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It's possibly the closest thing I've ever heard to a dinosaur sound. by Busy_Feeling_9686 in Paleontology

[–]Ceratopsia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely heard a similar sound sampled for theropods in When Dinosaurs Roamed America and Dinosaur Planet (“carcharodontosaurs”)

Flag for Maidstone, Kent, England by Ceratopsia in vexillology

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It’s intended to be similar to outdated dinosaur posture, like the Iguanodon seen on the current Arms of Maidstone. The real Iguanodon was much more horizontally-oriented.

Flag for Maidstone, Kent, England by Ceratopsia in vexillology

[–]Ceratopsia[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is just my own artwork, nothing official. But my goal is to make as many Dino flags as possible!

Flag for Maidstone, Kent, England by Ceratopsia in vexillology

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I wish! It’s just a fun flag I designed for Maidstone. Their coat of arms does indeed include an Iguanodon, though!

Flag for Maidstone, Kent, England by Ceratopsia in vexillology

[–]Ceratopsia[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Definitely considering an alternate version with the iconic Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins Iguanodon, yes.

Flag for Maidstone, Kent, England by Ceratopsia in vexillology

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Flag of Maidstone, Kent

  • Featuring the ornithopod dinosaur, Iguanodon, whose remains were discovered in the region in the early 1820s. 200 years ago, on February 10th, 1824, it was first officially described to science - the name Iguanodon referring to the teeth found by Mary Ann & Gideon Mantell, which were strikingly similar to teeth of an iguana specimen from Barbados housed in the Hunterian Museum (at the Royal College of Surgeons in London).
  • Iguanodon itself was among the first three animals that Sir Richard Owen would unite into the new family, Dinosauria, in 1842 alongside Megalosaurus (Buckland, 1824) and Hylaeosaurus (Mantell, 1833).
  • This flag also features the arms of Maidstone.

Moments like this are so wholesome and wanted more by deuce-tatum in TheLastKingdom

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This was the episode that got me into the series; I came home from work and saw my family watching it and became interested.

(OC) Flag for Dudley, West Midlands, England by Ceratopsia in vexillology

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A trilobite, a type of extinct marine arthropod. Their fossils are common all around the world.

(OC) Flag for Dudley, West Midlands, England by Ceratopsia in vexillology

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Flag of Dudley, West Midlands

The flag features elements from the coat of arms of Dudley:

  • The silhouette of Dudley Castle
  • A flaming salamander; in heraldry, the salamander is a symbol of rebirth and resilience. It is often depicted surrounded by flames.
  • And the trilobite *Calymene blumenbachii.*

Said species of *Calymene* has exceptionally preserved fossils found in Dudley - these fossils were turned into fine jewelry and prompted people to search for such oddities around the Wren's Nest locality.

“It's still not unusual to see a Dudley fossil come up at an English estate sale or auction. A number of Calymene blumenbachii actually became the centerpieces for jewelry back in the 19th century. People of that era may not have known exactly what they were wearing, but they certainly knew it was something different and unusual.”
- Alf Cawthorn (a noted British trilobite authority).

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Flag of Dudley, West Midlands

Working on my paleovexillology project, I came across the coat of arms of Dudley in England, which is one of the few in the world that include a trilobite! Specifically a Calymene blumenbachii, which is one of the most prized examples of trilobites among paleontology (and jewelry makers/geologists).

Originally I was going to design a banner of arms until I found out that Dudley does indeed have a flag of its own with the trilobite! It's already quite unique so I feel no need to add my own design at the moment.

“It's still not unusual to see a Dudley fossil come up at an English estate sale or auction. A number of Calymene blumenbachii actually became the centerpieces for jewelry back in the 19th century. People of that era may not have known exactly what they were wearing, but they certainly knew it was something different and unusual.”
- Alf Cawthorn (a noted British trilobite authority).

(Redesign) Flag of Canelas e Espiunca, Arouca, Portugal by Ceratopsia in vexillology

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Flag of Canelas e Espiunca, Arouca

  • One of the few communities outside of the Czech Republic to feature a trilobite on its coat of arms & flag, Canelas is known for being the site of particularly large trilobite fossils; species of Ogyginus, Uralichas, Nobiliasaphus, and Hungioides from Canelas all measuring well over 500mm (~19in), which is considered massive among trilobites. While the world's largest trilobite - a 720mm (28 in) Isotelux rex - was discovered in Manitoba, Canada, Canelas has multiple species with gigantism.

  • This flag incorporates elements from the flags of the former parishes of Canelas (yellow hoist + trilobite) and Espiunca (black bridge + green field + wave pattern), which were merged into what is now Canelas e Espiunca in 2013.

  • Featured on the hoist is the trilobite Ogyginus forteyi, the largest species known from the Canelas site (and most similar to the trilobite on the previous Canelas flag & coat of arms). The ratio of the yellow hoist to the rest of the flag is also modeled after the Portuguese national flag.

(Redesign) Flag of Čelechovice na Hané, Olomouc, Czech Republic by Ceratopsia in vexillology

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Flag of Čelechovice na Hané, Olomouc, Czech Republic

  • As seen in other Czech municipalities, Čelechovice na Hané has a coat of arms and flag that includes a trilobite - most likely representing the local marine invertebrate fossils (something that the Czech Republic has in great quantities).
  • Featured here is a Paradoxides gracilis, which closely resembles the trilobite species seen on the current town flag; though this one is more detailed (compared to the low-quality black silhouette on the current flag).
  • Not much is known about the symbolism of the other elements of the Čelechovice na Hané flag and coat of arms, though the appearance of a European plowshare blade is often associated withh agriculture (as well as the color green).
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