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[dinosaur] Swiss dinosaur dig finds new bones + Tetrapodophis controversy + more





Ben Creisler
bcreisler@gmail.com


Some recent items:



Schleitheim dinosaur dig in Switzerland results: About 100 new dinosaur bones recovered, along with remains of smaller reptiles and fish;  whether the dinosaur [apparently a very large plateosaurid similar to "Gresslyosaurus"] is a new species may be known in about a year after study of the new specimens; dig site is on a farmer's property and was limited to a week--best bones were found right at the end; site has much more potential and researchers may request another dig; with radio audio (in German)

http://www.srf.ch/news/regional/zuerich-schaffhausen/es-waere-schoen-gewesen-in-schleitheim-noch-weiterzugraben

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Sauropod from Utah has teeth similar to Turiasaurus found in Spain

http://www.diariodeteruel.es/noticia/76757/hallan-en-utah-un-dinosaurio-con-dientes-muy-parecidos-a-los-de-turiasaurus


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Stegosaurus image overhaul-- longer neck, down-turned tail...

 

http://scotthartman.deviantart.com/art/Roofed-reptile-overhaul-75933986




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Tetrapodophis controversy: more likely a  lizard, not a snake--but fossil is privately owned and no longer accessible, may have been illegally smuggled out of Brazil

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/11/controversial-four-legged-snake-may-be-ancient-lizard-instead


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Museum collections reveal new fossil animals

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/oct/26/rifling-through-the-wastebaskets-of-palaeontology-reveals-surprises



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Non-dino stuff that might also be of interest (some from recent SVP meeting)...

Dunkleosteus

http://www.earthtouchnews.com/discoveries/fossils/the-nasty-eating-habits-of-prehistorys-meanest-fish


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Ground sloth dung reveals diet

http://www.livescience.com/56703-mummified-poop-reveals-extinct-sloth-diet.html

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Allodesmus species, ancient seal relative from Washington state

http://www.livescience.com/56710-ancient-marine-seal-discovered.html


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Paleo Sleuths documentary will highlight Nebraska mammal fossils


http://netnebraska.org/basic-page/television/paleo-sleuths

http://paleosleuths.org/


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Blog on South American mammals



https://raftingmonkey.com/