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[img]http://img11.deviantart.net/46fe/i/2011/251/a/8/basilosaurus_skeleton_final_by_dinosaurmanzt2-d499486.jpg[/img]
1. Do not look at the URL.
2. What is its genus?
3. What were members of its genus originally mistaken for?
4. What modern-day animal is it closely related too?
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Whoooot..Haven't been on this thing in FOREVER! I think I forgot how to do the hide and quote things 
1. Is not a question :lol:  2. Basilosaurus 3. A lizard? I'm not sure about the answer that you wanted. 4. WHALES
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humanbeingofearth548 wrote:Whoooot..Haven't been on this thing in FOREVER! I think I forgot how to do the hide and quote things 
1. Is not a question :lol:  2. Basilosaurus 3. A lizard? I'm not sure about the answer that you wanted. 4. WHALES
They were first mistaken to be mosasaurs.
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UTF-8 U+6211 U+662F wrote:
humanbeingofearth548 wrote:Whoooot..Haven't been on this thing in FOREVER! I think I forgot how to do the hide and quote things 
1. Is not a question :lol:  2. Basilosaurus 3. A lizard? I'm not sure about the answer that you wanted. 4. WHALES
They were first mistaken to be mosasaurs.
OHHHH! I forgot that! I guess I lost a little bit of my touch (oh darn). Someone can go for me, I was never good with asking questions.
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Thanks, Humanblahblahblah. ;) 
[img]http://www.fossilmall.com/Science/Trilobites/phacopida/Calymene-niagarensis/PF1013d.jpg[/img] 
1. Class (easy) 
2. Genus 
3. Meaning of name 
4. What does the meaning of the name refer to on the fossil?
5. Post two interesting facts (sorry, ran out of ideas for questions)  :D
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GoofyFoofer wrote:Thanks, Humanblahblahblah. ;) 
[img]http://www.fossilmall.com/Science/Trilobites/phacopida/Calymene-niagarensis/PF1013d.jpg[/img] 
1. Class (easy) 
2. Genus 
3. Meaning of name 
4. What does the meaning of the name refer to on the fossil?
5. Post two interesting facts (sorry, ran out of ideas for questions)  :D
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Correct! Nice facts!
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[img]http://www.angelfire.com/mi/dinosaurs/images/casts/stegosaurus_stenops_skull_right_t.jpg[/img]
1. Genus
2. Time period
3. What specimen on the list could have preyed on this?
4. What does its name mean?
5. Two interesting facts
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1. Plateosaurus
2. Triassic
3. Not sure what else lived in the time period...
4. "Broad lizard"
5. Stood on it's hind legs?
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Unome wrote:
1. Plateosaurus
2. Triassic
3. Not sure what else lived in the time period...
4. "Broad lizard"
5. Stood on it's hind legs?
You need to study more :)
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