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Post by Joey12 on Jan 8, 2022 7:16:18 GMT
Must have been big pieces they found.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jan 8, 2022 16:51:09 GMT
Look at that powerful neck!
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jan 9, 2022 7:35:21 GMT
Name: RhoetosaurusPronunciation: Rhoe-toe-sore-usMeaning of name: "Rhoetos lizard", after Rhoetus, a titan in Greek mythology.Species: R. browneiSize: Estimated to have measured between 12 and 15 metres long, between 4 and 5 metres tall and weighing 9 metric tonnes.Family: UncertainDiet: Herbivore. Fed on both high and low-growing vegetation.First fossils found: Known from several specimens, the first of which were discovered in the Hutton Sandstone Formation of southern Queensland, Australia, during the early 1920s. Named by Australian newspaper publisher, palaeontologist and museum director, Albert Heber Longman, in 1926.Lived: 163.5 to 157.3 million years ago during the Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic in what is now Queensland, Australia.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jan 9, 2022 15:14:47 GMT
Nice camouflage pattern. It probably had some bad neighbours that wanted it as their buffet.
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Post by Joey12 on Jan 9, 2022 23:39:05 GMT
That thing must have ate a lot of foliage to sustain its-self.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jan 10, 2022 7:28:44 GMT
Name: AgilisaurusPronunciation: A-ji-li-sore-usMeaning of name: "Agile lizard"Species: A. louderbacki Size: Between 3 and 4 metres long, 0.6 metres tall and weighing 40kgsFamily: UncertainDiet: Herbivore. Fed on low-growing vegetation.First fossils found: Known only from a single, almost-complete skeleton discovered in the Shaximiao Formation of Sichuan Province, southwest China, in 1915. Named by Chinese paleontologist, Peng Guangzhou, in 1990.Lived: 168.3 to 163.5 million years ago during the Bathonian and Callovian stages of the Middle Jurassic in what is now southwest China.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jan 10, 2022 12:33:58 GMT
Hm, maybe it could be trained to trim the lawn?
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Post by Joey12 on Jan 11, 2022 3:04:33 GMT
Maybe keep as a pet.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jan 11, 2022 9:16:52 GMT
Today's entry is a primitive Ichthyosaur: Name: MixosaurusPronunciation: Mix-oh-sore-usMeaning of name: "Mixed lizard", because it appears to have been a transitional form between the eel-shaped Ichthyosaurs and the later dolphin-shaped Ichthyosaurs.Species: M. cornalianus, M. kuhnschnyderi, M. xindianensisSize: Depending on species, measured between 1 and 2 metres long.Family: MixosauridaeDiet: PiscivoreFirst fossils found: Known from several specimens discovered in China, Timor, Indonesia, Italy, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Canada, Alaska and the western United States. M. cornalianus named by German palaeontologist, Georg Baur, in 1887. M. kuhnschnyderi named in 1998. M. xindianensis named in 2010.Lived: Depending on species, lived between 250 and 240 million years ago from the Olenekian stage of the Early Triassic through to the Ladinian stage of the Middle Triassic in what is now China, Timor, Indonesia, Italy, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Canada, Alaska and the western United States. tinyurl.com/yyqvhvazCheck out this massive Ichthyosaur that's just been discovered in England |
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jan 11, 2022 16:28:24 GMT
Mixosaurus has a strangely shaped, almost oversized tail fin. Thanks for the link, Talira Greycrest! Very interesting.  |
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Post by Joey12 on Jan 12, 2022 7:12:26 GMT
Bet that tail make it move fast.
That's a cool find in England.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jan 12, 2022 9:37:38 GMT
Name: BahariasaurusPronunciation: Ba-ha-ri-ah-sore-usMeaning of name: "Baharia lizard", after the Egyptian rock formation where its fossils were discovered.Species: B. ingensSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: UncertainDiet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: A fragmentary skeleton was discovered during an expedition to Egypt's Baharia Formation during the 1910s. Named by Ernst Stromer in 1934. Unfortunately, the fossils were destroyed in an air raid during World War II.Lived: 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northeast Africa. Ernst Stromer next to a femur of Bahariasaurus
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jan 12, 2022 16:42:41 GMT
By a quick glance, that femur is around four times larger than its human counterpart.
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Post by Joey12 on Jan 13, 2022 7:13:51 GMT
Boy that thing must have been large. Glad they at least got the picture of it.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jan 13, 2022 12:57:57 GMT
Another agile one seemingly eager to nibble at my knee. Luckily a herbivore.
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