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Post by Asintended on Mar 5, 2024 9:44:20 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. More so, I just noticed that the posts are all the same format, was curious what online resource you were using =D
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 5, 2024 21:54:05 GMT -8
This is just how I like to set up my posts.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 5, 2024 23:04:20 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': ArrudatitanPronunciation: Ar-ru-da-tie-tan Meaning of name: "Arruda's giant", after palaeontologist, Antônio Celso de Arruda Campos. Species: A. maximusSize: Estimated to have measured around 15 metres long Family: Uncertain Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered by Ademir Frare and his 12-year-old nephew, Luiz Augusto dos Santos Frare, in the Adamantina Formation of southeastern Brazil in 1997. Named by Julian C. G. Silva Junior, Agustín G. Martinelli, Fabiano V. Iori, Thiago S. Marinho, E. Martín Hechenleitner and Max C. Langer in 2021. Lived: 72.1 to 68 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/de8m2v5-e9beba89-f4e1-4b9c-9cfb-d7109324b691.png/v1/fill/w_1032,h_774/arrudatitan_by_cisiopurple_de8m2v5-pre.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.Azd-yckJVMHj4YG0uNU4TGOXC0dMzNH7bH03-qKTUkE)
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 6, 2024 2:53:57 GMT -8
Just heard a new mosasaur species has been discovered in North Africa. It's been named Khinjaria, meaning "Dagger". So far, all that's been found is a partial skull with lower jaws and an associated vertebra, possibly coming from the trunk region. Often mistaken for dinosaurs, these animals were actually marine reptiles that are thought to be related to modern snakes and monitor lizards. During the last 20 million years of the Cretaceous, with the extinction of the ichthyosaurs and pliosaurs, mosasaurids became the dominant marine predators. They themselves became extinct at the end of the Cretaceous, around 66 million years ago. Like dinosaurs, mosasaurids came in a variety of sizes from the 1-metre-long Dallasaurus to the 15-metre-long Tylosaurus.
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Artist's impression of Khinjaria chasing fish.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 6, 2024 23:42:25 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': YpupiaraPronunciation: Pup-ee-ah-ra (the 'Y' is silent) Meaning of name: "The one who lives in the water", in reference to a local mythological creature and its inferred diet of fish. Species: Y. lopaiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Unenlagiinae (a subfamily of Dromaeosauridae) Diet: Carnivore/piscivore First fossils found: Known only from a right upper jaw discovered by Alberto Lopa in the Serra da Galga Formation of southeastern Brazil sometime during the 1950s. Unfortunately, the fossil was destroyed when the museum it was housed in was heavily damaged in a fire in 2018 (thankfully, there are photos). Named by Arthur S. Brum, Rodrigo V. Pêgas, Kamila L. N. Bandeira, Lucy G. Souza, Diogenes A. Campos and Alexander W. A. Kellner in 2021. Lived: 72 to 66 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/deor2f4-fc7ef6bc-f4a7-4524-96d4-580f8bda24b8.png/v1/fill/w_1032,h_774/ypupiara_by_cisiopurple_deor2f4-pre.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.lkEGPA4OisovDiEk8e1635llwrF3gmd4eMToFuBirro)
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 7, 2024 22:53:34 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Mahuidacursor
Pronunciation: Mah-hwe-dah-kur-sor Meaning of name: "Mountain runner" Species: M. lipanglefSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Uncertain Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from partial fossils discovered in the Bajo de la Carpa Formation of northern Patagonia, Argentina. Named by P. Cruzado Caballero, J. M. Gasca, L. S. Filippi, I. Cerda and A. C. Garrido in 2019 Lived: 86 to 83 million years ago during the Santonian and Campanian stages of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northern Patagonia, Argentina. ![](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/8e0657fd-321b-49fe-941e-c71ef10a532b/dd0itpb-c2860819-4708-46c1-993d-c867ade27bda.png/v1/fill/w_1600,h_1200/mahuidacursor_by_cisiopurple_dd0itpb-fullview.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.5f2mV2FRInKJv9rWCJ_mjeuHbM5P2k2Az8dMeIkkuFQ)
