Picture Quiz

Rubecula

The idea here is to recognise the picture of the creature posted.

The first correct reply gains the chance to post one of their own.

I will begin with a very easy one.

Good luck, this one is fingers on the button as I expect it to be picked up as soon as it appears.

(I am sure the learned moderators will allow you a few minutes to look at it before putting their replies in.:D:D:D)

Yitzhak Rabin

Spinosaurus?

Rubecula

Yes indeed that is what it is meant to be.

Now it is your turn to post one.

(If you have a problem finding a picture you can always alter the question to recognise a description instead.)

Yitzhak Rabin

Ok, one of my favourites...

Rubecula

Phorusrhacos????

Galvasean

Is it Zhongyuanus?
A member of the gastornithidae?

Yitzhak Rabin

Its supposed to be Paraphysornis (brasiliensis),

So I guess Rubecula is closer?

steddyeddy

Rubecula

I am not so sure I am closer. Anyway thanks for that one. Here is my new offer.

I think it is a bit tougher than my last one. Clues available on request.

Rubecula

Thinking about that one it is possibly a bit too difficult unless you have specialist knowledge. So I will let you know the answer and post something a little easier.

That picture is the photograph of a fossil Dickinsonia, a marine creature. (you possibly realised that)

How are you on pterosaurs?

Kess73

Pteranodon

Rubecula

100% correct

Your turn Kess.

Kess73

Rubecula

Leptoceratops?

No it isn't that..... lepto went around on all fours. As did protocerotops I think.

LOL forget that meandering. I had a name on the tip of my tongue as I started to type. Now I have gone blank.

Rubecula

Auroraceratops?

Galvasean

Maybe it's Graciliceratops or Microceratus (AKA Microceratops)?

Galvasean

steddyeddy wrote: »

If anyone is wondering where this post came from Steddyeddy posted it in the other thread.
I'm gonna guess the Dire Wolf (Canis dirus).

In quoting steddyeddy's post I noticed you can get a sneaky clue to whose in the picture by looking at the pictures address.

:pac:
So be careful when chosing images to avoid cheating.

I'll try one now:



Not as obvious as one might first think

Kess73

Arizonasaurus

Kess73

Galvasean wrote: »

Maybe it's Graciliceratops or Microceratus (AKA Microceratops)?

The former

Kess73

Yitzhak Rabin

Is it Mapusaurus Roseae?

(It looked like T Rex to me, but that was too obvious so I checked what its cousins were)

Kess73

yekahs wrote: »

Is it Mapusaurus Roseae?

(It looked like T Rex to me, but that was too obvious so I checked what its cousins were)

Nope. It is a much smaller predator than Mapusaurus Roseae.:)


But it is from the Cretaceous period.

steddyeddy

Galvasean wrote: »

If anyone is wondering where this post came from Steddyeddy posted it in the other thread.
I'm gonna guess the Dire Wolf (Canis dirus).

In quoting steddyeddy's post I noticed you can get a sneaky clue to whose in the picture by looking at the pictures address.

:pac:
So be careful when chosing images to avoid cheating.

I'll try one now:



Not as obvious as one might first think

thats right man sorry about posting in the wrong thread, it is indeed the dire wolf or shunka warakin as the native americans called it

Galvasean

Kess73 wrote: »

Looks like an abelisaurid. Tarascosaurus?

Kess73

Galvasean wrote: »

Looks like an abelisaurid. Tarascosaurus?

Yep it is an abelisaurid, but it is not Tarascosaurus. It is far better known in terms of studies done on it than Tarascosaurus. It has had plenty of skulls found belonging to it and some complete skeletons.


Madagascar is where the biggest finds have been for it, and it is probably the most studied Cretaceous Period theropod from the Southern Hemisphere



Edit: As an extra clue it is the only non avian theropod with a confirmed nasty eating habit.

Yitzhak Rabin

Majungasaurus?

Yitzhak Rabin

As I'm reasonably confident I got the last one right, I'm going to go ahead and post the next. Probably a bit easy....







The name is in the picture link...so no cheating

Kess73

yekahs wrote: »

Majungasaurus?

Yep

Kess73

Bugger the latest one I should know. It's a whale or linked to them and was in an episode of either Walking With Beasts or Walking With Dinosaurs.

Basilosaurus is the earliest name in my head, but that is way too big and does not walk on legs like the pic has in it. Whatever is in the pic came before Basilosaurus in terms of evolution.

Yitzhak Rabin

Kess73 wrote: »

Bugger the latest one I should know. It's a whale or linked to them and was in an episode of either Walking With Beasts or Walking With Dinosaurs.

Basilosaurus is the earliest name in my head, but that is way too big and does not walk on legs like the pic has in it. Whatever is in the pic came before Basilosaurus in terms of evolution.

Yep, you're definitely on the right track!

Kess73

Got it I think.

Is it Ambulocetus Natans?