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Post by Talira Greycrest on Sept 11, 2021 7:53:37 GMT
Name: AustralodocusPronunciation: Oss-trah-lo-doe-kusMeaning of name: "Southern beam"Species: A. bohetiiSize: Estimated to have measured around 15 metres long, 3 metres tall and weighing 4 metric tonnes.Family: Uncertain. Possible Titanosaurid.Diet: Herbivore. Likely fed on both high and low-growing vegetation.First fossils found: Known only from partial specimens. First discovered by famous German palaeontologist, Werner Janensch, in the Tendaguru Beds of Tanzania, East Africa, in 1909. Unfortunately, many of the original specimens were destroyed in WW2. Named by Kristian Remes in 2007.Lived: 150 million years ago during the Tithonian stage of the Late Jurassic in what is now East Africa.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Sept 11, 2021 18:17:15 GMT
Must be the longest tail we have seen so far.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Sept 12, 2021 6:46:25 GMT
Today's dino was named after a mythological pooch: Name: KerberosaurusPronunciation: Ker-be-ro-sore-usMeaning of name: "Ceberus lizard", after the 3-headed dog that guards the gates to the Underworld in Greek mythology.Species: K. manakiniSize: Unknown due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 8 metres long.Family: Saurolophinae (a sub-family of Hadrosauridae)Diet: Herbivore. Likely fed on both high and low-growing vegetation.First fossils found: Known only from a partial skull discovered by Yuri Bolotsky in the Amur region of Russia in 1984. Named by Mr. Bolotsky and P. Godefroit in 2004.Lived: 70.6 to 66 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now the Amur Region, Russia.
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Post by Joey12 on Sept 12, 2021 8:13:35 GMT
Just part of a skull and they drew a razorback. That's a stretch on their part it seems.
The head looks like a horse without ears.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Sept 12, 2021 13:13:33 GMT
The entire body looks 'handicapped' in a way,
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Sept 13, 2021 5:48:26 GMT
Here's today's dino, the oldest-known Pachycephalosaurid: Name: AcrotholusPronunciation: Ak-roe-tho-lusMeaning of name: "High dome"Species: A. audetiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 1.8 metres long, 0.5 metres tall and weighing 40kgs.Family: PachycephalosauridaeDiet: Herbivore. Fed on low-growing vegetation.First fossils found: Known only from skull fragments discovered in the Milk River Formation of southern Alberta, Canada, in 2008. Named by David C. Evans, Ryan K. Schott, Derek W. Larson, Caleb M. Brown and Michael J. Ryan in 2013.Lived: 85.8 to 84 million years ago during the during the Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now western Canada.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Sept 13, 2021 12:21:27 GMT
Finally one that doesn't look angry or nasty - almost a little cute!  |
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Post by Joey12 on Sept 14, 2021 1:27:58 GMT
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Sept 14, 2021 9:32:27 GMT
Name: PaludititanPronunciation: Pa-lu-de-ty-tanMeaning of name: "Swamp titan"Species: P. nalatzensisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 6 metres long, between 2 and 3 metres tall and weighing one metric tonne.Family: Uncertain. Possible Titanosaurid.Diet: Herbivore. Likely fed on both high and low-growing vegetation.First fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered by a joint Belgian-Romanian expedition to the river Râul Mare in Transylvania, Romania, in 2002. Named by Zoltán Csiki, Vlad Codrea, Catalin Jipa-Murzea and Pascal Godefroit in 2010.Lived: 70.6 to 66 million years ago during the Maastrictian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what in now Romania.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Sept 14, 2021 18:36:23 GMT
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Sept 15, 2021 7:48:49 GMT
Name: EocarchariaPronunciation: E-oh-kar-ka-ree-ahMeaning of name: "Dawn shark"Species: E. dinopsSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured between 6 and 8 metres long, 2 metres tall and weighing between 1 and 2 metric tonnes.Family: CarcharodontosauridaeDiet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a partial skull and some teeth discovered in the Elrhaz Formation of Niger, West Africa, in 2000. Named by P. C. Sereno and S. L. Brusatte in 2008.Lived: 125 to 100.5 million years ago during the Aptian and Albian stages of the Early Cretaceous in what is now West Africa.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Sept 15, 2021 12:05:33 GMT
Another formidable adversary for conteporary species.
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Post by Joey12 on Sept 16, 2021 6:21:21 GMT
Is it really mean like it looks.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Sept 16, 2021 8:30:44 GMT
Today's entry is a large marine reptile from Tibet: Name: HimalayasaurusPronunciation: Him-ah-lay-ah-sore-usMeaning of name: "Himalaya lizard"Species: H. tibetensisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 15 metres long.Family: ShastasauridaeDiet: Uncertain. Possibly carnivorous.First fossils found: Known only from a single, fragmentary skeleton discovered in the Qulonggongba Formation of Tibet (date of discovery uncertain). Named by Chinese palaeontologist, Dong Zhiming, in 1972.Lived: 215 to 212 million years ago during the Norian stage of the Late Triassic in the warm oceans that once covered what is now Tibet. |
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Post by Tix Mascot on Sept 16, 2021 12:21:47 GMT
Small head compared to the body.
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