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| Biggest Prehistoric Parrots?? | 10/30/2009 |
Q: Which is the biggest parrot to go extinct(either historically or prehistorically)?? Thank you.
A: Extinct parrots are very hard to classify and describe, so little is known about them The largest ...
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| torosaurus | 10/24/2009 |
Q: what would your views on this be if you no of this information? generally speeking i have seen the ...
A: The scientific community is rightly skeptical about the Torosaurus=Triceratops idea. They're very ...
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| biology | 10/21/2009 |
Q: i need help making a cladogram using slugs catfish frog tiger and a human. i have to tell if ...
A: This is more of a biology question, but it's fairly simple Slugs-cells Catfish-cells, backbone ...
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| videos | 10/18/2009 |
Q: these do exist but are rare and they would show the displays in a musuem or exhibition. if you know ...
A: I'm afraid I don't know of any such videos. I have only seen displays in assorted documentaries ...
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| bite force | 10/10/2009 |
Q: please ,what is the bite force: marsupial lion ; triceratops ; lion panthera atrox ; bears ...
A: Thylacoleo-2101 Newtons Triceratops-Unknown, but likely to be very high American Lion-Between 1000 ...
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| oldest horse? | 9/13/2009 |
Q: What is the oldest ancestor of horses?
A: Well, it depends on you definition. The Oldest member of the genus Equus is E. stenonis from Italy, ...
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| Dinosaur habitat | 9/7/2009 |
Q: I am fascinated in paleontology and particularly in how prehistoric animals could cope in the modern ...
A: Some of the dinosaurs could have. The small ornithopods and theropods in the Cretaceous period were ...
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| Largest therapsid | 8/30/2009 |
Q: What is the largest therapsid ever?
A: I've been asked this question before, and it's a good one, considering how little the public is ...
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| oldest duck? | 8/20/2009 |
Q: What is the oldest ancestor of ducks?
A: The earliest Anatid (true duck) is Eonessa from the Eocene of the Western United States. The ...
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| Evolution | 8/15/2009 |
Q: Is there any reasons that proove evolution is there any reasons that disproove evolution also i was ...
A: Evidence for : http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/comdesc/ Evidence against: ...
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| Dinosaurs | 8/11/2009 |
Q: David i wish you are fine,I want to ask you something important about dinosaurs.what is the main ...
A: Nadia It's very hard to tell what exactly caused the dinosaurs' extinction. It was probably a ...
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| largest | 8/10/2009 |
Q: hy-how long is the largest and longest dinosaur eggs? i did find some photos online that state the ...
A: The largest dinosaur eggs were of Chinese titanosaurs, about a foot in length. The "1 metre" ...
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| birds vs people | 8/8/2009 |
Q: I have a basic understanding of the theory of evolution but there is one question I can not seem to ...
A: Good question. I think part of it is the fact that birds specialized their arms (in addition to ...
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| Dinosaurs and Ratites | 8/4/2009 |
Q: My query concerns perceived versus true taxonomic differences and whether distinction between two ...
A: Good question. Often there's quite a bit of overlap, and derived characteristics may obscure ...
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| Modern Relatives | 7/25/2009 |
Q: 1)Do you have information on the closest living relatives of the following prehistoric animals?? ...
A: 1) Panthera atrox's relative is the Gir Forest Lion Ursus Spelaeus' relative is the Eurasian Brown ...
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| Keeled sternum in pterosaurs? | 7/23/2009 |
Q: Hope you don't mind me pestering you with another question! This time it's pterosaurs. I have only ...
A: Every scientific paper I've ever read reports carinae on pterosaur sternums. I don't understand ...
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| Weight of Dinosaurs | 7/22/2009 |
Q: David Prus Can you tell me the weight of these following dinosaurs and marine reptiles that I can't ...
A: 1. The problem with Tyrannosaurus weight is that it has changed again and again. It was probably ...
