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Completion Post: 15 of 20
Is the DNA Archaeopteryx?
Task: 2. read a book where the MC's first or last name begins with 'C' or 'D'
Book/Author: When It Falls Apart/Catherine Bybee
Pages: 360
Date Read: 11/10/23
How it Fits: The MMC's last name is D'Angelo
Next Dinosaur (if applicable): 13. Parasaurolophus

Well done, Dr, Grant. You have successfully identified the mysterious DNA as being from the Archaeopteryx.

Thank you for all your hard work. (And aren't you glad that you didn't get eaten by one of the escapee dinosaurs? :)

Would you like to stop the challenge now, or would you like to finish examining the rest of the dinosaurs?

Lanelle wrote: "

Well done, Dr, Grant. You have successfully identified the mysterious DNA as being from the Archaeopteryx.

Thank you for all your hard work. (And aren't you glad that you didn't get eaten by on..."

I would like to continue.

Awesome.

Here comes Parasaurolophus.

* Common name: Parasaurolophus
* Type of dinosaur: Ornithischian
* Size: 31 ft./9 m
* Period: Late Cretaceous

Parasaurolophus is one of the most famous hadrosaurid, or “duck-billed”, dinosaurs. Its name, which means “near/almost crested lizard”, refers to its being a close relative of Saurolophus. (Saurolophus, another hadrosaurid, appeared around 3 million years after Parasaurolophus.)

Parasaurolophus was a plant eating browser, able to walk on either two or four legs. It had a large, backwards-curving crest on the back of its head. Tubes ran from the nostrils to the crest, which may have been used to produce sounds.

To identify this dinosaur, complete one of the following:
1. read a book set in Australia (where the duck-billed platypuses are)
2. read a book with all the letters of ALMOST in the title
3. read a book from the Half a million ratings to a million ratings list
4. listen to an audio book
5. read a book tagged 'History', 'Historical' or 'Historical Fiction'

Completion Post: 16 of 20
Current Dinosaur: Parasaurolophus
Task: 5. read a book tagged 'History', 'Historical' or 'Historical Fiction'
Book/Author: Yonder/Jabari Asim
Pages: 268
Date Read: 11/10/23
How it Fits: The book is tagged 'Historical Fiction'
Next Dinosaur (if applicable): 9. Diplodocus

Watch out for Diplodocus!



*Common name: Diplodocus
* Type of dinosaur: Sauropod
* Size: 79 ft./24 m
* Period: Late Jurassic

A sauropod dinosaur, Diplodocus was typical of its type, being a huge, four-legged, plant-eating animal with a long neck and whip-like tail.

Diplodocus may have had a row of triangular spikes running along its back.

The structure of the peg-like teeth of Diplodocus suggest that it grasped a branch in its mouth, then moved its head up or down to strip foliage from the branch.

With a center of gravity located near its hips, Diplodocus is likely to have been able to rear up on its hind legs, using its tail as support. This would have allowed the dinosaur to reach foliage located high up in the trees.

To identify this dinosaur, complete one of the following:
1. read a book with '4' in the page count
2. read a book from the Literary Love Triangles (Non-YA) list
3. read a book with UP or DOWN in the title (can be part of a word)
4. read a book with trees on the cover
5. read a book tagged 'History', 'Historical' or "Historical Fiction'

Completion Post: 17 of 20
Current Dinosaur: Diplodocus
Task: 1. read a book with '4' in the page count
Pages: 345
Date Read: 11/12/23
How it Fits: There is a '4' in the page count
Next Dinosaur (if applicable): 11. Gallimimus

Here are the Gallimimus tasks.

* Common name: Gallimimus
* Type of dinosaur: Theropod
* Size: 20 ft./6m
* Period: Late Cretaceous

Gallimimus is well-known due to its appearance in the film Jurassic Park. In the film, paleontologist Dr. Grant and the grandchildren of park owner John Hammond are surrounded by a Gallimimus herd. Grant and the children take shelter behind a fallen tree as the herd is attacked by a T. rex.

Gallimimus, whose name means “chicken mimic”, was a fast-moving, herd animal with a large, toothless beak. Unlike the dinosaur in Jurassic Park, Gallimimus is thought to have had feathers. The structure of its beak suggests that the dinosaur was a herbivore that ate tough vegetation.

To identify this dinosaur, complete one of the following:
1. read a book that has been made into a movie
2. read a book where the MC has a grandchild(ren)
3. read a book where the MC gets attacked
4. read a book that you've been chicken to read (on your TBR list for over a year)
5. read a book tagged 'History', 'Historical' or 'Historical Fiction'

Completion Post: 18 of 20
Current Dinosaur: Gallimimus
Task: 4. read a book that you've been chicken to read (on your TBR list for over a year)
Book/Author: Rivals/Katharine McGee
Pages: 400
Date Read: 11/14/23
How it Fits: The book was added to my TBR list on Jan 16, 2022
Next Dinosaur (if applicable): 16. Therizinosaurus

Here are the Therizinosaurus tasks.

