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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 10, 2024 9:49:30 GMT
Just a friendly reminder about this week's quiz question. You've been asked: Which stage of the Early Cretaceous spanned between 139.8 and 132.6 million years ago? Berriasian, Valanginian, Hauterivian, Barremian, Aptian or Albian?
Today's dino:
Name: Koreanosaurus
Pronunciation: Ko-re-an-oh-sore-us
Meaning of name: "Korean lizard"
Species: K. boseongensis
Size: Estimated to have measured between 2 and 2.4 metres long.
Family: Orodrominae (a subfamily of Thescelosauridae)
Diet: Herbivore
First fossils found: Known only from partial specimens discovered in the Seonso Conglomerate Formation of South Korea in 2003. Named by Min Huh, Dae-Gil Lee, Jung-Kyun Kim, Jong-Deock Lim and Pascal Godefroit in 2011.
Lived: 81 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now South Korea.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 10, 2024 21:36:24 GMT
A cunning expression on that little face...
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Post by Joey on Jul 11, 2024 5:08:52 GMT
Not very big compared to many we have seen.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 11, 2024 8:04:25 GMT
Due to a lack of fossils, today's dino is considered a dubious genus: Name: MarmarospondylusPronunciation: Mar-mar-oh-spon-dill-usMeaning of name: "Marble vertebrae", in reference to the rock formation where its fossils were discovered.Species: M. robustusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: UncertainDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single back vertebra discovered in the Forest Marble Formation of England. Named by English biologist, comparative anatomist and palaeontologist, Sir Richard Owen, in 1875. Could possibly be the same genus as Bothriospondylus ("Excavated vertebra").Lived: 168 to 166 million years ago during the Bathonian stage of the Middle Jurassic in what is now England.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 11, 2024 8:32:40 GMT
More 'Jurassic World Hidden Hatchers' popped up at work today. Got the Allosaurus, Dilophosaurus and Parasaurolophus to go with my Indoraptor, Carnotaurus, Velociraptor and Spinosaurus.  |
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 11, 2024 11:07:43 GMT
And you made sure to get one specimen of each for yourself. Clever girl!  |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 11, 2024 13:10:58 GMT
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Post by LadyPorthos on Jul 11, 2024 23:06:05 GMT
Wow, that is really cool!
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Post by Joey on Jul 12, 2024 8:24:14 GMT
I agree really cool. Great pics.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 12, 2024 10:45:56 GMT
A final reminder about this week's quiz question before the answer is revealed tomorrow. You've been asked: Which stage of the Early Cretaceous spanned between 139.8 and 132.6 million years ago? Berriasian, Valanginian, Hauterivian, Barremian, Aptian or Albian?Today's dino: Name: MartharaptorPronunciation: Mar-tha-rap-torMeaning of name: "Martha's thief", after palaeontologist assistant, Martha C. Hayden, who helped in the discovery of its fossils.Species: M. greenriverensisSize: Estimated to have measured around 4 metres long.Family: Uncertain. Likely a primitive Therizinosaurid.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Cedar Mountain Formation of eastern Utah. Named by P. Senter, J. I. Kirkland and D. D. Deblieux in 2012.Lived: 139 to 134.6 million years ago during the Valanginian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now the western United States.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 12, 2024 21:18:23 GMT
You must be happy to be able to cultivate your great interest with all these happenings so close by. |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 13, 2024 7:02:35 GMT
Time to reveal the answer to this week's quiz question. You were asked: Which stage of the Early Cretaceous spanned between 139.8 and 132.6 million years ago? Berriasian, Valanginian, Hauterivian, Barremian, Aptian or Albian?
Answer: Valanginian. Named after Valangin, Switzerland, the Valanginian was the second stage of the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaurs that lived during this stage include Gastonia, Utahraptor, Phuwiangosaurus, Altispinax, Hylaeosaurus, Cedarosaurus and Pilmatueia.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 13, 2024 10:31:19 GMT
Name: AoniraptorPronunciation: A-oh-nee-rap-torMeaning of name: "South thief"Species: A. libertatemSize: 6 metres long, 2.4 metres tall and weighing 1 metric tonne.Family: Uncertain. Possibly either Megaraptoridae or Bahariasauridae.Diet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from eleven vertebrae and five chevrons discovered by Matias Motta in the Huincul Formation of northern Patagonia, Argentina, in 2010. Named by Mr. Motta in 2016. Lived: 96 to 91 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 Jul 13, 2024 10:42:49 GMT
Martharaptor looks like a duck but those little wings won't let it fly.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 13, 2024 21:56:09 GMT
Aoniraptor almost looks philosophical, but I'd still keep my distance.
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