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| Feeding Behavior | 7/22/2009 |
Q: 1)Can you tell me the feeding technique of the following animals?? Borhyena Helicoprion Anomalocaris ...
A: 1. Borhyena was an ambush predator, killing with its large canines and feeding with the thick, ...
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| Question | 7/21/2009 |
Q: Did Amphicoelias really grow to 200 feet in length?
A: Not exactly. More like 150 feet based on a reassessment recently. It's hard to tell, considering all ...
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| Largest organisms | 7/19/2009 |
Q: 1)Can you tell me the differences between Tremarctinae bears and other sub-families of bears?? 2)Can ...
A: 1. Tremarctine bears are an American branch of the bear family, with shorter muzzles, wide molars ...
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| Fossils | 7/16/2009 |
Q: i know imust be getting annoying asking so many questions 1) i live in Aberdeen (scotland) and i ...
A: Well, there's a lot of places for Carboniferous and Jurassic marine fossils. Here's some sites on ...
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| Ammonite | 7/16/2009 |
Q: i recently got a pyritized ammonite whihc isin a rock the question is how doi polish it because it ...
A: 'Fraid not. Most radiometric methods require specialized machines like mass spectrometers. You'd ...
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| Ammonite | 7/16/2009 |
Q: i recently got a pyritized ammonite whihc isin a rock the question is how doi polish it because it ...
A: First, try to find out where it came from and how old the rock was. That should narrow it down. ...
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| Ammonite | 7/16/2009 |
Q: i recently got a pyritized ammonite whihc isin a rock the question is how doi polish it because it ...
A: It just means that pyrite was the mineral that "filled in" the fossil. This is rare, considering how ...
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| Weight of Dinosaurs | 7/14/2009 |
Q: David Prus Can you tell me the weight of these following dinosaurs and marine reptiles that I can't ...
A: 1. Brachiosaurus' weight was, according to Christiansen, overestimated in the past and was more ...
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| Thylacoleo | 7/13/2009 |
Q: and thank you for your useful answers: If Thylacoleo encountered the following animals, which would ...
A: Quinkana, Shansisuchus, Pristichampsus and Ornithosuchus seem too big and heavily armed and armored. ...
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| Questions | 7/12/2009 |
Q: yeah a few uestiosn 1) how can a long snout of a spinosaurus make it a fish eater 2) what killed the ...
A: Plenty. Here's some of the more interesting ones: Turtles: Archelon: Giant sea turtle Protostega: ...
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| Questions | 7/12/2009 |
Q: yeah a few uestiosn 1) how can a long snout of a spinosaurus make it a fish eater 2) what killed the ...
A: I might have answered this question before. My answer was: "As for others, there are ...
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| Questions | 7/12/2009 |
Q: yeah a few uestiosn 1) how can a long snout of a spinosaurus make it a fish eater 2) what killed the ...
A: 1) Three things make Spinosaurus a piscivore: The claws are long, hooked, and without a cutting ...
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| Primitive Dinosaurs | 7/11/2009 |
Q: and thank you for your useful answers: 1)Can you put these dinosaurs from the most primitive to the ...
A: 1) Dilophosaurus Ceratosaurus Kryptops Rugops Abelisaurus Proceratosaurus Ornitholestes Guanlong ...
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| A couple of questions | 7/9/2009 |
Q: 1) how can scientists say that troodon was the smartest without having the brain or seeing how it ...
A: 1) Intelligence often depends on the ratio of brain size to body size. Troodon has the largest brain ...
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| Crocodilians "cold-blooded" as a secondary adaptation? | 7/9/2009 |
Q: Many thanks for your answer about Ornithosuchus, which makes things much clearer! I knew I had to ...
A: Thing is, Erythrosuchids were basal but not ancestral to anything. They were ambush predators, but ...
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| Ornithosuchus as a swimming predator? | 7/8/2009 |
Q: I'm delighted to have found this site as I have so many questions! I was reading AD Walker's classic ...
A: Fascinating idea. There are a couple problems; the teeth are curved backwards and the head is short. ...
