Oh haha, that makes sense! I usually play with sound off, listening to an audiobook
DLC18 discussion and predictions
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I wish I had a nice zoo near me, but I think I will watch a documentary later tonight with my ice cream that I shouldn't eat.... thanks for the idea!
True for Leaellynasaura (which I think plausibly could have ranged into Antarctica itself, hence why I said they aren’t currently known from there), but evidence of Muttaburrasaurus is found mostly above the Antarctic Circle from what I understand.Yeah i know, but the formations where they were found where in the antarctic circle back then
hopefully they reveal it soon
May I ask why Australian fossil animals have the coolest names? Muttaburrasaurus, Megalania, Quinkana. Why can't other places have cool sounding names we can name extinct wildlife for? Why not Labreatitan or Galvestonsuchus?
Meanwhile, SA has Giganotosaurus (big southern lizard. Whoop-dee-do)
This is sarcasm
Leaellynasaura and Muttaburrasaurus didn't overlap in time or space beyond being from Early Cretaceous Australia; Leaellyna lived earlier in time, and was found some 2000 km away from where Muttaburra was found:
Still, both of them would likely had lived alongside animals similar to the other.
Still, both of them would likely had lived alongside animals similar to the other.
Dude you got dreadnoughtus, which arguably is the coolest dinosaur name there is
I hope there is news today. I don't expect it, though...
I agree with others. That would be an awesome animal pack! Probably my favorite animal pack without a canid.
Just Stegosaurus. Cliche because I don't know any newly discovered dinos.May i ask, what is your favorite dinosaur?
Dang, what's with me today?!
Check out Stegouros. Spelled just like that. You might like it
Pretty much a top 3:May i ask, what is your favorite dinosaur?
- Any Sauropod. They are my favorites, ever since the Brachiosaurus in Jurassic Park.
- Deinocheirus
- Therizinosaurus
Oh yeah, he's really kind of cute! With that cool tail...
Oh. I forgot its less related to wolves than Jackals and coyotes.Hate to bring it to you but its now aenocyon dirus
They were able to extract DNA from it which is crazy.
Yeah, it's almost definitely a case of not having much of the right aged rocks in Antarctica. Glaciers grind away and transport rock, so when you do find fossils, it's even more remarkable from Antarctica.Yeah i know, but the formations where they were found where in the antarctic circle back then
It's a small sample size on range for both (1 place and 3 places respectively). They're also not the same age, with the Dinosaur cove fossils being a bit older. The Dinosaur cove fossil layers are also pretty thin, so not finding certain things wouldn't be unexpected.
Me too...
19 mins!!!! 
Potentially, but the drastic difference in latitude might have made the ecosystems they inhabited quite distinct. For example, many large sauropods are known from Cretaceous Queensland, but Victorian fossil deposits like Eumeralla (where Leaellynasaura is from) and Wonthaggi, which were also earlier in the Cretaceous (when it was cooler), seem to lack fossils of large dinosaurs of any kind, potentially suggesting they were scarce in that part of the world during that time thanks to the harsh climate. We know sauropods definitely crossed between Australia and South America via Antarctica as we have found related taxa on both continents, but this interchange may only have occurred during warmer times when the climate was more suitable for them.