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Post by Explorer on Mar 27, 2024 21:42:15 GMT
He does look a bit top heavy.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 28, 2024 8:14:12 GMT
Name: DongyangopeltaPronunciation: Dong-yang-o-pel-tahMeaning of name: "Dongyang shield", after a city in Zhejiang Province, eastern China, where its fossils were discovered.Species: D. yangyanensisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: NodosauridaeDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered by Zhiwei Yang in the Chaochuan Formation of Zhejiang Province, eastern China, in 2009. Named by Rongjun Chen, Wenjie Zheng, Yoichi Azuma, Masateru Shibata, Tianliang Lou, Qiang Jin and Xingsheng Jin in 2013. Lived: 105 to 96 million years ago from the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous through to the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now eastern China.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Mar 28, 2024 12:44:30 GMT
Could be useful if I were able to train it as a bulldozer or earth plow.
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Post by Joey on Mar 29, 2024 7:08:26 GMT
I'd have named it Spike.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 29, 2024 8:02:07 GMT
A final reminder about this week's quiz question before the answer is revealed tomorrow. You've been asked: In feet, how long were T-Rex's arms? 3, 4, 5 or 6?Today's dino: Name: AndesaurusPronunciation: An-deez-sore-usMeaning of name: "Andes lizard", in reference to the proximity of the fossils to the Andes mountains.Species: A. delgadoiSize: Estimated to have measured between 15 and 18 metres long and weighing 7 metric tonnes.Family: Uncertain. Likely Titanosaurid.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Candeleros Formation of northern Patagonia, Argentina. Named by Argentine palaeontologists, Jorge O. Calvo and José F. Bonaparte, in 1991.Lived: 99.6 to 97 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 29, 2024 10:34:10 GMT
This one looks well balanced.
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Post by Explorer on Mar 29, 2024 22:26:18 GMT
Yes, it does.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 30, 2024 6:05:14 GMT
Tix Mascot , Explorer , LadyPorthos , well done for correctly guessing the answer to this week's quiz question. You were asked: In feet, how long were T-Rex's arms? 3, 4, 5 or 6?Answer: Three. Despite being short compared to the size of the body, T-Rex had unusually powerful forelimbs, capable of lifting around 200kgs. It's been suggested the forelimbs may have been used to hold struggling prey or to help it rise from a sleeping position on the ground. Another theory is that males used their forelimbs to grasp the females during mating.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 30, 2024 6:32:08 GMT
Name: BolongPronunciation: Bow-longMeaning of name: "Bo's dragon", after brothers Bo Hai-chen and Bo Xue, who helped uncover its fossils.Species: B. yixianensisSize: Estimated to have measured around 4 metres long and weighing 200kgs.Family: Uncertain. Possible Iguanodontid.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known from two almost complete skeletons discovered in the Yixian Formation of Liaoning Province, northeastern China. Named by Wu Wen-hao, Pascal Godefroit and Hu Dong-yu in 2010.Lived: 125 million years ago during the Barremian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now northeastern China.
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Post by Joey on Mar 30, 2024 6:36:39 GMT
Well I missed it. I thought the size of T-Rex make them look smaller than they were.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Mar 30, 2024 9:33:32 GMT
This last one either looks a bit angry or plainly ugly!
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 31, 2024 8:13:49 GMT
Today's entry is one of the oldest dino-birds: Name: ArchaeopteryxPronunciation: Ar-kay-op-teh-rixMeaning of name: "Ancient wing"Species: A. lithographica, A. albersdoerferi, A. siemensiiSize: Depending on species, measured up to 0.5 metres long, 0.7 metre wingspan and weighing between 0.5 and 1kg.Family: ArchaeopterygidaeDiet: Carnivore/insectivoreFirst fossils found: Known from at least twelve specimens, including some almost complete skeletons, discovered in southern Germany. First discovered in 1860. A. lithographica named by German palaeontologist, Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer, in 1861. A. siemensii named in 1897. A. albersdoerferi named in 2018. Studies of the feathers have shown the most likely colouration was black.Lived: Depending on species, lived between 150.8 and 148.5 million years ago during the Kimmeridgian and Tithonian stages of the Late Jurassic in what is now southern Germany. This A. lithographica fossil is so well preserved that we can still see the feathers on its wings and tail.New quiz question: What does Cryolophosaurus mean? |
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Post by Tix Mascot on Mar 31, 2024 9:06:39 GMT
Amazing! Still, I want to find out how it looked like, so I found this image:  I wonder: Was it able to fly properly? What does Cryolophosaurus mean? No idea. From this tread, I have learned that 'saur(us)' means lizard, but the rest... |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 31, 2024 9:17:53 GMT
Tix Mascot , the lack of a bony breastbone suggests Archaeopteryx wasn't a very strong flier, however, it's still unclear whether or not it was capable of powered flight or was simply a glider.
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Post by LadyPorthos on Mar 31, 2024 18:20:33 GMT
New quiz question: What does Cryolophosaurus mean? Hmmm...I'm guessing Frozen Lizard? |
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