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| Amphicyon | 7/7/2009 |
Q: 1)Which were the probable prey items for Amphicyon?? 2)Can you provide me a pic of the claws of ...
A: 1)It was widespread across the Northern continents from the USA to China to India to Europe, so ...
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| Anteosaurus | 7/6/2009 |
Q: and thank you for your resourcefulness. Who will win between Anteosaurus and these animals?? ...
A: The Thylacines are smarter and quicker, but they lack the power to defeat an Anteosaur Moschops was ...
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| Diictodon/Dicynodon | 7/5/2009 |
Q: Is a Diictodon a Dicynodon? I don't think so, but If they aren't the same creature then is the only ...
A: Diictodon is a kind of dicynodont. Dicynodon and Diictodon are both dicynodonts. Diictodon are a ...
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| 3 questions | 7/5/2009 |
Q: (1) what subjects should i study to become a palentogist (2) how should i go about becoming a ...
A: 1. Depends on the Institution (bigger=higher), credentials (more=higher), and the field (more ...
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| 3 questions | 7/5/2009 |
Q: (1) what subjects should i study to become a palentogist (2) how should i go about becoming a ...
A: That's unlikely. While it may have been true for the larger species, there were still a lot of ...
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| 3 questions | 7/5/2009 |
Q: (1) what subjects should i study to become a palentogist (2) how should i go about becoming a ...
A: 1) Geology, zoology (biology in general, actually), anatomy, some physics, some chemistry, and ...
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| who's closer to birds?? | 7/4/2009 |
Q: 1)Can you put these families of dinosaurs from the less bird-like to the most bird-like?? ...
A: 1) Coelophysidae Abelisauridae Ceratosauridae Megalosauridae Spinosauridae Allosauridae ...
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| Allosaurus sp. | 7/3/2009 |
Q: 1)How much did Allosaurus fragilis weighed?? 2)Which were the top 5 most powerful Asian theropods of ...
A: 1) A. fragilis was between 700 and 1000 kg 2) Tarbosaurus, Shaochilong, Kelmayisaurus, Mifunesaurus, ...
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| Panthera atrox | 7/2/2009 |
Q: What would happen if the American lion encountered these animals one on one: Daeodon Epycion ...
A: Daeodon's just too big and powerful one-on-one The lion's too big and well-armed for Epicyon to ...
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| Megalania | 7/1/2009 |
Q: 1)Who likely dominated over the other, Quinkana or Megalania?? 2)Who likely dominated over the ...
A: 1. Hard to tell. Megalania was larger, and Quinkana had armor. I'd say the crocodile, since ...
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| Acrocanthosaurus | 6/29/2009 |
Q: 1)Which dinosaur had the most powerful jaws for its size, and what structures made this jaws so ...
A: 1. Hard to tell, but probably our old friend Tyrannosaurus (although hadrosaurs and ceratopsians ...
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| Eotitanosuchus | 6/28/2009 |
Q: 1)If Eotitanosuchus was introduced in central India, what would happen?? 2)Can you describe me how ...
A: 1) Not too bad. There's enough large game and the temperature is just enough for a large ...
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| Prehistoric Reptiles | 6/27/2009 |
Q: 1)Can you tell what would happen if the following animals were introduced in these environments: ...
A: Postosuchus-it would certainly suffer under the colder temperatures like a lion in Sweden. I can't ...
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| Therapsid | 6/26/2009 |
Q: 1)Which was the biggest carnivorous therapsid ever?? how big was it?? which were the possible prey ...
A: Big therapsids? Eotitanosuchus at 600 kg and twenty feet long. Fed on the giant amphibian Melosaurus ...
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| Rajasaurus | 6/25/2009 |
Q: 2)Which dinosaurs were possible prey items for Rajasaurus and Tarascosaurus?? 3)Which were the apex ...
A: 1. Rajasaurus had a proportionally larger head and slightly more heavily built than Carnotaurus with ...
