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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jan 27, 2024 6:42:46 GMT
Time to reveal the answer to this week's quiz question. You were asked: Which of the following Australian dinosaurs was the first to be officially named? Australovenator, Leaellynasaura, Rhoetosaurus, Qantassaurus, Minmi or Wintonotitan?
Answer: Rhoetosaurus. Named after a titan in Greek mythology, Rhoetosaurus was the first sauropod to be discovered in Australia and the first Australian dinosaur to be officially named. It was discovered in southern Queensland in 1924 and named by museum director, Albert Heber Longman, in 1926. One of Australia's largest dinosaurs, Rhoetosaurus lived during the Bajocian stage of the Middle Jurassic, between 170.9 and 168.2 million years ago.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jan 27, 2024 7:13:52 GMT
Name: DzharaonyxPronunciation: Za-rah-on-iksMeaning of name: "Dzharakuduk claw", after the place where its fossils were discovered.Species: D. eskiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Parvicursorinae (a subfamily of Alvarezsauridae).Diet: Uncertain. Possible insectivore.First fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan. Named by palaeontologists, Alexander O. Averianov and Hans-Dieter Sues, in 2022.Lived: 93.9 to 89.8 million years ago during the Turonian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now Uzbekistan.
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Post by Joey on Jan 27, 2024 7:36:36 GMT
If it had wings it would look like a woodpecker.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jan 27, 2024 12:07:52 GMT
It's been suggested that their unusual arms may have been used for tearing open ant or termite nests. Some modern animals that feed on ants and termites also have long, sticky tongues. I wonder if these dinos had sticky tongues, too.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jan 27, 2024 15:13:33 GMT
I think it would have been 'outpecked' by Woody.  |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jan 28, 2024 6:41:37 GMT
The last dino entry before I go away on my birthday cruise: Name: MajungasaurusPronunciation: Ma-jun-gah-sore-usMeaning of name: "Mahajanga lizard", after a city in northwestern Madagascar.Species: M. crenatissimusSize: Estimated to have measured between 6 and 8 metres long and weighing between 750kgs and 1 metric tonne.Family: Majungasaurinae (a subfamily of Abelisauridae).Diet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known from several skulls and partial skeletons. First discovered in the Maevarano Formation of northwestern Madagascar. Named as a species of Megalosaurus by French palaeontologist, Charles J. J. Depéret, in 1896. Renamed Majungasaurus by French palaeontologist, René Lavocat, in 1955. Bite marks on some of the bones suggest Majungasaurus may have been a cannibal, occasionally feeding on members of its own species.Lived: 70 to 66 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northwestern Madagascar. Artist's impression of a pair of Majungasaurus hunting a Rapetosaurus. |
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jan 28, 2024 11:36:35 GMT
This one looks particularly nasty! Have a safe trip!  |
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Post by LadyPorthos on Jan 28, 2024 22:14:07 GMT
Have a great time and travel safely! shappy_wave_100-102
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Post by Joey on Jan 29, 2024 7:30:04 GMT
Have a great time.
You left us with a mean looking one.
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Post by darrenvox on Jan 29, 2024 23:31:02 GMT
yeah thats a crazy one!!
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Post by Explorer on Jan 30, 2024 4:14:38 GMT
I agree with the others, stuff of nightmares.
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Post by jessica on Jan 30, 2024 6:17:52 GMT
Best of luck on the waves, Talira Greycrest! Remember to take many pictures! smiley-bounce022 |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 11, 2024 7:07:35 GMT
I'm back and ready to teach you all about more dinos! Name: CaenagnathusPronunciation: Say-nah-nay-thusMeaning of name: "Recent jaw"Species: C. collinsiSize: Estimated to have measured around 2.5 metres long and weighing between 96 and 100kgsFamily: Caenagnathinae (a subfamily of Caenagnathidae)Diet: Uncertain. Possible omnivore.First fossils found: Known only from partial fossils including hand bones, lower jaws, hind limbs and a tail vertabra. First discovered in the Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta, western Canada, in 1936. Named by American-Canadian palaeontologist, Charles Mortram Sternberg, in 1940.Lived: 75.5 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now western Canada. New quiz question: Also known as the 'Age of Reptiles', how many million years long was the Mesozoic era? 150, 186, 225 or 269? |
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Post by Tix Mascot on Feb 11, 2024 15:55:15 GMT
I'm back and ready to teach you all about more dinos! Appreciate that!  This one looks like a deformed chicken.  |
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Post by Explorer on Feb 11, 2024 20:21:21 GMT
An early chicken !!! Although Tix Mascot already mentioned it. He or she, is kind of cute!
And it looks like she is Canadian!
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