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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 12, 2024 7:01:05 GMT
Name: DinheirosaurusPronunciation: Din-hy-roe-sore-usMeaning of name: "Port Dinheiro lizard"Species: D. lourinhanensisSize: Estimated to have measured between 20 and 25 metres long and weighing around 8.8 metric tonnes.Family: DiplodocidaeDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from partial fossils including vertebrae, ribs and a partial pelvis, discovered in the Lourinhã Formation of western Portugal in 1987. Named by Argentine palaeontologist, José Fernando Bonaparte, and Portuguese palaeontologist, Octávio Mateus, in 1999. Lived: 155 to 150 million years ago during the Kimmeridgian stage of the Late Jurassic in what is now western Portugal.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Feb 12, 2024 9:28:05 GMT
WOW: That's one long neck and ditto tail!
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 13, 2024 8:01:16 GMT
One of T-Rex's asian relatives: Name: TarbosaurusPronunciation: Tar-bo-sore-usMeaning of name: "Alarming lizard"Species: T. bataarSize: Estimated to have measured between 10 and 12 metres long and weighing between 4 and 5 metric tonnes.Family: Tyrannosaurinae (a subfamily of Tyrannosauridae)Diet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known from several specimens discovered in the Subashi Formation of western China and the Nemegt Formation of southern Mongolia. First discovered by a joint Soviet-Mongolian expedition to the Gobi Desert in 1946. Named by Russian palaeontologist, Evgeny Aleksandrovich Maleev, in 1955.Lived: 70 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now western China and southern Mongolia. Partial Tarbosaurus skull |
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Post by Explorer on Feb 13, 2024 13:45:19 GMT
How big is that skull?
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Post by Tix Mascot on Feb 13, 2024 17:16:50 GMT
A big bad bite. Anything in that mouth would be crushed!
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 14, 2024 0:40:40 GMT
Explorer, the largest known Tarbosaurus skull measures around 1.35 metres, almost as big as the largest known T-Rex skull.
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Post by Explorer on Feb 14, 2024 2:16:55 GMT
Wow, that would take a nice bite out of a human.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 14, 2024 6:44:58 GMT
Just a friendly reminder about this week's quiz question. You've been asked: Also known as the 'Age of Reptiles', how many million years long was the Mesozoic era? 150, 186, 225 or 269?Today's dino: Name: EousdryosaurusPronunciation: Oos-dry-oh-sor-usMeaning of name: "Eastern Dryosaurus", in reference to its similarities to Dryosaurus.Species: E. nanohallucis Size: Estimated to have measured around 1.6 metres long.Family: DryosauridaeDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Alcobaça Formation of western Portugal. Named by F. Escaso, F. Ortega, P. Dantas, E. Malafaia, B. Silva, J. M. Gasulla, P. Mocho, I. Narvaeza and J. L. Sanz in 2014.Lived: 152 million years ago during the Kimmeridgian stage of the Late Jurassic in what is now western Portugal.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Feb 14, 2024 14:41:39 GMT
Also known as the 'Age of Reptiles', how many million years long was the Mesozoic era? 150, 186, 225 or 269? Thats pure bingo on my part, so I go with the first - 150 million years. |
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Post by LadyPorthos on Feb 14, 2024 20:40:15 GMT
You've been asked: Also known as the 'Age of Reptiles', how many million years long was the Mesozoic era? 150, 186, 225 or 269?I'll also go with 150 million years |
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Post by Explorer on Feb 15, 2024 2:35:25 GMT
I am similar to Tix Mascot, 225 million years. Just a friendly reminder about this week's quiz question. You've been asked: 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 Joey on Feb 15, 2024 7:12:48 GMT
I'll guess 225 since I have no clue.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 15, 2024 8:54:22 GMT
Name: CamarillasaurusPronunciation: Cam-ah-rill-ah-sore-usMeaning of name: "Camarillas lizard", after the rock formation in northeastern Spain where its fossils were discovered.Species: C. cirugedaeSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Uncertain. Possible Spinosaurid.Diet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from partial fossils discovered in the Camarillas Formation of northeastern Spain. Named by palaeontologists, Bárbara Sánchez-Hernández and Michael J. Benton, in 2014.Lived: 130 to 125 million years ago during the Hauterivian and Barremian stages of the Early Cretaceous in what is now northeastern Spain.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Feb 15, 2024 13:27:40 GMT
The heads seems similar to that of a crocodile.
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Post by Explorer on Feb 16, 2024 1:39:10 GMT
Yes, it does.
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