Tix Mascot
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 20, 2021 12:41:19 GMT
Another disgruntled looking guy that shouldn't be rubbed the wrong way.
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Post by Joey12 on Jul 21, 2021 0:46:29 GMT
I would like to see the partial skeleton they found.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 21, 2021 9:41:12 GMT
Today's entry is a small Pterosaur from China: Name: IkrandracoPronunciation: Ik-ran-dray-coeMeaning of name: "Ikran dragon", after the dragon-like creatures featured in the 2009 movie 'Avatar'. Species: I. avatarWingspan: Estimated to have measured around 1.5 metresFamily: Lonchodectidae. Diet: Uncertain. Possible piscivore.First fossils found: Known from two almost-complete skeletons discovered in the Jiufotang Formation of Liaoning Province, northeast China, in 2014. Named in the same year by Xiaolin Wang, Taissa Rodrigues, Shunxing Jiang, Xin Cheng and Alexander W. A. KellnerLived: 125 to 113 million years ago during the Aptian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now northeast China.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 21, 2021 12:42:28 GMT
What a strange beak! Its head seems at least one standard deviation too big in relation to the body.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 22, 2021 1:50:10 GMT
What a strange beak! Its head seems at least one standard deviation too big in relation to the body. There was a prominent blade-like crest on the underside of the lower jaw.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 22, 2021 5:52:20 GMT
Name: TianchisaurusPronunciation: Ti-an-che-sor-usMeaning of name: "Heavenly pool lizard". Species: T. nedegoapeferimaSize: Unknown due to a lack of fossils.Family: Unknown. Possible Ankylosaur.Diet: Herbivore. Fed on low-growing vegetation.First fossils found: Known from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Toutunhe Formation of Xinjiang, China, in 1974. Named by Chinese palaeontologist, Dong Zhiming, in 1993. Interestingly, movie producer Steven Spielberg suggested naming this dino Jurassosaurus, after 'Jurassic Park'. However, this name was rejected, but the species name was created from the surnames of the movie's main stars.Lived: 170.3 to 166.1 million years ago during the Bajocian and Bathonian stages of the Middle Jurassic in what is now northwest China.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 22, 2021 16:23:50 GMT
Well protected on the overside.
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Post by Joey12 on Jul 23, 2021 5:31:05 GMT
What a strange beak! Its head seems at least one standard deviation too big in relation to the body. There was a prominent blade-like crest on the underside of the lower jaw. Just look at a Toucan or Hornbill now. The bill is actually pretty light weight but looks huge compared to the body.
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Post by Joey12 on Jul 23, 2021 5:33:49 GMT
That last one reminds me of a Pangolin but a lot larger.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 23, 2021 7:10:31 GMT
Name: SuuwasseaPronunciation: Soo-wah-see-ahMeaning of name: "Ancient thunder", in reference to the "Thunder lizard" nickname often applied to Sauropods. Species: S. emilieaeSize: Estimated to have measured between 14 and 15 metres long, 3 metres tall and weighing between 5 and 6 metric tonnes.Family: Dicraeosauridae.Diet: Herbivore. Likely fed on both high and low-growing vegetation.First fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Morrison Formation of Montana between 1999 and 2000. Named by J. D. Harris and P. Dodson in 2004.Lived: 152.1 to 145 million years ago during the Tithonian stage of the Late Jurassic in what is now the northwestern United States.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 23, 2021 10:49:24 GMT
Wow! Look at that long, thin tail! Almost like a whip.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 24, 2021 6:24:30 GMT
Name: VariraptorPronunciation: Varr-i-rap-torMeaning of name: "Var thief", in reference to the Var River in south-eastern France.Species: V. mechinorumSize: Unknown due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 2 metres long and weighing between 30 and 50kgs. Height uncertain.Family: Dromaeosauridae.Diet: Carnivore.First fossils found: Known only from a single, fragmentary skeleton discovered by amateur paleontologists Patrick Méchin and Annie Méchin-Salessy in the Grès à Reptiles Formation in south-eastern France between 1992 and 1995. Named by French palaeontologists, Jean Le Loeuff and Eric Buffetaut, in 1998.Lived: 73 to 67 million years ago during the Campanian and Maastrichtian stages of the Late Cretaceous in what is now south-eastern France.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 24, 2021 12:44:15 GMT
Just out of curiosity: How many types of raptor have been discovered so far and what's the main diference between them?
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 25, 2021 1:47:57 GMT
Just out of curiosity: How many types of raptor have been discovered so far and what's the main diference between them? To my knowledge, around 44 different Dromaeosaurids have been discovered so far. The main difference between each of them would be their size, which ranged from the 70cm-long Mahakala to the 7-metre-long Utahraptor. Dromaeosaurid fossils have been discovered in Europe, Africa, South America, the United States, Asia and Antarctica.
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Post by Joey12 on Jul 25, 2021 6:32:58 GMT
I liked the Suuwassea with that super long tail.
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