More infos of sensation

[THammann@t-online.de (T Hammann)]

Hello,

one of my sources was a text of dpa (german-press-agency) from August 27th. 
Please excuse eventually translation mistakes.


"Hobby-paleontologists discovered unknown carnivorous dinosaur in Bavaria"

Two Hobby-fossil-collectors discovered a so far unknown bipedal Theropod in 
Schamhaupten/Bavaria. At Monday (26th of July) the news of the worldwide unique 
dinosaur-species was presented at the "Jura-Museum" in Eichstätt/Bavaria to the 
public. Experts speak of a "sensation". Günter Viohl said that the fossil was 
part of a stone-layer, which is older than 150 million years.  So the dinosaur 
would be older than the famous bird Archaeopteryx, of which several specimens 
were found in the same region. "Most paleontologists believe that birds evolved 
out of a group of small theropods", said Viohl. Scientists expect new 
informations about the evolution of birds. The exact examination will last 
several years. The prepared skull of the young specimen is 8 cms long. "I think 
that the complete animal had the size of a turkey", said Viohl. "We don't know 
how big the adult animals were." The pores in the bones show that the found is 
a 
young specimen. It has extraordinary big teeth. "Their crowns are serrated on 
one side, what is a sign for their flesh-eating nature", Viohl continued. Their 
prey were probably bigger vertebrates. The dinosaur was found in the summer of 
1998. "This dinosaur-species is so far completely unknown", said Hans Weiss at 
the press-conference in Eichstätt. After the scientiffically examination the 
animal will get a name, which include the name "Weiss" in some form. The 
director of the museum Viohl spoke of a found, "which will be remarked in the 
whole world". Its value can not be estimated. In the first moment the 
discoverers didn't know which treasure they've found. In a layer, which was 
harder than steal the fossil-hunters found a plate, in which you could see a 
skull and a neck of some sort of reptile. After the preparation of Pino Völkl 
was clear: The brothers Weiss had found a new Theropod. The preparation will 
last one or two years. The public is allowed to see the specimen in September 
2001.

Hope this helps. Once more I've to say that a friend of mine who knows the 
Weiss-brothers said that you can clearly see feathers on the neck of the 
animal. 
Once more, please excuse my English,

Greetings,
Thomas Hammann (Germany)