Diodorus scyto­brachion was a sile­saurid dinosauro­morph that lived during the Late Triassic of what is now Morocco. The dinosauro­morph is the only known member of genus Diodorus. Fossils dating to about 230 million years ago were discovered in the Timezgadiouine Formation of the Argana Basin, and were used to name the new genus and species. The genus name honors the mythological king Diodorus and the historian Diodorus Siculus; the specific name is ancient Greek for 'leathery arm' and also honors the mythographer Dionysius Scytobrachion. The holotype specimen is a partial dentary bone (front of the lower jaw), and assigned specimens include isolated teeth, two humeri, a metatarsal, and a femur (diagram shown). Diodorus is estimated to have been around 2.3 m (7.5 ft) long, with features thought to be shared by most silesaurs, including leaf-shaped teeth, long limbs, and a quadrupedal posture. It is believed to have been principally though not entirely herbivorous.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1916:

World War I: The Battle of Mont Sorrel in the Ypres Salient came to an end as a Canadian assault led German forces to withdraw to their original lines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mont_Sorrel

1973:

The Los Angeles Dodgers started Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey, and Bill Russell in the infield, beginning a record eight-year run in Major League Baseball for four people designated as starters for those positions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodger_infield_of_Garvey,_Lopes,_Cey_and_Russell

2007:

Insurgents carried out a second bombing at the al-Askari Mosque, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_al-Askari_mosque_bombing

2011:

A 6.0 Mw earthquake caused up to NZ$6 billion of additional damage to Christchurch, New Zealand, which was still recovering from an earthquake four months earlier. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2011_Christchurch_earthquake

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

oligopoly: (economics) An economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oligopoly

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