Unrelated to this documentary specifically. But I once did a #Lego #MOC #LegoMOC #LegoFossil display outside a museum build that had these two fighting each other.
Anyway, back to the show.

This weeks #fossilfriday #LegoFossil is #Diplodocus

First discovered in 1877, Diplodocus lived between 154-152 million years ago.

Its estimated to be up to 26 meters long making it one of the largest dinosaurs of its time

Due to wear patterns on its teeth its believed to feed using the strategy of unilateral branch stripping. This means that one row of teeth would strip the foliage while the second row would guide the food into its mouth.

Instructions here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYbI2gCRMmw

With the news (link below) of the newly found #Elasmosaur #fossil in #Outback #Queensland I decided to rework on of my #Lego #LegoFossil builds to represent the new find.
And here is the end results.
If you have any notes, let me know.
If you want to build it, then once its finalised I will post the build instructions :D
News Story - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/dec/06/queensland-graziers-unearth-100m-year-old-plesiosaur-remains-likened-to-rosetta-stone

The answer for #Guess that #Lego #Fossil is #Trierarchuncus, but I'll allow #Mononykus as well since theyre so similar.

Trierarchuncus is named after Captain Hook, of Peter Pan fame, because of the distinctive large claw on its hand.

Its believed that #Alvarezsaurids like Mononykus and Trierarchuncus were insectivores and filled the same niece as modern day anteaters. The large claw seems to have envolved to allow access into insect nests.

See you next week for another #Guess that #LegoFossil