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 8, 2024 23:14:57 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': FostoriaPronunciation: Fos-to-re-ah Meaning of name: Named after Robert Foster who discovered the first fossils. Species: F. dhimbangunmalSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Uncertain. Possible Rhabdodontid. Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from partial fossils discovered in the Griman Creek Formation of eastern Australia in 1984. Named by P. R. Bell, T. Brougham, M. C. Herne, T. Frauenfelder and E. T. Smith in 2019. Lived: 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now eastern Australia. Artist's impression of Fostoria
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 9, 2024 23:06:01 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Anasazisaurus
Pronunciation: An-ah-sah-ze-sore-us Meaning of name: "Anasazi lizard", in reference to an outdated term for the Ancestral Pueblo Native American people. Species: A. horneriSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 7.5 metres long and weighing between 2 and 3 metric tonnes. Family: Saurolophinae (a subfamily of Hadrosauridae) Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from a partial skull discovered in the Kirtland Formation of New Mexico. Named by American palaeontologists, Adrian P. Hunt and Spencer G. Lucas in 1993. Was originally thought to be a species of Kritosaurus. Lived: 74 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now the southwestern United States. ![](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/8e0657fd-321b-49fe-941e-c71ef10a532b/db2ek85-7986a84a-c6e8-4b49-94d9-8f33d1e85cc2.png/v1/fill/w_1600,h_1200,q_80,strp/anasazisaurus_by_cisiopurple_db2ek85-fullview.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.uYCGXXcMcB8tp4O_3396mjSTqsbg9UPXltS2JNsJWN8)
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 10, 2024 21:50:06 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Bothriospondylus
Pronunciation: Both-re-o-spon-dy-lus Meaning of name: "Excavated vertebrae" Species: B. suffossusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils Family: Uncertain Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from vertebrae discovered in the Kimmeridge Clay of southwest England. Named by English palaeontologist, Sir Richard Owen, in 1875. Lived: 157 to 152.2 million years ago during the Oxfordian and Kimmeridgian stages of the Late Jurassic in what is now southwest England. Illustration of the vertebrae of B. suffossus
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 11, 2024 22:27:01 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': ChondrosteosaurusPronunciation: Kon-dro-ste-oh-sore-us Meaning of name: "Cartilage and bone lizard", as it was once thought that the internal passages in the vertebrae were filled with cartilage. Species: C. gigasSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Uncertain Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from neck vertebrae discovered in the Wessex Formation of the Isle of Wight, England. Named by English palaeontologist, Sir Richard Owen, in 1876. Lived: 125 million years ago during the Barremian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now the Isle of Wight, England. ![](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/8e0657fd-321b-49fe-941e-c71ef10a532b/dcd98xf-5e0c8d4e-7754-47a1-92d0-ebab7dc560e2.png/v1/fill/w_1032,h_774,q_70,strp/chondrosteosaurus_by_cisiopurple_dcd98xf-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzhlMDY1N2ZkLTMyMWItNDlmZS05NDFlLWM3MWVmMTBhNTMyYlwvZGNkOTh4Zi01ZTBjOGQ0ZS03NzU0LTQ3YTEtOTJkMC1lYmFiN2RjNTYwZTIucG5nIiwiaGVpZ2h0IjoiPD0xMjAwIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTE2MDAifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uud2F0ZXJtYXJrIl0sIndtayI6eyJwYXRoIjoiXC93bVwvOGUwNjU3ZmQtMzIxYi00OWZlLTk0MWUtYzcxZWYxMGE1MzJiXC9jaXNpb3B1cnBsZS00LnBuZyIsIm9wYWNpdHkiOjk1LCJwcm9wb3J0aW9ucyI6MC40NSwiZ3Jhdml0eSI6ImNlbnRlciJ9fQ.HvWvHPUT9O2ooWKk5i52RsPOpAG6JP0lyfv8U4skVZ8)
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 13, 2024 0:01:36 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Wulatelong
Pronunciation: Woo-la-tuh-long Meaning of name: "Wulate dragon", after the area of Inner Mongolia, northern China, where its fossils were discovered. Species: W. gobiensisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 1.6 metres long. Family: Oviraptoridae Diet: Uncertain. Possible omnivore. First fossils found: Known only from a single, almost complete skull and skeleton discovered in the Bayan Mandahu Formation in the Wulatehouqi area of Inner Mongolia, northern China, in 2009. Named by Xu Xing, Tan Qing-Wei, Wang Shuo, Corwin Sullivan, David W. E. Hone, Han Feng-Lu, Ma Qing-Yu, Tan Lin and Xiao Dong in 2013. Lived: 83.6 to 72.1 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now Inner Mongolia, northern China. ![](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/8e0657fd-321b-49fe-941e-c71ef10a532b/ddfdfnp-9c2241d1-ba35-48a8-8a72-3fff6b7dd4b2.png/v1/fill/w_1032,h_774/wulatelong_by_cisiopurple_ddfdfnp-pre.