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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 5, 2024 9:20:46 GMT
Name: AbyssosaurusPronunciation: Ah-biss-so-sore-us Meaning of name: "Abyss lizard" Species: A. nataliaeSize: Estimated to have measured around 7 metres long. Family: Cryptoclididae Diet: Piscivore First fossils found: Known from a partial skull and partial skeleton discovered western Russia. Named by Alexander Yu Berezin in 2019. Was originally thought to be related to Aristonectes, but is now known to have been a close relative of Colymbosaurus.Lived: 133 to 130 million years ago during the Valanginian and Hauterivian stages of the Early Cretaceous in the oceans and shallow seas that once covered parts of what is now western Russia. Artist's impression of Abyssosaurus
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 6, 2024 6:04:10 GMT
The first pterosaur known to science: Name: PterodactylusPronunciation: Teh-roe-dack-till-us Meaning of name: "Winged finger" Species: P. antiquusWingspan: 1 metre Family: Uncertain Diet: Piscivore/insectivore First fossils found: Known from several specimens, including complete skeletons. First discovered in Bavaria, southeastern Germany. Named by French zoologist, Georges Cuvier, in 1809. Was originally thought to be a marine animal. Lived: 150.8 to 148.5 million years ago during the Kimmeridgian and Tithonian stages of the Late Jurassic in what is now southeastern Germany. Subadult P. antiquus skeleton
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 7, 2024 6:42:45 GMT
Name: VectidracoPronunciation: Vec-te-dra-coe Meaning of name: "Isle of Wight dragon" Species: V. daisymorrisaeWingspan: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Tapejarinae (a subfamily of Tapejaridae) Diet: Uncertain. Possible carnivore/piscivore. First fossils found: Known only from vertebrae and a partial pelvis discovered by 4-year-old Daisy Morris in the Atherfield Formation on the Isle of Wight, England in 2008. Named by Darren Naish, Martin Simpson and Gareth Dyke in 2013. Lived: 124 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 Apr 8, 2024 5:43:25 GMT
Name: EonatatorPronunciation: E-oh-na-ta-tor Meaning of name: "Dawn swimmer" Species: E. sternbergii, E. coellensisSize: Depending on species, measured between 2.5 and 3.5 metres long. Weight uncertain. Family: Mosasauridae Diet: Carnivore/piscivore First fossils found: Known from several individuals. First discovered by American palaeontologist, Charles H. Sternberg, in the Niobrara Formation of Kansas in 1918. E. sternbergii named by Swedish palaeontologist, Carl Johan Josef Ernst Wiman, in 1920. E. coellensis named in 2013. Additional specimens have been discovered in Sweden and Colombia. Lived: Depending on the species, lived between 89.8 and 72.1 million years ago from the Coniacian stage through to the Campanian stages of the Late Cretaceous in the oceans and shallow seas that once covered what is now Colombia, Sweden and the midwestern United States.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 9, 2024 6:11:04 GMT
Name: MosasaurusPronunciation: Moe-za-sore-us Meaning of name: "Meuse lizard", after the Meuse river which flows through western and northwestern Europe. Species: M. hoffmannii, M. beaugei, M. conodon, M. lemonnieri, M. missouriensisSize: Depending on species, measured up to 17 metres long and weighing up to 14 metric tonnes. Family: Mosasauridae Diet: Carnivore First fossils found: Known from several specimens discovered in western Europe and the United States. The first known specimen, a skull, was discovered in the Netherlands in 1796, though it was originally thought to belong to a whale. M. hoffmannii named by English doctor, geologist and palaeontologist, Gideon Algernon Mantell, in 1829. M. missouriensis named by American palaeontologist, Richard Harlan, in 1834. M. conodon named by American palaeontologist, Edward Drinker Cope, in 1881. M. lemonnieri named by Belgian palaeontologist, Louis Dollo, in 1889. M. beaugei named by French palaeontologist, Camille Arambourg, in 1952. Lived: Depending on species, lived between 82.7 and 66 million years ago during the Campanian and Maastrichtian stages of the Late Cretaceous in the oceans and shallow seas that once covered parts of what is now western Europe and the United States. Size range of Mosasaurus compared with a human.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 10, 2024 8:31:20 GMT
