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From today's featured article Thescelosaurus is a genus of small ornithopod dinosaur known from Upper Cretaceous rocks of western North America. It belonged to the last dinosaurian fauna of North America before the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event at approximately 66 million years ago, living alongside dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops. This common genus was described from a specimen discovered in 1891, but not unpacked and studied until the 1910s. These circumstances suggested the names of the genus and type species T. neglectus, which roughly translate to "godlike, wondrous, or marvelous neglected lizard". Thescelosaurus is best known from several partial skeletons representing three species: T. neglectus, T, assiniboiensis, and T. garbanii. One specimen unearthed in 1993 was initially thought to include a preserved heart, but later study found the object is probably a concretion. Thescelosaurus was a bipedal animal with a relatively long pointed skull and robust limbs. Typical individuals measured on the order of 2.5 to 4.0 metres (8.2 to 13 ft) long. It was probably primarily herbivorous and may have preferred to live near streams. (Full article...) Recently featured: Zong massacre – Richard Wagner – Tripura Did you know... From Wikipedia's newest content: ... that Mondeuse noire (pictured) has been speculated to be the Ancient Roman wine grape Allobrogica described by Pliny the Elder, Columella and Celsus? ... that U.S. Civil War general James Spears, who joined the Union Army after a threat of arrest for disloyalty to the Confederacy, was later dismissed from the army for statements opposing the U.S. government? ... that former baseball player Chris Bando once posted a .139 batting average only a season after batting .291? ... that Air Mata Iboe (Mother's Tears), reportedly finished during the Japanese occupation of Indonesia, had newspaper reviews before then? ... that Mario Bichón Cáceres was the president of the Pichilemu Football Association during a time of "football rejuvenation"? ... that Verdi, like Brahms and Scarlatti, lies within Shakespeare?

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Today's featured picture Layout scheme of a Sukhoi Su-25 (details), a jet aircraft designed to provide close air support for the Soviet Ground Forces and used by various countries since. Since production began in 1978, the Su-25 has seen combat in several conflicts, including the Soviet war in Afghanistan, the Iran–Iraq War, and the Russia–Georgia War. Diagram: Altoing Recently featured: Girls' Generation – USS Arizona (BB-39) – Messier 82

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