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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 21, 2024 7:34:26 GMT
Name: TiamatPronunciation: Tee-ah-matMeaning of name: Named after a goddess in Sumerian and Babylonian mythology.Species: T. valdeciiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Uncertain. Likely Titanosaurid.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from nine fragmentary tail vertebrae discovered in the Açu Formation of northeastern Brazil. Named by P. V. L. G. Pereira, K. L. N. Bandeira, L. S. Vidal, T. B. Ribeiro, C. R. A. Candeiro and L. P. Bergqvist in 2024.Lived: 113 to 93.9 million years ago from the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous through to the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northeastern Brazil.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 21, 2024 8:19:06 GMT
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Post by Tix Mascot on May 21, 2024 14:25:29 GMT
Strategically placed, those guys could be able to scare away a potential burglar.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 22, 2024 9:55:38 GMT
Just a friendly reminder about this week's quiz question. You've been asked: How did dinosaur reproduce?Today's dino: Name: HamititanPronunciation: Ha-me-tie-tanMeaning of name: "Hami giant", after the Hami region of northwestern China where its fossils were discovered.Species: H. xinjiangensisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Uncertain. Likely Titanosaurid.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from seven tail vertebrae discovered in the Shengjinkou Formation of northwestern China in 2006. Named by X. Wang, K. L. Bandeira, R. Qiu, S. Jiang, X. Cheng, Y. Ma and A. W. A. Kellner in 2021.Lived: 120 million years ago during the Aptian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now northwestern China.
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Post by Tix Mascot on May 22, 2024 10:14:29 GMT
This one looks well proportioned, maybe except for a small head?
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Post by Joey on May 23, 2024 6:17:15 GMT
The little shorter neck helps.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 23, 2024 7:56:36 GMT
Name: YanbeilongPronunciation: Yan-bee-longMeaning of name: "North of Yanmen Pass dragon", in reference to the area where its fossils were discovered.Species: Y. ultimusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Uncertain. Likely Stegosaurid.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a partial pelvis and some vertebrae discovered in the Zuoyun Formation of Shanxi Province, northern China, in 2011. Named by Lei Jia, Suozhu Wang, Ning Li, Jianru Shi, Liyang Dong, Hailu You, Zhishuai Kang and Shichao Xu in 2024.Lived: 113 to 100.5 million years ago during the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now northern China.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 24, 2024 10:38:36 GMT
A final reminder about this week's quiz question before the answer is revealed tomorrow. You've been asked: How did dinosaur reproduce?Today's dino: Name: DataiPronunciation: Dah-tieMeaning of name: From the last letters of the Chinese words 'tongda' and 'antai'.Species: D. yingliangisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured between 3 and 4 metres long.Family: Ankylosaurinae (a subfamily of Ankylosauridae)Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from two partial subadult skeletons, the first of which was discovered in the Zhoutian Formation of Jiangxi Province, southeastern China, in 2016. Named by Lida Xing, Kecheng Niu, Jordan Mallon and Tetsuto Miyashita in 2024.Lived: 96 to 90 million years ago during the Cenomanian and Turonian stages of the Late Cretaceous in what is now southeastern China. Artist's impression of a pair of Datai taking an afternoon nap. |
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Post by Tix Mascot on May 24, 2024 13:21:57 GMT
Very atypical dino, but they come in all shapes and forms, so...
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 25, 2024 7:24:23 GMT
Tix Mascot, LadyPorthos, well done for correctly guessing the answer to this week's quiz question. You were asked: How did dinosaurs reproduce?Answer: They laid eggs. For a long time, no-one knew how dinosaurs reproduced. Did they lay eggs like birds and most modern reptiles or did they have live birth like mammals? The answer was finally discovered when, in 1923, an expedition to Mongolia's Gobi Desert uncovered fossilized nests filled with dozens of eggs. It was originally thought the eggs belonged to Protoceratops, however, we now know they most likely belonged to Oviraptor.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 25, 2024 7:53:03 GMT
Name: SidersauraPronunciation: Sy-der-sore-rahMeaning of name: "Star lizard", in reference to the shape of some of the preserved haemal arches.Species: S. maraeSize: Estimated to have measured between 18 and 20 metres long and weighing 15 metric tonnes.Family: RebbachisauridaeDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known from four partial skeletons discovered in the Huincul Formation of northern Patagonia, Argentina, in 2012. Named by Lucas Nicolás Lerzo, Pablo Ariel Gallina, Juan Ignacio Canale, Alejandro Otero, José Luis Carballido, Sebastián Apesteguía and Peter Juraj Makovicky in 2024.Lived: 96 to 93 million years ago during the Cenomanian and Turonian stages of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northern Patagonia, Argentina.
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Post by Joey on May 25, 2024 8:59:51 GMT
Nice whip.
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Post by Tix Mascot on May 25, 2024 9:21:39 GMT
Careful if you're within its area of operation!
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 26, 2024 7:06:57 GMT
Name: HexinlusaurusPronunciation: He-zin-lu-sore-usMeaning of name: "He Xin-Lu's lizard", in honour of Professor He Xin-Lu from the Chengdu University of Technology.Species: H. multidensSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: UncertainDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a partial skull, two partial skeletons and an almost complete skull discovered in the Shaximiao Formation of Sichuan Province, southwestern China. Was originally named as a species of Yandusaurus by He Xin-Lu and K.-J. Cai in 1983, before being renamed as a species of Xiaosaurus in 1992. Was eventually recognized as a new genus and named Hexinlusaurus by Paul M. Barrett, Richard J. Butler and Fabien Knoll in 2005.Lived: 170.9 to 168.2 million years ago during the Bajocian stage of the Middle Jurassic in what is now southwestern China. New quiz question: True or False? The first dinosaurs appeared around 233 million years ago.
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Post by Joey on May 26, 2024 7:18:44 GMT
Looks like a little Mohawk hairdo on it's rear end.
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