Megalodon - the super shark - at a maximum length of around 20 metres and a weight of over 100 tons the largest and most powerful predator ever to live on the planet.
Plenty more to come on this monster but for now a couple of nice reconstructions.
The first preying on a prehistoric elephant (Platybelodon) the second on a bull sperm whale and then a size comparison with Tyrannosaurus rex (which actually should really have feathers).
Credit where credit is due and all that! I've loved all this stuff since I went to the natural history museum as a kid. Genuinely fascinating.
The animal intelligence thread was a cracker too.
Thank you again.
Most people seem to think and interest in dinosaurs or prehistoric life is somehow 'childish' - but quite frankly I tell them they are talking crap.
Here is a nice little chart of some of the largest theropods.
In my opinion the Spinosaurus is slightly too large (it was created by a fan using professional skeletal reconstructions so the scales and weights are their own estimates) but it gives some idea of how massive these predators were and otherwise is very accurate - the lengths in particular.
A beautiful depiction of Triceratops incorporating the latest information on this most famous of dinosaurs.
With many knobs on it's back that like other Ceratopsians (horned dinosaurs) that contained quills/bristles - either for display or defense - and scavenging carrion.
Though primarily a vegetarian some scientists now think that very much like pigs today it would have eaten just about anything for extra protein - an omnivore - and an incredibly formidable one at that.
Of course as a fully grown adult weighed 12 tons and was 9 metres long it was rather larger than any pig.
With that famous scene altered for Victorian upper class sensibilities to show Mary revealing her ankle by accident.
Here is a nice reconstruction of the size of Pliosaurus macromeras probably the largest species of Pliosaurus (even larger than 'Predator X'- funkei 'Dorset pliosaur' - kevani - and the 'Monster of Aramberri').
At up to 18 metres long with a possible weight of over 50 tons (my own estimate based on isometric scaling from the 10.5 metre, 11 ton Kronosaurus sp), this could have been the most formidable predator that ever existed, after Megalodon.
Triceratops eating meat!? Interesting. I guess the pig analogy works too- many people seem to think l they are 100% herbivores yet Brick Top or Mason Verger might tell you otherwise..:D
It's amazing how modern science is giving such different theories and opinions on these once magnificent beasts.
Triceratops eating meat!? Interesting. I guess the pig analogy works too- many people seem to think l they are 100% herbivores yet Brick Top or Mason Verger might tell you otherwise..:D
It's amazing how modern science is giving such different theories and opinions on these once magnificent beasts.
There is a really wonderful book and also a new download of radical but perfectly plausible images of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals.
Take a look or simply load the titles into images on google.
Paraceratherium, also commonly known as Indricotherium or Baluchitherium was probably the largest land mammal ever to exist with a maximum weight of around 20 tons.
It was a gigantic hornless rhinoceros and truly a huge animal.
I'm starting to notice a bit of a pattern. They've all got four limbs. Strange how insects favour more legs on much smaller bodies which really don't need so many to support the weight, but gigantic mammals never tried more than four?
Was thinking about; if men were around at the same time as dinosaurs - how long a whole tribe could survive on a single kill. I wonder if they'd have used a similar technique to mammoth hunting. Homes built from ribs and vertebrae for chairs of every size. WILMA!
Thanks for firing me old imagination repeatedly Keyser. :cool:
I've been away since the interesting animal intelligence thread. I've never had an interest in dinosaurs but always thought I'd like to hunt for fossils around Charmouth Beach. Anyway, I flew over to look at a flat on the Isle of Wight and have read that it is described as dinosaur central and the beach down from where I could be living is rich in fossils.
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Plenty more to come on this monster but for now a couple of nice reconstructions.
The first preying on a prehistoric elephant (Platybelodon) the second on a bull sperm whale and then a size comparison with Tyrannosaurus rex (which actually should really have feathers).
http://i.imgur.com/d1pdCxQ.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PvJpkZhMnns/UjmE-F3Gn3I/AAAAAAAAA64/ZLODcggn02E/s1600/Giant+megalodon+-+illustration+published+by+the+Chilean+Paleontological+Society,+art+exhibitions+and+magazines+,such+as+Imagine+FX+n.98-July+2013,Mistero+n.8,-+July+2013+;+digital+painting+(all+rights+reserved)..jpg
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/8650/62059510151073972738224t.jpg
Karl Howman doesn't even know who he is.
