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Post by Joey12 on Aug 8, 2021 4:48:41 GMT
Reminds me of a Beluga whale
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 8, 2021 10:43:58 GMT
Name: ThylacoleoPronunciation: Thy-lak-o-lee-ohMeaning of name: "Pouch lion"Species: T. carnifex, T. crassidentatus, T. hilliSize: The largest species, T. carnifex, measured around 1.5 metres long 0.7 metres tall and weighing up to 160kgs.Family: ThylacoleonidaeDiet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known from several specimens, some of which are almost-complete, discovered in Victoria, South Australia and Queensland. T. carnifex named by English palaeontologist, Sir Richard Owen in 1859. T. crassidentatus named in 1962. T. hilli named in 1977.Lived: Depending on species, lived between 2 million years and 46,000 years ago from the Gelasian stage of the Early Pleistocene through to the Tarantian stage of the Late Pleistocene in what is now southern and eastern Australia.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Aug 8, 2021 11:56:00 GMT
Angry enough to stay away from.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 9, 2021 10:22:13 GMT
Today's entry is an early Penguin: Name: InkayacuPronunciation: In-kah-yah-cooMeaning of name: "Water king"Species: I. paracasensisSize: 1.5 metres longFamily: SpheniscidaeDiet: PiscivoreFirst fossils found: Known from a single, almost-complete skeleton discovered in the Otuma Formation of Peru in 2008. Named by American palaeontologist, Julia Allison Clarke, in 2010.Lived: 36 million years ago during the Priabonian stage of the Late Eocene in what is now Peru. Artist's impression of Inkayacu |
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Post by Tix Mascot on Aug 9, 2021 16:29:51 GMT
Wow! Didn't know that penguins have been around that long.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 10, 2021 10:18:06 GMT
Name: TakracetusPronunciation: Tak-rah-see-tusMeaning of name: "Takra whale"Species: T.simusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Protocetidae
Diet: Carnivore/piscivore
First fossils found: Currently known only from a partial skull discovered in the Domanda Formation of Pakistan. Named by Philip D. Gingerich, Muhammad Arif and William C. Clyde in 1995.
Lived: 45 million years ago during the Lutetian stage of the Middle Eocene in the oceans that surrounded and once covered what is now Pakistan.
Takracetus fossils
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Post by Joey12 on Aug 10, 2021 10:38:12 GMT
Gee not much to go on for this one.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Aug 10, 2021 19:03:10 GMT
Gee not much to go on for this one. Re that: Do experts have computer models to rely on when they estimate how a species looked like based on tiny fragments or do they draw their conclusions on other criteria? |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 11, 2021 10:10:46 GMT
Name: EucladocerosPronunciation: Yew-clay-do-seh-rossMeaning of name: "Well-branched horn", in reference to its large antlers.Species: E. dicranios, E. ctenoides, E. teguliensisSize: 2.5 metres long, 2 metres tall (not including antlers) and weighing around 300kgsFamily: CervidaeDiet: Herbivore. Fed on both high and low-growing vegetation.First fossils found: Known from specimens discovered in Europe and Central Asia. E. dicranios and E. teguliensis named in 1841. E. ctenoides named in 1868.Lived: Depending on species, lived between 5.332 and 1.806 million years ago from the Zanclean stage of the Early Pliocene through to the Gelasian stage of the Early Pleistocene in what in now Europe and Central Asia. E. dicranios skull
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Post by Tix Mascot on Aug 11, 2021 16:35:58 GMT
A huge kind of deer?
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 12, 2021 1:23:47 GMT
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Post by Joey12 on Aug 12, 2021 1:56:59 GMT
I've see a few large deer but nothing like the rack on this one.
I was coming home from work one day and a lot of deer cross the road in this area. I was driving slow and the sun was behind me. So since I was driving a little slower I had to watch for cars coming up behind me. So I looked left and right saw nothing and checked the rear view mirror and there was the biggest Buck I've ever seen walked up on the road as I passed and just stood there. Nothing close to the one above but still big.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 12, 2021 10:08:09 GMT
Name: AnkylorhizaPronunciation: An-ky-lo-ry-sahMeaning of name: "Fused roots", in reference to the type of dentition seen in early toothed whales.Species: A. tiedemani
Size: Estimated to have measured around 4.8 metres longFamily: UncertainDiet: Carnivore/piscivoreFirst fossils found: Known from several partial skeletons discovered in the Ashley Formation of South Carolina. Named by Robert W. Boessenecker, Morgan Churchill, Emily A. Buchholtz, Brian L. Beatty and Jonathan H. Geisler in 2020. Ankylorhiza is the largest known Oligocene toothed whaleLived: 29 to 23.5 million years ago from the Rupelian stage of the Early Oligocene through to the Chattian stage of the Late Oligocene in the oceans that once covered what is now the southeastern United States. Artist's impression of A. tiedemani
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Post by Tix Mascot on Aug 12, 2021 14:39:45 GMT
Reminds me of a cool dolphin with a penguin somewhere in its family tree...  |
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Post by Joey12 on Aug 13, 2021 6:36:56 GMT
I have to agree part dolphin part penguin an interesting mix.
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