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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 30, 2024 7:31:20 GMT
Name: ShishugounykusPronunciation: She-shu-go-un-ee-kus Meaning of name: "Shishugou claw", after the rock formation in northwestern China where its fossils were discovered. Species: S. inexpectusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Uncertain. Possible Alvarezsaurid. Diet: Uncertain First fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Shishugou Formation of northwestern China. Named by palaeontologists, Qin Zichuan, James Clark, Jonah Choiniere and Xu Xing in 2019. Lived: 160.2 million years ago during the Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic in what is now northwestern China.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 31, 2024 8:00:34 GMT
Name: AsiatyrannusPronunciation: Ay-zhuh-tie-ran-us Meaning of name: "Asian tyrant" Species: A. xuiSize: Estimated to have measured between 3.5 and 4 metres long, however, the only known fossils belong to an immature individual, therefore, mature animals may have been larger. Family: Tyrannosaurinae (a subfamily of Tyrannosauridae) Diet: Carnivore First fossils found: Known only from a skull and partial skeleton discovered in the Nanxiong Formation of Jiangxi Province, southeastern China in 2017. Named by Zheng Wenjie, Jin Xingsheng, Xie Junfang and Du Tianming in 2024. Lived: 69 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now southeastern China.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 1, 2024 10:32:28 GMT
Name: HistriasaurusPronunciation: Hiss-tree-ah-sore-us Meaning of name: "Istria lizard", after the Istrian peninsula, Croatia, where its fossils were discovered. Species: H. boscarolliiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Rebbachisauridae Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from partial fossils discovered by Darío Boscarolli in a bonebed on the Istrian peninsula, Croatia, sometime during the 1980s. Named by Dalla Vecchia in 1998. Lived: 135 to 125 million years ago during the Hauterivian and Barremian stages of the Early Cretaceous in what is now Croatia.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 2, 2024 9:51:05 GMT
Name: TraukutitanPronunciation: Tray-you-koo-tie-tan Meaning of name: "Trauku giant", after the Araucanian mountain spirit. Species: T. eocaudataSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Uncertain Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Bajo de la Carpa Formation of northern Patagonia, Argentina. Named by Argentine palaeontologists, Rubén D. Juárez Valieri and Jorge O. Calvo, in 2011. 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 Aug 3, 2024 6:56:03 GMT
Name: YehuecauhceratopsPronunciation: Ye-oo-ek-au-seh-rah-tops Meaning of name: "Ancient horned face" Species: Y. mudeiSize: Estimated to have measured around 3 metres long. Family: Centrosaurinae (a subfamily of Ceratopsidae) Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from two partial skeletons discovered in the Aguja Formation of northern Mexico between 2007 to 2011. Named by H. E. Rivera-Sylva, J. R. Guzman-Gutirrez, E. Frey and W. Stinnesbeck in 2017. Lived: 83.6 to 72.1 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northern Mexico.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 4, 2024 10:56:41 GMT
Name: MaleevusPronunciation: Mah-lee-vus Meaning of name: Named after Soviet and Russian palaeontologist, Evgeny Aleksandrovich Maleev. Species: M. disparoserratusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 6 metres long. Family: Ankylosaurinae (a subfamily of Ankylosauridae) Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from a partial skull and two upper jawbones discovered by Soviet-Mongolian expeditions in the Bayan Shireh Formation of Mongolia sometime between 1946 and 1949. Originally named as a species of Talarurus by Teresa Maryańska in 1977 before being renamed Maleevus by Soviet palaeontologist, Tatyana Tumanova, in 1987. Some palaeontologists have suggested Maleevus may actually be a species of Pinacosaurus.Lived: 90 million years ago during the Turonian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now Mongolia.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 5, 2024 7:55:08 GMT
Name: PortellsaurusPronunciation: Pour-tell-sore-us Meaning of name: "Portell lizard", after Portell de Morella, eastern Spain, where its fossils were discovered. Species: P. sosbaynatiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Uncertain. Possibly either an Iguanodontid or a primitive Hadrosaurid. Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from a partial right dentary (tooth-bearing jawbone) discovered by Miquel Guardiola, Julián Yuste and Silvia Fabregat in the Margas de Mirambell Formation near the town of Portell de Morella, eastern Spain, in 1998. Named by Andrés Santos-Cubedo, Carlos de Santisteban, Begoña Poza and Sergi Meseguer in 2021. Lived: 130 to 129 million years ago during the Hauterivian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now eastern Spain.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 6, 2024 7:29:07 GMT
Name: JianchangosaurusPronunciation: Gee-an-chan-go-sore-us Meaning of name: "Jianchang lizard", after Jianchang county, Liaoning Province, northeastern China, where its fossils were discovered. Species: J. yixianensisSize: Estimated to have measured around 2 metres long. Family: Uncertain. Likely a primitive Therizinosaurid. Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from a single, almost complete juvenile skeleton discovered in the Yixian Formation of Liaoning Province, northeastern China. Named by Hanyong Pu, Yoshitsugu Kobayashi, Junchang Lu, Yanhua Wu, Huali Chang, Li Xu, Jiming Zhang and Songhai Jia in 2013. Lived: 126 million years ago during the Hauterivian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now northeastern China.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 7, 2024 8:14:40 GMT
