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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 25, 2024 7:09:56 GMT
So far this year, palaeontologists have named seven new dinos that once lived in what is now Argentina. Today's entry is one of them: Name: DiuqinPronunciation: Dew-kinMeaning of name: "Bird of prey"Species: D. lechiguanaeSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: DromaeosauridaeDiet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from most of the left humerus and pieces of a sacral and caudal vertebra, discovered in the Bajo de la Carpa Formation of northern Patagonia, Argentina. Named by Juan D. Porfiri, Mattia A. Baiano, Domenica D. dos Santos, Federico A. Gianechini, Michael Pittman and Matthew C. Lamanna in 2024.Lived: 86.3 to 83.6 million years ago during the Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northern Patagonia, Argentina. New quiz question: Psittacosaurus was named by which famous American palaeontologist in 1923? Othniel Charles Marsh, Henry Fairfield Osborn, Barnum Brown or Edward Drinker Cope? |
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Post by Joey on Aug 25, 2024 7:44:08 GMT
That one isn't far from flying...maybe in a couple 100 years.
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Post by LadyPorthos on Aug 25, 2024 19:23:07 GMT
New quiz question: Psittacosaurus was named by which famous American palaeontologist in 1923? Othniel Charles Marsh, Henry Fairfield Osborn, Barnum Brown or Edward Drinker Cope? Hmm...I'll go with Henry Fairfield Osborn |
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Post by darrenvox on Aug 25, 2024 21:39:39 GMT
edward drinker cope is my guess..
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Post by Tix Mascot on Aug 25, 2024 22:35:36 GMT
New quiz question: Psittacosaurus was named by which famous American palaeontologist in 1923? Othniel Charles Marsh, Henry Fairfield Osborn, Barnum Brown or Edward Drinker Cope?
I bet on Barnum Brown.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 26, 2024 7:18:39 GMT
Name: Dongyangosaurus Pronunciation: Dong-yan-go-sore-usMeaning of name: "Dongyang lizard", after the museum where its fossils are stored. Species: D. sinensisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Uncertain. Likely Titanosaurid.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from twelve vertebrae, a sacrum and a complete pelvis discovered in Zhejiang Province, eastern China. Named by Lu Junchang, Yoichi Azuma, Chen Rongjun, Zheng Wenjie and Jin Xingsheng in 2008.Lived: 92 to 88 million years ago during the Turonian and Coniacian stages of the Late Cretaceous in what is now eastern China.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Aug 26, 2024 23:21:28 GMT
Small head, long neck & tail + short legs.
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Post by Joey on Aug 27, 2024 7:05:29 GMT
Don't forget the whip of the tail.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 27, 2024 10:44:51 GMT
Name: Inawentu Pronunciation: In-ah-wen-tooMeaning of name: "Mimic" or "Imitator"Species: I. oslatusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Uncertain. Likely Titanosaurid.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from an almost complete skull and a partial skeleton discovered in the Bajo de la Carpa Formation of northern Patagonia, Argentina. Named by Leonardo S. Filippi, Rubén D. Juárez Valieri, Pablo A. Gallina, Ariel H. Méndez, Federico A. Gianechini and Alberto C. Garrido in 2023.Lived: 86.3 to 83.6 million years ago during the Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northern Patagonia, Argentina.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Aug 27, 2024 20:40:40 GMT
This one looks better proportioned, but oh, so sad...
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 28, 2024 7:01:07 GMT
Just a friendly reminder about this week's quiz question. You've been asked: Psittacosaurus was named by which famous American palaeontologist in 1923? Othniel Charles Marsh, Henry Fairfield Osborn, Barnum Brown or Edward Drinker Cope?
Today's dino: Name: Bisticeratops Pronunciation: Bis-te-seh-rah-topsMeaning of name: "Bisti horned face", in reference to the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness area of northwestern New Mexico where its fossils were discovered. Species: B. froeseorumSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Chasmosaurinae (a subfamily of Ceratopsidae)Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, mostly complete skull, missing only the lower jaws and parts of the neck shield, discovered in the Kirkland Formation of New Mexico. Named by Sebastian Dalman, Steven E. Jasinski and Spencer G. Lucas in 2022.Lived: 74 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now the southwestern United States.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Aug 28, 2024 13:59:32 GMT
Unstoppable 'bulldozer'.
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Post by Joey on Aug 29, 2024 7:11:11 GMT
This one would stop a car.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 29, 2024 10:16:24 GMT
Name: Yizhousaurus Pronunciation: Yee-zow-sore-usMeaning of name: "Yizhou lizard", after the Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Region.Species: Y. sunaeSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 7 metres.Family: UncertainDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, mostly complete skull and skeleton discovered in the Lufeng Formation of Yunnan Province, southwestern China, in 2002. Named by palaeontologists Sankar Chatterjee, Qian-Nan Zhang, Hai-Lu You and Tao Wang in 2018.Lived: 199.5 to 192.9 million years ago during the Sinemurian stage of the Early Jurassic in what is now southwestern China.
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Post by Joey on Aug 30, 2024 7:47:23 GMT
Like a Zebra with stripes.
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