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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 12, 2021 13:38:18 GMT
Deinonychus was also the dino that started up the debate on whether dinosaurs were warm-blooded or cold-blooded. Apparently, a study done by the University of New Mexico has shown that dinosaurs were neither cold-blooded nor warm-blooded, but may have been a little bit of both.
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Post by Joey12 on Jun 13, 2021 1:52:17 GMT
All the better to climb up and them drop on their prey. They almost look like they were manucatured in a shop. They sure look dangerous.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 13, 2021 5:57:33 GMT
All the better to climb up and them drop on their prey. They almost look like they were manucatured in a shop. They sure look dangerous. The muscles and tendons in the second toe held it up off the ground so the claw stayed sharp. |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 13, 2021 6:29:25 GMT
This dino is a large Ceratopsian: Name: AnchiceratopsPronunciation: An-key-seh-ra-tops.Meaning of name: "Near horned face".Species: A. ornatus. It's possible there may be a second species.Size: Measured between 4 and 6 metres long, 3 metres tall and weighing between 1 and 2 metric tonnes.Family: Chasmosaurinae (a sub-family of Ceratopsidae).Diet: Herbivore. Fed on low-growing vegetation.First fossils found: Known from a single, partial skeleton and three partial skulls. First discovered by an expedition to the Red Deer River, Alberta, Canada, led by American palaeontologist, Barnum Brown, in 1912. Named by Mr. Brown in 1914.Lived: 72 to 71 million years ago during the Campanian and Maastrichtian stages of the Late Cretaceous in what is now western Canada. |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 13, 2021 13:35:00 GMT
The villain of 'Jurassic Park 3': Name: SpinosaurusPronunciation: Spine-oh-sore-usMeaning of name: "Spine lizard"Species: S. aegyptiacus. It's possible there may be a second species.Size: Estimated to have measured between 15 and 18 metres long, between 4 and 7 metres tall and weighing between 6.4 and 7.5 metric tonnesFamily: SpinosauridaeDiet: Carnivore/piscivoreFirst fossils found: Known from at least six partial specimens, the first of which was discovered in the Bahariya Formation of Egypt in 1912. Unfortunately, this specimen was later destroyed during a bombing raid in WW2. Named by German palaeontologist, Ernst Freiherr Stromer von Reichenbach, in 1915.Lived: 99 to 93.5 million years ago during the Cenomanian and Turonian stages of the Late Cretaceous in what is now North Africa. Artist's impression of Spinosaurus hunting fish. |
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jun 13, 2021 18:35:14 GMT
This creature looks like a monster from a horror movie. Fantsy couldn't have made it scarier...
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 14, 2021 5:10:38 GMT
This dino is an armoured Sauropod: Name: SaltasaurusPronunciation: Salt-ah-sore-us.Meaning of name: "Salta lizard", after Salta Province, Argentina, where its fossils were discovered.Species: S. loricatusSize: 12 metres long, 3 metres tall and weighing between 6 and 7 metric tonnes.Family: Saltasauridae.Diet: Herbivore. Fed on both high and low-growing vegetation.First fossils found: Known from eggs and the partial skeletons of at least 5 individuals. First discovered by palaeontologists, José Fernando Bonaparte, Martín Vince and Juan C. Leal in the Lecho Formation of Salta Province, north-west Argentina between 1975 and 1977. Named by Mr. Bonaparte and Jaime E. Powell in 1980. Saltasaurus was the first Sauropod known to have had armour plating.Lived: 70 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now Argentina.
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Post by Joey12 on Jun 14, 2021 6:09:29 GMT
When I thing dinosaur I think of this shape and T-Rex shape and size. Never thought of all the little one that were posted.
School was lacking to say the least.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 14, 2021 12:11:37 GMT
This Prosauropod is one of the most common dinos discovered in Europe: Name: PlateosaurusPronunciation: Pla-te-oh-sore-us.Meaning of name: "Broad lizard".Species: P. engelhardti, P. gracilis.Size: Between 5 and 10 metres long, between 2 and 3 metres tall and weighing up to 4 metric tonnes.Family: Plateosauridae.Diet: Herbivore. Fed on both high and low-growing vegetation.First fossils found: Known from several specimens, the first of which was discovered by Johann Friedrich Engelhardt in southeastern Germany in 1834. P. engelhardti named by German palaeontologist, Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer, in 1837. P. gracilis named by German palaeontologist, Friedrich von Huene, in 1907.Lived: Depending on species, from 227 to 201.3 million years ago during the Norian and Rhaetian stages of the Late Triassic in what is now central Europe, Greenland and northern Europe.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jun 14, 2021 12:51:21 GMT
When I thing dinosaur I think of this shape and T-Rex shape and size. Never thought of all the little one that were posted. School was lacking to say the least. This prehistoric club is a real eye-opener in many respects. |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 15, 2021 1:49:58 GMT
This tiny dino holds the record for having the longest name: Name: MicropachycephalosaurusPronunciation: My-krow-pak-e-sef-ah-lo-sore-us.Meaning of name: "Small thick-headed lizard".Species: M. hongtuyanensisSize: Between 50 and 60cm long, 30.48cm tall and weighing between 2.3 and 4.5kgsFamily: Unknown.Diet: Herbivore. Fed on low-growing vegetation.First fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in Shandong Province, eastern China (date of discovery uncertain). Named by Chinese palaeontologist, Dong Zhiming, in 1978. Was originally thought to be a Pachycephalosaurid, but is now believed to be a very primitive Ceratopsian.Lived: 83.6 to 72.1 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now eastern China.
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Post by Joey12 on Jun 15, 2021 5:42:33 GMT
Looks like an early Chihuahua.
I like the one before it with the camo skin.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 15, 2021 13:09:59 GMT
This dino is, currently, the largest-known Hadrosaur: Name: ShantungosaurusPronunciation: Shan-tung-o-sore-us.Meaning of name: "Shandong lizard" after the Chinese province where its fossils were discovered.Species: S. giganteusSize: Estimated to have measured up to 16.5 metres long, 5 metres high (between 6 and 7 metres tall when standing upright) and weighing between 16 and 18 metric tonnes.Family: Saurolophinae (a sub-family of Hadrosauridae).Diet: Herbivore. Fed on both high and low-growing vegetation.First fossils found: Known from the partial skeletons of several individuals, the first of which were discovered in the Wangshi Formation of Shandong, eastern China, in 1973. Named in the same year by Chinese palaeontologist, Hu Chengzhi.Lived: 72.1 to 66 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now eastern China. |
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jun 15, 2021 16:28:32 GMT
Could this one possibly be the progenitor of kangaroos? Probably not, despite the similarity. |
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Post by Joey12 on Jun 16, 2021 2:41:03 GMT
Sure must have been a lot of vegetation to keep all of these full.
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