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Post by Talira Greycrest on Oct 7, 2024 10:19:21 GMT
It’s long been agreed that a huge asteroid smashed into what is now Mexico's Yucatan Penisula at the end of the Cretaceous, wiping out all the non-avian dinosaurs. However, scientists have now revealed that a smaller asteroid believed to have crashed into the ocean near West Africa during the same era, creating another ‘catastrophic’ event.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Oct 7, 2024 11:12:22 GMT
It’s long been agreed that a huge asteroid smashed into what is now Mexico's Yucatan Penisula at the end of the Cretaceous, wiping out all the non-avian dinosaurs. However, scientists have now revealed that a smaller asteroid believed to have crashed into the ocean near West Africa during the same era, creating another ‘catastrophic’ event. Yes, I read that article, too. It turns out that they don't know which of the two was first and how much of life on Earth was wiped out by each of them. |
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Post by LadyPorthos on Oct 7, 2024 21:46:53 GMT
New quiz question: True or False? Three non-avian dinosaur genus had already been officially named before the word 'Dinosaur' was first used. I'll say true And Talira Greycrest, just FYI...for some reason all your posts are coming up in white print now, which makes them nearly impossible to read in some of the themes, at least in Denim Indigo which I'm using. Just thought I'd let you know in case you didn't realize it. |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Oct 8, 2024 0:56:19 GMT
New quiz question: True or False? Three non-avian dinosaur genus had already been officially named before the word 'Dinosaur' was first used. I'll say true And Talira Greycrest , just FYI...for some reason all your posts are coming up in white print now, which makes them nearly impossible to read in some of the themes, at least in Denim Indigo which I'm using. Just thought I'd let you know in case you didn't realize it. |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Oct 8, 2024 5:51:20 GMT
Name: ZigongosaurusPronunciation: Zee-gon-go-sore-usMeaning of name: "Zigong lizard", after a city in Sichuan Province, southwestern China, where its fossils were discovered.Species: Z. fuxiensisSize: Estimated to have measured around 15 metres long.Family: MamenchisauridaeDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known from numerous specimens, including a partial mandible and a partial braincase, discovered in the Shaximiao Formation of Sichuan Province, southwestern China. Named by L. -H. Hou, S. -W. Zhou and S. -C. Chao in 1976.Lived: 169 to 155 million years ago from the Bajocian stage of the Middle Jurassic through to the Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic in what is now southwestern China.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Oct 8, 2024 13:06:16 GMT
New quiz question: True or False? Three non-avian dinosaur genus had already been officially named before the word 'Dinosaur' was first used. I go with true. I was using white because it shows up clearly on the theme I'm using. Have changed to yellow, let me know if that's any better. It's actually worse in my vision. Mybe we should bring in PEEKABOO to solve this issue? |
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Post by LadyPorthos on Oct 8, 2024 18:38:30 GMT
New quiz question: True or False? Three non-avian dinosaur genus had already been officially named before the word 'Dinosaur' was first used. I go with true. I was using white because it shows up clearly on the theme I'm using. Have changed to yellow, let me know if that's any better. It's actually worse in my vision. Mybe we should bring in PEEKABOO to solve this issue? Yeah, the yellow isn't much better for me either. Hmmm.... |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Oct 9, 2024 9:45:28 GMT
Just a friendly reminder about this week's quiz question. You've been asked: True or False? Three non-avian dinosaur genus had already been officially named before the word 'Dinosaur' was first used.
Today's dino:
Name: Bashanosaurus
Pronunciation: Bash-an-oh-sore-us
Meaning of name: "Bashan lizard", from the ancient name of Chongqing municipality, southwestern China, where its fossils were discovered.
Species: B. primitivus
Size: Full adult size uncertain as the only known fossils are thought to belong to subadults.
Family: Uncertain. Likely Stegosaurid.
