Post by dinosauria101 on Oct 9, 2019 14:32:44 GMT
Southern Mammoth - Mammuthus meridionalis
Mammuthus meridionalis, or the southern mammoth, is an extinct species of mammoth endemic to Europe and Central Asia from the Gelasian stage of the Early Pleistocene, living from 2.5–1.5 mya. With a shoulder height of about 4 m (13.1 ft) and an estimated weight of 10 tonnes (11 short tons), M. meridionalis is one of the largest proboscideans to have ever lived, along with other larger species of mammoth, and the earlier Deinotherium. Another estimate gives a shoulder height of 3.97 m (13.0 ft) and a weight of 10.7 tonnes (11.8 short tons). The microscopic scratches and pits in the dental enamel on the fossils of M. meridionalis suggest that the species was a browser, feeding on any foliage of high-growing plants.
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Supersaurus vivianae
Supersaurus (meaning "super lizard") is a genus of diplodocid sauropod dinosaur discovered by Vivian Jones of Delta, Colorado, in the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of Colorado in 1972. The fossil remains came from the Brushy Basin Member of the formation, dating to about 153 million years ago. It is among the largest dinosaurs known from good remains, possibly reaching 33 to 34 meters (108 to 112 ft) in length, and a weight of 35 to 40 tons. In most respects, Supersaurus is very similar in anatomy to Apatosaurus, but it is less robustly built with especially elongated cervical vertebrae, resulting in one of the longest known sauropod necks. Supersaurus is present in stratigraphic zone 5 of the Morrison, dating from the Tithonian.
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Mammuthus meridionalis, or the southern mammoth, is an extinct species of mammoth endemic to Europe and Central Asia from the Gelasian stage of the Early Pleistocene, living from 2.5–1.5 mya. With a shoulder height of about 4 m (13.1 ft) and an estimated weight of 10 tonnes (11 short tons), M. meridionalis is one of the largest proboscideans to have ever lived, along with other larger species of mammoth, and the earlier Deinotherium. Another estimate gives a shoulder height of 3.97 m (13.0 ft) and a weight of 10.7 tonnes (11.8 short tons). The microscopic scratches and pits in the dental enamel on the fossils of M. meridionalis suggest that the species was a browser, feeding on any foliage of high-growing plants.
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/M._meridionalis_skeletal.png
Supersaurus vivianae
Supersaurus (meaning "super lizard") is a genus of diplodocid sauropod dinosaur discovered by Vivian Jones of Delta, Colorado, in the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of Colorado in 1972. The fossil remains came from the Brushy Basin Member of the formation, dating to about 153 million years ago. It is among the largest dinosaurs known from good remains, possibly reaching 33 to 34 meters (108 to 112 ft) in length, and a weight of 35 to 40 tons. In most respects, Supersaurus is very similar in anatomy to Apatosaurus, but it is less robustly built with especially elongated cervical vertebrae, resulting in one of the longest known sauropod necks. Supersaurus is present in stratigraphic zone 5 of the Morrison, dating from the Tithonian.
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