Dinosaur trivia

Compy-Rex · **Reply #140 on:** April 09, 2009, 01:40:54 PM

Sorry if I read that post wrong.

Acrocanthosaurs, a relative of Allosaurus, has a notable spine. How tall is it?

DarkHououmon · **Reply #141 on:** April 09, 2009, 02:21:51 PM

I believe it was about 1 meter tall.

Compy-Rex · **Reply #142 on:** April 10, 2009, 09:02:14 AM

Nope, less than a meter.

DarkHououmon · **Reply #143 on:** April 10, 2009, 10:09:55 PM

1-2 ft tall?

Compy-Rex · **Reply #144 on:** April 13, 2009, 09:38:54 AM

Correct.

DarkHououmon · **Reply #145 on:** April 13, 2009, 03:30:12 PM

Before Allosaurus became the apex predator of the Jurassic Era, what widely distributed dinosaur was one of the top predators and what three distinct features did it have?

Pangaea · **Reply #146 on:** June 15, 2009, 04:22:00 AM

You aren't thinking of Dilophosaurus, are you? :huh: Most of the sources I've seen suggest that the Chinese species, D. sinensis is in a separate genus from the North American species. Ah, what the heck:
1. Two parallel semicircular crests on its head.
2. A kink in the upper jaw.
3. One of the largest known coelophysoids (wow; it's surprisingly hard to come up with a third characteristic for Dilophosaurus :blink:)
If I'm wrong, did this theropod's temporal range overlap Allosaurus's at all?

DarkHououmon · **Reply #147 on:** June 15, 2009, 08:58:38 AM

Nope, not Dilophosaurus.

Pangaea · **Reply #148 on:** June 15, 2009, 11:58:18 AM

How about Ceratosaurus?
1. A laterally flattened, horn-like nasal crest
2. Very large teeth (disproportionately so in the juveniles)
3. A ridge of bony plates down its spine.
Lived at the same time as Allosaurus, though. <_<

DarkHououmon · **Reply #149 on:** June 15, 2009, 12:32:44 PM

Yes, Ceratosaurus is the answer.

My question never stated that Allosaurus didn't exist during the time of Ceratosaurus. It stated "Before Allosaurus became the apex predator of the Jurassic Era", not "Before Allosaurus came into existance". Sorry if I wasn't clear before.

This is based on something I heard about, how Ceratosaurus was likely the top predator of its time before Allosaurus grew into the apex predator of the end of the Jurassic Period. I doubt Allosaurus became the apex predator right away; in fact, I think it would have started out small, probably roughly the size of a Ceratosaurus, before growing larger and more powerful and more efficient.

Anyway, your turn to ask a question.

Pangaea · **Reply #150 on:** June 15, 2009, 12:47:53 PM

Okay, here goes:
What recently discovered Chinese dinosaur was discovered in a sleeping position, curled up with its snout tucked behind its arm like a bird? (It also beat out Minmi and Khaan [an oviraptorosaur] as the dinosaur with the shortest scientific name.)

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #151 on:** June 18, 2009, 10:04:34 PM

What is a Mei Long, or Mei?

Pangaea · **Reply #152 on:** June 19, 2009, 12:24:03 PM

You got it!

Your turn.

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #153 on:** June 20, 2009, 05:40:33 PM

Okay. Here's a quick one:

What dinosaur has the 2nd shortest scientific name?

Pangaea · **Reply #154 on:** June 22, 2009, 12:31:57 AM

Do you mean as in the shortest full scientific name, or just the genus name? I mentioned the two shortest dinosaur genus names I know (besides Mei) on my last turn:

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What recently discovered Chinese dinosaur was discovered in a sleeping position, curled up with its snout tucked behind its arm like a bird? (It also beat out Minmi and Khaan [an oviraptorosaur] as the dinosaur with the shortest scientific name.)

Are you referring to one of those, or is there another dinosaur with a three-or-four-letter name that I don't know about (or can't remember at the moment)?

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #155 on:** June 22, 2009, 10:31:39 PM

It's a four-letter name, and it's a common person name. I found it out on the same website I found the Mei Long dinosaur.

Pangaea · **Reply #156 on:** June 23, 2009, 01:11:12 AM

After a bit of searching, I think I found the website you mentioned. Are you talking about "Eric," the Australian pliosaur?
Strictly speaking, it's not a dinosaur, and "Eric" was a nickname given to the specimen, not the scientific name of the species (paleontologists often assign nicknames to the fossils they study; e.g., "Sue" the T. rex). But the website didn't mention either of these technicalities, so it's no fault of yours.

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #157 on:** June 24, 2009, 05:37:48 PM

Thanks. I would've been smacking myself around for not reading things through.

Anyway, your turn!

Pangaea · **Reply #158 on:** June 24, 2009, 06:47:01 PM

Let's see...
Name three misconceptions about Stegosaurus. (Don't say "juveniles were speech impaired."

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DarkHououmon · **Reply #159 on:** June 24, 2009, 07:03:45 PM

-Second brain at the base of the tail
-Plates as radiators
-Was very stupid

The last one was just a guess, since the only two misconceptions I know of are the first two. There were some others I could have guessed, but they're old and have been debunked for a long time I think.