FfFfFfFF 58,133 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Scientists in Canada have announced the discovery of a new species of dinosaur closely related to Tyrannosaurus rex that strode the plain of North America about 80m years ago. Thanatotheristes degrootorum – Greek for “reaper of death” – is thought to be the oldest member of the T rex family yet discovered in northern North America, and would have grown to around 8m (26ft) in length. The specimen was discovered by Jared Voris, a PhD student at Calgary, and is the first new tyrannosaur species found for 50 years in Canada. [...] The study found that Thanatos had a long, deep snout, similar to more primitive tyrannosaurs that lived in the southern US. Source and full article: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/feb/10/reaper-of-death-t-rex-dinosaur-species-canada?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1FR1htK4n9_Nsr4r_dopWbllWeSUa4csmwpROeSxGhakZ5G1WOqJa80jI#Echobox=1581378594 The animal would have been a fearsome predator 79 million years ago during the late Cretaceous period, likely preying on herbivores such as the horned dinosaur Xenoceratops and the dome-headed dinosaur Colepiocephale. One of the unique features that helped prove that was some unusual ridges on the specimen's upper jaw. Those helped identify a second, very broken specimen found by Caleb Brown of the Royal Tyrrell Museum, another co-author, in 2018. Unfortunately, there weren't a lot of bones to go on — mostly fragments of its jaws with broken teeth. By looking at the impressions on both sides of the rock it came from, it appears the skull was originally intact. Sadly, it appears the entire skull fell out of the riverbank, and most of the bones were washed away before the De Groots stumbled upon what was left. Source and full article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/new-tyrannosaur-thatan-1.3236678 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 58,133 Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 Me posting in world News and about Canada. @Economy who? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,127 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Why is it in pastel? It makes the beast looks cute but ferocious. I want one. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 58,133 Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 Just now, RAMROD said: Why is it in pastel? It makes the beast looks cute but ferocious. I want one. The colors in animations and drawings are always pretty random because we don't know any color for sure. T Rex was said to be reddish-brown so given it's related to it it must've been the same or similar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helxig 45,372 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 21 minutes ago, FfFfFfFF said: Thanatotheristes degrootorum – Greek for “reaper of death” Why are scientists always so f.uckig dramatic with these names like chill. Mary-Beth has obviously been reading too much wattpad vampire fanfiction in between digs. I'll be myself until they fūcking close the coffin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickens in Malibu 7,873 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryusei 61,502 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 42 minutes ago, RAMROD said: Why is it in pastel? It makes the beast looks cute but ferocious. I want one. they're appealing to the gay demographic everywhere nowadays Musery Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahb 17,188 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 1 hour ago, FfFfFfFF said: The colors in animations and drawings are always pretty random because we don't know any color for sure. T Rex was said to be reddish-brown so given it's related to it it must've been the same or similar. Is that from when you google 't-rex color'? Because if so when you click the link it's actually talking about an extinct bat Buuut we do know the colours of some dinosaurs because of preserved melanosomes in their feathers Sinosauropteryx, ginger with white bands on its tail Microraptor, iridescent black Anchiornis, grey, black and white with a rufous crown Dinosaur books I read as a kid would always say we'd never find out the true colour of dinosaurs because all their remains turned to rock and we'd forever just be guessing, so I think it's very cool that we actually do know the colours of some of them Do you feel him sir? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 58,133 Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 1 minute ago, sarahb said: Is that from when you google 't-rex color'? Because if so when you click the link it's actually talking about an extinct bat Buuut we do know the colours of some dinosaurs because of preserved melanosomes in their feathers Sinosauropteryx, ginger with white bands on its tail Microraptor, iridescent black Anchiornis, grey, black and white with a rufous crown I read that skin wasn't ever found intact so there's no way we can be sure of skin color, I should've mention it and that feathers are a different topic so thanks for info. Yes, I got that information from a google search and when I open the article is the one about bats. Lemme sue real quick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParentalAdvisory 635 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 oh wow the colours what a queen serve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHALLOW 16,469 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 It looks gay Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanWinchester 41,390 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 1 hour ago, FfFfFfFF said: Me posting in world News and about Canada. @Economy who? I wasnt going to sign in but I had to give you a react Flyin' like a 1000 Doves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theahsfan 13,838 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 A pre-historic serve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,861 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 In Calgary? I saw like 2 or 3 weeks ago on tv about a fossil found in Alberta I wonder if it relates to this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,861 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 3 hours ago, ParentalAdvisory said: oh wow the colours what a queen serve Yeah the colours could be anything tbh they wouldn't know that already from a few bones. Pretty illustration tho Edit: nvm I missed the part about preserved feathers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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