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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 2, 2024 9:01:52 GMT
Name: HeptasteornisPronunciation: Hep-tass-tee-or-nis Meaning of name: "Seven city bird" Species: H. andrewsiSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Alvarezsauridae Diet: Uncertain First fossils found: Known only from two partial tibiotarsi (the large bones between the femur and the tarsometatarsus in the legs of birds) discovered by Hungarian palaeontologist, Franz Nopcsa, in the Sânpetru Formation of the Haţeg Basin in Transylvania, central Romania. Named by English ornithologist, Colin J. O. Harrison, and British palaeontologist, Cyril A. Walker, in 1975. Was originally thought to be a giant owl. Lived: 67 to 66 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now central Romania. 
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 3, 2024 7:46:31 GMT
Name: HylaeosaurusPronunciation: Hy-lay-o-sore-us Meaning of name: "Forest lizard" Species: H. armatusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 5 metres long. Family: Polacanthinae (a subfamily of Nodosauridae) Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from partial fossils, the first of which were discovered by English palaeontologist, Gideon Algernon Mantell, in the Grinstead Clay Formation of southeast England in 1832. Named by Mr. Mantell in 1833. Hylaeosaurus was the third non-avian dino to be officially named. Lived: 136 million years ago during the Valanginian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now southeast England.  Artist's impression of a pair of Hylaeosaurus drinking from a puddle in a forest.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 4, 2024 7:54:26 GMT
Name: NinjatitanPronunciation: Nin-jah-ty-tan Meaning of name: "Ninja giant", after a nickname given to Argentine palaeontologist, Sebastian Apesteguia. Species: N. zapatai Size: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Uncertain Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Bajada Colorada Formation of northern Patagonia, Argentina, in 2014. Named by P. A. Gallina, J. I. Canale and J. L. Carballido in 2021. Currently, Ninjatitan is the oldest known Titanosaurid. Lived: 140 to 134 million years ago during the Berriasian and Valanginian stages of the Early Cretaceous in what is now northern Patagonia, Argentina. 
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 5, 2024 7:02:23 GMT
Name: CalamospondylusPronunciation: Cah-mah-low-spon-die-lus Meaning of name: "Quill vertebrae" Species: C. oweniSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Uncertain. Possible Oviraptorid. Diet: Uncertain First fossils found: Known only from a partial pelvis, a tibia and fragmentary vertebrae, the first of which were discovered by amateur palaeontologist, William D. Fox, in the Wessex Formation of the Isle of Wight, southern England, in 1865. Named by Mr. Fox in 1866. Lived: 130 million years ago during the Hauterivian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now the Isle of Wight, southern England. 
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 6, 2024 9:18:11 GMT
Name: PriconodonPronunciation: Pre-coe-no-don Meaning of name: "Saw cone tooth" Species: P. crassusSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Nodosauridae Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from isolated teeth discovered in the Arundel and Potomac Formations of Maryland. Named by American palaeontologist, Othniel Charles Marsh, in 1888. Lived: 113 million years ago during the Aptian and Albian stages of the Early Cretaceous in what is now the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. 
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 7, 2024 9:21:04 GMT
Name: YuanyanglongPronunciation: Yoo-an-yang-long Meaning of name: "Lovebird dragon", in reference to a Chinese name given to Mandarin ducks which are a symbol of love, fidelity and fertility in Asian culture. Species: Y. bainianSize: Estimated to have measured around 2 metres long and weighing between 8 and 15kgs. Family: Uncertain. Likely Oviraptorid. Diet: Uncertain. Possibly either herbivorous or omnivorous. First fossils found: Known from two partial skeletons discovered in the Miaogou Formation of Inner Mongolia, northern China, in 2021. Named by Mingze Hao, Zhiyu Li, Zhili Wang, Feimin Ma, King Qinggele, Shuqiong Wang, J. Logan, Rui Pei, Xu Xing and Qi Zhao in 2024. Lived: 120 to 110 million years ago during the Aptian and Albian stages of the Early Cretaceous in what is now Inner Mongolia, northern China. 
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Nov 8, 2024 10:12:41 GMT
Name: BravasaurusPronunciation: Bra-vah-sore-us Meaning of name: "Laguna Brava lizard", after the Laguna Brava National Park in Argentina. Species: B. arreirosorumSize: Estimated to have measured around 7 metres long and weighing 2.9 metric tonnes. Family: Uncertain. Possible Aeolosaurid. Diet: Herbivore First fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Ciénaga del Río Huaco Formation of La Rioja Province, northern Patagonia, Argentina. Named by E. Martín Hechenleitner, Léa Leuzinger, Agustín G. Martinelli, Sebastián Rocher, Lucas E. Fiorelli, Jeremías R. A. Taborda and Leonardo Salgado in 2020. Lived: 86.3 to 66 million years ago during the Campanian and Maastrichtian stages of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northern Patagonia, Argentina. 
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