Name: TylosaurusPronunciation: Tie-lo-sore-us Meaning of name: "Knob lizard" Species: T. nepaeolicus, T. proriger, T. bernardi, T. gaudryi, T. ivoensis, T. iembeensis, T. pembinensis, T. saskatchewanensisSize: Depending on species, measured up to 15 metres long Family: Tylosaurinae (a subfamily of Tylosauridae) Diet: Carnivore First fossils found: Known from several specimens discovered in Canada and the western, south-central, midwestern and southwestern United States. T. proriger named by American palaeontologist, Edward Drinker Cope, in 1869. T. nepaeolicus named in 1874. T. bernardi named in 1885. T. gaudryi named in 1896. T. ivoensis named in 1963. T. iembeensis named in 1964. T. pembinensis named in 1988. T. saskatchewanensis named in 2018. Lived: Depending on species, lived between 92.1 and 66 million years ago from the Turonian stage through to the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in the Western Interior Seaway which once covered parts of what is now Canada and the western, south-central, midwestern and southwestern United States. Tylosaurus skin fossil
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 11, 2024 9:51:32 GMT
Name: CearadactylusPronunciation: See-ah-rah-dak-till-us Meaning of name: "Ceara finger", after the state of Ceara, northeastern Brazil, where its fossils were discovered. Species: C. atroxWingspan: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured between 4 and 5.5 metres Family: Ornithocheiridae Diet: Piscivore First fossils found: Known only from a skull discovered in the Romualdo Formation of northeastern Brazil. Named by Giuseppe Leonardi and Guido Borgomanero in 1985. Lived: 112 million years ago during the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now northeastern Brazil. Artist's impression of Cearadactylus
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 12, 2024 8:48:08 GMT
Name: CryptoclidusPronunciation: Crip-toe-clied-us Meaning of name: "Hidden collarbone", in reference to its small collarbones. Species: C. eurymerus, C. richardsoni Size: Depending on species, measured up to 4 metres long and weighing between 737 and 756kgs. Family: Cryptoclidinae (a subfamily of Cryptoclididae) Diet: Piscivore First fossils found: Known from several specimens of both adults and juveniles, discovered in England, France and Cuba. C. eurymerus originally named as a species of Plesiosaurus in 1871, before being recognized as a new genus and named Cryptoclidus by Harry Govier Seeley in 1892. C. richardsoni named in 1889. Lived: Depending on species, lived between 166 and 160 million years ago from the Bathonian stage of the Middle Jurassic through to the Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic in the oceans and shallow seas that once covered parts of what is now England, France and Cuba. Artist's impression of C. eurymerus
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 13, 2024 6:03:42 GMT
Name: QianichthyosaurusPronunciation: Kwan-ick-thee-o-sore-rus Meaning of name: "Qian fish lizard" Species: Q. zhoui, Q. xingyiensis Size: Depending on species, measured up to 2 metres long. Family: Toretocnemidae Diet: Piscivore First fossils found: Known from the partial skeletons of several individuals, the first of which was discovered in the Falang Formation of Guizhou Province, southeastern China. Q. zhoui by C. Li in 1999. Q. xingyiensis named by P. Yang in 2013. Lived: Depending on species, lived from 237 to 227 million years ago during the Carnian stage of the Late Triassic in the oceans and shallow seas that once covered what is now southeastern China.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 14, 2024 6:00:39 GMT
Name: AerodracoPronunciation: Air-oh-dray-co Meaning of name: "Air dragon" Species: A. sedgwickiiWingspan: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Anhangueridae Diet: Piscivore First fossils found: Known only from a partial snout discovered in the Cambridge Greensand Formation of England. Was first named as a species of Pterodactylus by English palaeontologist, Sir Richard Owen, in 1859, before being renamed as a species of Ornithocheirus by British palaeontologist, Harry Govier Seeley, in 1870. Again renamed by Mr. Owen as a species of Coloborhynchus in 1874. Was eventually recognized as a new genus and named Aerodraco by B. Holgado and R. V. Pêgas in 2020. Lived: 105 to 100 million years ago from the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous through to the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now England.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 15, 2024 7:08:18 GMT