Name: SiluosaurusPronunciation: See-loo-oh-sore-us Meaning of name: "Silu lizard", from the Chinese word for 'Silk Road' in reference to the place where its fossils were discovered. Species: S. zhanggianiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Uncertain Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from teeth discovered by the Sino-Japanese Silk Road Dinosaur Expedition in Gansu Province, northwestern China, in 1992. Named by Chinese palaeontologist, Dong Zhiming, in 1997. Lived: 130 to 112 million years ago from the Hauterivian stage through to the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now northwestern China. Artist's impression of the head of Siluosaurus
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 8, 2024 10:36:06 GMT
Name: AlocodonPronunciation: Ah-low-coe-don Meaning of name: "Furrowed tooth" Species: A. kuehneiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 1 metre long and weighing 30kgs. Family: Uncertain Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from teeth discovered in the Cabaços Formation of Portugal and the Forest Marble and Chipping Norton Formations of England. Named by British palaeontologist, Richard A. Thulborn, in 1973. Some palaeontologists consider Alocodon to be a dubious species due to the lack of postcranial fossils. Lived: 161.5 to 154.8 million years ago during the Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic in what is now England and Portugal.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 9, 2024 11:05:18 GMT
Name: ErketuPronunciation: Er-keh-too Meaning of name: "Erketü Tengri", after the creator god (tengri) of the Mongolian shamanism. Species: E. ellisoniSize: Estimated to have measured around 15 metres long and weighing 5 metric tonnes. Family: Uncertain. Possibly a primitive Titanosaurid. Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known from neck vertebrae, a partial sternum and partial bones from the right hindleg discovered by an American Museum of Natural History–Mongolian Academy of Sciences expedition in the Bayan Shireh Formation of Mongolia in 2002. Named by palaeontologists, Daniel Ksepka and Mark Norell, in 2006. Erketu was one of the first sauropods to be discovered in the Bayan Shireh Formation and its elongated neck vertebrae indicate that it was the sauropod with the longest neck in relation to its body size. Lived: 96 to 89 million years ago from the Cenomanian stage through to the Coniacian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now Mongolia.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 10, 2024 7:16:20 GMT
Name: OwenodonPronunciation: Oh-wen-oh-don Meaning of name: "Owen's tooth", after English biologist, comparative anatomist and palaeontologist, Sir Richard Owen. Species: O. hoggiiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Uncertain. Likely Iguanodontid. Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from an isolated tooth, a partial hindlimb and a partial lower jaw discovered in England, Spain and Romania. Originally named as a species of Iguanodon by English biologist, comparative anatomist and palaeontologist, Sir Richard Owen. Was recognized as a new genus and named Owenodon by British palaeontologist, Peter Malcolm Galton, in 2009. Lived: 143 million years ago during the Berriasian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now England, Spain and Romania.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 11, 2024 10:28:02 GMT
Name: FonaPronunciation: Foe-nah Meaning of name: Named after a figure in Chamorro culture. Species: F. herzogaeSize: Estimated to have measured around 2.1 metres long. Family: Thescelosaurinae (a subfamily of Thescelosauridae) Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known from several partial skulls and skeletons discovered in the Cedar Mountain Formation of eastern Utah. Named by Haviv M. Avrahami, Peter J. Makovicky, Ryan T. Tucker and Lindsay E. Zanno in 2024. Based on anatomical similarities to the closely related Oryctodromeus, Fona likely spent a significant amount of time in underground burrows. It also represents the oldest known definitive thescelosaurine. Lived: 99.4 to 99.2 million years ago during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now the western United States.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 12, 2024 8:13:00 GMT
Name: Comptonatus Pronunciation: Comp-toe-nay-tus Meaning of name: "the Compton thunderer" Species: C. chaseiSize: Estimated to have measured around 7 metres long and weighing 1 metric tonne. Family: Iguanodontidae Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from a single, mostly complete skeleton discovered in the Wessex Formation of the Isle of Wight, England, in 2013. Named by palaeontologists, Jeremy A. F. Lockwood, David M. Martill and Susannah C. R. Maidment in 2024. Lived: 125.77 to 121.4 million years ago during the Barremian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now the Isle of Wight, England.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Aug 13, 2024 8:17:25 GMT
Name: Yuanmousaurus Pronunciation: Yu-an-mow-sore-us Meaning of name: "Yuanmou lizard", after Yuanmou County, Yunnan Province, southwestern China, where its fossils were discovered. Species: Y. jiangyiensisSize: Estimated to have measured around 17 metres long and weighing between 20 and 30 metric tonnes. Family: Mamenchisauridae Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Zhanghe Formation of Yunnan Province, southwestern China, in 2000. Named by palaeontologists, Lü Junchang, Dong Zhiming, Li Shaoxue, Ji Qiang Wang Guofu and Zhang Jiahua in 2006. Lived: 174.1 to 163.5 million years ago from the Aalenian stage through to the Callovian stage of the Middle Jurassic in what is now southwestern China.
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