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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 21, 2024 23:00:01 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Jinbeisaurus
Pronunciation: Jin-bay-sor-us Meaning of name: "Northern Shanxi Province lizard", after the Chinese province where its fossils were discovered. Species: J. wangiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Uncertain. Possibly a primitive Tyrannosaur. Diet: Carnivore First fossils found: Known only from vertebrae, a partial pelvis and partial jaw bones discovered in the Huiquanpu Formation of Shanxi Province, northern China. Named by Wu Xiao-Chun, Shi Jian-Ru, Dong Li-Yang, Thomas D. Carr, Yi Jian and Xu Shi-Chao in 2019. Was originally thought to be a juvenile Tarbosaurus. Lived: 99 to 71 million years ago from the Cenomanian stage though to the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northern China.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 22, 2024 22:33:14 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Apatoraptor
Pronunciation: A-pat-o-rap-tor Meaning of name: "Deceptive thief", from the Greek goddess of deceit, Apatè, in reference to it hiding its true identity for many years. Species: A. pennatusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Caenagnathidae Diet: Uncertain First fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Horseshoe Canyon Formation of Alberta, western Canada, in 1993. Named by palaeontologists, Gregory F. Funston and Philip John Currie, in 2016. Was originally identified as an Ornithomimid until 2008 when research showed it to be a species that was new to science. Lived: 74 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now western Canada.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 23, 2024 23:53:44 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Huanansaurus
Pronunciation: Hu-ah-nan-sor-us Meaning of name: "Huanan lizard" Species: H. ganzhouensisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Oviraptorinae (a subfamily of Oviraptoridae) Diet: Uncertain First fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skull and skeleton, discovered in the Nanxiong Formation of Guangdong Province, southern China. Named by Lü Junchang, Pu Hanyong, Yoshitsugu Kobayashi, Xu Li, Chang Huali, Shang Yuhua, Liu Di, Lee Yuong-Nam, Martin Kundrát and Shen Caizhi in 2015. Lived: 72 to 66 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now southern China. Artist's impression of a pair of nesting Huanansaurus.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 24, 2024 22:54:10 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Sefapanosaurus
Pronunciation: Sef-ah-pan-o-sor-us Meaning of name: "Cross lizard", in reference to a cross-shaped bone in its ankle. Species: S. zastronensisSize: Estimated to have measured around 9 metres long. Family: Uncertain Diet: Uncertain. Likely herbivore. First fossils found: Known from a partial left foot and four partial skeletons discovered in the Elliot Formation of South Africa sometime during the late 1930s. Named by A. Otero, E. Krupandan, D. Pol, A. Chinsamy and J. Choiniere in 2015. Lived: 200 million years ago during the Hettangian stage of the Early Jurassic in what is now South Africa.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 25, 2024 22:26:29 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Tharosaurus
Pronunciation: Tha-row-sore-us Meaning of name: "Thar desert lizard", in reference to the Indian desert where its fossils were discovered. Species: T. indicusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Dicraeosauridae Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from a rib and some partial vertebrae discovered in the Jaisalmer Formation of the Thar Desert, northwestern India, between 2019 and 2021. Named by S. Bajpai, D. Datta, P. Pandey, T. Ghosh, K. Kumar and D. Bhattacharya in 2023. Tharosaurus represents the earliest diplodocoid currently known and the first Dicraeosaurid to be discovered in India. Lived: 168.2 to 165.3 million years ago during the Bathonian stage of the Middle Jurassic in what is now northwestern India.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 26, 2024 22:39:25 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': AugustynolophusPronunciation: Aw-gus-tin-o-lo-fus Meaning of name: "Augustyn’s crest", after the Augustyn family, who helped support the Los Angeles County Museum. Species: A. morrisiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 8 metres long and weighing 3 metric tonnes. Family: Saurolophinae (a subfamily of Hadrosauridae) Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known from two partial skulls and skeletons, the first of which was discovered in the Moreno Formation of California in 1939. Additional fossils discovered in 1943. Named by Albert Prieto-Márquez, Jonathan R. Wagner, Phil R. Bell and Luis M. Chiappe in 2014. In September 2017, Augustynolophus was declared the official state dinosaur of California. Lived: 70 to 66 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now the western United States.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 27, 2024 23:43:01 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': RiojavenatrixPronunciation: Re-oh-ha-ven-ah-triks Meaning of name: "La Rioja huntress", after the Spanish province where its fossils were discovered. Species: R. lacustrisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured between 7 and 8 metres long. Family: Baryonychinae (a subfamily of Spinosauridae) Diet: Carnivore/piscivore First fossils found: Known only from a single fragmentary vertebra and parts of the pelvis and hindlimbs discovered in La Rioja Province, northern Spain in 2005. Named by P. Pereda-Suberbiola, A. Torices, L. I. Viera, P. Sáez-Benito, J. Company, I. Díaz-Martínez, E. Cuesta and E. Isasmendi in 2024. Was originally thought to be a species of Baryonyx. Lived: 125.77 to 113 million years ago during the Barremian and Aptian stages of the Early Cretaceous in what is now northern Spain.