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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 3, 2021 10:09:52 GMT
Name: LycophocyonPronunciation: Lie-ko-fo-sy-onMeaning of name: "Twilight dog", in reference to its occurrence on the west coast of the United States.Species: L. hutchisoniSize: UncertainFamily: UncertainDiet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known from at least six partial skeletons discovered in the Santiago Formation of California. Named by Susumu Tomiya in 2011.Lived: 40.4 to 37.2 million years ago during the Bartonian and Priabonian stage of the Middle Eocene on what is now the west coast of the United States. Lycophocyon skull
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Post by Tix Mascot on Aug 3, 2021 13:39:42 GMT
Any idea about how the rest of it looked like?
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Post by Joey12 on Aug 4, 2021 2:28:03 GMT
Nice K9 teeth.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 4, 2021 10:59:53 GMT
Name: CeratogaulusPronunciation: Seh-rat-o-gow-lusMeaning of name: "Horned marten"Species: C. anecdotus, C. cornutasagma, C. hatcheri, C. minor, C. rhinocerusSize: 30cm longFamily: MylagaulidaeDiet: Herbivore. Fed on low-growing vegetation.First fossils found: Known from several specimens discovered in Kansas and Nebraska. C. rhinocerus named in 1902. C. hatcheri named in 1907. C. minor named in 1945. C. anecdotus named in 2000. C. cornutasagma named in 2020. Lived: Depending on species, lived between 13.6 and 4.9 million years ago from the Serravallian stage of the Middle Miocene through to the Zanclean stage of the Early Pliocene in what is now the midwestern United States. C. hatcheri skeleton on display at the Museum of Natural History, Washington
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Post by Tix Mascot on Aug 4, 2021 12:18:55 GMT
Any possible relation to modern rhinos?
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 5, 2021 1:46:07 GMT
Any possible relation to modern rhinos? Ceratogaulus was a rodent. |
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Post by Joey12 on Aug 5, 2021 2:13:06 GMT
Sure not a rodent I would want in the house.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 5, 2021 10:36:19 GMT
Name: MesohippusPronunciation: Mee-so-hip-pusMeaning of name: "Middle horse"Species: M. bairdi, M. barbouri, M. braquistylus, M. equiceps, M. hypostylus, M. intermedius, M. latidens, M. longiceps, M. metulophus, M. montanensis, M. obliquidens, M. proteulophus, M. westoniSize: 1.2 metres long, 0.6 metres tall and weighing around 34kgs.Family: EquidaeDiet: Herbivore. Fed on low-growing vegetation.First fossils found: Known from several specimens discovered in the western and midwestern United States. M. bairdi named in 1850. M. westoni named in 1889. M. latidens named in 1903. M. barbouri named in 1931. Uncertain when the other species were named.Lived: Depending on species, lived between 40 and 30 million years from the Bartonian stage of the Middle Eocene through to the Rupelian stage of the Early Oligocene in what is now the western and midwestern United States.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Aug 5, 2021 16:13:43 GMT
An almost 'hand bag sized' pony! How cool!  |
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Post by Joey12 on Aug 6, 2021 6:26:47 GMT
Mini wild horse.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 6, 2021 7:58:59 GMT
Today's entry is the earliest-known horse: Name: HyracotheriumPronunciation: Hy-rak-o-thee-ree-umMeaning of name: "Hyrax beast"Species: H. leporinumSize: 78cm long, between 30 and 60cm tall and weighing around 9kg.Family: PalaeotheriidaeDiet: Herbivore. Fed on low-growing vegetation.First fossils found: Known from hundreds of specimens, the first of which was discovered in the in the cliffs of Studd Hill in southeast England sometime during the 1830s. Named by English palaeontologist, Sir Richard Owen, in 1841. Lived: 56 to 41.2 million years ago during the Ypresian and Lutetian stages of the Early Eocene in what is now Asia, Europe and the United States.
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Post by Joey12 on Aug 6, 2021 8:01:45 GMT
That's almost cute.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Aug 6, 2021 15:56:54 GMT
My previous comment is even more fitting for this one...
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Post by Joey12 on Aug 7, 2021 9:46:38 GMT
Gee they look exactly alike except for size.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 7, 2021 14:00:59 GMT
Name: AlbicetusPronunciation: Al-be-see-tusMeaning of name: "White whale", in reference to Herman Melville's novel, 'Moby Dick'.Species: A. oxymycterusSize: Estimated to have measured around 6 metres long.Family: UncertainDiet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from partial skulls discovered in the Monterey Formation of California. Named by A. T. Boersma and N. D. Pyenson in 2015.Lived: 15 million years ago during the Langhian stage of the Middle Miocene in what is now the Pacific ocean. Artist's impression of Albicetus
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