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Daily Dinosaur Fact #52: While it is impossible to know exactly what shades and patterns Sinorntihosaurus was, pigments have been found within its feathers suggesting it was browns, blacks, whites and greys.

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Daily Dinosaur #20: Shantungosaurus (Shan-tongue-oh-saw-rus)

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Name meaning: Shandong lizard
Length: 49 feet
Weight: 16 tonnes
Found: China
Lived: Late Cretaceous
Diet: Herbivore
Species: S. giganteus
Record/s: Largest Ornithischian, Largest Cerapod, Largest Ornithopod, Largest Hadrosaur, Largest Hadrosaurine, Largest non-Sauropod Dinosaur

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Daily Dinosaur Fact #53: It is often stated that no dinosaurs flew and no dinosaurs swam. This, however, is technically not correct. Most, if not all, dinosaurs probably could swim across a river. There are also certain dinosaurs quite well adapted for swimming. One major and well-known example is Spinosaurus. In fact, Spinosaurus' isotopes are even more aquatic than those of a crocodile. Some dinosaurs didi also fly. Microraptor is often thought of as being only able to glide, however, there is evidence of muscle attachments that may have allowed it to flap, even if it is only for a short amount of time.

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Daily Dinosaur #21: Megalosaurus (Meg-a-low-saw-rus)



Name meaning: Giant lizard
Length: 30 feet
Weight: 1.1 tonnes
Found: England, France, potentially Portugal
Lived: Mid Jurassic
Diet: Carnivore
Species: M. bucklandii, "M. dabukaensis", "M. phillipsi", "M. tibetensis"
Record/s: First dinosaur found, Largest Jurassic Theropod found in Britain

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Daily Dinosaur Fact #54: Despite being no bigger than a chicken, Compsognathus is actually an ancestor to Tyrannosaurus!

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Daily Dinosaur #22: Allosaurus (Al-low-saw-rus)



Name meaning: Different lizard
Length: 30 feet
Weight: 1 tonne
Found: USA, Portugal, Tanzania
Lived: Late Jurassic
Diet: Carnivore
Species: A. tendagurensis, A. fragilis, A. amplexus, A. trihedrodon, A. whitei, A. maximum
Record/s: Most common Jurassic predator in the USA, Widest gape for a Theropod

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Daily Dinosaur Fact #55: Despite the group being called Spinosauridae, most Spinosaurs do not actually have a sail. Most, at the very most, have a small sail. Spinosaurus is the only member to have a large sail.

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Daily Dinosaur #23: Edmontonia (Ed-mon-tone-ee-a)



Name meaning: From Edmonton
Length: 23 feet
Weight: 3 tonnes
Found: USA, Canada
Lived: Late Cretaceous
Diet: Herbivore
Species: E. longiceps, E. australis, E. rugosidens, E. schlessmani
Record/s: N/A

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What is your favourite dinosaur and why?

Several....
I have loved Velociraptors from day one. Yes even what they actually looked like lol.

Brachiosaurus. It was my very first Dino thanks to a little something called Littlefoot and The Land Before Time which I grew with.

I am actually really fascinated by Spinosaurus and have watched a lot of stuff about them and the new discoveries of them as of late. They both draw me in and make me sooo glad they are no longer living.

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What is your favourite dinosaur and why?

Several....
I have loved Velociraptors from day one. Yes even what they actually looked like lol.

Brachiosaurus. It was my very first Dino thanks to a little something called Littlefoot and The Land Before Time which I grew with.

I am actually really fascinated by Spinosaurus and have watched a lot of stuff about them and the new discoveries of them as of late. They both draw me in and make me sooo glad they are no longer living.

All three of those are dinosaurs I find absolutely amazing! Velociraptor and Brachiosaurus because they are what I like to call "classic" due to how well known they are and Spinosaurus because of how interesting it looked and how it lived.