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| Abelisaurids | 6/24/2009 |
Q: i would like to ask you some questions: 1)Which dinosaurs where possible prey items for Carnotaurus? ...
A: 1) Carnotaurus was the only dinosaur found in its strata, the La Colonia Formation in Argentina. ...
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| dinosaur | 6/19/2009 |
Q: ..).I completely love dinosaurs and here are some questions: 1.Could Spinosaurs kill "the fearsome ...
A: Well, Sam, I'm not a paleontologist but I can certainly help you. 1. Spinosaurus could probably ...
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| identification of the artists of these illustrations | 6/19/2009 |
Q: I wonder who is the artist(s) of these illustration of prehistoric animals ...
A: I have the first one in an old Time-Life book, but I have them all boxed up. Most websites don't ...
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| Conflicts | 6/18/2009 |
Q: Question Hi David. I'd sent this question twice to Daniel, but I read that he is on a holiday. In ...
A: In the case of the first 7 matchups, I would say that while your super allosaur would certainly ...
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| dinosaurskeletons | 6/17/2009 |
Q: does any book with lots of dinosaur skeletons and technical data about each dinosaur exist? thanks
A: I'm afraid that books on dinosaur skeletons are rare, as complete specimens are rare. Most good ...
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| dinos | 6/13/2009 |
Q: are they faster and stronger? hypotheticaly if we put an utahraptor in an african savvana would he ...
A: 10 Newtons per cm - 14 psi. Today's land predators are efficient considering their prey. Their ...
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| dinos | 6/13/2009 |
Q: during that 2my period who would be the apex predator? i've noticed this in other occasions-( north ...
A: Tyrannosaurus only remained in one species, and didn't show as much variation as, say, Triceratops ...
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| dinos | 6/11/2009 |
Q: during that 2my period who would be the apex predator? i've noticed this in other occasions-( north ...
A: Remember, fossils only show a fragment of geological history. They might have been contemporaries ...
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| dinos | 6/11/2009 |
Q: what was his hunting method and were any other big predators in his habitat? why lampeosaurus ...
A: The Komodo Dragon's bite force is about 40 N, and scaling it up and beefing it up for a large ...
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| dinos | 6/10/2009 |
Q: what was his hunting method and were any other big predators in his habitat? why lampeosaurus ...
A: Purussaurus ate anything it came on-large mammals, large fish, turtles, birds, carrion, other ...
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| dinos | 6/10/2009 |
Q: if this event caused the mass extinction, how did it affect areas on the other side of the world ...
A: Climatic change in one area of the world effects the rest. Look at the El Nino phenomenon-the ...
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| dinos | 6/10/2009 |
Q: africa,asia,india 65 mya? 3)if dryptosaurus and appalachiosaurus were primitive tyrannosaurids why ...
A: Actually, all the Mongolian dinosaurs manage to survive until the end of the Cretaceous. The Nemegt ...
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| dinos | 6/10/2009 |
Q: africa,asia,india 65 mya? 3)if dryptosaurus and appalachiosaurus were primitive tyrannosaurids why ...
A: 1) Good question. Much of North America was covered in the inland sea at the time, but there are ...
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| dinos | 6/9/2009 |
Q: if they did who would be the apex predator? thanks
A: Giganotosaurus-98 mya, Candeleros Formation Mapusaurus-96 mya, Huincul Formation Tyrannotitan-115 ...
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| dinos | 6/9/2009 |
Q: prey primarly, titanosaurids with slashing bites,but how could this happen? they had relatively ...
A: 1) Abeliosaurs did not use just their teeth in the attack with a simple bite. They probably used ...
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| triceratops | 6/8/2009 |
Q: how many more parts have they got? can you tell me more information on the large triceratops bones ...
A: That's pretty much it for Torosaurus-skulls, legs, hips, and parts of the vertebrae. It was a pretty ...
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| dinos | 6/8/2009 |
Q:
A: In their areas, there were mostly sauropods called Titanosaurs. Their contemporary ornithopods were ...
