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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 20, 2024 10:32:53 GMT
Name: Uktenadactylus Pronunciation: Ook-tay-nah-dak-tie-lus Meaning of name: "Uktena finger", after a giant serpent in Cherokee mythology. Species: U. wadleighi, U. rodriguesaeWingspan: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured between 4 and 4.5 metres Family: Anhangueridae Diet: Uncertain. Likely piscivore. First fossils found: U. wadleighi known only from a partial snout discovered in the Paw Paw Formation of Texas in 1992. U. rodriguesae known only from a single snout fragment discovered in the Wessex Formation on the Isle of Wight, England. U. wadleighi originally named as a species of Coloborhynchus by Yuong Nam-Lee before being renamed by Mr. Nam-Lee in 1994. U. rodriguesae also named as a species of Coloborhynchus by Brazilian palaeontologists, Taissa Rodrigues and Alexander Kellner, in 2009, before being renamed by Borja Holgado and Rodrigo Pêgas in 2020. Lived: Depending on species, lived between 125 and 100 million years ago from the Barremian stage of the Early Cretaceous through to the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now the south-central United States and the Isle of Wight, England. Partial U. wadleighi snout
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 22, 2024 7:02:33 GMT
Name: OrnithocheirusPronunciation: Or-nith-oh-kye-rus Meaning of name: "Bird hand" Species: O. simus Wingspan: Estimated to have measured between 4 and 6 metres. Family: Ornithocheirinae (a subfamily of Ornithocheiridae) Diet: Piscivore First fossils found: Known from numerous specimens discovered in the Cambridge Greensand Formation of eastern England. Named by British palaeontologist, Harry Govier Seeley, in 1869. 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 eastern England.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 23, 2024 5:17:50 GMT
Name: EromangasaurusPronunciation: Ee-row-man-gah-sore-us Meaning of name: "Eromanga lizard", after the Eromanga Basin, northern Queensland, Australia, where its fossils were discovered. Species: E. australisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 7 metres long and weighing between 1 and 2 metric tonnes. Family: Elasmosauridae Diet: Piscivore First fossils found: Known only from vertebrae and a complete skull with lower jaws discovered in the Toolebuc Formation of the Eromanga Basin, northern Queensland, Australia. Was originally named as a species of Tuarangisaurus by Sven Sachs before being renamed Eromangasaurus by Benjamin P. Kear in 2005. Lived: 103 million years ago during the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous in the oceans and shallow seas that once covered parts of what is now northern Queensland, Australia. Eromangasaurus skull
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 24, 2024 7:09:56 GMT
Name: AetodactylusPronunciation: Ay-to-dac-ty-lus Meaning of name: "Eagle finger" Species: A. halliWingspan: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 3 metres. Family: Cimoliopteridae Diet: Piscivore First fossils found: Known only from an almost complete lower jaw discovered in the Tarrant Formation of northeastern Texas. Named by Timothy S. Myers in 2010. Lived: 97 million years ago during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now the south-central United States.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 25, 2024 7:11:02 GMT
Name: TemnodontosaurusPronunciation: Tem-no-don-toe-sore-us Meaning of name: "Cutting-tooth lizard" Species: T. crassimanus, T. eurycephalus, T. nuertingensis, T. platyodon, T. trigonodon, T. zetlandicus Size: Depending on species, estimated to have measured up to 10 metres long. Family: Temnodontosauridae Diet: Carnivore/piscivore First fossils found: Known from several specimens discovered in England, France, Luxembourg, Germany and Belgium. First discovered by Mary and Joseph Anning in southwestern England in 1811/1812. T. platyodon originally named as a species of Ichthyosaurus by William Conybeare in 1822 before being renamed Temnodontosaurus by English naturalist, Richard Lydekker, in 1889. T. trigonodon named in 1843. T. crassimanus named in 1876. T. zetlandicus named in 1880. T. nuertingensis named in 1931. T. eurycephalus named in 1974. Lived: Depending on species, lived between 201.3 and 175.6 million years ago from the Hettangian stage through to the Toarcian stage of the Early Jurassic in the oceans and shallow seas that once covered parts of what is now England, France, Luxembourg, Germany and Belgium. Artist's impression of Temnodontosaurus
