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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 1, 2024 1:09:53 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Chakisaurus
Pronunciation: Cha-kee-sore-us Meaning of name: "Elder guanaco lizard" Species: C. nekulSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Uncertain Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Huincul Formation of northern Patagonia, Argentina. Named by Rodrigo Alvarez-Nogueira, Sebastián Rozadilla, Federico L. Agnolín, Jordi A. Garcia-Marsà, Matias J. Motta and Fernando E. Novas in 2024. Lived: 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northern Patagonia, Argentina. ![](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/8e0657fd-321b-49fe-941e-c71ef10a532b/dh1olkc-2baac31a-4dcf-4858-ba32-14e4c38303dd.png/v1/fill/w_1032,h_774,q_70,strp/chakisaurus_by_cisiopurple_dh1olkc-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.AWbCWhxDxRH9anT38vgLqG1iPHM-r-y_ID6RlVI7NlA)
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 1, 2024 23:40:14 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Craterosaurus
Pronunciation: Cray-ter-oh-sore-us Meaning of name: "Crater lizard" or "Bowl lizard" Species: C. pottonensisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Uncertain. Likely Stegosaurid. Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from a partial vertabra discovered in the Woburn Sands Formation of England. Named by British palaeontologist, Harry Govier Seeley, in 1874. Some palaeontologists believe Craterosaurus may be a junior synonym of Regnosaurus, however, it's hard to know for certain due to the lack of fossils. Lived: 121 to 113 million years ago during the Aptian and Albian stages of the Early Cretaceous in what is now England. ![](https://iili.io/JwLJBPS.webp)
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 2, 2024 22:39:29 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Argentinosaurus
Pronunciation: Ar-jen-teen-oh-sore-us Meaning of name: "Argentina lizard" Species: A. huinculensisSize: Estimated to have measured between 30 and 35 metres long, 21.4 metres tall and weighing between 65 and 80 metric tonnes. Family: Antarctosauridae Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from a partial pelvis, ribs, vertebrae and hind limb bones discovered in the Huincul Formation of northern Patagonia, Argentina, in 1987. Named by Argentine palaeontologists, José Fernando Bonaparte and Rodolfo Anibal Coria in 1993. Lived: 96.2 92.19 million years ago during the Cenomanian and Turonian stages of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northern Patagonia, Argentina. Argentinosaurus skeleton at the Carmen Funes Municipal Museum, Plaza Huincul, Neuquén Province, Argentina.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 3, 2024 22:29:54 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Karongasaurus
Pronunciation: Ka-rong-ah-sore-us Meaning of name: "Karonga lizard" Species: K. gittelmaniSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Uncertain Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from teeth and a partial lower jaw discovered in the Dinosaur Beds Formation of Malawi, southeastern Africa, between 1987 and 1992. Named by Elizabeth M. Gomani in 2005. Lived: 120 to 113 million years ago during the Aptian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now southeastern Africa. ![](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/8e0657fd-321b-49fe-941e-c71ef10a532b/dcc5lsf-369be783-69a2-4d30-a8e7-f085187e6d1b.png/v1/fill/w_1032,h_774,q_70,strp/karongasaurus_by_cisiopurple_dcc5lsf-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.fhA82pW5hu0HDXULop64xYPDBsD5PDcd0vZ4nnWoRlQ)
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 4, 2024 23:59:37 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Albertavenator
Pronunciation: Al-ber-tah-ven-ah-tor Meaning of name: "Alberta hunter" Species: A. currieiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils Family: Troodontidae Diet: Carnivore First fossils found: Known only from partial fossils discovered in the Horseshoe Canyon Formation of Alberta, western Canada, sometime during the 1990s. Named by D. C. Evans, T. M. Cullen, D. W. Larson and A. Rego in 2017. Lived: 71.5 to 71 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now western Canada. ![](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/8e0657fd-321b-49fe-941e-c71ef10a532b/dbmu7mk-193fb64d-75a9-47e4-a64a-1f18c3da31e0.png/v1/fill/w_1600,h_1200/albertavenator_by_cisiopurple_dbmu7mk-fullview.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.LOGxHTdhKbCId-V8aX0_dq8sCm8dHgstrVkJXdVN53o)
