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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 2, 2021 5:45:56 GMT
Today's animal isn't a dinosaur, but a large marine reptile: Name: CymbodpondylusPronunciation: Sim-boe-spon-dil-lusMeaning of name: "Boat spine"Species: C. piscosus, C. buchseri, C. nichollsi, C. duelferiSize: Depending on species, measured between 6 and 10 metres long and weighing 4 metric tonnes.Family: Cymbospondylidae.Diet: Piscivore.First fossils found: Known from several specimens discovered in Germany and the western United States. C. piscosus named by American palaeontologist, Joseph Mellick Leidy, in 1868. C. buchseri named in 1989. C. nichollsi named in 2006. C. duelferi named in 2020.Lived: Depending on species, lived between 240 and 210 million years ago from the Ladinian stage of the Middle Triassic through to the Norian stage of the Late Triassic in the oceans and shallow seas that surrounded and once covered what is now Germany and the western United States.
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Post by Joey12 on Jul 2, 2021 6:35:22 GMT
Cool, interesting tail.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 2, 2021 13:04:03 GMT
This dino had a big nose: Name: RhinorexPronunciation: Ry-no-rexMeaning of name: "Nose king"Species: R. condrupusSize: Estimated to have measured around 9 metres long and weighing 3.5 metric tonnes. Height unknown.Family: Saurolophinae (a sub-family of Hadrosauridae)Diet: Herbivore.First fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered by Brian Anderson and Roger Wagerle in the Neslen Formation of central Utah, in 1992. Named by T. A. Gates and R. Scheetz in 2014.Lived: 75 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now the western United States. Rhinorex skull |
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 2, 2021 18:32:54 GMT
Aw Tix Mascot , looks like it would make a great pet for you. Thanks for the offer, but I need my legs for running, so I think I'll pass.  |
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 2, 2021 18:36:49 GMT
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 2, 2021 18:39:08 GMT
This dino had a big nose: Quite so. Must have blocked the mouth while feeding. Probably an evolutionary sidetrack. |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 3, 2021 1:46:07 GMT
Another marine reptile: Name: EonatatorPronunciation: E-oh-na-ta-torMeaning of name: "Dawn swimmer"Species: E. sternbergii, E. coellensisSize: Depending on species, measured between 2 and 3 metres long. Weight uncertain.Family: MosasauridaeDiet: Carnivore/piscivoreFirst fossils found: Known from several individuals. First discovered by American palaeontologist, Charles H. Sternberg, in the Niobrara Formation of Kansas in 1918. E. sternbergii named by Swedish palaeontologist, Carl Johan Josef Ernst Wiman, in 1920. E. coellensis named in 2013. Additional specimens have been discovered in Sweden and Colombia.Lived: Depending on the species, lived between 89.8 and 72.1 million years ago from the Coniacian stage through to the Campanian stages of the Late Cretaceous in the warm oceans that once covered what is now Colombia, Sweden and the midwestern United States. |
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Post by Joey12 on Jul 3, 2021 9:52:40 GMT
This dino had a big nose: Name: RhinorexPronunciation: Ry-no-rexMeaning of name: "Nose king"Species: R. condrupusSize: Estimated to have measured around 9 metres long and weighing 3.5 metric tonnes. Height unknown.Family: Saurolophinae (a sub-family of Hadrosauridae)Diet: Herbivore.First fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered by Brian Anderson and Roger Wagerle in the Neslen Formation of central Utah, in 1992. Named by T. A. Gates and R. Scheetz in 2014.Lived: 75 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now the western United States.Rhinorex skullNow that's a nose. |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 4, 2021 1:26:06 GMT
Name: UtahceratopsPronunciation: U-tah-seh-rah-topsMeaning of name: "Utah horned face"Species: U. gettyiSize: Between 5 and 7 metres long, 2 metres high and weighing between 3 and 4 metric tonnes.Family: Chasmosaurinae (a sub-family of Ceratopsidae)Diet: Herbivore. Fed on low-growing vegetation.First fossils found: Known from at least six individuals. First discovered in the Kaiparowits Formation of southern Utah in 2010. Named in the same year by S. D. Sampson, M. A. Loewen, A. A. Farke, E. M. Roberts, C. A. Forster, J. A. Smith and A. L. Titus.Lived: 76.4 to 75.5 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now the western United States.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 4, 2021 13:36:31 GMT
Did it lose the tip of its tail in a fight? It looks a little sad. LOL
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 5, 2021 1:06:37 GMT
Did it lose the tip of its tail in a fight? It looks a little sad. LOL No, the tail tip is the bit that's pointing down. |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 5, 2021 7:58:12 GMT
Name: ZapsalisPronunciation: Za-sah-lisMeaning of name: "Thorough scissors"Species: Z. abradensSize: Unknown due to a lack of fossils.Family: DromaeosauridaeDiet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a handful of teeth discovered in the Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta, Canada, and the Judith Formation of Montana. Named by American palaeontologist, Edward Drinker Cope, in 1876.Lived: 75 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now western Canada and the northwestern United States.  
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Post by Joey12 on Jul 5, 2021 8:46:38 GMT
Hmm looks like the start of a hawk or Eagle.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 5, 2021 13:02:47 GMT
Name: ZephyrosaurusPronunciation: Zef-eye-row-sore-us.Meaning of name: "West-wind lizard"Species: Z. schaffiSize: Estimated to have measured around 1.8 metres long, 0.5 metres tall and weighing around 20kgs.Family: Orodrominae (a sub-family of Parksosauridae).Diet: Herbivore. Fed on low-growing vegetation.First fossils found: Known only from a single, fragmentary skeleton discovered by Charles R. Schaff in the Cloverly Formation of Montana (date of discovery uncertain). Named by American palaeontologist, Hans-Dieter Sues, in 1980.Lived: 113 to 100.5 million years ago during the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now the western United States.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 5, 2021 16:35:10 GMT
Hmm looks like the start of a hawk or Eagle. Yes, but probably unable to fly with those short wings. |
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