Tix Mascot
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 18, 2021 18:26:45 GMT
Another herbivore with a scary looking mouth.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 19, 2021 6:43:33 GMT
Name: MachairodusPronunciation: Mah-care-o-dusMeaning of name: "Knife tooth"Species: M. alberdiae, M. aphanistus, M. laskerevi, M. pseudaeluroides, M. robinsoni, M. horribilis, M. lahayishupupSize: Depending on species, measured up to 2.3 metres long, between 1.3 and 1.5 metres tall and weighing up to 405kgsFamily: MachairodontinaeDiet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known from several specimens discovered across Europe, Asia, Africa and the United States. M. aphanistus named by German naturalist, Johann Jakob von Kaup, in 1832. M. horribilis named in 1903. M. robinsoni named in 1975. M. pseudaeluroides named in 1976. M. alberdiae named in 1981. M. laskerevi named in 1992. M. lahayishupup named in 2021.Lived: Depending on species, 11.608 to 2.588 million years ago from the Tortonian stage of the Late Miocene through to the Piacenzian stage of the Late Pliocene across what is now Asia, Africa, Europe and the United States.
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Tix Mascot
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Italy is my second homeland
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 19, 2021 12:52:16 GMT
Reminds me a little of Diego from Ice Age.
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Post by Joey12 on Jul 20, 2021 5:04:36 GMT
Looks like a tall pig with a very long snout.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 20, 2021 12:22:21 GMT
Name: GlyptodonPronunciation: Glip-toe-donMeaning of name: "Carved tooth"Species: G. clavipes, G. elongatus, G. euphractus, G. jatunkhirkhi, G. munizi, G. petaliferus, G. reticulatus, G. rivapacisSize: Depending on species, measured between 2.5 and 3.3 metres long, 1.5 metres high and weighing up to 2 metric tonnes.Family: GlyptodontidaeDiet: Herbivore. Fed on low-growing vegetation.First fossils found: Known from over 150 specimens discovered in Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. G. euphractus and G. clavipes named in 1839. G. reticulatus named in 1845. G. elongatus named in 1866. G. munizi named in 1881. G. petaliferus named in 1888. G. rivapacis named in 1923. G. jatunkhirkhi named in 2020.Lived: Depending on species, lived between 3.6 million and 11,700 years ago in what is now Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.
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Tix Mascot
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 20, 2021 12:42:22 GMT
Almost human looking face in profile.
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Post by Joey12 on Jul 21, 2021 9:57:56 GMT
Looks mean
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 21, 2021 10:20:34 GMT
Name: IndarctosPronunciation: Ind-ark-tosMeaning of name: "India bear"Species: I. punjabensis, I. zdanskyi, I. sinensis, I. vireti, I. arctoides, I. anthracitis, I. salmontanus, I. atticus, I. bakalovi, I. lagrelli, I. oregonensis, I. nevadensisSize: UncertainFamily: UrsidaeDiet: Uncertain. Likely omnivorous.First fossils found: Known from numerous specimens discovered across Africa, Asia, Europe and the United States. I. punjabensis named in 1884. I. anthracitis and I. atticus named in 1888. I. arctoides named in 1895. I. salmontanus named in 1913. I. oregonensis named in 1916. I. sinensis and I. lagrelli named in 1924. I. vireti named in 1943. I. nevadensis named in 1959. I. bakalovi named in 1988. I. zdanskyi named in 2003. Lived: Depending on species, lived between 11.1 and 5.3 million years ago from the Tortonian stage of the Late Miocene through to the Zanclean stage of the Early Pliocene in what is now the United States, Asia, Europe and Africa. Artist's impression of I. arctoides
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Tix Mascot
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 21, 2021 12:46:08 GMT
Clearly ralated to modern bears. Similar size?
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 22, 2021 9:54:12 GMT
Name: BabiacetusPronunciation: Bab-e-ah-see-tusMeaning of name: "Babia whale", after the Babia Hills in India where its fossils were discovered.Species: B. indicus, B. mishraiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of post cranial fossilsFamily: Protocetidae.Diet: Carnivore/piscivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from teeth, skulls and mandibles discovered in the Harudi Formation of India and the Drazinda Formation of eastern Pakistan. B. indicus named by A. N. Trivedy and P. P. Satsangi in 1984. B. mishrai named in 1998.Lived: Depending on species, lived between 48.6 and 40.4 million years ago from the Ypresian stage of the Early Eocene through to the Bartonian stage of the Middle Eocene in the oceans that surrounded and covered parts of what is now India and Pakistan. Babiacetus jawbone
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Post by Joey12 on Jul 23, 2021 5:45:40 GMT
Clearly ralated to modern bears. Similar size? Reminds me od a Sun Bear but the are small in size. |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 23, 2021 8:39:51 GMT
Today's entry is an early Hominid: Name: AustralopithecusPronunciation: Aus-tra-low-pi-thi-cusMeaning of name: "Southern ape"Species: A. afarensis, A. anamensis, A. africanus, A. bahrelghazali, A. deyiremeda, A. garhi, A. sedibaSize: Depending on species, stood between 1.2 and 1.5 metres tallFamily: HominidaeDiet: OmnivoreFirst fossils found: Known from several specimens discovered in eastern and southern Africa. A. africanus named in 1925. A. afarensis named in 1978. A. anamensis and A. bahrelghazali named in 1995. A. garhi named in 1997. A. sediba named in 2010. A. deyiremeda named in 2015. Lived: Depending on species, lived between 4.2 and 1.9 million years ago from the Zanclean stage of the Early Pliocene through to the Gelasian stage of the Early Pleistocene in what is now eastern and southern Africa. 2.1 million year old A. africanus skull discovered in South Africa. |
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Tix Mascot
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jul 23, 2021 10:48:03 GMT
Now, we are slowly getting closer to modern man.
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Post by Joey12 on Jul 25, 2021 6:47:01 GMT
Like the high cheek bones.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 25, 2021 14:00:07 GMT
Name: ChalicotheriumPronunciation: Cha-lih-co-thee-ree-umMeaning of name: "Pebble beast"Species: C. goldfussi, C. brevirostris, C. salinumSize: Depending on species, measured up to 3 metres long, 2.6 metres tall and weighing 1.5 metric tonnes.Family: ChalicotheriidaeDiet: Herbivore. Fed on high-growing vegetation.First fossils found: Known from several specimens discovered in Europe and Asia. C. goldfussi named by German naturalist, Johann Jakob von Kaup, in 1833. C. brevirostris and C. salinum named in 1934. Lived: Depending on species, lived between 16 and 3.6 million years ago from the Burdigalian stage of the Early Miocene through to the Zanclean stage of the Early Pliocene in what is now Germany, India, Pakistan and China.
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