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Post by Tix Mascot on Nov 21, 2021 11:58:07 GMT
Another dino whose tail could knock your head off.  |
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Post by Joey12 on Nov 22, 2021 7:33:24 GMT
Yep just the right height.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 22, 2021 7:34:05 GMT
Name: LeptorhynchosPronunciation: Lep-toe-rin-kosMeaning of name: "Thin snout"Species: L. gaddisiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: CaenagnathidaeDiet: Uncertain. Possible onmivore.First fossils found: Known only from fragmentary skeletons discovered in the Aguja Formation of Texas. Named by Nicholas R. Longrich, Ken Barnes, Scott Clark and Larry Millar in 2013.Lived: 76 to 75 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now the south-central United States.
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Post by Joey12 on Nov 22, 2021 7:38:06 GMT
Interesting find.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Nov 22, 2021 12:41:22 GMT
It's fascinating to learn how various mammals' skeltons are so similar.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 22, 2021 20:48:35 GMT
It's fascinating to learn how various mammals' skeltons are so similar. This one's a dino. |
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Post by Joey12 on Nov 23, 2021 4:25:06 GMT
And also similar to ours in a lot of ways.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 23, 2021 6:33:12 GMT
Name: BurianosaurusPronunciation: Bu-re-an-o-sor-usMeaning of name: "Burian's lizard", after Czech painter, book illustrator and palaeoartist, Zdeněk Michael František Burian.Species: B. augustaiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Uncertain. Possible Iguanodontid.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single leg bone discovered in the Peruc–Korycany Formation near the city of Kutná Hora, Czech Republic, in 2003. Named by D. Madzia, C. A. Boyd and M. Mazuch in 2017.Lived: 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now the Czech Republic.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Nov 23, 2021 16:32:49 GMT
It's fascinating to learn how various mammals' skeletons are so similar. This one's a dino. Sorry, my bad - even more fascinating.  |
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Post by Joey12 on Nov 24, 2021 8:28:21 GMT
Hard to tell from the picture but it looks sturdy.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 24, 2021 9:04:19 GMT
Today's entry is a long-necked marine reptile around the same size as a modern Common dolphin: Name: MicrocleidusPronunciation: Mi-cro-clie-dusMeaning of name: "Small collarbone"Species: M. tournemirensis, M. homalospondylus, M. macropterusSize: 3 metres longFamily: MicrocleididaeDiet: PiscivoreFirst fossils found: Known from specimens discovered in France, Germany, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom. M. homalospondylus named by English palaeontologist, Sir Richard Owen, in 1865. M. macropterus also named in 1865. M. tournemirensis named in 1990.Lived: Depending on species, lived between 182.7 and 174.1 million years ago during the Toarcian stage of the Early Jurassic.
 M. tournemirensis fossils
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Post by Tix Mascot on Nov 24, 2021 12:12:13 GMT
Judged by the bones, it must have had strong muscles.
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Post by Joey12 on Nov 25, 2021 6:26:25 GMT
Another interesting discovery.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 25, 2021 7:05:52 GMT
Another dino with an odd name: Name: PilmatueiaPronunciation: Pil-mah-tew-e-ahMeaning of name: Named after the Pilmatueia locality in Argentina where its fossils were discovered.Species: P. faundeziSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: DicraeosauridaeDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a femur and five vertebrae discovered in the Mulichinco Formation of Argentina in 2009. Named by Rodolfo A. Coria, Guillermo J. Windholz, Francisco Ortega and Philip J. Currie in 2018. It's believed Pilmatueia was similar in appearance to the more well-known Amargasaurus.Lived: 139.8 to 132.9 million years ago during the Valanginian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now Argentina.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Nov 25, 2021 16:34:37 GMT
Unlike many of its previous 'cousins', I guess that this one could balance itself well with a short and thick neck versus a long and thin tail.
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