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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 15, 2024 0:50:07 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Propanoplosaurus
Pronunciation: Pro-pan-op-low-sore-us Meaning of name: "Before Panoplosaurus", in reference to it having lived earlier than Panoplosaurus. Species: P. marylandicusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured between 4 and 5 metres long and weighing between 680 and 907kgs. Family: Nodosauridae Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from impressions of the back of the head together with a natural cast of the ribcage, some vertebrae, the right forelimb, the right femur and a right foot discovered in the Patuxent Formation of Maryland sometime during the early 1990s. Named by Ray Stanford, David B. Weishampel and Valerie B. DeLeon in 2011. Lived: 115 million years ago during the Aptian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. ![](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/8e0657fd-321b-49fe-941e-c71ef10a532b/dctuuah-b00f896d-cf70-49f1-bfd7-08055b9b16f5.png/v1/fill/w_1032,h_774/propanoplosaurus_by_cisiopurple_dctuuah-pre.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.r5B6h064tKBBFBjOsDti79E50jBcpiOkv6QJGj3R-Bc)
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 15, 2024 23:36:32 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Sanpasaurus
Pronunciation: San-pah-sore-us Meaning of name: "Sanpa lizard" Species: S. yaoiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Uncertain Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known from scapulae, bones from the forelimbs and hindlimbs and twenty vertebrae, discovered in the Ziliujing Formation of Sichuan Province, southwestern China. Named by Chinese palaeontologist, Yang Zhongjian, in 1944. Lived: 183 to 174 million years ago from the Toarcian stage of the Early Jurassic through to the Aalenian stage of the Middle Jurassic in what is now southwestern China. ![](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/8e0657fd-321b-49fe-941e-c71ef10a532b/de7utex-418b1ffb-ea08-4318-9954-6c55709e3ce9.png/v1/fill/w_1032,h_774/sanpasaurus_by_cisiopurple_de7utex-pre.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.grJ-oCvT5LZwDsR8TyXZWqES2KGCY50IJfRNPBHJHAM)
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 17, 2024 1:40:12 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Aralosaurus
Pronunciation: Ah-rah-lo-sore-us Meaning of name: "Aral lizard", after the Aral Sea, near where its fossils were discovered. Species: A. tuberiferusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Lambeosaurinae (a subfamily of Hadrosauridae) Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from a partial skull, some teeth and a few isolated bones discovered by a Soviet expedition to the Bostobe Formation of central Kazakhstan in 1957. Named by Soviet palaeontologist, Anatoly Konstantinovich Rozhdestvensky, in 1968. Lived: 83.6 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now central Kazakhstan. ![](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/8e0657fd-321b-49fe-941e-c71ef10a532b/db3dnv6-e8b60b4e-f7b9-4915-91c5-518904c95288.png/v1/fill/w_1032,h_774,q_70,strp/aralosaurus_by_cisiopurple_db3dnv6-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.Nl9ALaZihSmbqbZ3Usx5N_v0Gj1PCcoGRaIiRGNOj-U)
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 18, 2024 0:04:32 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Gondwanatitan
Pronunciation: Gon-dwa-nah-tie-tan Meaning of name: "Gondwana giant", after the supercontinent that South America was once part of. Species: G. faustoiSize: 7 metres long, 3 metres tall and weighing 1 metric tonne. A relatively small Sauropod. Family: Uncertain. Likely Titanosaurid. Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known from fossils including vertebrae and limb bones discovered in Adamantina Formation of southeastern Brazil. Named by palaeontologists Alexander W. A. Kellner and Sergio A. K. de Azevedo in 1999. Lived: 70 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now southeastern Brazil. ![](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/8e0657fd-321b-49fe-941e-c71ef10a532b/dc2q8af-e97ab689-3d21-4b3c-9eb5-17e6c6804eaf.png/v1/fill/w_1032,h_774,q_70,strp/gondwanatitan_by_cisiopurple_dc2q8af-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.w5uACLcvTsFUSvuIDGg2ed98lQmfMquw12U7g3sKAKg)