* Common name: Therizinosaurus
* Type of dinosaur: Theropod
* Size: 26-36 ft./8–11 m
* Period: Late Cretaceous

Therizinosaurus was a towering therapod famous for its long arms and huge claws. Each hand had three claws, the longest of which grew to more than 20 in./50 cm in length. The name Therizinosaurus, which means “scythe lizard”, refers to the dinosaur’s large claws.

Although Therizinosaurus’ claws are impressive, they may not have been used solely as weapons. This large dinosaur may have moved around like a gorilla, occasionally standing on its hind legs and using its claws to pull down vegetation to eat.

Therizinosaurus achieved fame as the subject of the Walking with Dinosaurs series episode, “The Giant Claw”.

To identify this dinosaur, complete one of the following:
1. read a book with a MC that lives in a building that has a tower
2. read a book with between 200 and 250 pages
3. read a book where the MC does yard work
4. read a book with the word 'gorilla' in the text
5. read a book tagged 'History', 'Historical' or 'Historical Fiction'

Completion Post: 19 of 20
Current Dinosaur: Therizinosaurus
Task: 5. read a book tagged 'History', 'Historical' or 'Historical Fiction'
Book/Author: Where the Desert Meets the Sea/Werner Sonne
Pages: 258
Date Read: 11/16/23
How it Fits: The book is tagged 'Historical Fiction'
Next Dinosaur (if applicable): 16. Therizinosaurus

Therizinosaurus is coming your way.

* Common name: Therizinosaurus
* Type of dinosaur: Theropod
* Size: 26-36 ft./8–11 m
* Period: Late Cretaceous

Therizinosaurus was a towering therapod famous for its long arms and huge claws. Each hand had three claws, the longest of which grew to more than 20 in./50 cm in length. The name Therizinosaurus, which means “scythe lizard”, refers to the dinosaur’s large claws.

Although Therizinosaurus’ claws are impressive, they may not have been used solely as weapons. This large dinosaur may have moved around like a gorilla, occasionally standing on its hind legs and using its claws to pull down vegetation to eat.

Therizinosaurus achieved fame as the subject of the Walking with Dinosaurs series episode, “The Giant Claw”.

To identify this dinosaur, complete one of the following:
1. read a book with a MC that lives in a building that has a tower
2. read a book with between 200 and 250 pages
3. read a book where the MC does yard work
4. read a book with the word 'gorilla' in the text
5. read a book tagged 'History', 'Historical' or 'Historical Fiction'

Lanelle wrote: "Therizinosaurus is coming your way."

Oops I already did this one. The last dinosaur should be Apatosaurus.

Caraina wrote: "Lanelle wrote: "Therizinosaurus is coming your way."

Oops I already did this one. The last dinosaur should be Apatosaurus."

Oops. And I didn't even notice :(

* Common Name: Apatosaurus
* Type of dinosaur: Sauropod
* Size: 82 ft./25m
* Period: Late Jurassic

Apatosaurus was a huge, plant-eating dinosaur that lived in the Late Jurassic. It had a typical sauropod body plan, with a long neck and tail, and large body supported by four sturdy legs.

The first Apatosaurus was named in 1877 by paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh. Marsh later found another, even larger, sauropod, which he named Brontosaurus.

Since then, there has been much argument over whether or not Brontosaurus was in fact an Apatosaurus. Later discoveries have led to both of these famous dinosaurs being recognized.

Apatosaurus had a stockier build than related sauropods, with thick legs and a deep chest. It may have been able to produce a loud cracking sound with its whip-like tail.

To identify this dinosaur, complete one of the following:
1. read a book with two 7s in the published date (ex., July 10, 2017)
2. read a book with an author that uses three names (ex., Louisa May Alcott)
3. read the 2nd book in a duology, trilogy, or series
4. read a book from the Sounds list
5. read a book tagged 'History', 'Historical' or 'Historical Fiction'

Completion Post: 20 of 20
Current Dinosaur: Apatosaurus
Task: 5. read a book tagged 'History', 'Historical' or 'Historical Fiction'
Book/Author: The Paris Hours/Alex George
Pages: 272
Date Read: 11/17/23
How it Fits: The book is tagged 'Historical Fiction'
Next Dinosaur (if applicable): N/A

Congratulations on finishing all the examinations, Caraina!