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Post by Tix Mascot on May 26, 2024 10:20:21 GMT
True or False? The first dinosaurs appeared around 233 million years ago. Different species probably went extinct and disappeared all the time, so I guess 'yes' here. |
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Post by LadyPorthos on May 26, 2024 18:58:45 GMT
New quiz question: True or False? The first dinosaurs appeared around 233 million years ago. True |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 27, 2024 8:15:26 GMT
Name: PuertasaurusPronunciation: Pwer-tah-sore-usMeaning of name: "Puerta's lizard", after fossil hunters, Pablo Puerta and Santiago Reuil.Species: P. reuiliSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 30 metres long and weighing between 45 and 55 metric tonnes.Family: Uncertain. Likely Titanosaurid.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from four vertebrae discovered in the Cerro Fortaleza Formation of southwestern Patagonia, Argentina. Named by palaeontologists, Fernando Emilio Novas, Leonardo Salgado, Jorge Calvo and Federico Agnolin in 2005.Lived: 76 to 70 million years ago during the Campanian and Maastrichtian stages of the Late Cretaceous in what is now southwestern Patagonia, Argentina.
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Post by Tix Mascot on May 27, 2024 10:32:10 GMT
Small head and oversized neck.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 28, 2024 7:42:15 GMT
Name: ThyreosaurusPronunciation: Thy-ree-oh-sore-usMeaning of name: "Thyreos lizard", after an oblong shield used in Ancient Greece and referencing the shape of the animal's unusual osteoderms.Species: T. atlasicusSize: Full adult size uncertain as the only known fossils belong to a subadult.Family: Dacentrurinae (a subfamily of Stegosauridae)Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from vertebrae, rib fragments, a partial fibula and six osteoderms, discovered in the El Mers III Formation of Morocco, North Africa, in 2021. Named by O. Zafaty, M. Oukassou, F. Riguetti, J. Company, S. Bendrioua, R. Tabuce, A. Charrière and X. Pereda-Suberbiola in 2024.Lived: 168.2 to 161.5 million years ago during the Bathonian and Callovian stages of the Middle Jurassic in what is now North Africa.
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Post by Tix Mascot on May 28, 2024 9:15:20 GMT
Careful with that spiked tail!
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Post by Joey on May 29, 2024 7:21:48 GMT
Yikes no rides here.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 29, 2024 9:23:36 GMT
Just a friendly reminder about this week's quiz question. You've been asked: True or False? The first dinosaurs appeared around 233 million years ago.Today's dino: Name: GideonmantelliaPronunciation: Gid-ee-on-man-tell-ee-ahMeaning of name: Named after English palaeontologist, Gideon Algernon Mantell.Species: G. amosanjuanaeSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: UncertainDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a partial juvenile skeleton discovered by amateur palaeontologist, José María Herrero Marzo, in the Camarillas Formation of northeastern Spain, in 1982. Named by José Ignacio Ruiz-Omeñaca, Gloria Cuenca-Bescós, Penélope Cruzado-Caballero, José Manuel Gasca, Miguel Moreno-Azanza and José Ignacio Canudo in 2012. Was originally thought to be a species of Hypsilophodon.Lived: 125.77 to 121.4 million years ago during the Barremian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now northeastern Spain.
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Post by Joey on May 30, 2024 6:35:25 GMT
Looks well proportioned.
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Post by Tix Mascot on May 30, 2024 9:45:32 GMT
But maybe a little disgruntled or angry.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 30, 2024 10:07:51 GMT
Name: BaotianmansaurusPronunciation: Bow-tee-an-man-sore-usMeaning of name: "Boatianman lizard", after the Baotianman National Nature Reserve.Species: B. henanensisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Uncertain. Possible Saltasaurid.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from vertebrae, ribs and scapula fragments discovered in the Gaogou Formation of Henan Province, central-eastern China. Named by Zhang Xingliao; Lü Junchang; Xu Li; Li Jinhua; Yang Li; Hu Weiyong; Jia Songhai; Ji Qiang and Zhang Chengjun in 2009.Lived: 99 to 90 million years ago during the Cenomanian and Turonian stages of the Late Cretaceous in what is now central-eastern China.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 31, 2024 10:26:26 GMT
A final reminder about this week's quiz question before the answer is revealed tomorrow. You've been asked: True or False? The first dinosaurs appeared around 233 million years ago.Today's dino: Name: HayaPronunciation: Ha-yah or Hay-ahMeaning of name: From the "Hayagriva" avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu.Species: H. grivaSize: 1.6 metres long and weighing 10kgs.Family: Thescelosaurinae (a subfamily of Thescelosauridae)Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known from several specimens discovered in the Javkhlant Formation of southern Mongolia. Named by Peter J. Makovicky, Brandon M. Kilbourne, Rudyard W. Sadleir and Mark A. Norell in 2011.Lived: 86.3 to 83.6 million years ago during the Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now southern Mongolia.
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Post by Tix Mascot on May 31, 2024 13:52:36 GMT
Looks sneaky and devious, but probably harmless for the cat.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 1, 2024 7:41:16 GMT
Tix Mascot , LadyPorthos , well done for correctly guessing the answer to this week's quiz question. You were asked: True or False? The first dinosaurs appeared around 233 million years ago.
Answer: True. The first dinosaurs were small, bipedal carnivores, and appeared around 233 million years ago during the Carnian stage of the Late Triassic in what is now Brazil, Argentina and southern Africa. Herrerasaurus, Eoraptor and Sanjuansaurus are among the earliest dinosaurs.Today's dino: Name: AngolatitanPronunciation: An-go-lah-tie-tanMeaning of name: "Angolian giant"Species: A. adamastorSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Uncertain. Likely Titanosaurid.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a partial right forelimb discovered by Portuguese palaeontologist, Octávio Mateus, in Angola, southern Africa, in 2006. Named by Mr. Mateus, L. L. Jacobs, A. S. Schulp, M. J. Polcyn, T. S. Tavares, A. B. Neto, M. L. Morais and M. T. Antunes in 2011. Angolatitan is the first non-avian dinosaur to be discovered in Angola.Lived: 89.8 to 86.3 million years ago during the Coniacian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now southern Africa. New quiz question: Eggs or live birth? How did marine reptiles such as Ichthyosaurs, Mosasaurs and Plesiosaurs reproduce?
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jun 1, 2024 11:07:26 GMT
New quiz question: Eggs or live birth? How did marine reptiles such as Ichthyosaurs, Mosasaurs and Plesiosaurs reproduce? Some present marine animals go on land and lay eggs, so I gamble on the possibility that the species you mention did that as well. |
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