This Mesozoic Month: November 2017
https://chasmosaurs.blogspot.com/2017/11/this-mesozoic-month-november-2017.html
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Armored dinosaur specimen is one of the best-preserved dinosaurs ever found: Author interview with Caleb Brown
https://peerj.com/blog/post/115284879926/armored-dinosaur-author-interview-with-caleb-brown/Â Â ÂÂ
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This Dinosaur Was Much Fuzzier Than Scientists Once Thought
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dinosaur-was-much-fuzzier-we-thought-180967364/
A brief history of Mesozoic theropods research in Gondwana
Top 10 Open Access Fossil Taxa of 2017: Isaberrysaura mollensis
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10 Long, Happy Years of Xenoposeidon
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New dinosaur egg find in China
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http://www.nature.com/news/huge-haul-of-rare-pterosaur-eggs-excites-palaeontologists-1.23049
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https://phys.org/news/2017-11-hundreds-pterosaur-eggs-reveal-early.html
University of Kansas new Earth, Energy and Environment Center gets 45-ft mosasaur and giant sea turtle casts
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2017/nov/30/when-kansas-was-underwater-giant-fossils-find-perm/
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Grand Staircase, Home to Countless Dinosaur Fossils, Could Be Destroyed by Mining (Op-Ed)
https://www.livescience.com/61059-trump-may-shrink-national-monuments.html
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Messel Digs to Resume (in German)
The Messel Pit Eocene fossil site will be allowed to resume scientific digs next year after a meeting of scientists and monument protection authorities, but details have not been set.Â
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The Messel site was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site and local authorities imposed a moratorium on digs earlier this year, resulting in a drop in tourism to the area and concerns for scientific access.