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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 14, 2024 10:32:47 GMT
Name: AntarctosaurusPronunciation: An-tark-toe-sore-us Meaning of name: "Southern lizard" Species: A. wichmannianusSize: Estimated to have measured around 33 metres long and weighing 67 metric tonnes. Family: Antarctosauridae Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known from numerous fossils discovered in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. Named by German palaeontologist, Friedrich von Huene, in 1929. Lived: 83 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. 
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 15, 2024 5:28:49 GMT
Name: Anoplosaurus Pronunciation: Ah-no-plo-sore-us Meaning of name: "Unarmoured lizard" or "Unarmed lizard", as it was once thought to have not had any armour. Species: A. curtonotusSize: Estimated to have measured around 5 metres long. Family: Nodosauridae Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known mostly from vertebrae discovered in the Cambridge Greensand Formation of eastern England. Was thought to be a relative of Iguanodon, as its fossils, when first discovered, were mixed with those of a Camptosaurid. Named by British palaeontologist, Harry Govier Seeley, in 1879. Originally thought to be a species of Acanthopholis. Lived: 100 million years ago during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now eastern England. 
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 16, 2024 7:02:20 GMT
Name: BarrosasaurusPronunciation: Bah-ross-ah-sore-us Meaning of name: "Sierra Barossa lizard", after the place in Argentina where its fossils were discovered. Species: B. casamiquelaiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 18 metres long and weighing 13.5 metric tonnes. Family: Uncertain. Likely Titanosaurid. Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from three partial back vertebrae discovered at "Sierra Barossa" in the Anacleto Formation of Neuquén Province, western Argentina. Named by Argentine palaeontologists, Leonardo Salgado and Rodolfo Aníbal Coria, in 2009. Lived: 83.6 to 72.1 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now western Argentina. 
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 17, 2024 9:54:53 GMT
Name: AuroraceratopsPronunciation: Or-ror-ah-seh-rah-tops Meaning of name: "Dawn horned face" Species: A. rugosusSize: 2 metres long and weighing around 15.5kgs Family: Uncertain. Likely a primitive Ceratopsian. Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known from several specimens including complete skeletons discovered in China and South Korea. First discovered in Gansu Province, north central China. Named by H. You, D. Li, Q. Ji, M. Lamanna and P. Dodson in 2005. Lived: 121.4 to 113 million years ago during the Aptian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now South Korea and north central China.  Auroraceratops fossil
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 18, 2024 8:08:19 GMT
Name: DromaeosauroidesPronunciation: Dro-may-oh-sore-oy-deez Meaning of name: " Dromaeosaurus-like", in reference to the similarity to the teeth of that genus. Species: D. bornholmensisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured between 2 and 3 metres long and weighing 40kgs. Family: Dromaeosaurinae (a subfamily of Dromaeosauridae) Diet: Carnivore First fossils found: Known only from two teeth, the first of which was discovered in the Jydegaard Formation of Denmark in 2000. The second tooth was discovered in 2008. Named by Danish palaeontologists, Per Christiansen and Niels Bonde, in 2003. Dromaeosauroides is the first known dinosaur from Denmark, and the only one that's been scientifically named. Lived: 140 million years ago during the Berriasian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now Denmark. 
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 19, 2024 7:48:11 GMT
Name: MatheronodonPronunciation: Mah-ther-oh-no-don Meaning of name: "Matheron tooth", after French palaeontologist, Pierre Philippe Émile Matheron, who named the first dinosaur fossils discovered in southeastern France. Species: M. provincialis Size: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 5 metres long. Family: Rhabdodontidae Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from an upper jawbone with teeth discovered in the Argiles et Grès à Reptiles Formation of southeastern France. Named by palaeontologists P. Godefroit, X. Valentin, G. Garcia, U. Lefèvre, B. Gomez, A. Cincotta and K. Stein in 2017. Lived: 74 to 72.1 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now southeastern France. 
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 20, 2024 10:27:30 GMT
Name: AmurosaurusPronunciation: Ah-mur-oh-sore-us Meaning of name: "Amur lizard", after the Amur River, which forms the border between China and Russia. Species: A. riabininiSize: Estimated to have measured around 8 metres long and weighing 3 metric tonnes. Family: Lambeosaurinae (a subfamily of Hadrosauridae) Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known from numerous specimens discovered in a bonebed in the Udurchukan Formation of the Amur Region in Far Eastern Russia in 1984. Named by Russian palaeontologists, Yuri Bolotsky and Sergei Kurzanov, in 1991. Lived: 70 to 66 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now Far Eastern Russia.  Artist's impression of Amurosaurus
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 21, 2024 8:13:50 GMT
Name: AratasaurusPronunciation: Ah-rah-tah-sore-us Meaning of name: "Born of fire lizard", in reference to the fact that its fossils were inside the National Museum of Brazil when the building was heavily damaged by fire. Species: A. museunacionaliSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Uncertain Diet: Carnivore First fossils found: Known only from a partial right leg discovered in the Romualdo Formation of northeastern Brazil in 2008. Named by Juliana Manso Sayão, Antônio Álamo Feitosa Saraiva, Arthur Souza Brum, Renan Alfredo Machado Bantim, Rafael Cesar Lima Pedroso de Andrade, Xin Cheng, Flaviana Jorge de Lima, Helder de Paula Silva, Alexander W. A. Kellner in 2020. Lived: 115 to 110 million years ago during the Aptian and Albian stages of the Early Cretaceous in what is now northeastern Brazil. 
