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Extinct Animal Questions
Topic Started: Nov 26 2013, 10:24 PM (193,284 Views)
CyborgIguana
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Either Alberta or Saskatchewan IIRC.
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babehunter1324
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Where every single formation in North America is outside the Lower 48's, Alberta.

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Incinerox
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Precisely here:

https://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Scollard_Formation&params=51_56_19_N_112_55_37_W_&title=Scollard+Formation
Edited by Incinerox, Jun 7 2016, 06:56 PM.
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Paleop
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Paleopterix

what is the largest specimen of edmontosaurus regalis?

edit: are there any fragmentary/ trace fossils from late cretaceous therizinosaurs aside from, cantwell, scollard, and harebell?
Edited by Paleop, Jun 8 2016, 07:12 PM.
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stargatedalek
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I'm not slow! That's just my moe!

Are there any lists of contemporary probable prey species for Microraptor besides inferred ones? Anything, insects, small birds, even fish.
Edited by stargatedalek, Jun 8 2016, 07:15 PM.
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Incinerox
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Known fossil gut contents consist of:
> Small mammal remains (an unknown genus similar to, but less arboreal than Eomaia or Sinodelphys).
> A lizard, Xianglong.
> An unidentified enantiornithine (swallowed whole apparently).
> An unidentified fish (it's completely mangled beyond recognition).
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heliosphoros
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Basically, it was a generalistic carnivore, probably like a crow.
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Incinerox
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Except crows are more omnivorous than what we know Microraptor to be.

I have a question. It's not about an animal, but it is extinct.

So obviously, tree ferns were among the more common types of plant seen in many of the Mesozoic's forests. But there's only one group that survive today - the Cyatheales.

And this is bothering me. Because one particularly successful type of Mesozoic tree fern was more related to modern day Matonias and Gleichenias. Modern species of these ferns form moss-like clumps and (occasionally) get sort-of tall.

Yet it is a tree that I am trying to actually create a texture for. And my question stems (hehe) from the fact that I have no idea what kind of texture I'd be aiming for, since the bark (and indeed the trunk itself) of living Cyathales is completely formed from the bases of its own dead fronds, and the tree I'm trying to texture does not grow like that.

What on earth would be the best modern point of reference for a Matonia TREE's texture?
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stargatedalek
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I'm not slow! That's just my moe!

I couldn't find anything specifically for Matonia but it seems that (at least among Psaronius) the trunks were covered in a texture (but not structure) similar to deciduous tree bark but with scarring indicating where the leaves were. A particularly tall tree may no longer have leaves on its lower surface and instead have patterns of scars.

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Psaronius stem surface petiole base configurations. A. Caulopteris . B. Megaphyton . C. Hagiophyton . D. Artisophyton
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what was the largest amphiban?
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Jules
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Prionosuchus was the largest known amphibian.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Largest_prehistoric_animals#Amphibians_.28Amphibia.29
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heliosphoros
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@ several months back about the largest Mesozoic mammals:

http://kenbrasai.tumblr.com/post/145827902318/largest-mesozoic-mammals
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BossMan, Jake
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I'm currently doing some dinosaur sound designing and I'm stuck so bare with me, which animals would be the most sutible for Magyarosaurus?
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Incinerox
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I'd almost recommend mixing an elephant's gut-rumbles, and a REALLY pitch-edited tortoise snort.
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Paleop
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there is a specimen of anzu that is 20-30% larger than the holotype. (it's name is pearl) It is questioned weather it is an anzu secimen or not. do you think it is an anzu or perhaps the CSVP species?

also: with that in mind, the giant ceanagnathid tibbia measures 86cm, people have sugested it to be a sexualy dimorphic specimen of anzu. I think it is too large for that. what are your opinions?
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