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 26, 2024 8:58:24 GMT
Name: Barbosania Pronunciation: Bar-bow-say-nee-ah Meaning of name: Named after Professor Miguel Barbosa of the Portuguese Museum of Natural History. Species: B. gracilirostrisWingspan: Estimated to have measured around 2.3 metres Family: Targaryendraconidae Diet: Piscivore First fossils found: Known only from a single, mostly complete skull and skeleton discovered in the Romualdo Formation of northeastern Brazil. Named by Ross A. Elgin and Eberhard Frey in 2011. Some palaeontologists believe that several specimens named as Brasileodactylus may instead be Barbosania.Lived: 121.4 to 112 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 Apr 27, 2024 10:47:29 GMT
Name: Simurghia Pronunciation: See-merg-ee-ah Meaning of name: Named after a flying beast in Persian mythology. Species: S. robustaWingspan: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 4 metres. Family: Nyctosauridae Diet: Piscivore First fossils found: Known only from an almost complete right humerus discovered in the Ouled Abdoun Basin of Morocco, North Africa. Named by palaeontologists, Nicholas R. Longrich, David M. Martill and Brian Andres, in 2018. Lived: 66 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now North Africa.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 28, 2024 7:05:23 GMT
Name: LiopleurodonPronunciation: Lie-ah-ploo-row-don Meaning of name: "Smooth-sided tooth" Species: L. ferox, however, there may be a second species. Size: Estimated to have measured between 6 and 7 metres long and weighing between 1 and 2 metric tonnes. Family: Pliosauridae Diet: Carnivore First fossils found: Known from numerous specimens discovered in France, Germany, England and Russia. Was originally named Thaumatosaurus by German palaeontologist, Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer before being renamed as a species of Pliosaurus by German palaeontologist, Johann Andreas Wagner, in 1852. Eventually recognized as a new genus and named Liopleurodon by French palaeontologist, Henri Émile Sauvage, in 1873. Lived: 166 to 155 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 France, Germany, England and Russia. Artist's impression of Liopleurodon hunting ichthyosaurs.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 29, 2024 9:54:16 GMT
Name: BellubrunnusPronunciation: Bell-oo-brew-nus Meaning of name: "The beautiful one of Brunn", in reference to the district of southern Germany where its fossils were discovered. Species: B. rothgaengeriWingspan: Full adult wingspan uncertain as the only known fossils belong to a juvenile. Family: Rhamphorhynchinae (a subfamily of Rhamphorhynchidae) Diet: Piscivore First fossils found: Known only from an almost complete juvenile skeleton discovered in southern Germany. Was originally named as a species of Rhamphorhynchus in 2003, before being renamed Bellubrunnus by David W. E. Hone, Helmut Tischlinger, Eberhard Frey and Martin Röper in 2012. Lived: 151 million years ago during the Kimmeridgian stage of the Late Jurassic in what is now southern Germany. B. rothgaengeri fossil
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Apr 30, 2024 8:47:26 GMT
Name: Cuspicephalus Pronunciation: Cus-pee-sef-ah-lus Meaning of name: "Pointed head", in reference to its pointed beak. Species: C. scarfiWingspan: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured around 1.2 metres Family: Wukongopterinae (a subfamily of Wukongopteridae) Diet: Uncertain. Possible carnivore/piscivore. First fossils found: Known only from a partial skull discovered by English plumber, fossil collector and preparator, Steve Etches, in the Kimmeridge Clay Formation of southwest England, in 2009. Named by Mr. Etches and David M. Martill in 2013. Lived: 155.7 to 153 million years ago during the Oxfordian and Kimmeridgian stages of the Late Jurassic in what is now southwest England.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 1, 2024 8:44:58 GMT
