the vynsane asylum

Please chime in, even if only to tell me you can't help me none.

I'm trying to come up with a list of about 12-20 of the most unique dinosaurs known. I have a reason for this, but, well, it's secret for the moment. (At least in an open forum like this.)

I want to stay away from most of the "usual suspects" like Tyrannosaurus rex or Triceratops. That doesn't mean they're not under consideration, but I want some representatives that are a bit more unusual or lesser-known. (For instance, instead of T Rex, I'm leaning toward Giganotosaurus or Carcharadontosaurus, both of which were similar but larger.)

I'm already 100% sold on the following:

Archaeopteryx
Baryonyx
Oviraptor
Therizinosaurus

Any more suggestions?

Well, can't really help you much. But there is a pretty crazy one that could swim. Not sure what the name or species is though. Here is a fossil of it at a museum:

Watch some old episodes of Friends, Ross rants off a few in them.

Good thinkin' kh.

Dude, don't make me watch Friends. I'd rather eat my own sick.

UK, that one looks like a plesiosaur of some type (probably Plesiosaurus himself). It's technically not a dinosaur, though I'd allow it if not for a pretty good reason to not include any fully-aquatic dinos.

I also only want one flyer, who will be the Archaeopteryx.

Well sorry for trying to help out!

No, I appreciate it, and if there were a way to include underwater dinos, that one would be a shoo-in.

So when are we going to get to find out what this is all about?

UKWildcat wrote:So when are we going to get to find out what this is all about?

Didn't you know? 'Nark is starting his own "Obscure Dinosaur Jurassic Park", because it's cheaper to clone Archaeopteryxes than it is to clone Tyrannosaurs.

Dammit! You weren't supposed to tell them!!

Damn, I forgot to tell you I had a problem with keeping secrets.

UKWildcat wrote:Well, can't really help you much. But there is a pretty crazy one that could swim. Not sure what the name or species is though. Here is a fossil of it at a museum:

That might be a plesieosaur. (or whatever that one theory that the Loch Ness Monster is)

Screw Friends. Go watch some old episodes of Dinosaucers. There were some more obscure dinosaurs on that show. The Wikipedia entry has links to all the different types:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaucers

And here are a couple other links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iguanodon

http://darrennaish.blogspot.com/2006/12 ... -clay.html

Anarky, are you a National Geographic subscriber? Because if so, the December 2007 issue is perfect for your question.

About a half an hour ago, I read this topic and then I went to go watch some t.v.

I ate some mustard & croutons and then I started watching Under The Tuscan Sun.

Desperately trying to masturbate to the Diane Lane's character, I happened to notice the December 2007 issue sitting on my coffee table. And on the front cover, it read, "BIG BAD BIZARRE DINOSAURS."

But here's a link to National Geographic online. They have some stuff and some photos on there of crazy ass dinos.

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/ ... -text.html