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Daily Prehistoric Creature Fact #11: The first snakes were at least semi-aquatic. They also retained their hind limbs. Some modern snakes still have the remnants of their limbs. They are known as pelvic spurs and appear as small claws at the base of the tail.

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Daily Dinosaur #80: Heterodontosaurus (Het-er-oh-don-to-saw-us)



Name meaning: Different-toothed lizard
Length: 4 feet
Weight: 19 kg
Lived: Early Jurassic
Found: South Africa
Diet: Herbivorous
Species: H. tucki
Record/s: First Heterodontosaur found

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Daily Prehistoric Creature Fact #12: When it was discovered, Australovenator was believed to be a close relative of Allosaurus. It is now known it is what is known as a Megaraptorid. Megaraptorids are a taxonomic mystery and it is not entirely known what group of Theropods they are related to.

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Daily Dinosaur #81: Stygimoloch (Stig-ee-moll-ock)



Name meaning: Styx river demon
Length: 10 feet
Weight: 78 kg
Lived: Late Cretaceous
Found: USA
Diet: Omnivorous
Species: S. spinifer
Record/s: Longest horns on a Pachycephalosaur

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Daily Prehistoric Creature Fact #13: The first dinosaur fossils were believed to be those of dragons. While that is now known to be untrue, there is a dinosaur called Dracorex, which means dragon king.

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Daily Dinosaur 82: Dilophosaurus (Die-loaf-oh-saw-us)



Name meaning: Two-crested lizard
Length: 20 feet
Weight: 400 kg
Lived: Early Jurassic
Found: USA
Diet: Carnivorous
Species: D. wetherilli
Record/s: First large Theropod

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Daily Prehistoric Creature Fact #14: Big Al was a specimen of Allosaurus. He has around 17 different injuries and other malformations on his body, more than any other dinosaur. The most well-known is a lump on the bone of his middle toe. This is the only one showing no signs of healing, so it like is what, sadly, killed him or he died shortly after obtaining the injury.

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Daily Dinosaur #83: Chilesaurus (Chill-ee-saw-us)



Name meaning: Chile lizard
Length: 10 feet
Weight: 10 kg
Lived: Late Jurassic
Found: Chile
Diet: Herbivorous
Species: C. diegosuarezi
Record/s: Most complete Late Jurassic dinosaur from Chile

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Daily Prehistoric Creature Fact #15: With a 12 m wingspan and weighing up to 250 kg, Quetzalcoatlus was the largest flying animal ever. Its beak alone could be up to 3 m long, plenty capable of swallowing an adult human whole.

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Daily Dinosaur #84: Saurornithoides (Saw-awe-niff-oi-deez)



Name meaning: Bird-like lizard
Length: 6 feet
Weight: 23 kg
Lived: Late Cretaceous
Found: Mongolia
Diet: Omnivorous
Species: S. mongoliensis, S. junior, S. asiamericanus, S. isfarensis
Record/s: N/A