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Post by Tix Mascot on Nov 21, 2024 13:48:51 GMT
Horse? Bear?
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 21, 2024 22:13:28 GMT
Chalicotheres belong to the order Perissodactyla, which includes modern horses, rhinos and tapirs. |
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 22, 2024 12:08:18 GMT
Today's entry is a giant ground sloth:
Name: EremotheriumPronunciation: Eh-re-moe-thee-ree-umMeaning of name: "Solitary beast"Species: E. laurillardi, E. eomigrans, E. sefvei Size: Depending on species, measured up to 6 metres long, 2 metres tall (up to 4 metres when standing upright) and weighing between 4 and 6.5 metric tonnes.Family: Megatheriinae (a subfamily of Megatheriidae)Diet: HerbivoreFirst fossils found: Known from several specimens, including almost complete skeletons, discovered in Central America, northern South America and the southern United States. E. laurillardi originally named as a species of Megatherium by Brazilian palaeontologist, Peter Wilhelm Lund, in 1842. Eventually renamed Eremotherium by F. Spillmann in 1948. E. sefvei named in 1997. E. eomigrans named in 1999.
Lived: Depending on species, lived between 5.333 million and 11,700 years ago from the Zanclean stage of the Early Pliocene through to the Tarantian stage of the Late Pleistocene in what is now Central America, northern South America and the southern United States.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Nov 22, 2024 13:56:16 GMT
Now, that one is truly a giant!
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 23, 2024 12:56:41 GMT
Name: Lokotunjailurus Pronunciation: Lok-oh-tun-jay-loo-rusMeaning of name: "Cat claw"Species: L. emageritus, L. chinsamyae, L. fanonei Size: Depending on species, measured around 2.2 metres long, 0.9 metres tall and weighing around 150kgs.Family: Machairodontinae (a subfamily of Felidae)Diet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known from several specimens discovered throughout Africa. L. emageritus named by Swedish palaeontologist, Lars Werdelin, in 2003. L. fanonei named by Louis de Bonis, Stéphane Peigné, Hassane Taisso Mackaye, Andossa Likius, Patrick Vignaud and Michel Brunet in 2010. L. chinsamyae named by Qigao Jiangzuo, Caitlin Rabe, Juan Abella, Romala Govender and Alberto Valenciano in 2023.Lived: Depending on species, lived between 7 and 5 million years ago from the Messinian stage of the Late Miocene through to the Zanclean stage of the Early Pliocene throughout what is now Africa. Artist's impression of L. emageritus
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 24, 2024 9:23:22 GMT
Name: ArctotheriumPronunciation: Ark-toe-thee-ree-umMeaning of name: "Bear beast"Species: A. angustidens, A. bonariense, A. tarijense, A. vetustum, A. wingei Size: Depending on species, weighed between 51kgs and 1.7 metric tonnes. Estimated standing height of A. angustidens is between 3.4 and 4.3 metres, not only making it the largest bear species ever discovered but also a contender for the largest known carnivorous land mammal.Family: Tremarctinae (a subfamily of Ursidae)Diet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known from several specimens discovered throughout Central and South America. A. bonariense named in 1852. A. angustidens named in 1880. A. vetustum named in 1885. A. tarijense and A. wingei named in 1902.Lived: Depending on species, lived between 2.588 million and 10,000 years ago from the Piacenzian stage of the Late Pliocene through to the Greenlandian stage of the Early Holocene in what is now Central and South America. Life restoration of A. bonariense
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Post by Tix Mascot on Nov 24, 2024 12:08:11 GMT
That was one huge bear!
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 25, 2024 12:40:19 GMT
Name: SinonyxPronunciation: Sy-non-nixMeaning of name: "Chinese claw"Species: S. jiashanensisSize: 1.5 metres longFamily: MesonychidaeDiet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known from numerous specimens discovered in the Tuijinshan Formation of Anhui Province, eastern China. Named by palaeontologists, Xiaoyuan Zhou, Liezu Chen, Philip D. Gingerich and Renjie Zhai in 1995.Lived: 56 million years ago during the Thanetian stage of the Late Paleocene in what is now eastern China. Sinonyx skull
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 26, 2024 9:23:52 GMT
Name: HarpagolestesPronunciation: Har-pah-go-less-teezMeaning of name: "Hooked thief"Species: H. immanis, H. koreanicus, H. orientalis, H. uintensis, H. macrocephalus, H. brevipes, H. leotensisSize: Depending on species, measured around 2.1 metres long, 1 metre tall and weighing 250kgs.Family: MesonychidaeDiet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known from several specimens discovered in Canada, the United States, China and Korea. H. uintensis named in 1888. H. macrocephalus named in 1901. H. immanis named in 1909. H. brevipes named in 1923. H. leotensis named in 1931. H. koreanicus named in 1943. H. orientalis named in 1966. Lived: Depending on species, lived between 47.8 and 33.9 million years ago from the Lutetian stage of the Middle Eocene through to the Priabonian stage of the Late Eocene in what is now Canada, the United States, China and Korea. H. immanis skull
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Post by Tix Mascot on Nov 26, 2024 10:45:39 GMT
Some of them must have had enormous jaw muscles!
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 27, 2024 12:22:24 GMT
Name: WakaleoPronunciation: Wah-kah-lee-ohMeaning of name: "Little lion"Species: W. alcootaensis, W. oldfieldi, W. pitikantensis, W. schouteni, W. vanderleuri Size: Depending on species, measured up to 0.8 metres long and weighed between 23 and 50kgs.Family: ThylacoleonidaeDiet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known from numerous fossils discovered in Australia. W. vanderleuri, W. alcootaensis and W. oldfieldi named by palaeontologists, William A. Clemens Jr. and M. Plane, in 1974. W. pitikantensis and W. schouteni named in 2017.Lived: Depending on species, lived between 28.4 and 5.333 million years ago from the Rupelian stage of the Early Oligocene through to the Messinian stage of the Late Miocene in what is now Australia. Artist's impression of W. oldfieldi
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Post by Tix Mascot on Nov 27, 2024 16:29:20 GMT
Strange with fangs in the lower mouth.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 28, 2024 9:55:54 GMT
Name: Eutreptornis Pronunciation: Yoo-trept-or-nisMeaning of name: "Changing bird"Species: E. uintaeSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils.Family: Uncertain. Possible Bathornithid.Diet: Uncertain. Likely carnivore.First fossils found: Known only from two leg bones discovered in the Uinta Formation of northeastern Utah. Named by American palaeontologist, Joel Lester Cracraft, in 1971.Lived: 46.2 to 40.4 million years ago during the Lutetian and Bartonian stages of the Middle Eocene in what is now the western United States.
 Bathornithidae: Eutreptornis uintae (1), Bathornis grallator (2), Bathornis veredus (3), Bathornis geographicus (4), Bathornis fax (5), Paracrax wetmorei (6), Paracrax gigantea (7)
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Post by Tix Mascot on Nov 28, 2024 12:47:54 GMT
Look a lot like modern birds.
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