Sunday, September 20, 2015

A Couple of Dinosaurs.

Today I am going to write about a couple of dinosaurs.  Everyone likes them and there are dinosaurs toys for kids.  Yep, we started liking them when we were young.  There have been many movies about them, most, if not all, have not been very accurate.

 The two I am going to talk about are the Stegosaurus:

And the Tyrannosaurus Rex:


 The first one above, the Stegosaurus, was a large, plant-eating dinosaur.  It lived 150.8 to 155.7 million years ago and roamed mostly in western North America.  It wasn't too smart, probably because it had small brain about the size and shape of a hot dog.  Those strange looking plates running down its back actually had blood vessels in them and thus (maybe) they were used to control the beast's body temperature.

 The bottom picture above is the well know Tyrannosaurus Rex which was one of the largest meat eating dinosaurs.  It could bite off huge chunks of meat with its 4-foot long jaw lined with sharp, conical teeth.  Oh yes, did you know that its fore-arms were so short that they wouldn't reach its mouth.  So, your guess is as good as mine at what they were used for.  Now, stay out of this dinosaur's way so that you can have a good day, you hear?  
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11 comments:

  1. Barney, The Old Fat ManSeptember 20, 2015 at 12:28 PM

    Dinosaurs! I thought you were going to talk about yourself and BillyBob.

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    1. Dizzy-DickSeptember 20, 2015 at 3:39 PM

      Ha Ha, Sorry to disappoint you, although BillyBob and I are both dinosaurs but we are not quite extinct yet. . .

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  2. The Odd EssaySeptember 20, 2015 at 4:44 PM

    I thought you were referring to me.... Oh well..... In Maine the loader was called the T-Rex.... Bill and I bought one of those yellow road signs somewhere that warned of a T Rex crossing... Big ole dinasour crossing the road. Now a'days that's critter would. E across the road a lot faster than me!

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    1. Dizzy-DickSeptember 20, 2015 at 5:36 PM

      It is a shame that a space rock crashing into earth caused their extinction, but that allowed the mammals (and us) to take over.

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  3. linda mSeptember 21, 2015 at 6:55 AM

    Maybe T-Rex used his short arms for balance. If they won't reach your mouth what good are they.

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    1. Dizzy-DickSeptember 21, 2015 at 11:38 AM

      They don't look big enough for balancing a 4 or 5 hundred pound creature.

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  4. our awesome travelsSeptember 21, 2015 at 7:45 AM

    More interesting trivia, that we all enjoy.

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    1. Dizzy-DickSeptember 21, 2015 at 11:39 AM

      Always makes me feel good when someone enjoys my blog and finds it interesting. Thanks.

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  5. TROUBLEnTXSeptember 21, 2015 at 3:42 PM

    In 2nd grade my son was fascinated with them, read all he could. Teacher gave 5 of them on a spelling test for extra points and marked one of his wrong. He argued and argued til she got mad. Next day, she apologized to him,,,HE was right....

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  6. TROUBLEnTXSeptember 21, 2015 at 3:42 PM

    In 2nd grade my son was fascinated with them, read all he could. Teacher gave 5 of them on a spelling test for extra points and marked one of his wrong. He argued and argued til she got mad. Next day, she apologized to him,,,HE was right....

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    1. Dizzy-DickSeptember 21, 2015 at 4:16 PM

      Sometimes the teacher gets a worse grade than the pupil.

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