Tix Mascot
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Post by Tix Mascot on Feb 27, 2024 9:35:45 GMT
I have this to say today: "Yes, the truth is definitely stranger than fiction!" So many strange forms and shapes that human fantasy would be unable to create, even if we stretched it far!
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 28, 2024 6:37:47 GMT
Successfully connected my new phone to the computer, here's a pic of my newest dinos. Say hello to 'Irri', 'Emerald', 'Tundra', 'Nessus' and 'Rosalie'.  |
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Post by Joey on Feb 28, 2024 6:55:04 GMT
Hope they don't attack you when you sleep.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 28, 2024 7:38:26 GMT
Name: RiojavenatrixPronunciation: Re-oh-ha-ven-ah-triksMeaning of name: "La Rioja huntress", after the Spanish province where its fossils were discovered.Species: R. lacustrisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured between 7 and 8 metres long.Family: Baryonychinae (a subfamily of Spinosauridae)Diet: Carnivore/piscivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single fragmentary vertebra and parts of the pelvis and hindlimbs discovered in La Rioja Province, northern Spain in 2005. Named by P. Pereda-Suberbiola, A. Torices, L. I. Viera, P. Sáez-Benito, J. Company, I. Díaz-Martínez, E. Cuesta and E. Isasmendi in 2024. Was originally thought to be a species of Baryonyx.Lived: 125.77 to 113 million years ago during the Barremian and Aptian stages of the Early Cretaceous in what is now northern Spain.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Feb 28, 2024 13:17:15 GMT
Successfully connected my new phone to the computer, here's a pic of my newest dinos. Say hello to 'Irri', 'Emerald', 'Tundra', 'Nessus' and 'Rosalie'. Cool - your collection is quite extensive by now. |
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Post by Tix Mascot on Feb 28, 2024 13:17:46 GMT
Hope they don't attack you when you sleep. ...or give you nightmares!  |
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Post by Tix Mascot on Feb 28, 2024 13:18:41 GMT
Name: RiojavenatrixPronunciation: Re-oh-ha-ven-ah-triksMeaning of name: "La Rioja huntress", after the Spanish province where its fossils were discovered.Species: R. lacustrisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured between 7 and 8 metres long.Family: Baryonychinae (a subfamily of Spinosauridae)Diet: Carnivore/piscivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single fragmentary vertebra and parts of the pelvis and hindlimbs discovered in La Rioja Province, northern Spain in 2005. Named by P. Pereda-Suberbiola, A. Torices, L. I. Viera, P. Sáez-Benito, J. Company, I. Díaz-Martínez, E. Cuesta and E. Isasmendi in 2024. Was originally thought to be a species of Baryonyx.Lived: 125.77 to 113 million years ago during the Barremian and Aptian stages of the Early Cretaceous in what is now northern Spain.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 29, 2024 6:46:10 GMT
Just a friendly reminder about this week's quiz question. You've been asked: Palaeontologists currently recognize how many species of Brachiosaurus? One, two, three or four?Today's dino: Name: InawentuPronunciation: In-ah-wen-tooMeaning of name: "Mimic" or "Imitator"Species: I. oslatusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Uncertain. Likely Titanosaurid.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from an almost complete skull and a partial skeleton discovered in the Bajo de la Carpa Formation of northern Patagonia, Argentina. Named by Leonardo S. Filippi, Rubén D. Juárez Valieri, Pablo A. Gallina, Ariel H. Méndez, Federico A. Gianechini and Alberto C. Garrido in 2023.Lived: 86.3 to 83.6 million years ago during the Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northern Patagonia, Argentina.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Feb 29, 2024 7:46:23 GMT
Looks sad - both fore and aft are hanging down.
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Post by Joey on Feb 29, 2024 7:50:25 GMT
Might be lonely.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 1, 2024 6:20:23 GMT
A final reminder about this week's quiz question before the answer is revealed tomorrow. You've been asked: Palaeontologists currently recognize how many species of Brachiosaurus? One, two, three or four?Today's dino: Name: MinqariaPronunciation: Min-kwa-ree-ahMeaning of name: "Beak"Species: M. bataSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 3.5 metres long and weighing 250kgs.Family: Lambeosaurinae (a subfamily of Hadrosauridae)Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a partial skull including a left lower jaw, a right upper jaw and a braincase, discovered in the Ouled Abdoun Basin of Morocco, North Africa. Named by N. R. Longrich, X. Pereda-Suberbiola, N. Bardet and N. E. Jalil in 2024. Despite its estimated size being relatively small, the bones are fully fused, showing that they belong to an adult.Lived: 68 to 66 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now Morocco, North Africa.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Mar 1, 2024 10:23:41 GMT
Head and neck seem underdeveloped.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 2, 2024 5:55:09 GMT
Time to reveal the answer to this week's quiz question. You were asked: Palaeontologists currently recognize how many species of Brachiosaurus? One, two, three or four?
Answer: One. An icon of the Late Jurassic, Brachiosaurus was a massive animal, measuring around 22 metres long, between 9 and 13 metres tall and weighing between 40 and 60 metric tonnes. It lived in what is now the western United States between 154 and 150 million years ago. Its name, which means "Arm lizard", is a reference to its long front legs which provided support for its huge neck. Currently, only one species, B. altithorax, is recognized.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 2, 2024 7:37:56 GMT
Name: BustingorrytitanPronunciation: Bus-tin-gor-re-tie-tanMeaning of name: "Bustingorry's giant", after Manuel Bustingorry, who owns the land where its fossils were discovered.Species: B. shivaSize: Estimated to have measured around 14 metres long and weighing 67 metric tonnes.Family: Uncertain. Likely Titanosaurid.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known from four specimens, including parts of the jaws, discovered in the Huincul Formation of northern Patagonia, Argentina, in 2001. Named by Edith Simon, Leonardo Salgado, and Jorge O. Calvo in 2023.Lived: 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northern Patagonia, Argentina.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Mar 2, 2024 9:53:03 GMT
Watch out for them spikes!
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