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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 26, 2022 0:33:25 GMT
Check out the size of the spikes on its shoulders. It would certainly hurt getting jabbed with those things.
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Post by Joey12 on Feb 26, 2022 6:28:56 GMT
Wonder if those shoulder spikes fold in while walking and come out when there is danger.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 26, 2022 8:49:10 GMT
Name: ArchaeornithomimusPronunciation: Ar-kay-or-nith-oh-mime-usMeaning of name: "Ancient bird mimic"Species: A. asiaticusSize: 3.4 metres long, 1.8 metres tall and weighing between 45 and 91kgs.Family: OrnithomimidaeDiet: Uncertain. Likely omnivoreFirst fossils found: Known from several partial skeletons discovered in the Iren Dabasu Formation of Inner Mongolia, northern China. Named by American-Canadian palaeontologist, Dale Alan Russell, in 1972.Lived: 96 million years ago during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now Inner Mongolia, northern China.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Feb 26, 2022 14:10:03 GMT
Wonder if those shoulder spikes fold in while walking and come out when there is danger. You shouldn't have happened to watch X Men lately?  |
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Post by Joey12 on Feb 27, 2022 6:18:22 GMT
Wonder if those shoulder spikes fold in while walking and come out when there is danger. You shouldn't have happened to watch X Men lately?  No never watch those type shows. This last Dino at least looks you in the eye. |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 27, 2022 7:17:15 GMT
Name: CorythoraptorPronunciation: Co-re-tho-rap-torMeaning of name: "Crested thief"Species: C. jacobsiSize: 1.6 metres long, 1.5 metres tall and weighing around 38kgsFamily: OviraptoridaeDiet: UncertainFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, almost-complete skeleton discovered in the Nanxiong Formation of Guangdong Province, South China. Named by J. C. Lu, G. Q. Li, M. Kundrát, Y. N. Lee, Z. Y. Sun, Y. Kobayashi, C. Z. Shen, F. F. Teng and H. F. Liu in 2017.Lived: 66.7 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now South China. Artist's impression of Corythoraptor
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Post by Tix Mascot on Feb 27, 2022 13:41:34 GMT
Wow - a pimped up and leathal prehistoric ostrich!
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Post by Joey12 on Feb 28, 2022 6:14:59 GMT
My first thought was wow those look like big chicken's.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 28, 2022 6:43:47 GMT
Name: SektensaurusPronunciation: Sek-ten-sor-usMeaning of name: "Island lizard"Species: S. sanjuanboscoiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: UncertainDiet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Lago Colhué Huapí Formation of Golfo San Jorge Basin, eastern Patagonia, Argentina. Named by Lúcio M. Ibiricu, Gabriel A. Casal, Rubén D. Martínez, Marcelo Luna, Juan I. Canale, Bruno N. Álvarez and Bernardo González Riga in 2019.Lived: 80 to 66 million years ago during the Campanian and Maastrichtian stages of the Late Cretaceous in what is now eastern Patagonia, Argentina.
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Post by Joey12 on Feb 28, 2022 6:59:33 GMT
Sure is colorful. Interesting tail.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Feb 28, 2022 13:22:29 GMT
Seems streamlined and built for speed.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 1, 2022 8:52:11 GMT
Name: AgathaumasPronunciation: Ag-ah-thow-mussMeaning of name: "Great wonder"Species: A. sylvestrisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Chasmosaurinae (a sub-family of Ceratopsidae)Diet: Herbivore. Fed on low-growing vegetation.First fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered by Fielding Bradford Meek and Henry Martyn Bannister in the Lance Formation of Wyoming in 1872. Named in the same year by American palaeontologist, Edward Drinker Cope.Lived: 66 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now the western United States.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Mar 1, 2022 14:35:52 GMT
Actually has a friendly look despite the horns.
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Post by Joey12 on Mar 2, 2022 2:40:04 GMT
I think those horns do all the talking. A Rhino is smaller than this and it can toss a car around.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 2, 2022 9:05:30 GMT
Name: CaelestiventusPronunciation: Kay-el-es-te-ven-tusMeaning of name: "Heavenly wind"Species: C. hanseniWingspan: Uncertain but is estimated to have measured around 1.5 metresFamily: DimorphodontidaeDiet: UncertainFirst fossils found: Known only from a skull and a finger bone discovered in the Saints and Sinners Quarry of northeastern Utah in 2015. Named by B. B. Britt, F. M. Dalla Vecchia, D. J. Chure, G. F. Engelmann, M. F. Whiting and R. D. Scheetz in 2018.Lived: 208 million years ago during the Norian stage of the Late Triassic in what is now the western United States. Artist's impression of Caelestiventus
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