and weighs 5kgs. However, despite their size, the eggshells were very fragile. So how did the 1-tonne mother sit on the eggs without crushing them? Interestingly, oviraptorids arranged their eggs in a ring with an open central space large enough for the adult to sit in. |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Sept 27, 2024 7:57:44 GMT
A final reminder about this week's quiz question before the answer is revealed tomorrow. You've been asked: What percentage of life on Earth was wiped out during the Permian-Triassic extinction event? 60%, 70%, 80% or 90%?
Today's dino: Name: AmbopteryxPronunciation: Am-bop-teh-riksMeaning of name: "Both wing"Species: A. longibrachium Size: 32cm long and weighing 306 grams.Family: ScansoriopterygidaeDiet: Uncertain. Possible omnivore.First fossils found: Known only from a single, almost complete skeleton with soft tissue discovered in the Haifanggou Formation of Liaoning Province, northeastern China, in 2017. Named by Min Wang, Jingmai K. O’Connor, Xu Xing and Zhonghe Zhou in 2019. Ambopteryx is the second non-avian dinosaur to be found with both feathers and bat-like membranous wings.Lived: 163 million years ago during the Callovian stage of the Middle Jurassic in what is now northeastern China.
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Post by Joey on Sept 28, 2024 5:25:24 GMT
Bat Bird !!!
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Sept 28, 2024 6:04:27 GMT
Tix Mascot , Joey , well done for correctly guessing the answer to this week's quiz question. You were asked: What percentage of life on Earth was wiped out during the Permian-Triassic extinction event? 60%, 70%, 80% or 90%?Answer: 90%. There's a reason this event is often referred to as 'The Great Dying'. Scientists estimate that at least 90% of all life on Earth perished at the end of the Permian. The oceans were hit the worst with only 5% of marine species surviving. On land, only a third of the plant and animal species made it through. The most likely causes of this mass extinction are volcanic activity and climate change.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Sept 28, 2024 7:56:05 GMT
Name: Yuxisaurus Pronunciation: Yu-ze-sor-usMeaning of name: "Yuxi lizard", after a city in Yunnan Province, southwestern China, where its fossils were discovered. Species: Y. kopchickiSize: Estimated to have measured around 4 metres long.Family: UncertainDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a partial skull and partial skeleton discovered in the Fengjiahe Formation of southwestern China. Named by Xi Yao, Paul M Barrett, Lei Yang, Xu Xing and Shundong Bi in 2022.Lived: 199.5 to 174.7 million years ago from the Sinemurian stage through to the Toarcian stage of the Early Jurassic in what is now southwestern China. New quiz question: Discovered in 1983, which dinosaur from England has a name meaning "Heavy claw"? Haestasaurus, Cruxicheiros, Asylosaurus, Baryonyx, Callovosaurus or Eucercosaurus?
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Post by LadyPorthos on Sept 28, 2024 19:43:28 GMT
New quiz question: Discovered in 1983, which dinosaur from England has a name meaning "Heavy claw"? Haestasaurus, Cruxicheiros, Asylosaurus, Baryonyx, Callovosaurus or Eucercosaurus?I'll go with Cruxicheiros |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Sept 29, 2024 6:58:50 GMT
Name: AurornisPronunciation: Or-or-nisMeaning of name: "Dawn bird" or "Daybreak bird"Species: A. xui Size: 0.5 metres longFamily: AnchiornithidaeDiet: Carnivore/insectivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single individual preserved on a slab acquired from a fossil dealer and labelled as coming from the Tiaojishan Formation of Liaoning Province, northeastern China, which is Oxfordian (Late Jurassic) in age. However, there's a possibility it may have come from the Yixian Formation which is Barremian/Aptian (Early Cretaceous) in age. If the original description is correct, it may hint that birds evolved earlier than previously thought. Named by palaeontologists, Pascal Godefroit, Andrea Cau, Hu Dong-Yu, François Escuillié, Wu Wenhao and Gareth Dyke in 2013.Lived: In what is now northeastern China during either the Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic (160 million years ago) or possibly during the Barremian stage of the Early Cretaceous (125 million years ago). If it did live during the Oxfordian, that would make Aurornis ten million years older than Archaeopteryx, which is often considered the earliest known bird.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Sept 30, 2024 8:08:09 GMT
Name: MaraapunisaurusPronunciation: Ma-rah-pu-ne-sore-usMeaning of name: "Huge lizard"Species: M. fragillimusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 30 metres long.Family: RebbachisauridaeDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a femur and a partial vertebra discovered by Oramel William Lucas in the Morrison Formation of Colorado in 1877. Originally named as a species of Amphicoelias by American palaeontologist, Edward Drinker Cope, in 1878, before eventually being recognized as a new genus and renamed Maraapunisaurus by American palaeontologist, Kenneth Carpenter, in 2018. Unfortunately, the current whereabouts of the fossils is unknown.Lived: 150 million years ago during the Kimmeridgian stage of the Late Jurassic in what is now the western United States.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Sept 30, 2024 16:55:49 GMT
I'll go with Cruxicheiros I bet that LadyPorthos is right. She usually is, so I follow her example.  |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Oct 1, 2024 7:32:37 GMT
Name: HypsirhophusPronunciation: Hip-sir-oh-fusMeaning of name: "High roof", in reference to the tall anatomy of the dorsal vertebrae.Species: H. discurusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Stegosaurinae (a subfamily of Stegosauridae)Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a partial rib and some partial vertebrae from the back and tail discovered by schoolteacher, Oramel William Lucas, at the Garden Park fossil site near Cañon City, Colorado. Named by American palaeontologist, Edward Drinker Cope, in 1878.Lived: 146 million years ago during the Tithonian stage of the Late Jurassic in what now the western United States. Artist's impression of Hypsirhophus
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