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| bite force | 6/8/2009 |
Q: carcharodontosaurus and purrusaurus? thanks
A: No one has calculated the bite force of Giganotosaurus yet to my knowledge, but considering it's a ...
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| dinosaursize | 6/7/2009 |
Q: where can i find size and length for dinosaurs in general online-i require the size for differnet ...
A: The site "Dinosauricon" used to be full of good stuff, but it looks like it's been abandoned. The ...
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| dinosaursize | 6/4/2009 |
Q: i would ask if you know any site or link which shows the information -size speices type and museum ...
A: Could you please clarify your first question? Do you mean dinosaurs in general or one specific genus ...
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| Mammoths | 6/1/2009 |
Q: Mammoths were contemporary with humans; yet their remains are found deep in the permafrost. How did ...
A: Based on fossil evidence and the behavior of modern elephants, it's likely that mammoths migrated ...
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| mini-raptor with soft tissue | 5/31/2009 |
Q: I uncovered a fossil of a mini-raptor with soft tissue in my backyard. It looks to be almost all ...
A: Robert. Again, it's hard to see fossils with an untrained eye like mine (my firs assumption was it ...
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| Questions about Dinosaurs | 5/30/2009 |
Q: 1. If dinosaurs were alive today, would they eat people? 2. Which kind was the biggest dinosaur? ...
A: 1. Yes and no. No doubt some of the larger carnivores would eat humans if given a chance ...
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| dinosaurs | 5/28/2009 |
Q: allosaurus maximus is not known well but i read of partial skeletons and some other remains-which ...
A: I think Allosaurus maximus has mounts and specimens at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and ...
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| Did dinosaurs really roar? | 5/26/2009 |
Q: I've been watching a few movies with dinosaurs in it, and something hit on me, that has been bugging ...
A: Good question. The best way we can infer what dinosaurs sounded like is trying to find out their ...
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| Whole Anatomy Fossilization | 5/25/2009 |
Q: I've found many fossils in our yard and flowerbeds in Dallas. Some are wholly fossilized critters, ...
A: While well-preserved lizards are not exactly big newsmakers, they are still valuable. One way is to ...
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| Saurapods | 5/15/2009 |
Q: There was an animal unearthed called Bruhathkayosaurus and estimations were taken with an astounding ...
A: The Seismosaurus, alas, proved to be just a big Diplodus. I have heard of the Bruhathkayosaurus but ...
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| prehistoric sea | 5/14/2009 |
Q: I have a few questions about pre-historic life. on a series called walking with dinosaurs it took a ...
A: There is no good evidence that Liopleurodon ever reached more than 40 feet in length. However, there ...
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| museums | 3/29/2009 |
Q: asking this as the pictures of them dont look excatly the same. the north american museum ...
A: I'm not sure. I've been wanting to go there for a while. On one hand, it is a cast, making it ...
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| Dinosaurs | 3/23/2009 |
Q: What was the largest dinosaur and was it a carnivore or a herbavore or a omnivore?
A: Well, the largest one which we have actual fragments of is Supersaurus vivianae, a Jurassic sauropod ...
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| Appearence of ancient animals | 3/17/2009 |
Q: - My question is, when scientists create lifelike representations of extinct animals such as ...
A: Good question. First, the size and shape are determined by the skeleton, based on the fossils of ...
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| microraptor | 3/15/2009 |
Q: i once saw on dinosaur planet of discovery channel, i am confused whether it was a connection ...
A: Microraptor was a dromeosaur ("raptor") that was completely covered in feathers, with especially ...
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| t-rex and spinosaurus size | 3/12/2009 |
Q: i want to ask you that what was the actual height of the t-rex? some books it is written 6m, in ...
A: Well, it depends on the posture. If the Tyrannosaurus reared up fully erect, it was about 6m high. ...
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| ankylosaurs | 3/11/2009 |
Q: can you tell me more information on these ? ankylosaurus is partial skeleton -but what parts are ...
