Dinosaur trivia

prehistorian · **Reply #80 on:** December 28, 2006, 10:08:13 AM

This was the name given to the first-discovered skeleton of Tyrannosaurus rex (second if you count some vertebrae which go by the name of Manospondylus.)

Grievous55 · **Reply #81 on:** December 28, 2006, 05:10:53 PM

That would be Dynamosaurus. Or if you like Dynamosaurus Imperiosus.

prehistorian · **Reply #82 on:** December 28, 2006, 07:56:12 PM

Right. Your turn.

Grievous55 · **Reply #83 on:** December 29, 2006, 12:41:00 AM

This sauropod was found in Mongolia by Polish scientists. It is best known for its very stiff tail, which may have been used as a prop when standing on its back legs, and a horridly tongue-twisting name. What is the name of this dinosaur?

prehistorian · **Reply #84 on:** December 29, 2006, 12:45:37 AM

I'm guessing Opisthocoelicaudia.

Grievous55 · **Reply #85 on:** December 29, 2006, 12:51:56 AM

Spot on, old chap! Opisthocoelicaudia is one of my favorite dinosaur names simply because it is absolutely terrible trying to pronounce it if you are reading it for the first time. And it's not a very flattering name, either. "Backward-pointing Hollow Tail."
Anyway, your turn.

prehistorian · **Reply #86 on:** December 29, 2006, 03:56:32 AM

This dinosaur was thought to be among the largest ever. Unfortunately, it never existed, as it was described based on a jumble of bones from Brachiosaurus and Supersaurus. Give the name of this nonexistent dinosaur.

Stitch · **Reply #87 on:** January 15, 2007, 10:23:23 PM

I think its Ultrasaurus.

prehistorian · **Reply #88 on:** January 17, 2007, 06:01:50 AM

Actually it's spelled Ultrasauros (due to a similarly named Korean dinosaur being described first) but since it's been so long, it's your turn.

Malte279 · **Reply #89 on:** January 17, 2007, 07:31:52 AM

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Actually it's spelled Ultrasauros (due to a similarly named Korean dinosaur being described first)

What? Tthey actually altered the spelling of saurus to sauros! :mad
Saurus is latin for lizzard messing around it is like calling a new lizzard lizzord to differentiate it from other lizzards. It appears that if it comes to linguistics Paleontologists are real babarians

As if the megalomania that is speaking from some dinosaur names wasn't enough to swallow. I tell you one day we're gonna get a Hypersuperultramegabiggersaurus

DarkHououmon · **Reply #90 on:** January 17, 2007, 12:49:26 PM

Ultrasauros? I never heard a dinosaur with "sauros" at the end of its name instead of "saurus".

Malte279 · **Reply #91 on:** January 17, 2007, 01:33:56 PM

That's why I was so upset about those who committed that name.

prehistorian · **Reply #92 on:** January 18, 2007, 05:40:18 AM

Well, those are the rules of taxonomy...

Stitch · **Reply #93 on:** January 18, 2007, 06:15:58 PM

A whole rookery of this species' nests was found in Montana between 1979-1982.

This species was a forest browser.

They could really bellow when they wanted.

With three clues, this should be really easy to get, Yep Yep Yep!

Malte279 · **Reply #94 on:** January 21, 2007, 05:51:16 PM

Maiasaura?

Stitch · **Reply #95 on:** January 21, 2007, 11:29:39 PM

That's it.

Your turn.

Grievous55 · **Reply #96 on:** February 02, 2007, 09:12:26 PM

Quote from: DarkHououmon,Jan 17 2007 on 11:49 AM

Ultrasauros? I never heard a dinosaur with "sauros" at the end of its name instead of "saurus".

Actually, there's another. "Saura." It's the female version of the word. There are only two dinosaurs with that name, Maiasaura and Liellenasaura. In theory, I would be able to name a theropod dinosaur "Tyrannosaura Rex," the Tyrant Lizard Queen.

Malte279 · **Reply #97 on:** February 03, 2007, 04:17:16 AM

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Actually, there's another. "Saura." It's the female version of the word. There are only two dinosaurs with that name, Maiasaura and Liellenasaura.

True, but that's the linguistically correct feminine version of the word.

Please name three dinosaur species of whom fossils have been found on at least three continents (plus the continents where they were found).

Grievous55 · **Reply #98 on:** March 15, 2007, 11:42:27 PM

Iguanodon(Europe, Asia, Africa, North America).

Allosaurus(North America, Africa, Australia).

Brachiosaurus(North America, Europe, Africa).

DarkHououmon · **Reply #99 on:** May 17, 2007, 02:32:37 PM

Trying to revive this quiz.

Tyrannosaurus Rex had long thought to be a predator, but there is now opposition to that idea. Name at least 3 things about the T-Rex that points it down a path to scavenging.