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Daily Dinosaur #29: Saltasaurus (Salt-a-saw-rus)



Name meaning: Salta lizard
Length: 40 feet
Weight: 10 tonnes
Found: Argentina
Lived: Early Cretaceous
Diet: Herbivore
Species: S. loricatus
Record/s: N/A

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Daily Dinosaur Fact #62: The biggest dinosaurs started off absolutely tiny. Argentinosaurus itself only hatched out no bigger than a domestic cat. In order for these dinosaurs to get big, they needed to spend a lifetime eating. And they grew fast. It is estimated it would've taken Argnetinosaurus just 25 years to get full-grown.

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Daily Dinosaur #30: Alioramus (Al-ee-oh-rae-m-us)



Name meaning: Different branch
Length: 20 feet
Weight: 700 kg
Found: Mongolia
Lived: Late Cretaceous
Diet: Carnivore
Species: A. remotus, A. altai
Record/s: Smallest Mongolian Tyrannosaur

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Daily Dinosaur Fact #63: Dinosaurs died out in a sudden event. It is known that there were more dinosaurs, more variety and larger dinosaurs in the Late Cretaceous before the extinction, yet no dinosaurs at all have been unearthed after 65 million years ago. This means they died out quickly.

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Daily Dinosaur #31: Eotyrannus (Ee-oh-tie-ran-us)



Name meaning: Dawn tyrant
Length: 16 feet
Weight: 227 kg
Found: England, United Kingdom
Lived: Early Cretaceous
Diet: Carnivore
Species: E. lengi
Record/s: First British Tyrannosaur found, First European Tyrannoasur found

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Daily Dinosaur Fact #64: A ceratopsian's beak is so powerful it could break bone and, especially the large ones, could probably bite clean through a grown man's arm.

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Daily Dinosaur #32: Daspletosaurus (Das-plete-oh-saw-us)



Name meaning: Frightful lizard
Length: 30 feet
Weight: 3 tonnes
Found: Canada
Lived: Late Cretaceous
Diet: Carnivore
Species: D. torosus, D. horneri
Record/s: N/A

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Daily Dinosaur Fact #65: Mei, more commonly known as Mei long, has been found preserved in an eerily bird-like position. They were found in a sleeping position. The likely cause of death is asphyxiation during sleep.

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Daily Dinosaur #33: Mussaurus (Mus-saw-us)



Name meaning: Mouse lizard
Length: 9 feet
Weight: 1 tonne
Found: Argentina
Lived: Late Triassic
Diet: Herbivore
Species: M. patagonicus
Record/s: Smallest dinosaur fossil

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Daily Dinosaur Fact #66: The Sauropods, especially the Diplodocids (i.e. Diplodocus, Apatosaurus, Supersaurus etc), are believed to have been able to crack their tail to produce sound kin to a whip. This means they could not only use their tails as a weapon but also as a communication device.