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Pronounced
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Or-NITH-op-SISS |
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Bird
Like |
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Length
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Between
15 (49 ft) and 18m (60 ft) |
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Classification
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Sauropoda,
Brachiosauridae Riggs, 1904
'Ornithopsis
hulkei' Seeley, 1870
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Stratigraphy
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Wessex
Formation |
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Lifestyle
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A long-necked
sauropod dinosaur, Ornithopsis was a browser, eating tough
vegetation with its chisel-like teeth. It probably was only a visitor
when it died, as there was insufficient vegetation to support a
sauropod population.
(More info can be found at DinoWight
Palaeoecology)
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Locality
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Brighstone
Bay, which is quite vague, but is the best I can offer I'm afraid... |
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Description
of Material
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(Don't
understand all the terminology? visit the Glossary)
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The only
definitely identified specimens are an imperfect posterior dorsal
vertebra, a right pubis and ischium. The vertebra has no distinguishing
features that are not present in other brachiosaurs. The pubis has
a distinct rounded foot at its distal end, which is also seen in
Brachiosaurus, and in the ischium the dorsoventral length
of the pubic articulatory surface is longer than the distance from
the anteroproximal corner of the pubic process to the posterior
edge of the bone. However, it is likely that the pelvic elements
are not associated
Material
is rare, so please report it if you find some...
How
do I know if I've found a bone?
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Further
Information.
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Ornithopsis
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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References
(not cited above)
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Blows,
1995
Naish and Martill, 2001d
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