Diet: Herbivore
First fossils found: Known only from three partial skulls and partial skeletons, the first of which was discovered in the Shaximiao Formation of southwestern China, in 2016. Named by Dai Hui, Li Ning, Susannah C. R. Maidment, Wei Guangbiao, Zhou Yuxuan, Hu Xufeng, Ma Qingyu, Wang Xunqian, Hu Haiqian and Peng Guangzhao in 2022.
Lived: 167.5 to 164.5 million years ago during the Bathonian and Callovian stages of the Middle Jurassic in what is now southwestern China.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Oct 9, 2024 11:29:27 GMT
Compact and well protected. Talira Greycrest, the brown colour works well against the background of Denim Indigo.  |
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Post by LadyPorthos on Oct 9, 2024 21:07:25 GMT
Compact and well protected. Talira Greycrest , the brown colour works well against the background of Denim Indigo. Yes, it does...thanks for making the change Talira Greycrest!  |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Oct 10, 2024 7:09:14 GMT
Name: PlateosauravusPronunciation: Plat-e-oh-sore-ay-vusMeaning of name: "Grandfather of Plateosaurus"Species: P. cullingworthiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 8 metres long.Family: Uncertain. Likely a primitive Plaeosaurid.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known from at least twelve partial skeletons discovered in the Elliot Formation of South Africa. Was originally named as a species of Plateosaurus by South African palaeontologist, Sidney Henry Haughton, in 1924, before being recognized as a new genus and renamed Plateosauravus by German palaeontologist, Friedrich von Huene, in 1932.Lived: 221 to 202 million years ago during the Norian and Rhaetian stages of the Late Triassic in what is now South Africa.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Oct 10, 2024 11:36:37 GMT
Funny looking guy.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Oct 11, 2024 6:05:49 GMT
A final reminder about this week's quiz question before the answer is revealed tomorrow. You've been asked: True or False? Three non-avian dinosaur genera had already been officially named before the word 'Dinosaur' was first used.Today's dino:Name: AntetonitrusPronunciation: An-tee-ton-nee-trussMeaning of name: "Before the thunder", in reference to its existence before other known Sauropods.Species: A. ingenipes Size: Full adult size uncertain as the only known fossils are thought to belong to either a juvenile or subadult.Family: LessemsauridaeDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from limb bones and several vertebrae discovered by South African palaeontologist, James William Kitching, in the Elliot Formation of South Africa in 1981. Named by Mr. Kitching and Adam Yates in 2003. Was originally thought to be a species of Euskelosaurus.Lived: 201.4 to 199.5 million years ago during the Hettangian stage of the Early Jurassic in what is now South Africa.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Oct 11, 2024 13:21:39 GMT
This one actually looks a bit streamlined, without me knowing what it would need if for...
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Oct 12, 2024 6:21:45 GMT
Tix Mascot , LadyPorthos , well done for correctly guessing the answer to this week's quiz question. You were asked: True or False? Three non-avian dinosaur genera had already been officially named before the word 'Dinosaur' was first used.Answer: True. The word 'dinosaur', meaning "Terrible lizard", was invented by English palaeontologist, Sir Richard Owen, in 1842. By this time, three non-avian dinosaur genera had already been discovered in southern England and officially named: Megalosaurus in 1824, Iguanodon in 1825 and Hylaeosaurus in 1833. In 1858, the first American dinosaur, Hadrosaurus, was named.Today's dino:Name: YunmenglongPronunciation: Yun-meng-longMeaning of name: "Yunmeng dragon"Species: Y. ruyangensisSize: Estimated to have measured around 27 metres long and weighing 30 metric tonnes.Family: Uncertain. Likely Euhelopodid.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Haoling Formation of Henan Province, central China. Named by Chinese palaeontologists, J. Lu, L. Xu, H. Pu, X. Zhang, Y. Zhang, S. Jia, H. Chang, J. Zhang and X. Wei in 2013.Lived: 125 to 100.5 million years ago from the Barremian stage through to the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now central China.
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