Elasmosaurus.

I am deciding to dive into the ocean for my first post and introduce everyone to the elasmosaurus! There is a character in the show Dinosaur Train named Elmer, and he is an elasmosaurus who they meet on their underwater adventure.

This dinosaur is half neck and has 71 vertebrae, more than any other animal. Elasmosaurus is a plesiosaur who lived in the late Cretaceous period. At 45' they were about the size of a shipping container, and weighing in around 9000 pounds.

Due to their large size, it was thought that they used their long necks to stalk and prey on schools of fish, rather than engaging in a chase.

Sources: Wikipedia, About.com

Eoraptor

I've been slacking with this blog. I know.


The Eoraptor! I got Des a book with the Eoraptor and I have been pronouncing it wrong. I was saying what sounding like "your raptor."

Des kept asking me to read about "my raptor." hahahah

The correct pronunciation is: EE-oh-rap-tore.

The Eoraptor was an early tiny predator. He lived in the forests of South America during the middle of the Triassic Period. The Eoraptor was not a true raptor.

To read about raptors: http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/typesofdinosaurs/a/raptors.htm


Sources: http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/carnivorousdinosaurs/p/eoraptor.htm