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 5, 2024 23:53:21 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': NotatesseraeraptorPronunciation: No-ta-tes-se-ray-rap-tor Meaning of name: "Feature mosaic tile thief", in reference to the mixture of features normally found on dilophosaurids and coelophysoids. Species: N. frickensisSize: Full adult size uncertain as the only known fossils belong to a juvenile. Family: Uncertain Diet: Carnivore First fossils found: Known only from the skull and partial skeleton of a juvenile discovered in the Klettgau Formation of Switzerland in 2006. Named by Marion Zahner and Winand Brinkmann in 2019. Lived: 209 million years ago during the Norian stage of the Late Triassic in what is now Switzerland. ![](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/8e0657fd-321b-49fe-941e-c71ef10a532b/ddbf4qz-cd34ae65-f78d-4cc6-a9c2-618b68db9389.png/v1/fill/w_1032,h_774/notatesseraeraptor_by_cisiopurple_ddbf4qz-pre.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.jxAMAkt4yak9cFBBAHAzBfH9xngSu9GBVQM5rtf8bko)
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 7, 2024 2:14:11 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Dromiceiomimus
Pronunciation: Dro-mee-see-oh-my-mus Meaning of name: "Emu mimic" Species: D. brevitertiusSize: 3.5 metres long, 2 metres tall and weighing 135kgs. Family: Ornithomimidae Diet: Omnivore First fossils found: Known from fossils discovered in Alberta, western Canada. Was originally named as a species of Struthiomimus by Canadian palaeontologist, William Arthur Parks, in 1926. Renamed Dromiceiomimus by American-Canadian geologist and palaeontologist, Dale Alan Russell, in 1972. Lived: 73.5 to 68.5 million years ago during the Campanian and Maastrichtian stages of the Late Cretaceous in what is now western Canada. ![](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/8e0657fd-321b-49fe-941e-c71ef10a532b/dcul94n-5dc3c49c-1b63-4943-84e2-e0f8da5f54f6.png/v1/fill/w_1032,h_774,q_70,strp/dromiceiomimus_by_cisiopurple_dcul94n-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzhlMDY1N2ZkLTMyMWItNDlmZS05NDFlLWM3MWVmMTBhNTMyYlwvZGN1bDk0bi01ZGMzYzQ5Yy0xYjYzLTQ5NDMtODRlMi1lMGY4ZGE1ZjU0ZjYucG5nIiwiaGVpZ2h0IjoiPD0xMjAwIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTE2MDAifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uud2F0ZXJtYXJrIl0sIndtayI6eyJwYXRoIjoiXC93bVwvOGUwNjU3ZmQtMzIxYi00OWZlLTk0MWUtYzcxZWYxMGE1MzJiXC9jaXNpb3B1cnBsZS00LnBuZyIsIm9wYWNpdHkiOjk1LCJwcm9wb3J0aW9ucyI6MC40NSwiZ3Jhdml0eSI6ImNlbnRlciJ9fQ.b2VdwiYs_VXUJgDooRLS8U21lmCXkP58434ov8tsMXg)
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 8, 2024 2:03:10 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Asfaltovenator
Pronunciation: As-falt-oh-ven-ah-tor Meaning of name: "Cañadón Asfalto hunter", after the rock formation in southern Argentina where its fossils were discovered. Species: A. vialidadiSize: Estimated to have measured between 7 and 8 metres long. Family: Uncertain. Possible Allosaurid. Diet: Carnivore First fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton, including an almost complete skull, discovered in the Cañadón Asfalto Formation of Chubut Province, southern Argentina, in 2002. Named by Oliver Walter, Mischa Rauhut and Diego Pol in 2019. Lived: 179.17 to 178.07 million years ago during the Toarcian stage of the Early Jurassic in what is now southern Argentina. ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Asfaltovenatorskeletal.png/1024px-Asfaltovenatorskeletal.png)
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 8, 2024 22:56:52 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': GannansaurusPronunciation: Gan-nan-sor-us Meaning of name: "Gannan lizard", after a city in Jiangxi Province, southeastern China. Species: G. sinensisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Uncertain. Likely Euhelopodidae. Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from two vertebrae discovered in the Nanxiong Formation of Jiangxi Province, southeastern China. Named by Lü Junchang, Yi Laiping, Zhong Hui and Wei Xuefang in 2013. Lived: 66.7 to 66 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now southeastern China. ![](https://images.dinosaurpictures.org/Gannansaurus/gannansaurus_by_cisiopurple_dc24jfv-fullview_f957.jpg)
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 9, 2024 23:49:56 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Garumbatitan
Pronunciation: Gah-rum-bah-ty-tan Meaning of name: "Garumba giant", after a mountain in the region where its fossils were discovered. Species: G. morellensisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Uncertain. Likely Titanosaurid. Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known from multiple partial skeletons, the first of which was discovered by Miquel G. Fígols in the Arcillas de Morella Formation of northeastern Spain. Named by Pedro Mocho, Fernando Escaso, José M. Gasulla, Àngel Galobart, Begoña Poza, Andrés Santos-Cubedo, José L. Sanz and Francisco Ortega in 2023. Lived: 125.77 to 121.4 million years ago during the Barremian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now northeastern Spain. ![](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/8e0657fd-321b-49fe-941e-c71ef10a532b/dgalnqm-af2a6b23-17d8-4b38-a12b-1da596c5d777.png/v1/fill/w_1032,h_774,q_70,strp/garumbatitan_by_cisiopurple_dgalnqm-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.NlilUlalKvc_g_1k7C4FyQBPkcm8HGGSE4iEhapRFUQ)
