02-17-2020, 05:30 PM
Back then he would have fit in. There were many large amazing animals back then. It is too bad they didn't survive. The oceans would be more incredible with a turtle that size.
Catherine
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02-17-2020, 05:30 PM
Back then he would have fit in. There were many large amazing animals back then. It is too bad they didn't survive. The oceans would be more incredible with a turtle that size.
Catherine
02-22-2020, 11:20 PM
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(02-17-2020, 05:30 PM)Catherine Wrote: Back then he would have fit in. There were many large amazing animals back then. It is too bad they didn't survive. The oceans would be more incredible with a turtle that size. I agree.. ![]() Elasmosaurus is one of the long-necked plesiosaurs. It's neck was more than half of its total body length. Elasmosaurus was over 10.3 m (34 ft) long. Fossils have been found in North America.
02-23-2020, 05:33 PM
WOW!!
That is an awesome looking creature. I wonder what colour it really was. I wonder what it ate. It is big, but with such a thin neck it couldn't swallow anything big. Catherine
03-12-2020, 11:05 PM
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(02-23-2020, 05:33 PM)Catherine Wrote: It is big, but with such a thin neck it couldn't swallow anything big. ![]() ![]() Cameroceras was one of the earliest apex predator on Earth. The shell of this giant orthocone measured about 6 m (20 ft) in length or more, which makes it the biggest carnivore of its time. Fossils have been found in United States of America, Canada, China, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom. ![]() Basilosaurus was an ancient predatory whale which was very different from any modern whale. Although it may had a tail like that of a modern whale, it's body was long, slender and rather more snake-like. Basilosaurus measured about 15 - 21 m (50 - 70 ft) in length. Fossils of have been found in North Africa (Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia) and Southeastern United States (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee).
03-13-2020, 04:07 PM
Quote:Cameroceras was one of the earliest apex predator on Earth. The shell of this giant orthocone measured about 6 m (20 ft) in length or more, which makes it the biggest carnivore of its time.All I could think of when I looked at it was a giant carrot. It looks like a giant carrot with eyes. It may have been an apex predator, but it resembles a giant vegetable. I am sure it was a serious predator, but first impressions are hard to shake. I started to type the words serious vegetable in stead of serious predator. I am sure in person, even in the fossil form the Cameroceras was impressive. The Basilosaurus is interesting. The head makes me think of a dolphin. I expect to see a dolphin sized body, but instead it has a very large body. You are right, it is long and snake like. It would have been hard for such a small head to feed such a large body. Catherine
03-14-2020, 03:00 PM
03-14-2020, 04:01 PM
It looks silly to us, but I bet in real life it was a terrifying predator. Never judge a predator by its appearance.
Catherine
03-21-2020, 12:13 AM
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(03-14-2020, 04:01 PM)Catherine Wrote: It looks silly to us, but I bet in real life it was a terrifying predator. Never judge a predator by its appearance. Haha, so never judge the animal seen below either.. ![]() Parapuzosia is the largest ammonite ever existed and it is one of the largest invertebrates. It's gigantic shell had a diameter of 2.55 - 3.5 m (8.4 - 11 ft).The largest species of parapuzosia weighed upto 1.4 tonnes. Fossils have been found in Africa, Europe, and North America.
03-21-2020, 04:16 PM
Wow, that is beautiful. I had no idea that ammonites could be that big. I have only seen smaller species.
I had a beautiful piece of an ammonite fossil when I was a kid. Even the whole fossil would not have come close to that size. I would love to see a fossil of Parapuzosia. Catherine
04-24-2020, 06:06 PM
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(03-21-2020, 04:16 PM)Catherine Wrote: Wow, that is beautiful. I had no idea that ammonites could be that big. I didn't know one of them could get that big either until i saw a picture. There are some smaller ones with nice luminous colors i saw in some pictures, of course these should be made by humans. ![]() Megalochelys was a giant tortoise that grew to the size of a small car. The length of it's shell is more than 2.1 m (6.9 ft) long. Megalochelys was 2.5 to 2.7 m (8.2 to 8.9 ft) long or more and weighed over 1 tonne, which makes it the largest tortoise that has ever existed. Fossils have been found in Asia (India, Pakistan, Indonesia and Myanmar). |
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