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Post by Talira Greycrest on Oct 13, 2024 8:59:23 GMT
Name: NingyuansaurusPronunciation: Ning-yu-an-sore-usMeaning of name: "Ningyuan lizard", after the ancient name for Xingcheng City, Liaoning Province, northeastern China.Species: N. wangiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Halszkaraptorinae. Was originally thought to be an Oviraptorid.Diet: Uncertain. Possible herbivore.First fossils found: Known only from a single, mostly complete skull and skeleton discovered in the Yixian Formation of Liaoning Province, northeastern China. Named by Q. Ji, J.-C. Lü, X.-F. Wei and X.-R. Wang in 2012.Lived: 124.6 million years ago during the Barremian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now northeastern China.
New quiz question: True or False? All Ceratopsians had horns.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Oct 13, 2024 15:11:55 GMT
New quiz question: True or False? All Ceratopsians had horns. I go with 'no'. |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Oct 14, 2024 7:03:45 GMT
Name: OrnithopisPronunciation: Or-nith-oh-pisMeaning of name: "Bird-likeness", as it was once considered to be between pterosaurs and birds due to the cavities for air sacs in its vertebrae.Species: O. hulkeiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Uncertain. Possible Brachiosaurid.Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from two back vertebrae discovered in the Wealden Formation of southeast England. Named by British palaeontologist, Harry Govier Seeley, in 1870.Lived: 125.77 to 121.4 million years ago during the Barremian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now southeast England.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Oct 14, 2024 7:21:56 GMT
Must have had a good overview from up there!
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Post by LadyPorthos on Oct 14, 2024 22:01:23 GMT
New quiz question: True or False? All Ceratopsians had horns. I'll say True |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Oct 15, 2024 6:22:41 GMT
Name: Goyocephale Pronunciation: Goy-oh-sef-a-layMeaning of name: "Adorned head"Species: G. lattimoreiSize: Estimated to have measured around 1.8 metres long, 0.5 metres tall and weighing between 10 and 40kgs.Family: PachycephalosauridaeDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skull and partial skeleton discovered in northern Mongolia. Named by Mongolian palaeontologist, Altangerel Perle, and Polish palaeontologists, Teresa Maryanska and Halszka Osmólska in 1982.Lived: 86.3 to 76 million years ago during the Santonian and Campanian stages of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northern Mongolia.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Oct 15, 2024 15:24:34 GMT
I wonder how hard those spines were...
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Oct 16, 2024 6:25:44 GMT
I wonder how hard those spines were... |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Oct 16, 2024 6:34:36 GMT
Just a friendly reminder about this week's quiz question. You've been asked: True or False? All Ceratopsians had horns.
Today's dino:
Name: Bruhathkayosaurus
Pronunciation: Bru-hath-kay-oh-sore-us
Meaning of name: "Huge-bodied lizard"
Species: B. matleyi
Size: Unknown due to a lack of fossils.
Family: Unknown. Possible Titanosaurid.
Diet: Herbivore
First fossils found: Known only from hip and leg bones discovered in the Kallamedu Formation of Tamil Nadu, southern India. Unfortunately, soon after the discovery, the fossils were lost in a monsoon. Named by P. Yadagiri and K. Ayyasami in 1989.
Lived: 70 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now India.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Oct 16, 2024 10:20:53 GMT
Interesting pattern on its skin.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Oct 17, 2024 7:01:58 GMT
A new Diplodocid:Name: ArdetosaurusPronunciation: Ar-det-oh-sore-usMeaning of name: "Burn lizard", in reference to its fossils being damaged by a museum fire.Species: A. viatorSize: Estimated to have measured around 18 metres long.Family: Diplodocinae (a subfamily of Diplodocidae)Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Morrison Formation of Wyoming, USA, in 1993, before being shipped to Switzerland. It was later sent to the Dinosaur Park Münchehagen, Germany, where it was damaged by a fire, and then to the Netherlands, where it's now housed. Named by Tom van der Linden, Emanuel Tschopp, Roland Sookias, Jonathan Wallaard, Femke Holwerda and Anne Schulp in 2024.Lived: 150.4 to 149.2 million years ago during the Kimmeridgian stage of the Late Jurassic in what is now the western United States.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Oct 17, 2024 11:09:39 GMT
If my eyes are estimating things correctly, this fellow's tail must be as long as the rest of its body!
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Oct 17, 2024 11:28:10 GMT
If my eyes are estimating things correctly, this fellow's tail must be as long as the rest of its body! |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Oct 18, 2024 5:55:46 GMT
A final reminder about this week's quiz question before the answer is revealed tomorrow. You've been asked: True or False? All Ceratopsians had horns.Today's dino:Name: Datanglong Pronunciation: Dah-tang-longMeaning of name: "Datang dragon", after the town of Datang, southern China, near where its fossils were discovered.Species: D. guangxiensisSize: Between 7 and 8 metres long, 2.5 metres tall and weighing around 3 metric tonnes.Family: Uncertain. Possible Carcharodontosaurid.Diet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in Guangxi Province, southeastern China, in 2011. Named by Mo Jinyou, Zhou Fusheng, Li Guangning, Hunag Zhen and Cao Chenyun in 2014.Lived: 125 to 112 million years ago from the Barremian stage through to the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now southeastern China.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Oct 18, 2024 13:16:42 GMT
Nasty looking creature...
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