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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 18, 2021 10:35:39 GMT
Name: NimravusPronunciation: Nim-ray-vusMeaning of name: "Ancestral hunter"Species: N. brachyops, N. intermediusSize: 1.2 metres longFamily: NimravidaeDiet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known from several specimens discovered throughout the western United States. N. intermedius named in 1872. N. brachyops named by American palaeontologist, Edward Drinker Cope, in 1879. Lived: Depending on species, lived between 33.3 and 26.3 million years ago from the Rupelian stage of the Early Oligocene through to the Chattian stage of the Late Oligocene in what is now the western United States.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Aug 18, 2021 15:44:22 GMT
This is because, whilst they looked like cats, they evolved from a different line of mammals. This is very interesting. Thanks for the info!  |
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Post by Joey12 on Aug 19, 2021 5:16:03 GMT
Nice looking teeth though.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 19, 2021 10:35:52 GMT
Name: UintatheriumPronunciation: Win-tah-thee-ree-umMeaning of name: "Uinta beast", after the Uinta MountainsSpecies: U. anceps, U. insperatus Size: 4 metres long, 2 metres tall and weighing around 2 metric tonnes.Family: UintatheriidaeDiet: Herbivore. Fed on low-growing vegetation.First fossils found: Known from specimens discovered in central China and the western United States. U. anceps named by American palaeontologist, Joseph Mellick Leidy, in 1872. U. insperatus named by Yongsheng Tong and Wang Jingwen in 1981.Lived: Depending on species, lived between 56 and 34 million years ago from the Ypresian stage of the Early Eocene through to the Priabonian stage of the Late Eocene in what is now central China and the western United States.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Aug 19, 2021 15:14:29 GMT
Looks angry. A herbivore with an attitude. LOL
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 20, 2021 9:59:59 GMT
Name: DryopithecusPronunciation: Dry-oh-pith-e-kusMeaning of name: "Tree ape", as it's believed to have inhabited oak or pine forests.Species: D. fontaniSize: 1.2 metres long and weighing up to 44kgs. Males are likely to have been larger than females.Family: HominidaeDiet: Frugivore/herbivoreFirst fossils found: Known from teeth and partial skulls discovered in France, Spain and Austria. First discovered in 1856. Named in the same year by French geologist and palaeontologist, Édouard Lartet.Lived: 12.5 to 11.1 million years ago from the Serravallian stage of the Middle Miocene through to the Tortonian stage of the Late Miocene in what is now Spain, France and Austria.
 Artist's impression of Dryopithecus
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Post by Tix Mascot on Aug 20, 2021 16:45:13 GMT
Is it related to the homo strains?
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Post by Joey12 on Aug 21, 2021 9:10:08 GMT
Sure looks like it.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 21, 2021 12:11:37 GMT
Is it related to the homo strains? It's an early member of the lineage that includes humans and other apes |
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Post by Joey12 on Aug 21, 2021 21:35:51 GMT
Looks like one of my brother in-law on my wife's side.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 22, 2021 8:24:45 GMT
Name: HesperocyonPronunciation: Hess-per-oh-sie-onMeaning of name: "Western dog"Species: H. coloradensis, H. gregarius Size: 0.8cm long, 30cm tall and weighing between 1 and 2kgsFamily: CanidaeDiet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known from more that 150 individuals discovered in Canada and the western and midwestern United States. H. gregarius named by American palaeontologist, Edward Drinker Cope, in 1873. H. coloradensis named in 1994.Lived: Depending on species, lived between 42.5 and 31 million years ago from the Lutetian stage of the Early Eocene through to the Rupelian stage of the Early Oligocene in what is now Canada and the western and midwestern United States.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 23, 2021 9:51:36 GMT
Name: PuijilaPronunciation: Pwee-ge-laMeaning of name: "Young seal"Species: P. darwiniSize: 1 metre longFamily: SemantoridaeDiet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a single almost-complete skeleton discovered in the Haughton Formation of Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada, in 2007. Named by N. Rybczynski, M.R. Dawson and R.H. Tedford in 2009. Despite its otter-like appearance, Puijila was actually a primitive seal.Lived: 24 to 21 million years ago from the Chattian stage of the Late Oligocene through to the Aquitanian stage of the Early Miocene in what is now Devon Island, Canada. Reconstructed Puijila skeleton
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Post by Tix Mascot on Aug 23, 2021 11:19:30 GMT
Strange how I get associations to other animals. This one looks ike a cat-ferret combo.  |
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Post by Joey12 on Aug 24, 2021 1:17:15 GMT
Looks like one I might see on my patio.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 25, 2021 10:35:28 GMT
Name: RodhocetusPronunciation: Rod-ho-see-tusMeaning of name: "Rodho whale"Species: R. kasrani, R. balochistanensisSize: Measured around 2.5 metres longFamily: ProtocetidaeDiet: CarnivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from two partial skeletons discovered in Pakistan. R. kasrani named by P. D. Gingerich in 1994. R. balochistanensis named in 2001.Lived: 47.8 to 41.2 million years ago during the Lutetian stage of the Early Eocene in the oceans that surrounded and once covered what is now Pakistan.
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