A: The Giant ankylosaur-Dr. Ken Carpenter is a good reference, but his collection at ...
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| paleontology gcse | 3/2/2009 |
Q: I am in a bit of a problem. i am just about to choose my year 10 options, but i am unsure about what ...
A: I went through exactly what you're going through now, Jake. I suggest biological science if ...
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| Tusk? | 1/24/2009 |
Q: I have what I think is a tusk and at first glance I thought was a Wooly Mammoth tusk but a closer ...
A: The Twin Cities have a very good museum (or so I've heard), and they're probably used to mammoths ...
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| Tusk? | 1/23/2009 |
Q: I have what I think is a tusk and at first glance I thought was a Wooly Mammoth tusk but a closer ...
A: First, check the grain of the bone. It could be wood, but it's probably bone. It looks too long to ...
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| fossil | 1/14/2009 |
Q: Found fossilized egg incased in mudstone,egg collapsed in on it self, but it shows what may be ...
A: Sounds amazing. I suggest the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor; they have museum of paleontology ...
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| dinosaurs | 1/12/2009 |
Q: It is said that birds evolved from dinosaurs. Has anybody noticed that the rear legs of dinosaurs ...
A: Nope. That's not the knee you're looking at in birds, that's the ankle. If you looked at their legs ...
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| Loads of answers needed | 12/29/2008 |
Q: ok many answers 1) you know how there was the periods like jurrasic wha period are we in? 2)other ...
A: Sorry I'm late. It's hard to determine "closest to humans" considering that archosaurs and ...
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| Loads of answers needed | 12/29/2008 |
Q: ok many answers 1) you know how there was the periods like jurrasic wha period are we in? 2)other ...
A: My pleasure 5.) Dimetrodon and its relatives are synapsids, meaning they have one opening in the ...
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| Loads of answers needed | 12/28/2008 |
Q: ok many answers 1) you know how there was the periods like jurrasic wha period are we in? 2)other ...
A: 1.) We're in the Quaternary Period, in the Holocene epoch of that period. 2.) As for others, there ...
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| What dinosaur was closest to humans? | 12/23/2008 |
Q: I'm wondering if you can tell me what dinosaur was closest related to humans today or even if humans ...
A: I'm afraid the answer is none of the above. The split between reptiles and mammals occurred about ...
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| apatosaurus | 12/3/2008 |
Q: carnegie musuem apatosaurus hip height and length- american museum of natural histrory-hip and ...
A: I'm afraid I don't know the details about each specimen except for their species Carnegie-A. ...
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| dinosaurs | 12/3/2008 |
Q: can u tell me the names of all the dinosaurs found in the tendaguru site ? as last as i know it ...
A: Dryosaurus lettowvorbecki-small ornithopod Kentrosaurus aethopicus-spiny stegosaur Australodocus ...
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| discovery of dino skull in H.P. India | 11/12/2008 |
Q: I found a dino skull 6 feet long with two horn like projections at the back, also a tail section 5 ...
A: SIX FEET LONG?! Wow! Shame there's no paleontologists at HPU. Are you sure it's a dinosaur skull? ...
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| fossil tooth? | 11/6/2008 |
Q: I have a tooth of somesort found on a beach in florida 10 yrs ago. I was curious as to what it might ...
A: That's definitely a Carcharodon tooth,most likely from C. carcharias, the Great White. As to age, I ...
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| bite force of trex | 10/19/2008 |
Q: what is the real bite force of t-rex?deinosuchus vs t-rex,who wuld win? how intelligent was t-rex? ...
A: Well, psi is a unit of pressure and kN is a unit of force, but 1 kN=0.001422334 psi or 1 kilonewton ...
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| bite force of trex | 10/17/2008 |
Q: what is the real bite force of t-rex?deinosuchus vs t-rex,who wuld win? how intelligent was t-rex?
A: Answers range for bite forces between 12 kN (according to Erikson)to 80 kN (based on the size of ...