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 19, 2024 0:44:27 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Gobihadros
Pronunciation: Go-bee-had-ros Meaning of name: "Gobi hadrosaur" Species: G. mongoliensisSize: Estimated to have measured around 7.5 metres long and weighing between 2 and 3 metric tonnes. Family: Uncertain Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known from numerous specimens, including an almost complete juvenile skull and skeleton, discovered in the Bayan Shireh Formation of Mongolia's Gobi Desert, between 1993 and 2004. Named by Khishigjav Tsogtbaatar, David Bruce Weishampel, David Christopher Evans and Mahito Watabe in 2019. Lived: 96 to 83.6 million years ago from the Cenomanian stage through to the Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now southern Mongolia. ![](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/8e0657fd-321b-49fe-941e-c71ef10a532b/dd5440a-ae74eed4-c281-463a-b124-a6dbce4bdc6e.png/v1/fill/w_1032,h_774,q_70,strp/gobihadros_by_cisiopurple_dd5440a-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.o9q5JqPU2p_0C5kq68JIzTaeQD-ZkQTf_nceIWELUbo)
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 19, 2024 22:55:42 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Richardoestesia
Pronunciation: Rich-are-does-tess-tee-ah Meaning of name: Named after palaeoherpetologist, Richard Estes, in honour of his important work on small vertebrates and theropod teeth of the Late Cretaceous. Species: R. gilmorei, R. isosceles, R. asiaticaSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Uncertain Diet: Carnivore First fossils found: R. gilmorei known only from a pair of lower jaws discovered in the Dinosaur Park Formation of western Canada and named by P. J. Currie, K. J. Rigby and R. E. Sloan in 1990. R. isosceles known only from a single tooth discovered in the Aguja Formation of Texas and named by J. T. Sankey in 2001. R. asiatica known only from teeth discovered in the Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan. Originally named Asiamericana by L. A. Nessov in 1995, before being renamed as a species of Richardoestesia by Alexander Averianov and Hans-Dieter Sues in 2013. Lived: Depending on species, lived between 125 and 66 million years ago from the Barremian stage of the Early Cretaceous through to the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now Uzbekistan, western Canada and the south-central United States, making it one of the longest lasting dinosaur genera. Tooth of R. gilmorei with close up of serrations.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 21, 2024 0:43:50 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': WakinosaurusPronunciation: Waa-kin-oh-sore-us Meaning of name: "Wakino lizard", in reference to the Wakino Subgroup of the Kwanmon Group, of which the Sengoku Formation is a member. Species: W. satoiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Uncertain. Possible Carcharodontosaurid. Diet: Carnivore First fossils found: Known only from a single, damaged tooth discovered by Ice hockey player, Masahiro Sato, in the Sengoku Formation of Kyushu, Japan, in 1990. Named by Yoshihiko Okazaki in 1992. Lived: 136 to 125 million years ago from the Valanginian stage through to the Barremian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now Kyushu, Japan. ![](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/e60bd634-1001-434d-816f-9bfd19ffeabc/dfn9p06-2a931133-4493-4b8f-aee1-fc4846b296a8.png/v1/fill/w_1032,h_774,q_70,strp/wakinosaurus_by_tamermansour_dfn9p06-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9OTYwIiwicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvZTYwYmQ2MzQtMTAwMS00MzRkLTgxNmYtOWJmZDE5ZmZlYWJjXC9kZm45cDA2LTJhOTMxMTMzLTQ0OTMtNGI4Zi1hZWUxLWZjNDg0NmIyOTZhOC5wbmciLCJ3aWR0aCI6Ijw9MTI4MCJ9XV0sImF1ZCI6WyJ1cm46c2VydmljZTppbWFnZS5vcGVyYXRpb25zIl19.ycrog6mkNZVCTldmFtcLrTAiWFmSx_JZRH1-hxMjj8o)
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 21, 2024 23:37:30 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Chebsaurus
