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Post by Joey12 on Jan 19, 2022 2:24:50 GMT
That's good they found a nearly complete skeleton.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jan 19, 2022 6:56:20 GMT
Name: SarahsaurusPronunciation: Sah-rah-sore-usMeaning of name: "Sarah's lizard", after Sarah Butler, who helped fund the "Dino Pit" exhibit at the Austin Nature and Science Center.Species: S. aurifontanalis Size: Estimated to have measured around 4 metres long and weighing 200kgs. Height uncertain.Family: UncertainDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known from a partial skeleton and an almost-complete skeleton discovered in the Kayenta Formation of northeastern Arizona. Named by palaeontologists Timothy B. Rowe, Hans-Dieter Sues and Robert R. Reisz in 2011.Lived: 196 to 183 million years ago during the Sinemurian and Pliensbachian stages of the Early Jurassic in what is now the western United States.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jan 19, 2022 13:52:11 GMT
Looks a bit heavy in the front, like it's about to tip forwards.
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Post by Joey12 on Jan 20, 2022 2:25:54 GMT
No problem if it tips forward it will be looking for grasses etc anyway.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jan 20, 2022 10:00:15 GMT
Name: MorrosaurusPronunciation: Mor-row-sor-usMeaning of name: "El Morro lizard", after the place in Antarctica where its fossils were discovered.Species: M. antarcticusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Uncertain. Possible Iguanodontid.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a partial right hind leg discovered in the Snow Hill Island Formation on the El Morro Peninsula, James Ross Island, Antarctica, in 2002. Named by Sebastian Rozadilla, Federico Lisandro Agnolin, Fernando Emilio Novas, Alexis Rolando Aranciaga Mauro, Matthew J. Motta, Juan Manuel Lirio Marcelo and Pablo Isasi in 2016.Lived: 70.6 to 66 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now Antarctica.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jan 20, 2022 12:42:52 GMT
Interesting structure.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jan 21, 2022 7:10:59 GMT
Name: AfromimusPronunciation: Af-ro-my-musMeaning of name: "Africa mimic"Species: A. tenerensisFamily: NoasauridaeDiet: Uncertain. Possible carnivore.First fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Elrhaz Formation of Niger, West Africa, in 1997. Named by American palaeontologist, Paul Sereno, in 2017. Was originally thought to be an Ornithomimosaur before being re-classified as an Abelisaurid.Lived: 112 million years ago during the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now West Africa.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jan 21, 2022 13:10:27 GMT
"Almost like a ghost..."
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Post by Joey12 on Jan 22, 2022 2:34:59 GMT
Wonder how they guessed the arm and head size?
This one was an easier guess for length and one hand.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jan 22, 2022 8:51:19 GMT
Name: MaaradactylusPronunciation: Maah-rah-dak-te-lusMeaning of name: "Maara finger"Species: M. kellneri, M. spielbergiWingspan: Estimated to have measured around 6 metresFamily: AnhangueridaeDiet: PiscivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from partial specimens discovered in northeastern Brazil and possibly England. M. kellneri named by Renan A. M. Bantim, Antônio A. F. Saraiva, Gustavo R. Oliveira and Juliana M. Sayão in 2014. The species Coloborhynchus spielbergi, also assigned as Anhanguera spielbergi, was reassigned to Maaradactylus by Megan L. Jacobs as M. spielbergi, in 2019.Lived: 110 million years ago during the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now northeastern Brazil and possibly England. M. kellneri skull reconstruction
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jan 22, 2022 13:31:14 GMT
That's an aweful lot of teeth!
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jan 23, 2022 5:24:53 GMT
Name: PamparaptorPronunciation: Pam-pah-rap-torMeaning of name: "Pampa robber", in honour of the Indian Pampas people.Species: P. microsSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: DromaeosauridaeDiet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from an almost-complete left foot discovered in the Portezuelo Formation of Neuquén province, Patagonia, Argentina. Named by Juan D. Porfiri, Jorge O. Calvo and Domenica dos Santos in 2011.Lived: 93.9 to 86.3 million years ago during the Turonian and Coniacian stages of the Late Cretaceous in what is now Patagonia, Argentina. Artist's impression of Pamparaptor
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Post by Joey12 on Jan 23, 2022 10:58:54 GMT
That's cool looking.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jan 23, 2022 13:03:31 GMT
Seems ferocious, though.
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Post by Joey12 on Jan 24, 2022 3:25:36 GMT
those claws would mess you up.
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