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 22, 2024 10:51:30 GMT
Name: ShidaisaurusPronunciation: She-day-sore-us Meaning of name: "Shidai lizard", in reference to the Jin-Shidai ("Golden Age") Species: S. jinaeSize: Estimated to have measured around 7 metres long and weighing 950kgs. Family: Metriacanthosaurinae (a subfamily of Metriacanthosauridae) Diet: Carnivore First fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Chuanjie Formation of Yunnan Province, southwestern China. Named by X. Wu, P. J. Currie, D. Zhiming, S. Pan and T. Wang in 2009. Currently, Shidaisaurus is the oldest known Allosauroid. Lived: 174 million years ago during the Aalenian stage of the Middle Jurassic in what is now southwestern China. 
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 23, 2024 6:49:43 GMT
Those of us who are parents will know how picky the kids can be when it comes to food. Turns out Tyrannosaurs were also picky eaters. Palaeontologists studying the fossils of a juvenile Gorgosaurus discovered the complete hind legs of two baby dinos, both under a year old, were present in the predator's stomach, suggesting that the Tyrannosaur was focused on the animals' meaty thighs for its meal. Adults and juveniles didn't compete for food because juveniles, due to their narrow skulls and blade-like teeth, sought out smaller prey while the adults had massive jaws capable of generating bone-crushing bites that could take on larger prey.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 24, 2024 9:07:36 GMT
Name: RuehleiaPronunciation: Rew-lay-ah Meaning of name: Named after German palaeontologist, Hugo Rühle von Lilienstern. Species: R. bedheimensis Size: Estimated to have measured between 6 and 8 metres long, between 2 and 3 metres tall and weighing up to 1 metric tonne. Family: Uncertain Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from a single, almost complete skull and skeleton discovered in central Germany in 1952. Named by British palaeontologist, Peter Malcolm Galton, in 2001. Lived: 216 to 208 million years ago during the Norian and Rhaetian stages of the Late Triassic in what is now central Germany. 
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 25, 2024 7:53:16 GMT
Say hello to the newest member of the Ceratopsidae: Name: LokiceratopsPronunciation: Low-key-seh-rah-tops Meaning of name: "Loki's horned face", after the Norse god of mischief, trickery and deception. Species: L. rangiformisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 6.7 metres long and weighing 5 metric tonnes. Family: Centrosaurinae (a subfamily of Ceratopsidae) Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from a mostly complete skull, vertebrae, a right scapula and parts of the pelvis, discovered in the Judith River Formation of Montana in 2019. Named by palaeontologists Mark A. Loewen, Scott D. Sampson, Jingmai O'Conner, Savhanna Carpenter, Brock Sisson, David C. Evans, Nick Longrich, Peter J. Makovicky, Andrew A. Farke, Anna Øhlenschlæger and Joseph J. W. Sertich in 2024. Lived: 78 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now the western United States.  Artist's impression of Lokiceratops
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 26, 2024 7:48:51 GMT
Name: DicloniusPronunciation: Die-clone-e-us Meaning of name: "Double sprout", in reference to the method of tooth replacement. Species: D. pentagonusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Hadrosauridae Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from teeth discovered in the Judith River Formation of Montana. Named by American palaeontologist, Edward Drinker Cope, in 1876. Lived: 75 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now the western United States.  Artist's impression of Diclonius
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 27, 2024 8:32:35 GMT
Name: TsagantegiaPronunciation: Sah-jan-tee-jee-ah Meaning of name: "Tsagan Teg", after the place where its fossils were discovered. Species: T. longicranialisSize: Estimated to have measured between 6 and 7 metres long and weighing between 1 and 4 metric tonnes. Family: Ankylosaurinae (a subfamily of Ankylosauridae) Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from an almost complete skull discovered at the locality Tsagan-Teg (or "White Mountain") of the Bayan Shireh Formation, southeastern Mongolia. Named by Russian paleontologist, Tatyana Alekseyevna Tumanova, in 1993. Lived: 92 to 86 million years ago from the Turonian stage through to the Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now southeastern Mongolia. 
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jun 28, 2024 11:01:16 GMT
Name: NevadadromeusPronunciation: Neh-vah-dah-dro-mee-us Meaning of name: "Nevada runner" Species: N. schmittiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 1.8 metres long, 0.6 metres tall and weighing 20kgs. Family: Thescelosaurinae (a subfamily of Thescelosauridae) Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from partial fossils discovered in the Willow Tank Formation of Nevada in 2008. Named by Joshua W. Bonde, Rebecca L. Hall, L. J. Krumenacker and David J. Varricchio in 2022. Nevadadromeus is the first non-avian dinosaur from Nevada to be officially named. Lived: 100 to 94 million years ago during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now the western United States. 
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