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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 19, 2024 13:30:22 GMT
A big dino welcome to 'Becky', the newest member of my prehistoric family!  |
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Post by darrenvox on Aug 19, 2024 22:22:02 GMT
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Post by Joey on Aug 20, 2024 7:30:17 GMT
Careful it looks hungry.
On the quiz I'll guess false also.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 20, 2024 10:44:05 GMT
Name: ErythrovenatorPronunciation: Ee-ree-throw-ven-ah-torMeaning of name: "Red hunter", after the red mudstone in which its fossils were preserved.Species: E. jacuiensisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 2 metres long and weighing 9kgs.Family: UncertainDiet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a fragment of the left femur discovered in the Candelária Formation of southeastern Brazil. Named by Rodrigo T. Müller in 2021.Lived: 233 to 225 million years ago during the Carnian and Norian stages of the Late Triassic in what is now southeastern Brazil.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 21, 2024 6:45:39 GMT
Just a friendly reminder about this week's quiz question. You've been asked: True or False? Japanese film makers used dinosaurs as the inspiration for the design of Godzilla.Today's dino: Name: Yixianosaurus Pronunciation: Yix-ee-an-oh-sore-usMeaning of name: "Yixian lizard", after the rock formation where its fossils were discovered. Species: Y. longimanusSize: Estimated to have measured around 1 metre long, 0.5 metres tall and weighing 1kg.Family: UncertainDiet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from ribs and a shoulder girdle with a pair of feathered arms discovered in the Yixian Formation of Liaoning Province, northeastern China. Named by Chinese palaeontologists, Xu Xing and Wang Xiaolin, in 2003.
Lived: 122 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 Aug 21, 2024 7:53:55 GMT
That's nice looking.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Aug 21, 2024 11:27:50 GMT
Head looks friendly, but not the claws.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 22, 2024 10:26:04 GMT
Another long-neck: Name: Eucamerotus Pronunciation: Yoo-cah-mer-oh-tusMeaning of name: "Well-chambered", in reference to the hollows of the vertebrae.Species: E. foxiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 15 metres long.Family: Uncertain. Possible Titanosaurid or Brachiosaurid.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from vertebrae discovered in the Wessex Formation of the Isle of Wight, England. Named by British surgeon, geologist and fossil collector, John Whitaker Hulke, in 1872.Lived: 125.77 to 121.4 million years ago during the Barremian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now the Isle of Wight, England. |
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Post by darrenvox on Aug 22, 2024 13:45:19 GMT
good one
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Post by Tix Mascot on Aug 22, 2024 18:03:22 GMT
It has protected itself with tiny spikes, so 'Suitman' and others are prevented from sliding down its back.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 23, 2024 5:54:16 GMT
A final reminder about this week's quiz question before the answer is revealed tomorrow. You've been asked: True or False? Japanese film makers used dinosaurs as the inspiration for the design of Godzilla.A new dino with a funny name: Name: AlpkarakushPronunciation: Alp-kah-rah-kooshMeaning of name: Named after a bird featured in the poem 'Epic of Manas'.Species: A. kyrgyzicusSize: Estimated to have measured between 7 and 8 metres long.Family: Metriacanthosaurinae (a subfamily of Metriacanthosauridae)Diet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from the partial skeletons of a juvenile and subadult discovered in the Balabansai Formation of Kyrgyzstan between 2005 and 2017. Named by Oliver W. M. Rauhut, Aizek A. Bakirov, Oliver Wings, Alexandra E. Fernandes and Tom R. Hübner in 2024. Alpkarakush is the first Theropod to be discovered in Kyrgyzstan. There's been a suggestion the fossils may represent a parent with its young.Lived: 165.3 to 161.5 million years ago during the Callovian stage of the Middle Jurassic in what is now Kyrgyzstan.
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Post by Joey on Aug 23, 2024 8:23:57 GMT
Not good for the tree tops.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Aug 23, 2024 19:51:56 GMT
Also trampling on everything in its way.
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Post by darrenvox on Aug 23, 2024 22:19:49 GMT
for sure
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 24, 2024 7:16:03 GMT
LadyPorthos , Tix Mascot , well done for correctly guessing the answer to this week's quiz question. You were asked: True or False? Japanese film makers used dinosaurs as the inspiration for the design of Godzilla.Answer: True. Japanese special effects art director, Akira Watanabe, created Godzilla by combining the attributes of T-Rex, Iguanodon and Stegosaurus.Today's dino:Name: CaletodracoPronunciation: Cah-leh-toe-dray-coMeaning of name: "Caleti dragon", after a Celtic tribe that once lived in the area where the fossils were discovered.Species: C. cottardiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 6 metres long.Family: AbelisauridaeDiet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Chalk of the Pays de Caux of northwestern France between 2021 and 2023. Named by French palaeontologist, Éric Buffetaut, in 2024.Lived: 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northwestern France.
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