Tix Mascot
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Post by Tix Mascot on Feb 15, 2022 12:13:50 GMT
As a herbivore, it shouldn't be a threat to other species.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 16, 2022 7:09:48 GMT
Name: AdelolophusPronunciation: Ah-del-o-lo-fusMeaning of name: "Unknown crest", in reference to the known anatomy of the species not showing the presumed crest.Species: A. hutchisoniSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Lambeosaurinae (a sub-family of Hadrosauridae)Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a partial right jawbone discovered in the Wahweap Formation of southern Utah in 1999. Named by T. A. Gates, Z. Jinnah, C. Levitt and M. A. Getty by 2014.Lived: 78 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now the western United States.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Feb 16, 2022 14:04:42 GMT
Funny look...
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 17, 2022 7:33:00 GMT
Name: TataouineaPronunciation: Ta-tow-e-ne-ahMeaning of name: Named after the city of Tataouine in southern Tunisia.Species: T. hannibalisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: RebbachisauridaeDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered by Aldo Luigi Bacchetta in the Aïn el Guettar Formation of Tunisia in 2011. Named by Federico Fanti, Andrea Cau, Mohsen Hassine and Michela Contessi in 2013.Lived: 113 to 110.2 million years ago during the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now Tunisia.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Feb 17, 2022 13:50:02 GMT
Another long whip of a tail...
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Post by Joey12 on Feb 18, 2022 4:18:20 GMT
Tix good thing your name isn't Herb  |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 18, 2022 8:59:28 GMT
Name: TaurovenatorPronunciation: Tor-o-ven-ah-torMeaning of name: "Bull hunter"Species: T. violanteiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: CarcharodontosauridaeDiet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single skull bone discovered in the Huincul Formation of northern Patagonia, Argentina. Named by Matías J. Motta, Alexis M. Aranciaga Rolando, Sebastián Rozadilla, Federico E. Agnolín, Nicolás R. Chimento, Federico Brissón Egli and Fernando E. Novas in 2016.Lived: 96 to 91 million years ago during the Cenomanian and Turonian stages of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northern Patagonia, Argentina.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Feb 18, 2022 13:23:40 GMT
A compact bundle of muscles.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 19, 2022 9:01:20 GMT
Name: RahiolisaurusPronunciation: Rah-e-ol-e-sore-usMeaning of name: Named after the village of Rahioli, India, near where its fossils were found.Species: R. gujaratensisSize: Estimated to have measured around 8 metres long, 3 metres tall and weighing 2 metric tonnes.Family: Majungasaurinae (a sub-family of Abelisauridae)Diet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known from seven partial skeletons discovered in the Lameta Formation of Gujurat, western India. Named by Fernando E. Novas, Sankar Chatterjee, Dhiraj K. Rudra and P. M. Datta in 2010.Lived: 72.1 to 66 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now western India.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Feb 19, 2022 12:23:58 GMT
The shortest arms so far. I wonder which evolutionary advantage that condition could have.
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Post by Joey12 on Feb 20, 2022 2:57:02 GMT
Tongue is longer than the arms.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 20, 2022 6:40:42 GMT
Name: LinhenykusPronunciation: Lin-he-ny-kusMeaning of name: "Linhe claw", after a city near where its fossils were discovered.Species: L. monodactylusSize: 0.9 metres long, 0.5 metres tall and weighing around 0.45kgsFamily: Parvicursorinae (a sub-family of Alvarezsauridae)Diet: InsectivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Bayan Mandahu Formation of Inner Mongolia, northern China. Named by Chinese palaeontologist, Xu Xing, in 2011.Lived: 83.6 to 72.1 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now Inner Mongolia, northern China. Artist's impression of Linhenykus
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Post by Tix Mascot on Feb 20, 2022 11:05:38 GMT
Strange, underdeveloped arms/wings.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 21, 2022 1:00:40 GMT
Alvarezsaurids were a highly specialized group. It's thought that their tiny arms were used for tearing into ant or termite nests.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 21, 2022 7:08:37 GMT
Here's another dino that likely had useless arms: Name: GuemesiaPronunciation: Gwee-mess-e-ahMeaning of name: "Guemes' one", after Argentinian military leader, Martín Miguel de Güemes.Species: G. ochoaiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossilsFamily: AbelisauridaeDiet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a almost-complete braincase discovered in the Los Blanquitos Formation of Salta Province, northwest Argentina. Named by Federico L. Agnolín, Mauricio A. Cerroni, Agustín Scanferla, Anjali Goswami, Ariana Paulina-Carabajal, Thomas Halliday, Andrew R. Cuff and Santiago Reuil in 2022.Lived: 84.9 to 70.6 million years ago during the Campanian and Maastrichtian stages of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northwest Argentina.
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