Name: IstiodactylusPronunciation: Iss-tee-oh-dack-till-us Meaning of name: "Sail finger" Species: I. latidens, I. sinensisWingspan: Estimated to have measured between 4 and 5 metres. Family: Istiodactylidae Diet: Carnivore First fossils found: Known from numerous specimens discovered in the Vectis and Wessex Formations of the Isle of Wight, England. I. latidens originally named as a species of Ornithodesmus by British palaeontologist, Harry Govier Seeley, in 1901. Was recognized as a new genus and named Istiodactylus by Stafford Howse, Andrew Millner and David Martell in 2001. I. sinensis named B. Andres and Q. Ji, in 2006. Lived: Depending on species, lived between 125 and 120 million years ago during the Barremian and Aptian stages of the Early Cretaceous on what is now the Isle of Wight, England. Partial skull and jaws of I. latidens
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 16, 2024 7:00:12 GMT
Name: IchthyosaurusPronunciation: Ick-thee-oh-sore-us Meaning of name: "Fish lizard" Species: I. communis, I. anningae, I. breviceps, I. conybeari, I. larkini, I. somersetensisSize: Depending on species, measured up to 3.3 metres long Family: Ichthyosauridae Diet: Piscivore First fossils found: Known from hundreds of specimens, including skin impressions and pregnant females, discovered in Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, England and Portugal. First discovered by English palaeontologist, Mary Anning, in southwestern England, in 1814. I. communis named by English palaeontologists, Henry De la Beche and William Daniel Conybeare, in 1821. I. breviceps named in 1881. I. conybeari named in 1888. I. anningae named in 2015. I. larkini and I. somersetensis named in 2017. Lived: Depending on species, lived between 201.3 and 184.2 million years ago from the Hettangian stage through to the Pliensbachian stage of the Early Jurassic in the oceans and shallow seas that once covered parts of what is now Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, England and Portugal.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 17, 2024 4:34:12 GMT
Name: AllkaruenPronunciation: All-kah-ru-en Meaning of name: "Ancient brain" Species: A. koiWingspan: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils. Family: Uncertain Diet: Uncertain. Possible piscivore/insectivore. First fossils found: Known only from two neck vertebrae and a partial skull including the lower jaw and braincase, discovered in the Cañadón Asfalto Formation of northwestern Patagonia, Argentina. Named by L. Codorniú, A. P. Carabajal, D. Pol, D. Unwin and O. W. M. Rauhut in 2016. Lived: 179.17 to 178.07 million years ago during the Toarcian stage of the Early Jurassic in what is now northwestern Patagonia, Argentina.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 18, 2024 6:39:19 GMT
Name: Ichthyotitan Pronunciation: Ick-thee-oh-tie-tan Meaning of name: "Giant fish lizard" Species: I. severnensisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured up to 25 metres long. Family: Uncertain. Likely Shastosaurid. Diet: Uncertain. Likely carnivore/piscivore. First fossils found: Known only from a partial left surangular and a fragmentary right surangular discovered in the Westbury Formation of southwest England in 2016 and 2020. Named by Dean Lomax, Paul de la Salle, Judy Massare and Ramues Gallois in 2024. The surangular is a jawbone found in most land vertebrates, except mammals. Lived: 202 million years ago during the Rhaetian stage of the Late Triassic in the oceans and shallow seas that once covered what is now southwest England. Artist's impression of a pair of Ichthyotitan
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 19, 2024 5:01:48 GMT
Name: SericipterusPronunciation: Ser-cip-teh-rus Meaning of name: "Silk wing", in reference to the Silk Road trades routes. Species: S. wucaiwanensisWingspan: Estimated to have measured around 1.75 metres Family: Rhamphorhynchidae Diet: Carnivore First fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Shishugou Formation of northwestern China. Named by Brian Andres, James Matthew Clark and Xu Xing in 2010. Lived: 160 million years ago during the Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic in what is now northwestern China.
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