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Post by Talira Greycrest on Sept 1, 2021 9:42:09 GMT
Today's entry is a marine reptile from Germany: Name: WestphaliasaurusPronunciation: West-fa-lee-ah-sore-usMeaning of name: "Westphalian lizard", after the region of northwestern Germany where its fossils were discovered.Species: W. simonsensiiSize: Estimated to have measured around 4.5 metres long. Weight uncertain.Family: PlesiosauridaeDiet: Unknown. Possible piscivore.First fossils found: Known only from a single, almost-complete skeleton discovered by amateur paleontologist, Sönke Simonsen, in northwestern Germany in 2007. Named by Leonie Schwermann and Martin Sander in 2011.Lived: 190.8 to 182.7 million years ago during the Pliensbachian stage of the Early Jurassic in the warm oceans that once covered what is now northwestern Germany. |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Sept 1, 2021 11:48:07 GMT
Anyone got a spare $2,000,000? Heard on the news that the world's largest Triceratops skeleton is up for auction.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Sept 1, 2021 12:09:30 GMT
Anyone got a spare $2,000,000? Heard on the news that the world's largest Triceratops skeleton is up for auction. Does Heretix Forum Pounds count?  |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Sept 2, 2021 1:40:07 GMT
Don't think so.
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Post by Joey12 on Sept 2, 2021 5:51:16 GMT
Too bad it would make for a nice display when you first step on the island.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Sept 2, 2021 8:17:26 GMT
I hope that Triceratops is purchased by a museum and not a private collector. It deserves to be on public display where everyone can see it and palaeontologists can study it. Here's today's entry, a small Pterosaur from China: Name: OrientognathusPronunciation: Or-e-en-tog-nay-thusMeaning of name: "Oriental jaw"Species: O. chaoyangensisWingspan: Estimated to have measured around 1 metreFamily: RhamphorhynchidaeDiet: PiscivoreFirst fossils found: Known from a single, almost complete skeleton discovered in the Tuchengzi Formation of northeast China (date of discovery uncertain). Named by J. Lu, H. Pu, X. Wei, H. Chang and M. Kundrat in 2015.Lived: 150 million years ago during the Tithonian stage of the Late Jurassic in what is now northeast China. |
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Post by Tix Mascot on Sept 2, 2021 15:45:27 GMT
Same kind of tail as many makers of kites use.
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Post by Joey12 on Sept 2, 2021 22:28:28 GMT
Kind of reminds me of a bat with the little claws mid wing.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Sept 3, 2021 10:27:06 GMT
Name: RahonavisPronunciation: Rae-hoe-nay-vissMeaning of name: "Cloud bird"Species: R. ostromiSize: 70cm long, 30cm tall and weighing between 0.45 and 2.27kgsFamily: DromaeosauridaeDiet: Carnivore/insectivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered by American palaeontologist, Catherine Ann Forster, in the Maevarano Formation of Mahajanga Province, northwestern Madagascar, in 1995. Named by Ms. Forster in 1998.Lived: 70 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northwestern Madagascar.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Sept 3, 2021 16:15:04 GMT
Not very efficient looking wings.
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Post by Joey12 on Sept 4, 2021 2:45:49 GMT
Depending on those teeth you could fight this one off. It's the size of my chihuahua.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Sept 4, 2021 8:41:11 GMT
Name: CerasinopsPronunciation: Seh-rass-e-nopzMeaning of name: "Cherry face"Species: C. hodgskissiSize: Estimated to have measured around 2.5 metres long, 1 metre tall and weighing around 18kgs.Family: Uncertain. Possible Leptoceratopsid.Diet: Herbivore. Fed on low-growing vegetation.First fossils found: Known from three partial skeletons. First discovered in the Two Medicine Formation of northwestern Montana in 1983. Named by palaeontologists, B. J. Chinnery and J. R. Horner in 2007.Lived: 83.6 to 72.1 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now the northwestern United States. Cerasinops skeleton
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Post by Tix Mascot on Sept 4, 2021 11:51:45 GMT
Estimated to have measured around 2.5 metres long, 1 metre tall and weighing around 18kgs. Must have been quite skinny, then. |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Sept 5, 2021 8:28:52 GMT
Name: AstrodonPronunciation: As-tro-donMeaning of name: "Star tooth"Species: A. johnstoniSize: Estimated to have measured between 15 and 18 metres long, 9 metres tall and weighing around 20 metric tonnes.Family: Uncertain.Diet: Herbivore. Likely fed on both high and low-growing vegetation.First fossils found: Known only from a few bones and some teeth. First discovered in the Arundel Formation of Maryland, USA, in 1858. Named by American palaeontologist, Joseph Mellick Leidy, in 1865.Lived: 112 million years ago during the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now the Mid-Atlantic region of the southern United States. Artist's impression of Astrodon
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Post by Tix Mascot on Sept 5, 2021 14:25:19 GMT
Well developed muscles.
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