Pronunciation: Cheb-sore-us Meaning of name: "Young man lizard", from the Arabic word 'Cheb' meaning 'young man', as the only known fossils belong to juveniles. Species: C. algeriensisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Cetiosauridae Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from two partial juvenile skeletons discovered in the Aissa Formation of Algeria. Named by Farida Mahammed, Émilie Läng, Leïla Mami, Larbi Mekahli, Miloud Benhamou, Boumediène Bouterfa, Ali Kacemi, Hayate Chaouati and Sid-Ali Chérief in 2005. Lived: 165 to 163 million years ago during the Callovian stage of the Middle Jurassic in what is now Algeria. ![](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/8e0657fd-321b-49fe-941e-c71ef10a532b/db6iegg-d01ddfed-256b-4ab2-85e8-511ca29e3539.png/v1/fill/w_1032,h_774,q_70,strp/chebsaurus_by_cisiopurple_db6iegg-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.TwsXUkr0jOI4gOCj2ugsIOwsi2zM41QFLDYJyUdhgfQ)
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 23, 2024 0:24:29 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Aepisaurus
Pronunciation: Ee-pee-sore-us Meaning of name: "Lofty lizard" or "High lizard" Species: A. elephantinusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Uncertain. Likely Titanosaurid. Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from a single humerus discovered near a mountain in southern France in 1841. Named by French palaeontologist and entomologist, François Louis Paul Gervais, in 1852. Lived: 100.5 million years ago during the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now southern France. ![](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/8e0657fd-321b-49fe-941e-c71ef10a532b/ddwq6w1-62a27ec2-b8bf-497a-bc03-2e8321b5ced6.png/v1/fill/w_1032,h_774/aepisaurus_by_cisiopurple_ddwq6w1-pre.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.hQEg9qbalGrKgatEsC96Egfcpg8qjQT_6Rovao9lx-s)
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 23, 2024 23:59:33 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Eoabelisaurus
Pronunciation: Ee-oh-ah-bell-ee-sore-us Meaning of name: "Dawn Abelisaurus", in reference to the fact it represents an early relative of Abelisaurus. Species: E. mefiSize: Estimated to have measured between 5 and 6 metres long. Family: Uncertain. Possible Abelisaurid. Diet: Carnivore First fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skull and skeleton discovered by Argentine palaeontologist, Diego Pol, in the Cañadón Asfalto Formation of northwestern Patagonia, Argentina, in 2009. Named by Mr. Pol and German palaeontologist, Oliver Rauhut, in 2012. Lived: 179.17 to 178.07 million years ago during the Toarcian stage of the Early Jurassic in what is now northwestern Patagonia, Argentina. ![](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/8e0657fd-321b-49fe-941e-c71ef10a532b/dbutddi-65e9089d-163e-470d-8347-20a9c8ce1a4b.png/v1/fill/w_1032,h_774/eoabelisaurus_by_cisiopurple_dbutddi-pre.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.Bp5KZ3bkkPoHneKckom3yqe0sYsd1L67__t88O6dXmQ)
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 25, 2024 2:39:36 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Harenadraco
Pronunciation: Ha-reh-na-dray-co Meaning of name: "Sand dragon" Species: H. primaSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Troodontidae Diet: Carnivore First fossils found: Known only from a single, fragmentary skeleton discovered in the Baruungoyot Formation of southern Mongolia, in 2018. Named by S. Lee, J. -Y. Park, S. -H. Kim, Y. -N. Lee, Z. Badamkhatan, D. Idersaikhan and K. Tsogtbaatar in 2024. Harenadraco is the first Troodontid to be discovered in the Baruungoyot Formation. Lived: 72 to 71 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now southern Mongolia. ![](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/8e0657fd-321b-49fe-941e-c71ef10a532b/dht0xmf-0ccdb27e-cbd2-434f-ad09-ba2ce9831a47.png/v1/fill/w_1032,h_775,q_70,strp/harenadraco_by_cisiopurple_dht0xmf-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.FKo_ragsUFgUQGs6OCG8uP2J1GK4anHfBE390sbF7hM)
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 26, 2024 2:56:37 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Gongxianosaurus
