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Post by LadyPorthos on Nov 17, 2024 20:38:52 GMT
New quiz question: Which of the following Theropods had the strongest bite? Allosaurus, Dilophosaurus, T-Rex, Daspletosaurus, Suchomimus or Ceratosaurus? I'll guess T-Rex |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 18, 2024 9:58:01 GMT
Name: HuanhepterusPronunciation: Huan-hep-teh-rusMeaning of name: "Huanh wing"Species: H. quingyangensisWingspan: Estimated to have measured around 2.5 metresFamily: Gnathosaurinae (a subfamily of Ctenochasmatidae)Diet: Filter-feederFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skull and partial skeleton discovered by a farmer in the Huachi-Huanhe Formation of Gansu Province, northwestern China, in 1978. Named by Chinese palaeontologist, Dong Zhiming, in 1982.Lived: 132.6 to 125.77 million years ago during the Hauterivian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now northwestern China.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 19, 2024 7:48:13 GMT
Name: BerberosaurusPronunciation: Ber-ber-oh-sore-usMeaning of name: "Berber lizard", in reference to the Berbers of Morocco.Species: B. liassicusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Uncertain. Possible Ceratosaurid.Diet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial subadult skeleton discovered in the Azilal Formation of Morocco, North Africa, sometime during the early 2000s. Named by palaeontologists, Ronan Allain, Ronald Tykoski, Najat Aquesbi, Nour-Eddine, Michel Monbaron, Dale Russell and Phillipe Taquet in 2007.Lived: 183 to 174.7 million years ago during the Toarcian stage of the Early Jurassic in what is now North Africa. Berberosaurus life restoration and size comparison
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Post by Tix Mascot on Nov 19, 2024 16:30:38 GMT
A little bulky and strange looking.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 20, 2024 6:49:09 GMT
Just a friendly reminder about this week's quiz question. You've been asked: Which of the following Theropods had the strongest bite? Allosaurus, Dilophosaurus, T-Rex, Daspletosaurus, Suchomimus or Ceratosaurus?Today's dino:Name: BannykusPronunciation: Ban-ne-kusMeaning of name: "Half claw"Species: B. wulatensisSize: Estimated to have measured 2.5 metres long, 1 metre tall and weighing around 24kgs.Family: Uncertain. Likely a primitive Alvarezsaurid.Diet: Carnivore/insectivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Bayin-Gobi Formation, Inner Mongolia, China, in 2009. Named by Chinese palaeontologist, Xu Xing, in 2018.Lived: 125 to 113 million years ago during the Barremian and Aptian stages of the Early Cretaceous in what is now Inner Mongolia, China.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Nov 20, 2024 17:01:45 GMT
This one would surely scare the cat!  |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 21, 2024 9:26:43 GMT
Name: TazoudasaurusPronunciation: Tah-zoo-dah-sore-usMeaning of name: "Tazouda lizard", after the Tazouda locality of Morocco, North Africa.Species: T. naimiSize: Estimated to have measured between 9 and 11 metres long, 3 metres tall and weighing around 4.5 metric tonnes.Family: VulcanodontidaeDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known from the partial skeletons of an adult and juvenile, which were discovered in the Toundoute Continental Series, Douar of Tazouda, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco, North Africa, in 1998. Named by Ronan Allain, Najat Aquesbi, Jean Dejax, Christian Meyer, Michel Monbaron, Christian Montenat, M'ghari Moha, Philippe Taquet, Dale Russell, Mohammed Rochdy and Philippe Richir in 2004.Lived: 190.8 to 174.1 million years ago during the Pliensbachian and Toarcian stages of the Early Jurassic in what in now Morocco, North Africa.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Nov 21, 2024 13:38:32 GMT
Which of the following Theropods had the strongest bite? Allosaurus, Dilophosaurus, T-Rex, Daspletosaurus, Suchomimus or Ceratosaurus? I go with Allosaurus. |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 21, 2024 22:15:13 GMT
I wonder how many dinos I'll get for Christmas (besides the two that I know I'm getting).
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 22, 2024 8:38:23 GMT
A final reminder about this week's quiz question before the answer is revealed tomorrow. You've been asked: Which of the following Theropods had the strongest bite? Allosaurus, Dilophosaurus, T-Rex, Daspletosaurus, Suchomimus or Ceratosaurus?Today's dino is known only from footprints:Name: Farlowichnus Pronunciation: Far-low-ich-nusMeaning of name: "Farlow track", in reference to James O. Farlow, a paleontologist who has studied ichnofossils (also known as trace fossils).Species: F. rapidusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured between 3 and 3.5 metres long.Family: UncertainDiet: Uncertain. Possible carnivore.First fossils found: Known only from several footprints discovered in the Botucatu Formation of southern Brazil. Named by Giuseppe Leonardi, Marcelo A. Fernandes, Ismar S. Carvalho, Julia B. Schutzer and Rafael C. da Silva in 2023.Lived: 135 million years ago during the Valanginian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now southern Brazil. Farlowichnus footprints
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Post by Tix Mascot on Nov 22, 2024 14:00:11 GMT
I wonder how many dinos I'll get for Christmas (besides the two that I know I'm getting). If you're on Santa's 'nice' list, you'll probably get quite a few.  |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 23, 2024 10:15:55 GMT
LadyPorthos, well done for correctly guessing the answer to this week's quiz question. You were asked: Which of the following Theropods had the strongest bite? Allosaurus, Dilophosaurus, T-Rex, Daspletosaurus, Suchomimus or Ceratosaurus?Answer: T-Rex. Rough patches of the bones show us where the muscles were attached. New research suggests that T-Rex had an estimated bite force of between 12,000 and 15,000psi (pounds per square inch), more than enough to be able to crush its prey's bones. The average human bite force is only 162psi.Today's dino:Name: XingtianosaurusPronunciation: Zing-tee-an-oh-sore-usMeaning of name: "Xingtian lizard", after a Chinese god.Species: X. ganqiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: CaudipteridaeDiet: UncertainFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, almost complete skeleton missing only the skull, several vertebrae and parts of the shoulders, discovered in the Yixian Formation of Liaoning Province, northeastern China. Named by Rui Qiu, Xiaolin Wang, Ning Li, Qiang Wang, Yiyun Ma and Jialiang Zhang in 2019. Lived: 129.4 to 120 million years ago during the Barremian and Aptian stages of the Early Cretaceous in what is now northeastern China.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Nov 23, 2024 11:41:09 GMT
Good looking, but probably fast and dangerous.
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