Where: Secret Temple
Server: Triassic
When: September 1st – 4pm PT/7pm ET
Alright gang, it’s time for our second Protectosaur meeting! We’ll be meeting at the Secret Temple to go over all kinds of cool pro stuff. Pros, hope to see you there!
-Rex
Hey gang! So I just got back from Flyboy’s party today and man was it crazy! We were all anxiously awaiting Flyboy’s arrival in Sub-Alpine forest but little did we know what was in store.
We decided to move on over to Buckland’s Peak for the partay and Flyboy told us Horns would be stopping by. Not wanting to miss the chance, we all scared Horns as soon as he got to the peak!
Horns gets quite a fright!
So yeah, Horns came by and it was totally awesome. It got even better though! Stretch and Cruiser came by to join in the fun soon after. We all headed over to Prairie Pool for a bluggin’ good time!
Horns is so bluggin'
After we partied hard in Prairie Pool, everyone split to different areas of the island and hung out all over the place! Thanks to everyone who came out today, it was such a great time!
GET READY TO ROCK ALL OVER WEBOSAURS ISLAND!
You heard it right! Flyboy is hosting a party tomorrow (Monday)!!! This is going to be a traveling, all-over-the-whole-island party, and it’s gonna rock your dino socks!
Here’s the scoop-a-saurus!
DATE: Monday, Aug. 31
TIME: 4pm Central Webosaurs Time
That’s 2pm Pacific, 3pm Mountain, 4pm Central, 5pm Eastern, and 10pm in the UK)
LOCATION: Subalpine Forest Tent
SERVER: Jurassic
Q: Which dinosaur had the hardest skull? -salmonues
A: Great question! I wish I had a much better answer for you. If you had asked this about 10 years ago I could say without question that the hardest skull belonged to Pachycephalosaur. These creatures had big, round domed skulls that paleontologists used to think were used for head-butting. The myth is that these heads could absorb tremendous amounts of impact. This is no longer found to be true.
Although some of the domes are up to seven inches thick, the biological composition is different than what we used to think. The domes were actually quite porous, allowing for many blood vessels to run through it. It would have been very dangerous for a pachycephalosaur to used their heads for ramming. Still, these guys had some thick ol’ skulls so they should probably get the award for this one.
-Rex
Q: Do scientists have about an estimated amount of how many dinosaurs there were? -Flyergal
A: The only information we can truly know about how many dinosaurs there were is what we collect from fossils. Obviously, we haven’t recovered every single dinosaur that existed and our numbers are less than what actually lived. In a report released in 1990, Peter Dodson from the University of Pennsylvania estimates there were between 900-1200 genera of dinosaur present on earth during the course of the Mesozoic.
Even he admits that the number is probably smaller than the actual number, but it’s the best estimate we can give based on current data. Currently we’ve collected over 500 genera of dinosaur in addition to 100 genera (called nomen dubium) that may or may not be unique dinosaurs. There are over 100 genera of dinosaur right now waiting approval by the International Committee on Zoological Nomenclature.
-Rex
Mmmm.... Ice cream... NOM NOM NOM
Webo Ridge was looking extra delicious today as we partied with our good friends Primary Games and Nitro. As always, the party was done in Webosaurs style. Big names, big games and big fun! Once we had gorged ourselves on all the ice cream laying about we took off to play some Snowball Skirmish and Matterhorn Big Air.
Everyone who came today will be receiving a free Ice Cream Sundae to put in their caves. If you attended, your sundae will appear in your cave on Monday. The best present of all though? An awesome time. Thanks Primary Games and Webosaurs for this awesome party!
Hey Hungry Dinos! Who’s up for some ice cream to cool off the end of the summer? I know I sure am! Join me (Tammy) for a party with PrimaryGames and _Nitro_ TODAYYYY for an afternoon of Snowball Skirmish, Matterhorn Big Air, and some crazy ice cream fun!!!
Here’s the scoop! (Get it? ice cream scoop? hahaha!):
LOCATION: Webo Ridge
SERVER: Jurassic
DAY: Saturday, August 29 – TODAY!!!
TIME: 12pm – 2pm Central Webosaurs Time
(That’s 10am Pacific, 11am Mountain, 12pm Central Time, 1pm eastern, and 6pm for our friends in the UK)
And YES! There will be a gift for everyone who comes! Hope to see you there 
Cheers!
Tammy
Going carazy at the Sand Surfing party with Stretch
Hey everyone! Hope you were able to make it out to the Sand Surfing party today. We just wrapped up and it was sooo much fun! Like all Webosaurs party, it was a star-studded affair with Horns, Tammy, Karo, Rex, Ceno and the new Modosaur Ordo. But most important of all… Stretch came by Webosaurs Island to Sand Surf and party hard! We’re so stoked to have Stretch on the island now, keep your eye out for him stopping by from time to time!
Maybe even more exciting, we got our first glimpse at the new gold armor! Stretch came decked out in the new armor that will be available next Friday for members. I can’t wait for Friday! The gold armor is so awesomesaurus. Check it out on Stretch’s player card:
Hope you guys had fun! I know we did!
-Rex and the Webosaurs Team
Q: Where does the word “dinosaur” come from and what exactly does it mean? -Chipmunk
A: The word “dinosaur” was coined by famous English biologist and paleontologist Sir Richard Owens. The word derives from Greek δεινός (deinos) “terrible, powerful, wondrous” + σαῦρος (sauros) “lizard.” For short, it means “terrible lizard” or “fearfully great reptile.”
The word is used to describe all kinds of prehistoric reptiles, although the ones that flew and swim were not actually dinosaurs. The name indicates people’s early perception of dinosaurs as being violent and aggressive. Dinosaur bones have been found for centuries, the ancient Chinese believed they were actually the bones of dragons!
-Rex
