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Daily Dinosaur #26: Agilisaurus (Aj-e-lee-saw-rus)



Name meaning: Agile lizard
Length: 5 feet
Weight: 40 kg
Found: China
Lived: Late Jurassic
Diet: Herbivore
Species: A. louderbacki
Record/s: N/A

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Daily Dinosaur Fact #59: Triceratops frills are often found with scratch-like marks on them. This is believed to be the result of individuals fighting. However, not all marks on the frills are due to this. A Triceratops has been found with an entire chunk bitten out of it. The bite was found to be from a Tyrannosaurus.

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Daily Dinosaur #27: Troodon (True-don)



Name meaning: Wounding tooth
Length: 6-9 feet
Weight: 50-160 kg
Found: USA, Canada
Lived: Late Cretaceous
Diet: Omnivore
Species: T. formosus
Record/s: Smartest dinosaur, First Troodontid found, Largest Troodontid, First North American Troodontid found, Largest North American Troodontid


Note: I am well aware that some scientists no longer view Troodon as valid and have split it into Latenivenatrix and Stenonychosaurus, but I am entirely against this. I will never stop calling these two genera, especially Stenonychosaurus, Troodon. I believe that, if split at all, it should have been divided into Troodon and Latenivenatrix, not wholly removing a well-known, 160-year-old genus from the books.

[wolfrunner]

Wait. Troodon is no longer valid? That’s like expecting us to believe Pluto is no longer a planet!

[DinosAreLife]

Wait. Troodon is no longer valid? That’s like expecting us to believe Pluto is no longer a planet!

Well sort of. The scientist claims it is, though it's stated as "potentially dubious". Either way I completely disagree with it, so I will always call Troodon Troodon. I will never use Stenonychosaurus. I might use Latenivenatrix, though I find the evidence it is based on not enough tbh.

[Painful Affinity]

Yooo did ya'll see the trailers/clips for Prehistoric Planet? It looks so good! The young rex on the beach is so cute my heart

[DinosAreLife]

Yes I did! Ikr!

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Daily Dinosaur Fact #60: The word "Dinosaur" is a bit of a misnomer. Dinosaur means "terrible lizard" yet dinosaurs were not lizards. They were a completely different type of reptile. As with crocodiles, they belong to the group Archosauria, lizards do not, they belong to a group called Squamata.

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Daily Dinosaur #28: Metriacanthosaurus (Met-ree-a-can-though-saw-rus)



Name meaning: Moderately-spined lizard
Length: 27 feet
Weight: 1 tonne
Found: England, United Kingdom
Lived: Late Jurassic
Diet: Carnivore
Species: M. parkeri
Record/s: N/A

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Daily Dinosaur Fact #61: It is believed that if the giant meteorite hit a few seconds earlier or later than it did, the dinosaurs could've potentially survived the extinction.