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Post by zopteryx on Jan 29, 2011 3:45:10 GMT
What prehistoric creature would you want to discover and name? I'd like to find a North American spinosaurid with sails on its back reminicent of a Green Basilsik Lizard. It would be from the mid-Cretaceous and be about 10 meters long. While I'm dreaming about it, it might as well be a "dino mummy" and have the remains of its last meal and signs of coloration. I'd call it Suchospinax. How about you?  |
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Post by fooman666 on Jan 29, 2011 4:38:47 GMT
a giant australian theropod, i would name it Acervenator queenslandicus (yes, i just looked up latin words on google for the first part of the name) ;D
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Post by Horridus on Jan 30, 2011 18:59:23 GMT
A Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops version of the 'Fighting Dinosaurs', buried midfight by a colossal mudslide ;D
If it has to be something completely novel, I'd like to discover a large dromaeosaur preserved with extensive feathers. It'd be called Nostalgiaraptor disappointensis.
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Post by roselaar on Jan 30, 2011 19:28:40 GMT
Any dinosaur will do. Maybe a theropod with a human skeleton between its ribs, to puzzle scientists. A species of bird would also be nice, so my father isn't the only one in the family who has a species of bird named after him. |
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Post by zopteryx on Feb 1, 2011 1:42:47 GMT
Any dinosaur will do. Maybe a theropod with a human skeleton between its ribs, to puzzle scientists. A species of bird would also be nice, so my father isn't the only one in the family who has a species of bird named after him. What bird? |
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Post by roselaar on Feb 1, 2011 22:33:35 GMT
Scroll down on this page and guess which one it might be. ;D en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calidris_canutusHe also discovered a species of bird. Can't remember the name though. It was some kind of small songbird. |
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Post by DinoLord on Feb 1, 2011 22:34:58 GMT
I can't tell which one is named after him!  |
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Post by roselaar on Feb 1, 2011 23:12:41 GMT
I can't tell which one is named after him! Sarcasm, right? Come on, it's top of the list!  |
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Post by stoneage on Feb 1, 2011 23:14:51 GMT
I can't tell which one is named after him! Sarcasm, right? Come on, it's top of the list! C.c. roselaari ? |
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Post by roselaar on Feb 1, 2011 23:23:52 GMT
Sarcasm, right? Come on, it's top of the list! C.c. roselaari ? Yes, that's the one of top of the list.  |
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Post by dinodinkies on Feb 1, 2011 23:40:55 GMT
The mokele mbembe. That would be great! |
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Post by zopteryx on Feb 1, 2011 23:52:47 GMT
Scroll down on this page and guess which one it might be. ;D en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calidris_canutusHe also discovered a species of bird. Can't remember the name though. It was some kind of small songbird. Oh, I've seen Red Knot! And judging by that map, it was the subspecies your father discovered. |
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Post by roselaar on Feb 2, 2011 13:14:55 GMT
Scroll down on this page and guess which one it might be. ;D en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calidris_canutusHe also discovered a species of bird. Can't remember the name though. It was some kind of small songbird. Oh, I've seen Red Knot! And judging by that map, it was the subspecies your father discovered. The irony is, my father has probably never seen one alive. ;D |
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Post by Seijun on Feb 2, 2011 17:29:12 GMT
I would love to find a brand new hadrosaur species.
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Post by roselaar on Feb 3, 2011 19:54:55 GMT
Crap, Calidris Canutis Roselaari has just been added to the endangered species list...  Don't use Horseshoe Crab products, people! KIlling those crabs makes it hard for Red Knots to survive. |
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Post by Seijun on Feb 3, 2011 22:23:17 GMT
What do people use horseshoe crabs for  |
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Post by DinoLord on Feb 3, 2011 23:04:04 GMT
I think horseshoe crabs are used in some medicines.
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Post by Himmapaan on Feb 4, 2011 1:25:22 GMT
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Post by roselaar on Feb 4, 2011 21:08:51 GMT
Medicine among others, but also for stupid reasons. For example, Horseshoe crab eggs are harvested en masse in some places to be turned into glue... Really despicable to see birds starving so people can use glue that can't be bothered to be made out of environmentally correct material... And of course some people feel the need to eat Horseshoe crabs too. Disgusting. They don't look appetizing at all. |
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Post by Seijun on Feb 4, 2011 21:29:34 GMT
Can't they captive breed them?
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