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| Topic Started: Nov 26 2013, 10:24 PM (193,487 Views) | |
| CyborgIguana | Feb 9 2014, 03:28 PM Post #106 |
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We now think it was partially carnivorous as well. Sweet dreams!
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| DinoBear | Feb 10 2014, 08:16 PM Post #107 |
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Has skull material from Quetzalcoatlus northropi been found yet? I know of skull material from the smaller species, but not from the larger one. |
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| CyborgIguana | Feb 10 2014, 11:25 PM Post #108 |
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I don't think so, but we can assume that the full animal was similar in proportions to its smaller cousin (speaking of which, has it ever been suggested that Quetzalcoatlus sp. was simply a juvenile Quetzalcoatlus northropi?) |
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Feb 12 2014, 09:07 PM Post #109 |
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Was mosasaurus a particularly fast swimmer? Or did it just kind of cruise around and only use its speed when hunting? |
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| Furka | Feb 14 2014, 07:41 AM Post #110 |
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I think that would depend on its body shape; if it was fish-shaped like Platecarpus, then I'd say it moved pretty fast even at normal speed. However modern day pelagic predators like tunas and marlins usually travel at lower speed when cruising than when they hunt. Do we know if Ornithomimids actually had tail fans like they are sometimes depicted, or are they just speculative ? |
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| Similis | Feb 14 2014, 08:48 AM Post #111 |
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Tail fans in Ornithomimosauria are speculative. We know they had fully developed pennibrachia when adult (juveniles, much like chicks in modern day birds, didn't have developed 'proto-wings') on their arms (at least on forearm and hand, not sure about the upper arm). We do know they had feathers on the neck and the body. The amount of feathers on the tail is speculative, it could've been anything between simple, hanging feathers to paravian-like tails. |
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| CyborgIguana | Feb 14 2014, 11:03 AM Post #112 |
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| Even | Feb 15 2014, 01:25 AM Post #113 |
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That's the first thing that came to the discoverers' minds when they found them, and it might be the reality... The last analysis made on them confirmed that they are either the same species, or very closely related.. |
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| benjasaurus1 | Feb 16 2014, 05:50 PM Post #114 |
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Why did odobenocetops had 2 horns with 1 that was like double the size ? In walking with dinosaurs specials they said it was for fighting is that true? |
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| Furka | Feb 16 2014, 05:55 PM Post #115 |
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Given how they were positioned and the fact they were actually teeth, I highly doubt that. They were more likely used for display purposes. |
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| benjasaurus1 | Feb 16 2014, 06:01 PM Post #116 |
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Yeah i tought how on earth can they fight with those things in that weird position. Hmm teeth huh that's pretty interesting |
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| Furka | Feb 16 2014, 06:02 PM Post #117 |
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Yeah, they were teeth just like those of narwhals and walruses. |
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| benjasaurus1 | Feb 16 2014, 06:07 PM Post #118 |
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I knew that the theeth of the walrus but i didn't knew that the narwhale it's horn was a teeth , well you learn something every day ![]() Also is the adobenocetops related to the narwhale ? |
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| Furka | Feb 16 2014, 06:13 PM Post #119 |
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According to Wikipedia (at least the Italian one) it is more related to narwhals and belugas than bottlenose dolphins and similar species. |
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| benjasaurus1 | Feb 16 2014, 06:15 PM Post #120 |
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Just like i tought
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