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Introduction to Dinosaurs - Tuesday First Period
Cutter was very distracted and subdued as he stood in front of the class, the weekend and everything happening with Christine taking a heavy toll and he had been tempted to just cancel class this week but he knew that in a way that would be giving Christine what she wanted, to take everything from Cutter including his life in Fandom and he wasn’t going to give up that easily.
“Welcome back,” he said tiredly, “this week we’re going to be looking at the Phorusrhacos, which were a species of flightless terror birds that lived in Argentina during the Miocene Epoch, which is a period that extends to 23 to 5 million years ago,” he began, “it was also one of the dominant land predators in South America and it is thought to have lived in the woodlands and grasslands,” he nodded over at Connor with a small smile to continue the lecture.
Connor was feeling it too, that heavy distracted weight he couldn't shake. Christine was really putting pressure on them and he felt like just hiding away in the flat, but knew Cutter was right. That would be giving her what she wanted, and so he smiled and started with his part of the lecture for class.
The Phorusrhacos had a skull nearly 65 centimetres (26 in) long, stood nearly 2.4 to 2.7 meters (7 ft 10 in, to 8 ft 10 in) tall, and probably weighed nearly 130 kilograms (290 lb). The closest comparison we have to a creature living today is the ostrich as far as size goes, but the terror bird what much more aggressive. The terror bird had very strong legs, capable of running at high speed, stubby, flightless wings, a long neck, and a proportionately large head. This ended in a huge, hooked beak that could tear through flesh easily, or stab into prey. The lower jaw was smaller than the upper jaw. There were three toes on each of the feet, all of which were armed with sharp claws. Phorusrhacos could chase down large prey and it is believed they hunted in packs as well, making them apex predators for their time.” Connor finished and looked back at Cutter with a small nod.
“For the rest of the class I’d like you to complete your worksheets and your report,” Cutter added, “and if you have any questions, myself and Mr. Temple will be happy to help,”
“Welcome back,” he said tiredly, “this week we’re going to be looking at the Phorusrhacos, which were a species of flightless terror birds that lived in Argentina during the Miocene Epoch, which is a period that extends to 23 to 5 million years ago,” he began, “it was also one of the dominant land predators in South America and it is thought to have lived in the woodlands and grasslands,” he nodded over at Connor with a small smile to continue the lecture.
Connor was feeling it too, that heavy distracted weight he couldn't shake. Christine was really putting pressure on them and he felt like just hiding away in the flat, but knew Cutter was right. That would be giving her what she wanted, and so he smiled and started with his part of the lecture for class.
The Phorusrhacos had a skull nearly 65 centimetres (26 in) long, stood nearly 2.4 to 2.7 meters (7 ft 10 in, to 8 ft 10 in) tall, and probably weighed nearly 130 kilograms (290 lb). The closest comparison we have to a creature living today is the ostrich as far as size goes, but the terror bird what much more aggressive. The terror bird had very strong legs, capable of running at high speed, stubby, flightless wings, a long neck, and a proportionately large head. This ended in a huge, hooked beak that could tear through flesh easily, or stab into prey. The lower jaw was smaller than the upper jaw. There were three toes on each of the feet, all of which were armed with sharp claws. Phorusrhacos could chase down large prey and it is believed they hunted in packs as well, making them apex predators for their time.” Connor finished and looked back at Cutter with a small nod.
“For the rest of the class I’d like you to complete your worksheets and your report,” Cutter added, “and if you have any questions, myself and Mr. Temple will be happy to help,”
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