On June 30th, 2016, the Post Authority of Spain issued the second stamps of Dinosaurs
(first set issued in 2015).
Distinguished from stamps of 2015 when all
shown dinosaurs were well known to wide public:
Ankylosaurus, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus, Diplodocus,
this year only "local" dinosaurs were depicted.
The following text was written by Carmen Alvarez Casanova and published on the website of Spanish Post
Four new stamps shows the images of these some creatures that disappeared from Earth more than 65 million years ago.
Dinosaurs who star in the series this year are: Europelta, which is printed with the technique called lenticular printing,
the Pelecaniminus whose image has been printed with holographic ink, the dinosaur known as Proa presented in
a Premium Pliego 3D and finally Turiasaurus, printed with thermochromic ink that changes color when
subjected to temperature changes.
MiNr.: , Scott:
Proa dinosaur on stamp of Spain 2016
Europelta lived about 110 million years ago and is type of ankylosaur.
It was small, no more than a meter tall and fed on the plants growing in the muddy Teruel area
(so far the only place where fossils of this dinosaur are found) was more than 100 million years ago.
The Proa is an unusual basal iguanodontid whose unique feature is the
presence of a pre-dental single peak in their group.
Seems that it was herbivorous and measured seven to eight meters in length.
It lived during the Middle Cretaceous, some 112 million years ago and its remains
were found at the lignite mine Santa Maria in Arino (Teruel) in 2010.
Pelecaniminus dinosaur on stamp of Spain 2016
Turiasaurus dinosaur on stamp of Spain 2016
The European Pelecaniminus was a theropod dinosaur.
The only place where its fossils are found is Cuenca.
Its length ranges from 1.9 to 2 m and its weight could reach 25 kilos.
This Ornithomimosaur had a long beak like his head and had a bag underneath,
like the pelicans, perhaps, to keep capturing prey.
It had more teeth than other members of this group, with approximately 220 teeth in its jaw.
At the top of his head protruded a small ridge and is believed to be omnivorous.
Turiasaurus was a sauropod with large and sturdy limbs that lived during the Late Jurassic about
145 million years ago.
It seems that Turiasaurus riodevensis could weigh 40 tons and measuring about 30 meters long,
exceeding the size of any dinosaur found in Europe and ranking among the largest super sauropods the world.
Many thanks to Dr. Peter Voice from Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University,
for reviewing the draft page and his valuable comments.
