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Post by Owen Watkin on Nov 1, 2005 14:31:04 GMT 10
Have always held a fascination for me ever since I studied them in High School but of all the Dinosaurs my favourite will have to be the Triceratops. Which is your favourite?
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Post by Angel on Nov 2, 2005 2:20:43 GMT 10
The Raptors I loved the jurasic park movies
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Post by Owen Watkin on Nov 2, 2005 6:32:39 GMT 10
Oh, those Raptors, the Jurasic Park movies were great, I liked the first one the most, such a pity that we did not see more of the Triceratops.
Which movie does eveyone else like most?
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Post by Angel on Nov 9, 2005 7:02:05 GMT 10
Yes i know owen I loved Jurassic park especially the first on Jeff Goldblum was so funny in it
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Post by katesmith on Nov 13, 2005 20:16:21 GMT 10
I'm a bit of a Raptor Fan myself. I liked the first Jurassic Park the best.
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Post by katesmith on Nov 13, 2005 20:30:10 GMT 10
Raptors. Meat-eating predators and carnivores. Raptors were small, but fast and fierce, they must have put fear into almost any dinosaur that saw them coming. Several species of Raptors lived. Raptors had a very long sickle-shaped claw on the second toe of each back foot. These claws were so sharp that one swipe could kill a small dinosaur. Raptors were small and light, making them very fast too.
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Post by Angel on Nov 14, 2005 19:28:34 GMT 10
Yea Kate i think they were more scary than T Rex
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Post by kiarea on Dec 2, 2005 22:16:42 GMT 10
T-REX is my fave dinosaur.
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Post by Angel on Dec 3, 2005 21:45:36 GMT 10
Yea kiarea he would make a lovely pet lol
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Post by katesmith on Dec 4, 2005 12:09:54 GMT 10
Tyrannosaurus rex From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Tyrannosaurus rex ("tyrant lizard king"), also known colloquially as The King of the Dinosaurs, was a giant carnivorous theropod dinosaur from the Upper Maastrichtian, the last stage of the Cretaceous period, 65–66 million years ago. Its fossil remains are rare; as of 2005 only 30 specimens had been found1, including three complete skulls. The first specimens found played an important role in the Bone Wars. T. rex is the best known carnivorous dinosaur, particularly because it was regarded as the largest to have ever existed for a long time. While there have been sensationalistic claims of new, larger theropods "dethroning" T. rex as the King of the Dinosaurs, evidence remains scant and open to debate. Although evidence shows that Giganotosaurus was larger, T. rex will very likely remain a subject of ongoing scientific research and popular culture.
Characteristics
Up to 13 meters (43 feet) in length and 4–7 tons in weight, T. rex was one of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs of all time. Compared to other carnivorous dinosaurs, the skull of Tyrannosaurus is heavily modified. Many of the bones are fused together, preventing movement between them. The bones themselves are much more massive than is typical of a theropod, and the serrated teeth, far from being bladelike, are massive and oval in cross-section. Heavy wear and the bite marks found on bones of other dinosaurs indicate that these teeth could bite into solid bone. The teeth are often worn or broken at the tips from heavy use but, unlike mammals, were continually grown and shed throughout the life of the animal. Compared to other giant carnivorous dinosaurs such as Allosaurus, Tyrannosaurus appears to have had a sizeable brain, but was probably not particularly intelligent by mammalian standards. Closeup of arm Enlarge Closeup of arm
The neck was short and contained a large number of muscles. The arms of T. rex were small, perhaps to make up for the weight of its enormous head, but were very sturdy. Paleontologists continue to argue about what purpose, if any, they served. They may have been used by males to grab the female during sex, and certainly helped the animal to stand upright, temporarily supporting the front body. The legs were relatively long and slender for an animal of its size. Recent research suggests that an adult Tyrannosaurus could not run much, but juveniles might have been easily as fast as a modern lion. Most scientists and paleontologists believe adults were not fast runners. The formation of its hip bone relative to the legs and spine suggests a muscle tissue development and posture that would have enabled the animal to run close to 30 mph (50 km/h) in adulthood. Evidence of its prey in fossils and migrating patterns suggests this animal would probably have needed to sustain a speed adequate enough to hunt its prey. To compensate for its immense bulk, the interior of many bones were hollow. This considerably reduced the weight of the skeleton while maintaining much of the strength of the bones.
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Post by Angel on Dec 5, 2005 20:04:46 GMT 10
thansk Kate real scary
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Post by astarte on Mar 2, 2006 19:14:00 GMT 10
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Post by chris on Mar 13, 2006 12:39:51 GMT 10
Yes, very well done.
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Post by Hygelac on Aug 11, 2006 3:43:50 GMT 10
Well I used to like Dinosaurs, now I tend to prefer prehistoric mammals....but never mind. My favourite Dinosaurs are Tyrannosaurus Rex, Triceratops, Velociraptor, Allosaurus and any member of the Brachiosauridae family.
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Post by chris on Aug 16, 2006 10:22:40 GMT 10
"The Brachiosauridae family", are they the very, very big ones?
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