Pronunciation: Gong-zee-an-oh-sore-us Meaning of name: "Gongxian lizard", after a county in Sichuan Province, southwestern China. Species: G. shibeiensis Size: Estimated to have measured around 14 metres long and weighing 2 metric tonnes. Family: Uncertain Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known from four fragmentary to complete individuals similar in size, together encompassing most of the skeleton, missing both the hand and the majority of the skull, discovered in the Ziliujing Formation of Sichuan Province, southwestern China, in 1997. Named by Chinese palaeontologists, He Xinlu, Wang Changsheng, Liu Shangzhong, Zhou Fengyun, Liu Tuqiang, Cai Kaiji and Dai Bing in1998. Lived: 183 to 174.7 million years ago during the Toarcian stage of the Early Jurassic in what is now southwestern China. ![](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/8e0657fd-321b-49fe-941e-c71ef10a532b/dc35vzp-4801cbd0-7e7b-449a-a2ab-4b06dcef880a.png/v1/fill/w_1032,h_774,q_70,strp/gongxianosaurus_by_cisiopurple_dc35vzp-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.FE3LjLiUtnINnmuGD_KgLUPB7fPjvLLBclKe0jI61NI)
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 27, 2024 3:01:17 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': TototlmimusPronunciation: Toe-toe-tl-my-mus Meaning of name: "Bird mimic" Species: T. packardensis Size: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 3.8 metres long and weighing 125kgs. Family: Ornithomimidae Diet: Uncertain. Likely either a herbivore or omnivore. First fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Packard Formation of northeastern Mexico. Named by Claudia Inés Serrano-Brañas, Esperanza Torres-Rodríguez, Paola Carolina Reyes-Luna, Ixchel González-Ramírez and Carlos González-León in 2015. Lived: 83.6 to 72.1 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northeastern Mexico. ![](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/8e0657fd-321b-49fe-941e-c71ef10a532b/dd6wbd4-2eb799b8-77f0-41db-95bf-a6f810bf2751.png/v1/fill/w_1032,h_774,q_70,strp/tototlmimus_by_cisiopurple_dd6wbd4-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzhlMDY1N2ZkLTMyMWItNDlmZS05NDFlLWM3MWVmMTBhNTMyYlwvZGQ2d2JkNC0yZWI3OTliOC03N2YwLTQxZGItOTViZi1hNmY4MTBiZjI3NTEucG5nIiwiaGVpZ2h0IjoiPD0xMjAwIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTE2MDAifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uud2F0ZXJtYXJrIl0sIndtayI6eyJwYXRoIjoiXC93bVwvOGUwNjU3ZmQtMzIxYi00OWZlLTk0MWUtYzcxZWYxMGE1MzJiXC9jaXNpb3B1cnBsZS00LnBuZyIsIm9wYWNpdHkiOjk1LCJwcm9wb3J0aW9ucyI6MC40NSwiZ3Jhdml0eSI6ImNlbnRlciJ9fQ.qogtv8KrTlbPAc3CV7qLX49MxAcFsc_wGlIQjYImTyM)
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 28, 2024 3:13:35 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Kiyacursor
Pronunciation: Ky-ah-cur-sore Meaning of name: "Kiya River runner" after a river in the Tomsk and Kemerovo Oblasts of Russia. Species: K. longipesSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 2.5 metres long. Family: Noasauridae Diet: Carnivore First fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Ilek Formation of western Siberia, Russia. Named by A. O. Averianov, P. P. Skutschas, A. A. Atuchin, O. N. Vladimirova, D. A. Slobodin and O. A. Feofanova in 2024. Lived: 121.4 to 113 million years ago during the Aptian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now western Siberia, Russia. ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Kiyacursor_Size_Comparison.svg/1024px-Kiyacursor_Size_Comparison.svg.png)
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 28, 2024 23:52:33 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Tianzhenosaurus
Pronunciation: Tee-an-zen-oh-sore-us Meaning of name: "Tianzhen lizard", after Tianzhen county, Shanxi Province, northeastern China, where its fossils were discovered. Species: T. youngiSize: Estimated to have measured around 4 metres long. Family: Ankylosaurinae (a subfamily of Ankylosauridae) Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known from fossils including a partial skull, vertebrae, a sacral complex, ilia, pectoral girdles, pelvic girdles, a partial lower jaw, fore and hind limbs with fore and hind feet, tail club and osteoderms, discovered in the Huiquanpu Formation of Shanxi Province, northeastern China, in 1983. Named by Pang Qiqing and Cheng Zhengwu in 1998. Lived: 100.5 to 72.1 million years ago from the Cenomanian stage through to the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northeastern China. ![](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/8e0657fd-321b-49fe-941e-c71ef10a532b/dew37fq-77992217-5cae-4b6d-80e9-ca14c6c0cb77.png/v1/fill/w_1032,h_774,q_70,strp/tianzhenosaurus_by_cisiopurple_dew37fq-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.X9N-oFP9oiRwfh1zH07mE-i0Z1a4AiDv1DFa_zgL_iY)
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