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzhlMDY1N2ZkLTMyMWItNDlmZS05NDFlLWM3MWVmMTBhNTMyYlwvZGRmZGZucC05YzIyNDFkMS1iYTM1LTQ4YTgtOGE3Mi0zZmZmNmI3ZGQ0YjIucG5nIiwiaGVpZ2h0IjoiPD0xMjAwIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTE2MDAifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uud2F0ZXJtYXJrIl0sIndtayI6eyJwYXRoIjoiXC93bVwvOGUwNjU3ZmQtMzIxYi00OWZlLTk0MWUtYzcxZWYxMGE1MzJiXC9jaXNpb3B1cnBsZS00LnBuZyIsIm9wYWNpdHkiOjk1LCJwcm9wb3J0aW9ucyI6MC40NSwiZ3Jhdml0eSI6ImNlbnRlciJ9fQ.hVmutCpEmE6FdWfnS-LFzyYEOaR4xtzE6GAOV0BkwB0)
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Post by Asintended on Mar 13, 2024 6:42:59 GMT -8
Okay that just looks like an Emu with an afro
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 13, 2024 22:50:03 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Pelecanimimus
Pronunciation: Pel-e-can-i-mime-us Meaning of name: "Pelican mimic" Species: P. polydonSize: Estimated to have measured between 1.9 and 2.5 metres long, between 1 and 1.5 metres tall and weighing between 17 and 30kgs. Family: Uncertain. Likely a primitive Ornithomimid. Diet: Carnivore/piscivore First fossils found: Known only from a single skull and partial skeleton with soft tissue impressions, discovered by Armando Díaz Romeral in the Calizas de La Huérguina Formation of central-eastern Spain in 1993. Named by Bernardino Pérez Pérez-Moreno, José Luis Sanz, Angela Buscalioni, José Moratalla, Francisco Ortega and Diego Rasskin-Gutmanas in 1994. Unlike more advanced Ornithomimids, Pelecanimimus had teeth and a pouch on its lower jaw, which may have been used for storing fish, similar to the pouch seen on the lower jaws of modern pelicans. Lived: 130 million years ago during the Hauterivian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now central-eastern Spain. ![](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/8e0657fd-321b-49fe-941e-c71ef10a532b/dcs4qj0-4be3bee5-43f9-4660-bdab-a3d1ba9f22de.png/v1/fill/w_1032,h_774/pelecanimimus_by_cisiopurple_dcs4qj0-pre.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzhlMDY1N2ZkLTMyMWItNDlmZS05NDFlLWM3MWVmMTBhNTMyYlwvZGNzNHFqMC00YmUzYmVlNS00M2Y5LTQ2NjAtYmRhYi1hM2QxYmE5ZjIyZGUucG5nIiwiaGVpZ2h0IjoiPD0xMjAwIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTE2MDAifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uud2F0ZXJtYXJrIl0sIndtayI6eyJwYXRoIjoiXC93bVwvOGUwNjU3ZmQtMzIxYi00OWZlLTk0MWUtYzcxZWYxMGE1MzJiXC9jaXNpb3B1cnBsZS00LnBuZyIsIm9wYWNpdHkiOjk1LCJwcm9wb3J0aW9ucyI6MC40NSwiZ3Jhdml0eSI6ImNlbnRlciJ9fQ.bS3SHffy-FCr3YXTDj4F7y2ewG5WU66Kw8ZCdt0Y9vY)
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 15, 2024 1:03:17 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': Proceratosaurus
Pronunciation: Pro-se-rat-o-sore-us Meaning of name: "Before Ceratosaurus", in reference to how it was originally thought to be an ancestor of Ceratosaurus. Species: P. bradleyiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 3 metres long. Family: Proceratosauridae Diet: Carnivore First fossils found: Known only from a partial skull discovered in southwest England. Named by German palaeontologist, Friedrich von Huene, in 1926. Lived: 166 million years ago during the Bathonian stage of the Middle Jurassic in what is now southwest England. Artist's impression of Proceratosaurus
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Mar 16, 2024 0:55:24 GMT -8
Today's 'Dino of the Day': LimaysaurusPronunciation: Lih-may-sore-us Meaning of name: "Limay lizard", after a river that borders the area where its fossils were discovered. Species: L. tessoneiSize: Estimated to have measured around 15 metres long and weighing seven metric tonnes. Family: Rebbachisauridae Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known from two partial skulls and two partial skeletons, the first of which was discovered by Lieto Francisco Tessone in the Lohan Cura Formation of northwestern Patagonia, Argentina, in 1988. Originally named as a species of Rebbachisaurus by Argentine palaeontologists, Jorge Orlando Calvo and Leonardo Salgado, in 1995, however, a generic separation was proposed by Mr. Salgado, Alberto Garrido, Sergio Cocca and Juan Cocca and the genus was renamed Limaysaurus in 2004. Lived: 99.7 to 97 million years ago during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northwestern Patagonia, Argentina. ![](https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/images/species/l/limaysaurus-size.jpg)
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