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Re: Lepidocheirosaurus "hand" is a foot + dinosaur art contest winner + more



Moreover, they ignore Godefroit et al.'s inference of lack of
determinacy for their two "distinct" ornithischians, while at the same
time trying to characterize *Kulindadromeus* as improperly
characterized. Amusing.

On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 8:44 PM, Tim Williams <tijawi@gmail.com> wrote:
> This _Lepidocheirosaurus_ 'description' sounds like one of the worst
> dinosaur papers of 2015.  Maybe THE worst.
>
> Sadly, Alifanov and Saveliev (2015) will get credit for naming
> Nqwebasauridae if it's ever used as a clade in the future.
>
> On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 8:22 AM, Ben Creisler <bcreisler@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Ben Creisler
>> bcreisler@gmail.com
>>
>> Recent blog and news items:
>>
>> >From Andrea Cau's Theropoda blog (in Italian):
>>
>> What is Lepidocheirosaurus?
>>
>> http://theropoda.blogspot.com/2015/11/cosa-e-lepidocheirosaurus.html
>>
>> rough translation:
>>
>> Lepidocheirosaurus is not a theropod, but a basal ornithischian. The
>> "hand" is actually a foot, and the tail has caudals typical for an
>> ornithischian. Since the diagnosis of Lepidocheirosaurus is based on
>> the unusual characteristics of the hand, if this last is nothing more
>> than a foot, the diagnosis of this taxon loses its validity (and with
>> it, the same Lepidocheirosaurus).
>>
>> ====
>>
>> Scientists still can’t settle on what killed the dinosaurs
>>
>> https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/11/24/scientists-still-cant-settle-on-what-killed-the-dinosaurs/
>>
>>
>> ===
>>
>>
>> Allosaurus gape
>>
>> http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2015/11/23/allosaurus-had-an-amazing-gape/
>>
>> ===
>>
>>
>>
>> Kweichow sauropod puzzle
>>
>> http://equatorialminnesota.blogspot.com/2015/11/the-kweichow-sauropod.html
>>
>> ====
>>
>>
>> Preview of Dinomania book
>>
>>
>>
>> http://palaeoblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/digging-into-dinomania-by-stephen.html
>>
>>
>> =======
>>
>> Ukrainian artist Sergey Krasovskiy wins dinosaur art contest (in Spanish)
>>
>>
>> http://www.elnortedecastilla.es/culturas/201511/22/ucraniano-krasovskiy-gana-concurso-20151122121656.html
>>
>>
>> Entries:
>>
>>
>> https://picasaweb.google.com/103881137411049924405/VIIConcursoDeIlustracionesCientificasDeDinosaurios2015
>>
>> ====
>>
>> Dinosaur Quarry has artists in residence
>>
>>
>> http://www.sunad.com/news/2015/11/something-new-at-dinosaur-quarry-artists-in-residence/
>>
>>
>>
>> =====
>>
>>
>> Bad dinosaur movies
>>
>>
>> http://www.avclub.com/article/bad-dinosaurs-14-regrettable-works-dino-themed-ent-228491
>>
>>
>> ===
>>
>>
>> Brainy birds (dinosaurs not so dumb...)
>>
>> https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/wild-things/five-species-show-why-%E2%80%98bird-brain%E2%80%99-stupid-phrase
>>
>> ==
>>
>> More on Canadian Dimetrodon
>>
>> http://phys.org/news/2015-11-canuckosaur-canadian-dinosaur-dimetrodon-borealis.html



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