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Post by Talira Greycrest on Oct 31, 2024 7:18:14 GMT
Name: BrachylophosaurusPronunciation: Brak-ee-loe-foe-sore-usMeaning of name: "Short-crested lizard"Species: B. canadensisSize: Measured between 9 and 11 metres long, 3 metres tall (up to 5 metres when standing upright) and weighing around 7 metric tonnes.Family: Saurolophinae (a subfamily of Hadrosauridae)Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known from several specimens, the first of which was discovered by American-Canadian palaeontologist, Charles Mortram Sternberg, in the Oldman Formation of Alberta, western Canada, in 1953. Named by Mr. Sternberg in the same year. Additional specimens discovered in the Judith River Formation of Montana and the Wahweap Formation of Utah in 1988, 1990, 1994, 2000, 2002 and 2008. Some specimens include fossilized skin.Lived: 78 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now western Canada and the western United States.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Oct 31, 2024 11:00:34 GMT
Do you know if it differs much from modern equivalents? Amazing how some traits remain unaltered for so long. |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 1, 2024 8:38:07 GMT
A final reminder about this week's quiz question before the answer is revealed tomorrow. You've been asked: True or False? The brain of Stegosaurus wasn't much bigger than a walnut.Today's dino:Name: ParanthodonPronunciation: Pah-ran-tho-donMeaning of name: "Near flower tooth"Species: P. africanusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 5 metres long.Family: HuayangosauridaeDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a partial skull, isolated teeth and fragments of vertebrae discovered in the Kirkwood Formation of South Africa in 1845. Was originally identified as a Pareiasaur by English palaeontologist, Sir Richard Owen, in 1876, before being recognized as a dinosaur by South African palaeontologist, Robert Broom, and named Palaeoscincus, in 1912. Renamed Paranthodon by Hungarian palaeontologist, Franz Nopsca, in 1929.Lived: 139 to 131 million years ago during the Valanginian and Hauterivian stages of the Early Cretaceous in what is now South Africa. Size comparison
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Post by Tix Mascot on Nov 1, 2024 20:00:39 GMT
Strange variation of spikes.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 2, 2024 8:18:20 GMT
Tix Mascot , well done for correctly guessing the answer to this week's quiz question. You were asked: True or False? The brain of Stegosaurus wasn't much bigger than a walnut.Answer: False. One of the most iconic dinosaurs of the Late Jurassic, Stegosaurus lived in what is now Portugal and the western United States between 155 and 145 million years ago. Despite having a body the size of a bus, its brain wasn't much bigger than that of a dog, weighing only 80 grams.Today's dino:Name: Heptasteornis Pronunciation: Hep-tass-tee-or-nisMeaning of name: "Seven city bird"Species: H. andrewsiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: AlvarezsauridaeDiet: UncertainFirst fossils found: Known only from two partial tibiotarsi (the large bones between the femur and the tarsometatarsus in the legs of birds) discovered by Hungarian palaeontologist, Franz Nopcsa, in the Sânpetru Formation of the Haţeg Basin in Transylvania, central Romania. Named by English ornithologist, Colin J. O. Harrison, and British palaeontologist, Cyril A. Walker, in 1975. Was originally thought to be a giant owl.Lived: 67 to 66 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now central Romania.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Nov 2, 2024 10:55:48 GMT
Another of the type Joey has named 'ankle biter'. |
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Post by PEEKABOO on Nov 2, 2024 17:57:04 GMT
that was such a good movie! Did you know that they are finding dinosaurs everywhere , thinking people they didnt exist. I beg the differ. what do you think... hoax or real? |
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Post by Echo on Nov 2, 2024 22:15:04 GMT
It would be impossible to pull off a hoax of that magnitude, since the evidence is literally popping up everywhere. And I don't understand why someone would want to deny the existence of dinosaurs.  |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 3, 2024 8:28:17 GMT
The name of today's entry is a reference to the fact, long lamented by palaeontologists, that many toy pterosaurs combine teeth with a Pteranodon-like head crest, while no such creature was known to exist - however, this pterosaur has that exact combination of features.Name: LudodactylusPronunciation: Loo-doe-dak-ty-lusMeaning of name: "Play finger" or "Toy finger"Species: L. sibbickiWingspan: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 4 metres.Family: Anhanguerinae (a subfamily of Anhangueridae)Diet: PiscivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from an almost complete skull discovered in the Crato Formation of northeastern Brazil. Named by M. Buchy, D. Martill and Eberhard Frey in 2003.Lived: 122 to 112 million years ago from the Barremian stage through to the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now northeastern Brazil.
 Ludodactylus skull with a yucca leaf
New quiz question: In which East African country have fossils of Kentrosaurus been discovered? South Sudan, Rwanda, Eritrea, Burundi, Djibouti, Uganda, Seychelles, Comoros, Tanzania, Kenya, Sudan, Ethiopia or Somalia?
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Post by Tix Mascot on Nov 3, 2024 17:58:54 GMT
New quiz question: In which East African country have fossils of Kentrosaurus been discovered? South Sudan, Rwanda, Eritrea, Burundi, Djibouti, Uganda, Seychelles, Comoros, Tanzania, Kenya, Sudan, Ethiopia or Somalia? My suggestion is Eritrea. |
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Post by LadyPorthos on Nov 3, 2024 19:05:35 GMT
New quiz question: In which East African country have fossils of Kentrosaurus been discovered? South Sudan, Rwanda, Eritrea, Burundi, Djibouti, Uganda, Seychelles, Comoros, Tanzania, Kenya, Sudan, Ethiopia or Somalia? I'll say Kenya |
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Post by PEEKABOO on Nov 3, 2024 20:49:00 GMT
literally popping up everywhere. I agree! I find that even giants of that size are even more amazing! Which dino do you guys like most fascinating ?! |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 4, 2024 7:42:50 GMT
Name: NinjatitanPronunciation: Nin-jah-ty-tanMeaning of name: "Ninja giant", after a nickname given to Argentine palaeontologist, Sebastian Apesteguia.Species: N. zapatai Size: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: UncertainDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Bajada Colorada Formation of northern Patagonia, Argentina, in 2014. Named by P. A. Gallina, J. I. Canale and J. L. Carballido in 2021. Currently, Ninjatitan is the oldest known Titanosaurid.Lived: 140 to 134 million years ago during the Berriasian and Valanginian stages of the Early Cretaceous in what is now northern Patagonia, Argentina.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 4, 2024 9:45:17 GMT
More new friends! Please welcome 'Rikki' and 'Dobby'.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Nov 4, 2024 12:50:13 GMT
Which dino do you guys like most fascinating ?! Must be T Rex. Extremely thick neck at the bottom. More new friends! Please welcome 'Rikki' and 'Dobby'. Unfortunately, the image is disabled in my view...  |
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