Talira Greycrest
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jan 24, 2024 2:55:40 GMT
My favourite Sauropod and one of the tallest dinosaurs of the Late Jurassic: BrachiosaurusPronunciation: Brak-he-o-sore-us Meaning of name: "Arm lizard", because the front legs are longer than the hind legs to provide support for the 9-metre-long neck. Species: B. altithoraxSize: Estimated to have Measured between 18 and 22 metres long, between 10 and 15 metres tall and weighing between 28 and 60 metric tonnes. Family: Brachiosauridae Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known from several specimens, the first of which was discovered by American palaeontologist, Elmer Samuel Riggs, in the Morrison Formation of Colorado in 1900. Named by Mr. Riggs in 1903. Lived: 154 to 153 million years ago during the Kimmeridgian stage of the Late Jurassic in what is now the western United States.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jan 24, 2024 21:24:53 GMT
Name: DilophosaurusPronunciation: Di-lo-fo-sore-us Meaning of name: "Two-crested lizard", in reference to the v-shaped crest on its head. Species: D. wetherilliSize: 6 metres long, 2 metres tall and weighing around 400kgs. Family: Dilophosauridae Diet: Carnivore First fossils found: Known from three mostly complete skulls and skeletons. First discovered by a field party from the University of California Museum of Paleontology in the Kayenta Formation of northern Arizona in 1942. Named by American palaeontologist, Samuel Paul Welles, in 1970. Was originally thought to be a species of Megalosaurus. Contrary to popular belief, there's no evidence to suggest that Dilophosaurus had an extendable neck frill or used venom to kill its prey. Lived: 193 million years ago during the Sinemurian stage of the Early Jurassic in what is now the southwestern United States.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jan 25, 2024 11:40:44 GMT
Over the years, palaeontologists have named hundreds of different dinosaurs, but this one was the first herbivorous dinosaur to be officially named, way back in 1825. Name: IguanodonPronunciation: Ig-wah-no-don Meaning of name: "Iguana tooth", because its teeth are similar in appearance to those of a modern Iguana. Species: I. bernissartensis, I. galvensisSize: Between 10 and 13 metres long, 3 metres tall (up to 6 metres when standing upright) and weighing between 4 and 5 metric tonnes. Family: Iguanodontidae Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known from several specimens. The first specimen, a handful of teeth, was discovered by English doctor and palaeontologist, Gideon Mantell, in southeast England in 1822. Named by Mr. Mantell in 1825. First skeleton discovered in 1834. The largest-known discovery of Iguanodon fossils occurred in February 1878, when miners in the Bernissart coal mine came across the skeletons of 38 individuals. These skeletons are now on display at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. Lived: 126 to 122 million years ago during the Barremian and Aptian stages of the Early Cretaceous in what is now Belgium, Portugal, Germany, Spain and England.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jan 26, 2024 5:41:41 GMT
Name: PentaceratopsPronunciation: Pen-tah-seh-rah-tops Meaning of name: "Five horned face" (palaeontologists mistook its pointed cheek bones for an extra pair of horns). Species: P. sternbergiiSize: Between 6 and 7 metres long, 3 metres high and weighing between 4 and 5 metric tonnes. Family: Chasmosaurinae (a sub-family of Ceratopsidae) Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known from several specimens, the first of which were discovered by American palaeontologist, Charles Hazelius Sternberg in the Fruitland Formation of New Mexico, in 1921. Named by American palaeontologist, Henry Fairfield Osborn, in 1923. Lived: 76 to 73 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now the southwestern United States.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jan 27, 2024 4:03:02 GMT
Here's a tiny dino with a big name: Name: HeterodontosaurusPronunciation: Het-er-o-dont-o-sore-us Meaning of name: "Different-toothed lizard", because it had three different kinds of teeth. Species: H. tuckiSize: 90cm long, 50cm tall and weighed between 2 and 10kgs. Family: Heterodontosauridae Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known from several specimens, the first of which was discovered by a British-South African expedition to South Africa during the early 1960's. Named by English palaeontologist, Alan Jack Charig and South African palaeontologist, Alfred Walter Crompton, in 1962. Most dinosaurs only have one type of tooth, but Heterodontosaurus had three: incisor-like teeth at the front of the jaws, a pair of tusks in the middle and grinding cheek-teeth at the back. Lived: 200 to 190 million years ago from the Hettangian stage through to the Pliensbachian stage of the Early Jurassic in what is now South Africa.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jan 28, 2024 3:32:28 GMT
Here's a very spiky dino: Name: KentrosaurusPronunciation: Ken-tro-saw-rus Meaning of name: "Spiked lizard" Species: K. aethiopicusSize: Between 4.5 and 5.5 metres long, 2 metres high and weighing 1 metric tonne. Family: Stegosauridae Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known from at least 50 individuals, the first of which were discovered by the German Tendaguru Expedition to the Tendaguru Formation of Tanzania, East Africa in 1909. Named by German palaeontologist, Edwin Hennig, in 1915, soon after which there was a naming controversy, as the name is very similar to the ceratopisian, Centrosaurus.Lived: 152.1 million years ago during the Kimmeridgian stage of the Late Jurassic in what is now Tanzania, East Africa.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jan 28, 2024 11:33:19 GMT
This dino is one of T-Rex's closest relatives: Name: DaspletosaurusPronunciation: Das-plee-toe-sore-us Meaning of name: "Frightful lizard" Species: D. torosus, D. horneri, possible there may be a third species. Size: Depending on species, measured between 8 and 9 metres long, 3 metres tall and weighing between 2 and 4 metric tonnes. Family: Tyrannosauridae Diet: Carnivore First fossils found: Known from six well-preserved specimens, the first of which was discovered by American-Canadian palaeontologist, Charles Mortram Sternberg, in the Oldman Formation of southern Alberta, Canada, in 1921. D. torosus named by American-Canadian palaeontologist, Dale Alan Russell, in 1970. D. horneri named by Thomas Carr in 2017. Was originally thought to be a species of Gorgosaurus.Lived: Depending on species, lived between 77 and 74 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now western Canada and the northwestern United States.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jan 28, 2024 21:34:46 GMT
This dino was an early Ceratopsian: Name: ProtoceratopsPronunciation: Pro-toe-seh-rah-tops Meaning of name: "First horned face" Species: P. andrewsi, P. hellenikorhinusSize: Depending on species, measured around 1.8 metres long, 0.7 metres high and weighing around 83kgs. Family: Protoceratopsidae Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known from several individuals, the first of which was discovered by photographer, James Blaine Shackelford, during an American expedition to Mongolia's Gobi Desert in 1922. P. andrewsi named by American palaeontologists, William King Gregory and Walter Willis Granger, in 1923. P. hellenikorhinus named in 2001. A remarkable fossil discovered in 1971 shows a Protoceratops locked in battle with a Velociraptor. It's believed they were either buried by a collapsing sand dune or surprised by a sandstorm. Unlike later Ceratopsians, Protoceratops didn't have horns. Lived: Depending on species, lived between 75 and 71 million years ago during the Campanian and Maastrichtian stages of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northern China and southern Mongolia.
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