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| Bats, vipers, and others | 10/15/2008 |
Q: I would like info on fossils (the bigger the better) of these animals; bats, vipers, rats (true rats ...
A: There's not much out there on the fossils of prehistoric Sus other than scrofa (the most common ...
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| Bats, vipers, and others | 10/14/2008 |
Q: I would like info on fossils (the bigger the better) of these animals; bats, vipers, rats (true rats ...
A: Bats-Witwatia schlosseri: 35 mya Egypt. Only a half pound, but a giant for Microbats. ...
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| apatosaurus | 8/17/2008 |
Q: thanks
A: I'm afraid it's impossible to tell what color they were. They could have been gray or green, since ...
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| dimetrodon | 8/16/2008 |
Q: Which traits exactly does a fossil need to have in order to be classified as a dinosaur? Why is a ...
A: Well, the most specific traits are some small details about the shape of the forearms, hips, shins, ...
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| Masiakasaurus | 8/3/2008 |
Q: Prus, I always wanted to know how Masiakasaurus have used his long teeth? What exactley was their ...
A: Well, the teeth are long and forward-pointing, similar to pterosaurs. They probably fed on fish. ...
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| dinosaurs | 8/3/2008 |
Q: as i have seen the skeletons of of diplodocus i noticed that diplodocus longus seems to be a ...
A: Longus is larger than carnegii. This is based on the specimens at the Carnegie Museum and American ...
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| Living Counterparts | 7/30/2008 |
Q: In your opinion, do you think plesiosaurs behaved much like modern crocodiles? How about ...
A: Crocodiles are ambush predators that have a wide variety of prey species. Plesiosaurs were also ...
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| Plesiosaurs | 7/30/2008 |
Q: I was watching a History Channel series that described mosasaurs as apex predators. How can that be? ...
A: Well, sort of. The icthyosaurs, along with most of the plesiosaurs, went extinct at the end of the ...
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| Plesiosaurs | 7/29/2008 |
Q: I was watching a History Channel series that described mosasaurs as apex predators. How can that be? ...
A: The plesiosaur (technically pliosaurs, a group of plesiosaurs evolved for big game hunting) retreat ...
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| bone found jacksonville beach | 7/24/2008 |
Q: found what appears to be a rib bone of a large animal,whats left of it is approx 14 inches long,the ...
A: Well, most Florida fossils are of late Tertiary mammals, so it's probably something like it. To find ...
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| Mammoth extinction | 7/14/2008 |
Q: I have seen many conflicting theories on the disappearance of the giant woolly mammoth on numerous ...
A: Well, like all extinctions, it was probably a combination of several factors. Climate change usually ...
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| Hyracotherium | 6/9/2008 |
Q: I was wondering what animal evolved or came before the Hyracotherium horse? I'm doing this for a ...
A: Hyracotherium is the first recognizable horse in the fossil lineage. However, there were many likely ...
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| Tyrannosaurus size | 5/29/2008 |
Q: How are you? I want to make you a question. What was the real size of the t.REX? Some books state ...
A: Sue herself measures at 12.8 meters. 14 meters is an estimate based on the growth rates of the ...
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| listrosaurus | 5/14/2008 |
Q: Do you have any idea why a listrosaurus is called a 'listrosaurus'? I've been looking all over the ...
A: Well, I think it's a very simple spelling error: It's Lystrosaurus, with a Y instead of an I. In ...
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| My story | 5/7/2008 |
Q: I'm trying to be accurate, but there are so many different views about one dinosaur! I also want to ...
A: If you're writing about the Cenozoic era, you can forget about dinosaurs. As for the color of ...
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| dinosaurs vs other animals | 5/5/2008 |
Q: How did other species of animals/plants survive whatever wiped out the dinosaurs, why didn't ...
A: The dinosaurs required more resources, being large, warm-blooded animals. That made them more ...
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| questions2 | 5/2/2008 |
Q: where can i find pictures online about the natural history museum london-before 1985 as the displays ...