Name: AlamodactylusPronunciation: Ah-lah-mo-dac-ty-lus Meaning of name: "Alamo finger" Species: A. byrdiWingspan: Uncertain due to a lack of fossils, but is estimated to have measured between 4 and 5 metres. Family: Nyctosauridae Diet: Uncertain. Possible piscivore. First fossils found: Known only from a partial left wing discovered in the Atco Formation of Texas. Named by Brian Andres and Timothy S. Myers in 2013. Lived: 89.8 to 88 million years ago during the Coniacian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now the south-central United States.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 2, 2024 9:48:29 GMT
Name: EopteranodonPronunciation: Ee-oh-ter-ran-oh-don Meaning of name: "Dawn toothless wing", in reference to it being one of the earliest known toothless pterosaurs. Species: E. lii, E. yixianensisWingspan: Estimated to have measured around 1.1 metres Family: Sinopterinae (a subfamily of Tapejaridae) Diet: Uncertain. Possible piscivore/carnivore. First fossils found: Known only from partial fossils discovered in the Yixian Formation of Liaoning Province, northeastern China. E. lii named by Chinese palaeontologists, Lü Junchang and Zhang Xingliao, in 2005. E. yixianensis named in 2023. Lived: Depending on species, lived between 121.4 and 113 million years ago during the Aptian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now northeastern China.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 3, 2024 12:12:53 GMT
Name: MacroplataPronunciation: Mack-roe-pla-tah Meaning of name: "Big plate" Species: M. tenuicepsSize: 4.5 metres long Family: Rhomaleosauridae Diet: Piscivore First fossils found: Known only from a single specimen discovered in the Blue Lias Formation of southern, eastern and western England in 1930. Named in the same year by W. E. Swinton. Lived: 201.3 to 199.3 million years ago during the Hettangian stage of the Early Jurassic in the warm oceans that once covered what is now southern, eastern and western England.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 4, 2024 10:00:32 GMT
Name: TupandactylusPronunciation: Two-pan-dak-tie-lus Meaning of name: "Tupan finger", in reference to the Tupi thunder god. Species: T. imperator, T. navigansWingspan: T. imperator wingspan estimated to have measured between 3 and 4 metres, whilst the wingspan of T. navigans measured around 2.7 metres Family: Tapejarinae (a subfamily of Tapejaridae) Diet: Uncertain. Possible frugivore. First fossils found: T. imperator known from four almost complete skulls and partial lower jaws. T. navigans known from an almost complete skull and skeleton. All known fossils discovered in the Crato Formation of northeastern Brazil. T. imperator originally named as a species of Tapejara by palaeontologists, Alexander W. A. Kellner and D. A. Campos in 1997 before being renamed in 2007. T. navigans named in 2003. This pterosaur's most striking feature was the large crest on its head which is thought to have been used for display. Lived: Depending on species, lived between 121.4 and 112 million years ago during the Aptian and Albian stages of the Early Cretaceous in what is now northeastern Brazil. Artist's impression of T. imperator
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 5, 2024 13:38:20 GMT
Name: AttenborosaurusPronunciation: At-ten-bur-row-sore-us Meaning of name: "Attenborough's lizard", after famous naturalist, Sir David Frederick Attenborough. Species: A. conybeariSize: Estimated to have measured around 4.3 metres long. Family: Plesiosauridae Diet: Piscivore First fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in southwest England in 1880. Was originally named as a species of Plesiosaurus by British geologist and anthropologist, William Johnson Sollas, in 1881. Renamed Attenborosaurus by American palaeontologist, Robert T. Bakker, in 1993. Lived: 196.5 to 189.6 million years ago during the Sinemurian and Pliensbachian stages of the Early Jurassic in the oceans and shallow seas that once covered what is now southwest England. Artist's impression of Attenborosaurus
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