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I think they still are!
Theropods and Ornithischians!
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Theropods and Ornithischians!
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I tried to find out, but it doesn't like my zip code... frown
Ichthyosaurus
Lived about 230-65 million years ago.
Description: The sharp-toothed Ichthyosaurus swam the seas with staggering speed, reaching 25 mph with a few tail flicks, and used this swiftness to make meals of many a fish and octopus. It grew 6 feet long and weighed 200 pounds, and had large ear bones and eye cavities, which indicate it had acute senses of sight and sound. Unlike dinosaurs, it gave birth to live young.
Lived about 230-65 million years ago.
Description: The sharp-toothed Ichthyosaurus swam the seas with staggering speed, reaching 25 mph with a few tail flicks, and used this swiftness to make meals of many a fish and octopus. It grew 6 feet long and weighed 200 pounds, and had large ear bones and eye cavities, which indicate it had acute senses of sight and sound. Unlike dinosaurs, it gave birth to live young.
In my neighborhood, mainly Deadheads.
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I thought they were in Seattle. wink Oops,wrong group.
Don't know about where I live, but Schwarzenegger was at Sun Mircosystems, just down the road from where I work, last week. Does that count?
Nodosaurus
Lived about 113-78 million years ago.
Description: Nodosaurus had a four-legged stance, low center of gravity and spiny back armor. When attacked, it likely crouched to the ground, leaving nothing visible to the predator except its spiky back and armor-plated tail. However, Nodosaurus spent the bulk of its time browsing on low-growing plants, using its horn-like beak as a clipper. Scientists have no idea what color Nodosaurus was; in fact, they have little idea what color any dinosaur was, as all dinosaur skin decomposed millions of years ago.
Lived about 113-78 million years ago.
Description: Nodosaurus had a four-legged stance, low center of gravity and spiny back armor. When attacked, it likely crouched to the ground, leaving nothing visible to the predator except its spiky back and armor-plated tail. However, Nodosaurus spent the bulk of its time browsing on low-growing plants, using its horn-like beak as a clipper. Scientists have no idea what color Nodosaurus was; in fact, they have little idea what color any dinosaur was, as all dinosaur skin decomposed millions of years ago.
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as all dinosaur skin decomposed millions of years ago.
Not surprised they can't get anything right.It is true that skin usually does decompose. But there are a couple of examples of skin that did survive, buried in low oxygen environments. Not enough to tell the color, however.
The two mentioned in my zip code (NW DC) are:
Allosaurus
Tenontosaurus
But I'm confused - the site said they lived hundreds of millions of years ago, but we all know Noah's Ark was only a few thousand, and the dinosaurs were on that too, right?
Allosaurus
Tenontosaurus
But I'm confused - the site said they lived hundreds of millions of years ago, but we all know Noah's Ark was only a few thousand, and the dinosaurs were on that too, right?
the dinosaurs were in the cargo hold
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Interested in finding out which dinosaurs roamed your area, where you live?
Yes - well we are kind of polite in the Northeast: Those dumb reptiles with pea sized brains that eat their young, rip each others to shreds while still alive and live in fetid swamps are just called POLITICIANS in VT.Interested in finding out which dinosaurs roamed your area, where you live?
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