Episode 483: Hadrosaur holotypes and duck-billed diets
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- Опубліковано 2 лис 2024
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In dinosaur news this week: New lambeosaurine dinosaur from Morocco, Minqaria bata; A new description of Mantellisaurus (including a complete 3D scan of the 80% complete holotype) confirms that it is a unique genus; Maiasaura was an active hadrosaur that grew quickly and used lots of energy; Hadrosaurs were so successful because they were good at chewing; Update on Hypsibema/Parrosaurus missouriensis
This week's dinosaur of the day is Titanoceratops
Chasmosaurine ceratopsian that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now New Mexico, U.S.
Chasmosaurs are known for their large brow horns and big frills. One of the most well known chasmosaurs is Triceratops
Large ceratopsian
Looked a lot like Triceratops, walked on four legs, had a short tail, had a large frill, two horns above its eyes and a nasal horn
Being a ceratopsian, also had a beak (rostrum)
One of the largest known ceratopsids
Estimated to be about 22.3 ft (6.8 m) long
Estimated to weigh 7.2 tons
Gregory Paul estimated in 2016 it to be 21.3 ft (6.5 m) long and weigh 4.9 tons
Similar in size to Triceratops
A large Triceratops estimated to weigh about 7 tons, though there are larger Triceratops (one estimated to weigh 7.8 tons)
Skull is incomplete, but is about 8.7 ft (2.65 m) long
Controversial genus
Named in 2011 by Nicholas Longrich
Type and only species is Titanoceratops ouranos
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