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 11, 2024 1:43:02 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Chiayusaurus
Pronunciation: Che-ah-yu-sore-us Meaning of name: "Chia-yu-kuan lizard", after a city in Gansu Province, northwestern China, where its fossils were discovered. Species: C. lacustrisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Euhelopodidae Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from two teeth discovered in the Kalazha Formation of Gansu Province, northwestern China. Named by Birgir Bohlin in 1953. Lived: 125.77 to 113 million years ago during the Barremian and Aptian stages of the Early Cretaceous in what is now northwestern China. A drawing of the teeth of Chiayusaurus
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 12, 2024 0:10:57 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Eocursor
Pronunciation: E-oh-cur-sor Meaning of name: "Dawn runner" Species: E. parvusSize: Estimated to have measured around 1 metre long. Family: Uncertain Diet: Uncertain. Possible herbivore. First fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton including portions of the skull, lower jaw, vertebrae and limbs, discovered in the Elliot Formation of South Africa in 1993. Named by Richard J. Butler, Roger M. H. Smith and David B. Norman in 2007. Lived: 201.3 to 191 million years ago from the Hettangian stage through to the Pliensbachian stage of the Early Jurassic in what is now South Africa. ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Eocursor_Scale.svg/800px-Eocursor_Scale.svg.png)
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 12, 2024 23:18:41 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Koshisaurus
Pronunciation: Ko-she-sore-us Meaning of name: "Koshi lizard", after an old regional name for the place in Japan where its fossils were discovered. Species: K. katsuyamaSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Uncertain. Likely a primitive Hadrosaur. Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from a partial lower jaw, teeth and a partial skeleton thought to belong to a juvenile, discovered in the Kitadani Formation of Fukui Prefecture, central Japan. Named by Masateru Shibata and Yoichi Azuma in 2015. Lived: 128 million years ago during the Hauterivian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now central Japan. Artist's impression of Koshisaurus
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 14, 2024 0:01:18 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Pnuematoraptor
Pronunciation: New-mat-oh-rap-tor Meaning of name: "Air thief", in reference to the pneumaticity of the bones (the hollow spaces that, in life, would have been filled with air sacs). Species: P. fodoriSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 0.7 metres long. Family: Uncertain Diet: Carnivore First fossils found: Known only from partial fossils discovered in the Csehbanya Formation of western Hungary. Named by Attila Osi, Sebastian Apesteguia and Michal Kowalewski in 2010. Lived: 85 million years ago during the Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now western Hungary. ![](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/8e0657fd-321b-49fe-941e-c71ef10a532b/df0cys0-c39890af-23d2-4f95-bb76-77f2d673b94a.png/v1/fill/w_1032,h_774,q_70,strp/pneumatoraptor_by_cisiopurple_df0cys0-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.tKW_DLyeyfNrek7WfL4kNmrYAicOscWZlHull0F36Aw)
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 15, 2024 0:06:38 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Nanshiungosaurus
Pronunciation: Nan-she-ung-o-sore-us Meaning of name: "Nanxiong lizard", after the rock formation where its fossils were discovered. Species: N. brevispinusSize: Estimated to have measured around 5 metres long. Family: Therizinosauridae Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from a complete pelvis and spinal column discovered during an expedition led by the Institute of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Palaeoanthropology, in the Nanxiong Formation of Guangdong Province, southern China, in 1974. Named by Chinese palaeontologist, Dong Zhiming, in 1979. Lived: 67 to 66 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now southern China. ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Nanshiungosaurus_Restoration.png/1280px-Nanshiungosaurus_Restoration.png)
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