A: I have also been unable to find any information about the mount or the general exhibit, due to my ...
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| Gryposaur | 4/29/2008 |
Q: I am doing a resarch project on the new discovery of the gryposaur. I have three questions. How ...
A: Gyposaurs had 300-700 teeth arranged into dental batteries. Gryposaurus have been found in three ...
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| dinosaurmodels | 4/6/2008 |
Q: i understand many dinosaurs are based on little evidence but really any reconstruction no matter by ...
A: Concerning the ankylosaur; there are certain variations between species, and while Ken Carpenter ...
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| Salary | 4/3/2008 |
Q: I'm 14 and i am doing an assignment about my dream job Paleontology, but unfortunately i haven't ...
A: It's my dream job, too, and I'm still on the way. You have to be very patient, diligent, and ...
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| dinosaurs2 | 3/31/2008 |
Q: first-i know that many discovieries are made regulary and that many dinosaurs have been found but ...
A: Largest dinosaurs: Tallest-Sauroposeidon proteles Longest-Amphicoelias fragillimus (fragments) ...
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| Curiosity about dinosaurs | 3/30/2008 |
Q: Can you please give me a list of all and I mean all the fossils of prehistoric animals and dinosaurs ...
A: Tall order. I don't think I could list them all, but I do recommend the Paleobiology database ...
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| smilodons and arctoduses | 3/12/2008 |
Q: What do you think when smilodons and arctoduses co-existed which ones was the "king" of the ...
A: Tough question. On one hand, the short-faced bear had the size advantage and probably was the top ...
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| questions2 | 1/26/2008 |
Q: i have read reports about spinosaurus and the new fossils that have been found but im not sure of ...
A: The first skull found by Stromer in 1915 was roughly five feet long. The second, found by Dal Sasso ...
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| paleontologists | 1/24/2008 |
Q: how can paleontologists determine what a dinosaur looked like.
A: Well, if there's a full skeleton, the skeleton is articulated so that all the bones line up ...
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| Dinosaurs | 1/20/2008 |
Q: I understand that some dinosaurs reached weights of 60 - 100 tonnes, if so, how could they even move ...
A: The Earth and its atmosphere were very similar to today's, with a few changes in minor things, like ...
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| ankylosaurus | 1/14/2008 |
Q: As i am interested in dinosaurs 2 and have quite some books on them from past and present i noticed ...
A: Ankylosaurus, due to the quality of the specimens, has been poorly reconstructed. Try to look up ...
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| dinosaurs | 1/2/2008 |
Q: what does an archaeopteryx eat,where it lives,how big they are,what do they look like and where do ...
A: Based on the teeth of the Archaeopteryx, it fed on large insects, small lizards, and other small ...
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| dinosaurs | 1/2/2008 |
Q: what does an archaeopteryx eat,where it lives,how big they are,what do they look like and where do ...
A: Judging by their teeth, the Archaeopteryx probably ate insects and might have scavenged on beached ...
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| moder vs extinct | 12/18/2007 |
Q: Mr. Prus How do you think Smilodon Fatalis or Populator would fair against a modern Lion or Tiger, ...
A: "Siberian tigers could have very well grew larger than smilodon populator and smilodon fatalis. But ...
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| moder vs extinct | 12/17/2007 |
Q: Mr. Prus How do you think Smilodon Fatalis or Populator would fair against a modern Lion or Tiger, ...
A: Interesting question. I'm afraid I'll have to resort to pure conjecture as it's currently impossible ...
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| Dinosaurs | 12/10/2007 |
Q: how do scientists tell dinosaurs apart? If they find a small fossil, how can they tell if it is a ...
A: It can be pretty confusing. The key between adults and juveniles is how strong and well-developed ...
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| dinosaura | 12/2/2007 |
Q: 1. did long neck sauropods live in deep water and use their necks as snorkles? What scientist is ...
A: 1. The Sauropod snorkel hypothesis was first postulated by Richard Owen in 1840, based on vertebra. ...
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