Amargasaurus cazaui (“Amarga lizard”)
Chordata/Reptilia/Saurischia/Sauropodomorpha/Sauropoda/Diplodocoidea/DicraeosauridaeDescribed in 1991
- Early Cretaceous (130 - 125 Ma)
- 33 ft in length and 8,000 lb
Location : South Africa
Diet : Herbivore
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Oviraptor Egg by ~cheungchungtat
Little lizzie,via:cutestuff
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Brachiosaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur from the Jurassic Morrison Formation of North America. Brachiosaurus had a proportionally long neck, small skull, and large overall size, all of which are typical for sauropods. However, the proportions of Brachiosaurus are unlike most sauropods. The forelimbs were longer than the hindlimbs, which result in a steeply inclined trunk, making the overall body shape reminiscent of a modern giraffe. Also, while the tail is a typical long dinosaur tail, it was relatively short for a sauropod… (read more: Wikipedia)
(top illustration: B. altithorax by Богданов, bottom: size comparison of B. altithorax with human by Matt Martyniuk)
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Mini-Dinosaur :) Photo by mehmet karaca
discoverynews: Was First Winged Dinosaur Jet Black?
by Jennifer Vieges
The winged dinosaur Archaeopteryx, which may represent the missing link in birds’ evolution to powered flight, had at least some jet-black feathers, according to new research published today in Nature Communications.
Aside from creating more of a cool visual for this raven-sized animal, the discovery suggests that Archaeopteryx could fly, since the color and parts of cells that would have supplied the black pigment are evidence that the wing feathers were rigid and durable. These are traits that probably would have permitted flight…
Mini-Worlds In Jars by Architect Akinobu
