Tix Mascot
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 30, 2021 12:07:48 GMT
I wonder why the tail is so skinny.
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Post by Joey12 on Jul 31, 2021 1:28:39 GMT
I'd guess with the knob on the end it's used for balance.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 31, 2021 9:46:00 GMT
Name: LapampasaurusPronunciation: La-pam-pah-sore-usMeaning of name: "La Pampa lizard", after the Argentinian province where its fossils were discovered.Species: L. cholinoiSize: Unknown due to a lack of fossils.Family: HadrosauridaeDiet: Herbivore.First fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Allen Formation of La Pampa Province, Argentina, in 1991. Named by Rodolfo A. Coria, Bernardo González Riga and Silvio Casadío in 2012.Lived: 80 to 67 million years ago during the Campanian and Maastrichtian stages of the Late Cretaceous in what is now central Argentina.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 31, 2021 13:44:31 GMT
Cannot agree with myself whether its head is more akin to a camel or a parrot. LOL
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Post by Joey12 on Aug 1, 2021 5:40:13 GMT
Camel for sure. The Razor Back American college football team from AR is called the razorbacks this would fit in well.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 1, 2021 13:10:52 GMT
Name: OjoraptorsaurusPronunciation: O-jo-rap-tor-sore-usMeaning of name: "Ojo thief lizard", after the rock formation where its fossils were discovered. Species: O. boereiSize: Unknown due to a lack of fossils.Family: Caenagnathidae.Diet: Unknown.First fossils found: Known only from a partial pelvis discovered in the Ojo Alamo Formation of New Mexico (date of discovery uncertain). Named by Robert M. Sullivan, Steven E. Jasinski and Mark P.A. Van Tomme in 2011.Lived: 69 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now the southwestern United States.
 Artist's impression of Ojoraptorsaurus
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Post by Joey12 on Aug 2, 2021 4:19:27 GMT
Funky Chicken?
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 2, 2021 8:01:43 GMT
Name: DaliansaurusPronunciation: Dah-le-an-sor-usMeaning of name: "Dalian lizard", after the Chinese city of Dalian where its fossils are stored.Species: D. liaoningensisSize: Estimated to have measured around 1 metre long, 0.3 metres tall and weighing around 5kgs.Family: Sinovenatorinae (a sub-family of Troodontidae).Diet: Carnivore.First fossils found: Known only from a single, almost-complete skeleton discovered in the Yixian Formation of Liaoning Province, northeast China (date of discovery uncertain). Named by C. Z. Shen, J. C. Lu, S. H. Liu, M. Kundrat, S. L. Brusatte and H. L. Gao in 2017.Lived: 126 million years ago during the Barremian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now northeast China.
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Post by Joey12 on Aug 2, 2021 10:44:42 GMT
I think I could teach that one tricks.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Aug 2, 2021 17:34:42 GMT
Count your fingers afterwards!  |
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Post by Joey12 on Aug 3, 2021 5:45:31 GMT
Sadly will never get the chance.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 3, 2021 12:02:32 GMT
Today's entry is a large marine reptile: Name: CallawayasaurusPronunciation: Cal-la-way-sore-usMeaning of name: "Callaway's lizard", in honour of palaeontologist, Jack M. CallawaySpecies: C. colombiensisSize: Estimated to have measured around 8 metres long. Weight unknown.Family: ElasmosauridaeDiet: PiscivoreFirst fossils found: Known from two almost complete skeletons, the first of which was discovered by American palaeontologist, Samuel Paul Welles, in the Paja Formation of Colombia, South America, in 1962. Named by palaeontologist, Kenneth Carpenter, in 1999. Was originally thought to be a species of Thalassomedon.
Lived: 125 to 113 million years ago during the Aptian stage of the Early Cretaceous in the warm oceans that once covered what is now Colombia, South America. Callawayasaurus skull |
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Post by Tix Mascot on Aug 3, 2021 13:37:41 GMT
What an odd, shoe-like shape for a skull!
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Post by Beach Bum Bec on Aug 3, 2021 21:39:05 GMT
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Post by Joey12 on Aug 4, 2021 1:16:15 GMT
I thought it looked like a slipper too with the teeth stitches on the side.
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