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 28, 2024 23:09:35 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': InawentuPronunciation: In-ah-wen-too Meaning of name: "Mimic" or "Imitator" Species: I. oslatusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Uncertain. Likely Titanosaurid. Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from an almost complete skull and a partial skeleton discovered in the Bajo de la Carpa Formation of northern Patagonia, Argentina. Named by Leonardo S. Filippi, Rubén D. Juárez Valieri, Pablo A. Gallina, Ariel H. Méndez, Federico A. Gianechini and Alberto C. Garrido in 2023. Lived: 86.3 to 83.6 million years ago during the Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northern Patagonia, Argentina.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 29, 2024 22:25:23 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': MinqariaPronunciation: Min-kwa-ree-ah Meaning of name: "Beak" Species: M. bataSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 3.5 metres long and weighing 250kgs. Family: Lambeosaurinae (a subfamily of Hadrosauridae) Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from a partial skull including a left lower jaw, a right upper jaw and a braincase, discovered in the Ouled Abdoun Basin of Morocco, North Africa. Named by N. R. Longrich, X. Pereda-Suberbiola, N. Bardet and N. E. Jalil in 2024. Despite its estimated size being relatively small, the bones are fully fused, showing that they belong to an adult. Lived: 68 to 66 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now Morocco, North Africa.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 1, 2024 23:41:04 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Bustingorrytitan
Pronunciation: Bus-tin-gor-re-tie-tan Meaning of name: "Bustingorry's giant", after Manuel Bustingorry, who owns the land where its fossils were discovered. Species: B. shivaSize: Estimated to have measured around 14 metres long and weighing 67 metric tonnes. Family: Uncertain. Likely Titanosaurid. Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known from four specimens, including parts of the jaws, discovered in the Huincul Formation of northern Patagonia, Argentina, in 2001. Named by Edith Simon, Leonardo Salgado, and Jorge O. Calvo in 2023. Lived: 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northern Patagonia, Argentina.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 2, 2024 23:12:20 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Elemgasem
Pronunciation: Ee-lem-gas-em Meaning of name: Named after a Tehuelche god. Species: E. nubilusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 4 metres long, 2 metres tall and weighing 250kgs. Family: Abelisauridae Diet: Carnivore First fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Portezuelo Formation of northern Patagonia, Argentina, in 2002. Named by palaeontologists, Mattia A. Baiano, Diego Pol, Flavio Bellardini, Guillermo J. Windholz, Ignacio A. Cerda, Alberto C. Garrido and Rodolfo A. Coria in 2022. Lived: 93.9 to 86.3 million years ago during the Turonian and Coniacian stages of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northern Patagonia, Argentina.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 3, 2024 22:58:42 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Caieiria
Pronunciation: Cai-ei-re-ah Meaning of name: Named after the 'Caieiria' locality in southeastern Brazil where its fossils were discovered. Species: C. allocaudataSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Uncertain. Likely Titanosaurid. Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from tail vertebrae discovered by Brazilian palaeontologist, Llewellyn Ivor Price, in the 'Caieiria' locality of the Serra da Galga Formation in Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil, in 1957. Named by Julian C. G. Silva, Agustín G. Martinelli, Thiago S. Marinho, João Ismael da Silva and Max C. Langer in 2022. Lived: 72.1 to 66 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now southeastern Brazil.
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Post by Asintended on Mar 4, 2024 14:14:48 GMT -8
Talira Greycrest, Where you getting all these? lol I used to looooooooooooooooooove dinosaur stuff as a kid.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 4, 2024 20:52:41 GMT -8
Talira Greycrest , Where you getting all these? lol I used to looooooooooooooooooove dinosaur stuff as a kid. Books and internet searches. I encourage you to keep reading this thread, you might learn something new.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 4, 2024 20:53:49 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Shuangmiaosaurus
Pronunciation: Shu-ang-me-ow-sor-us Meaning of name: "Shuangmiao lizard" after the Chinese village where its fossils were discovered. Species: S. gilmoreiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 7.5 metres long and weighing 2.5 metric tonnes. Family: Uncertain. Possibly either a primitive Hadrosaurid or an Iguanodontid. Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from a partial skull and jaw bones discovered in the Sunjiawan Formation of Liaoning Province, northeastern China. Named by You Hailu, Ji Qiang Li Jinglu and Li Yinxian in 2003. Lived: 105 to 100 million years ago from the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous through to the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northeastern China.
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