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Post by Tix Mascot on Mar 24, 2024 15:30:34 GMT
A bulky creature. New quiz question: In feet, how long were T-Rex's arms? 3, 4, 5 or 6? I go for 3 feet. They were pretty short. |
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Post by LadyPorthos on Mar 24, 2024 19:03:08 GMT
New quiz question: In feet, how long were T-Rex's arms? 3, 4, 5 or 6? I'll also say 3 feet |
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Post by Explorer on Mar 24, 2024 20:35:27 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.
The little guy would be cute if he didn't have the very pointy sharp horn.
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Post by Explorer on Mar 24, 2024 20:39:13 GMT
New quiz question: In feet, how long were T-Rex's arms? 3, 4, 5 or 6?
I will join in and also say 3 feet.
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Post by Joey on Mar 25, 2024 6:01:15 GMT
Just keep it away from me.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 25, 2024 7:25:56 GMT
Name: BaurutitanPronunciation: Bow-ru-ty-tanMeaning of name: "Bauru giant", in reference to the geographical region where its fossils were discovered.Species: B. britoiSize: Estimated to have measured between 12 and 14 metres long.Family: Uncertain. Possible Saltasaurid.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known from fossils discovered by Brazilian palaeontologist, Llewellyn Ivor Price, in the Serra da Galga Formation of southeastern Brazil. Named by A. W. A. Kellner, D. d. A. Campos and M. N. F. Trotta in 2005.Lived: 70 to 66 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now southeastern Brazil.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Mar 25, 2024 16:42:36 GMT
Better avoid getting too close...
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 26, 2024 5:51:58 GMT
Name: Shastasaurus Pronunciation: Shas-tah-sore-usMeaning of name: "Mount Shasta lizard"Species: S. pacificus, S. sikanniensis, however, there may be a third species.
Size: S. pacificus estimated to have measured up to 9 metres long. S. sikanniensis estimated to have measured around 21 metres long and weighing 81.5 metric tonnes, making it the largest known Ichthyosaur.Family: ShastasauridaeDiet: Carnivore/piscivoreFirst fossils found: Known from several specimens discovered in China, Canada and the western United States. S. pacificus named in 1895. S. sikanniensis originally named as a species of Shonisaurus in 2004.Lived: Depending on species, lived between 235 and 205.6 million years ago from the Carnian stage through to the Rhaetian stage of the Late Triassic in the oceans and shallow seas that once covered parts of what is now China, Canada and the western United States.
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Post by Joey on Mar 26, 2024 7:10:56 GMT
If that's a lizard I must be a fish.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Mar 26, 2024 10:45:13 GMT
Room enough for Jonah and his kin to have a family reunion! LOL
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Post by Explorer on Mar 27, 2024 1:31:02 GMT
That one is huge!
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 27, 2024 6:25:16 GMT
Just a friendly reminder about this week's quiz question. You've been asked: In feet, how long were T-Rex's arms? 3, 4, 5 or 6?Today's dino: Name: LusotitanPronunciation: Lu-so-tie-tanMeaning of name: "Lusitania giant"Species: L. atalaiensisSize: Estimated to have measured around 21 metres long and weighing 30 metric tonnes.Family: BrachiosauridaeDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known from numerous fossils, including a partial skeleton, discovered in the Lourinhã Formation of western Portugal. First discovered by Manuel de Matos in 1947. Named by Portuguese palaeontologists, Octávio Mateus and Miguel Telles Antunes, in 2003. Was originally thought to be a species of Brachiosaurus.Lived: 152 to 145 million years ago during the Kimmeridgian and Tithonian stages of the Late Jurassic in what is now western Portugal.
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Post by Joey on Mar 27, 2024 6:47:27 GMT
Quiz I say 5
As for Lusotitan I'll say extra large.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Mar 27, 2024 13:21:17 GMT
The neck seems oversized in relation to the rest. Any particular reason for that, Talira Greycrest? |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 27, 2024 21:26:56 GMT
The neck seems oversized in relation to the rest. Any particular reason for that, Talira Greycrest ? I think this was normal. |
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New quiz question: In feet, how long were T-Rex's arms? 3, 4, 5 or 6?I go for 3 feet. They were pretty short.
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