Don't you mean cutie cultie Scientology?
http://www.fossilera.com/blog/top-10-paleontology-news-stories-of-2013
http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/science-2013-top-fossil-species-01655.html
http://www.wired.com/2013/05/dinosaurs/?viewall=true
The Burke Museum are caring for Lulu now http://seattlemammoth.org/
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/
http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/blog/laelaps/
http://qilong.wordpress.com/
Keep up the good work.
Thank you very much. ^_^
Really there is so much going on I do not know what to post.
Credit where credit is due and all that! I've loved all this stuff since I went to the natural history museum as a kid. Genuinely fascinating.
The animal intelligence thread was a cracker too.
Thank you again.
Most people seem to think and interest in dinosaurs or prehistoric life is somehow 'childish' - but quite frankly I tell them they are talking crap.
Here is a nice little chart of some of the largest theropods.
In my opinion the Spinosaurus is slightly too large (it was created by a fan using professional skeletal reconstructions so the scales and weights are their own estimates) but it gives some idea of how massive these predators were and otherwise is very accurate - the lengths in particular.
http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130618212602/deadtimes/images/d/d1/Popular_Giant_Theropods.png
Please see below.
With many knobs on it's back that like other Ceratopsians (horned dinosaurs) that contained quills/bristles - either for display or defense - and scavenging carrion.
Though primarily a vegetarian some scientists now think that very much like pigs today it would have eaten just about anything for extra protein - an omnivore - and an incredibly formidable one at that.
Of course as a fully grown adult weighed 12 tons and was 9 metres long it was rather larger than any pig.
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/116/1/7/triceratops_lane_by_cheungchungtat-d4xlwka.jpg
And another superb skeletal reconstruction by Scott Hartman.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HOl3VO7X2aM/TdEPW4xMEnI/AAAAAAAAAC4/Gc22CBwXeWA/s1600/Triceratops.jpg
Coming to a movie theatre near you soon.
With that famous scene altered for Victorian upper class sensibilities to show Mary revealing her ankle by accident.
Here is a nice reconstruction of the size of Pliosaurus macromeras probably the largest species of Pliosaurus (even larger than 'Predator X' - funkei 'Dorset pliosaur' - kevani - and the 'Monster of Aramberri').
At up to 18 metres long with a possible weight of over 50 tons (my own estimate based on isometric scaling from the 10.5 metre, 11 ton Kronosaurus sp), this could have been the most formidable predator that ever existed, after Megalodon.
http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2014/059/7/d/pliosaurus_by_sameerprehistorica-d78b6c9.jpg
It's amazing how modern science is giving such different theories and opinions on these once magnificent beasts.
There is a really wonderful book and also a new download of radical but perfectly plausible images of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals.
Take a look or simply load the titles into images on google.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/All-Yesterdays-Speculative-Dinosaurs-Prehistoric-ebook/dp/B00A2VS55O
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/2013/09/27/all-your-yesterdays-2013/
As I say, genuinely interesting topics KS so I will check those links out later!
You are welcome.
http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2012/249/8/f/sauroposeidon_proteles_skeletal_by_paleo_king-d5duc59.jpg
A nice skeletal comparison of the two best known Brachiosaurs.
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2013/164/7/9/brachiosaur_comparison_by_scotthartman-d2sykm1.jpg
And two more examples.
http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2013/055/0/2/giraffatitan_brancai_hi_fi_skeletal_by_paleo_king-d4sljwd.jpg
http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2014/126/d/7/brachiosaurus_altithorax_hi_fi_skeletal_by_paleo_king-d4slf2d.jpg
The Brachiosaurs are the most elegant of the sauropods in my humble opinion.
It was a gigantic hornless rhinoceros and truly a huge animal.
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2013/351/a/1/paraceratherium_by_sameerprehistorica-d4r9avu.jpg
But not compared one one of the largest of the dinosaurs - Puertasaurus reuili - size really does matter in this case!
http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r485/deemwhy/PuertasaurusvIndricotherium.jpg
Was thinking about; if men were around at the same time as dinosaurs - how long a whole tribe could survive on a single kill. I wonder if they'd have used a similar technique to mammoth hunting. Homes built from ribs and vertebrae for chairs of every size. WILMA!
Thanks for firing me old imagination repeatedly Keyser. :cool:
I've been away since the interesting animal intelligence thread. I've never had an interest in dinosaurs but always thought I'd like to hunt for fossils around Charmouth Beach. Anyway, I flew over to look at a flat on the Isle of Wight and have read that it is described as dinosaur central and the beach down from where I could be living is rich in fossils.
I sense a new interest coming on...