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Post by Tix Mascot on Mar 18, 2024 11:02:00 GMT
Angry little bugger - did the cat steal its breakfast?  |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 19, 2024 5:42:34 GMT
Name: TuranoceratopsPronunciation: Tu-ran-o-se-rah-topsMeaning of name: "Turan horned face", after a historical region of central Asia.
Species: T. tardabilisSize: Estimated to have measured around 2 metres long and weighing around 175kgs.Family: Uncertain. Likely a primitive Ceratopsian.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from partial fossils, the first of which were discovered in the Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan during the 1920s. Named by L. A. Nessov, L. F. Kaznyshkina and G. O. Cherepanov in 1989.Lived: 90 million years ago during the Turonian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now Uzbekistan.
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Post by Joey on Mar 19, 2024 6:13:55 GMT
Oh that's going to hurt you.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Mar 19, 2024 9:00:29 GMT
The size indicates pet material, but the anatomy tells a different story...
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Post by Joey on Mar 20, 2024 6:16:55 GMT
That horn on the head is scary enough.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 20, 2024 6:34:13 GMT
Just a friendly reminder about this week's quiz question. You've been asked: What do palaeontologists think Iguanodon used its thumb spike for?Today's dino: Name: ChialingosaurusPronunciation: Chee-a-ling-o-sore-usMeaning of name: "Chialing lizard", after the Chialing River, southern China.Species: C. kuaniSize: Estimated to have measured around 4 metres long.Family: Stegosaurinae (a subfamily of Stegosauridae)Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known from three partial skeletons and a partial skull, the first of which was discovered in the Shaximiao Formation of Sichuan Province, southwestern China, in 1957. Named by Chinese palaeontologist, Yang Zhongjian, in 1959. All known fossils belong to either juveniles or subadults.Lived: 160 million years ago during the Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic in what is now southwestern China.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Mar 20, 2024 13:11:15 GMT
Is its nickname 'Barbie Wire'?  |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 21, 2024 7:50:01 GMT
Name: ArkansaurusPronunciation: Ar-kan-sor-usMeaning of name: "Arkansas lizard"Species: A. fridayiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 4.6 metres long and weighing 380.5kgsFamily: Uncertain. Likely Ornithomimid.Diet: Uncertain. Likely Omnivore.First fossils found: Known only from a partial foot discovered by Joe B. Friday in southwestern Arkansas in 1972. Named by R. K. Hunt and J. H. Quinn in 2018. Lived: 113 to 101 million years ago during the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now the southern United States.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Mar 21, 2024 9:25:30 GMT
Except for the wings and tail, it may be taken for a modern bird.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 22, 2024 7:18:23 GMT
A final reminder about this week's quiz question before the answer is revealed tomorrow. You've been asked: What do palaeontologists think Iguanodon used its thumb spike for?Today's dino: Name: LosillasaurusPronunciation: Lo-sil-la-sore-usMeaning of name: "Losilla lizard"Species: L. giganteusSize: Estimated to have measured between 15 and 18 metres long, between 6 and 7 metres tall and weighing between 12 and 15 metric tonnes.Family: UncertainDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a partial skull and a partial skeleton thought to belong to a subadult, discovered in the Villar del Arzobispo Formation of eastern Spain. Named by Maria Lourdes Casanovas, José Vicente Santafé and José Luis Sanz in 2001.Lived: 150.8 to 140.2 million years ago from the Kimmeridgian stage of the Late Jurassic through to the Berriasian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now eastern Spain.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Mar 22, 2024 10:20:26 GMT
Well built and proportioned.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 23, 2024 5:45:35 GMT
Time to reveal the answer to this week's quiz question. You were asked: What do palaeontologists think Iguanodon used its thumb spike for?
Answer: Feeding and defence. The first herbivorous dinosaur to be officially named, Iguanodon lived in what is now England, Spain, Germany and Belgium during the Early Cretaceous, between 126 and 122 million years ago. One of its most distinctive features was its thumb spike which was originally thought to be a horn. This modified thumb is typically interpreted as a defensive weapon, but may also have been used to break into seeds and fruits.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 23, 2024 7:58:04 GMT
Name: DrusilasauraPronunciation: Dru-sil-ah-sore-ahMeaning of name: "Drusila's lizard", after a member of the family who owns the ranch where its fossils were discovered.Species: D. deseadensisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Uncertain. Likely Titanosaurid.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered by palaeontologist, Marcelo Tejedor, in the Bajo Barreal Formation of southern Patagonia, Argentina. Named by César Navarrete, Gabriel Casal and Rubén Martínez in 2011.Lived: 99.6 to 89.3 million years ago from the Cenomanian stage through to the Coniacian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now southern Patagonia, Argentina.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Mar 23, 2024 12:33:46 GMT
Microscopic head on an oversized neck!
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 24, 2024 5:40:26 GMT
Name: NaashoibitosaurusPronunciation: Naa-shoy-bit-oh-sor-usMeaning of name: "Creek lizard"Species: N. ostromiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Hadrosaurinae (a subfamily of Hadrosauridae)Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a partial skull and partial skeleton discovered in the Kirtland Formation of New Mexico. Named by A. P. Hunt and S. G. Lucas in 1993. Was originally thought to be either a juvenile or subadult Kritosaurus.Lived: 73 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now the southwestern United States. New quiz question: In feet, how long were T-Rex's arms? 3, 4, 5 or 6?
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