Re: Main "goals" of dinosaur paleontology in the 21st Century

[Tim Donovan <uwrk2@yahoo.com>]

It is also important to determine the exact ages of
dinosaur bearing units such as the
Tsagayan/Udurchukan, and various Mongolian localities.

--- Vladimír  Socha <Seismosaurus@seznam.cz> wrote:

> Good day!
> I've been recently thinking a little bit on this
> matter and decided to make a short list of the main
> future "tasks" of this wonderful science. I'd like
> to hear opinions of the DML members.
> 
> 1.) Cause of dinosaur extinction
> 
> 2.) Generally agreed cladogram
> 
> 3.) Dinosaur thermophysiology
> 
> 4.) Dinosaur K/T survival
> 
> 5.) Gaining and extracting dinosaur "soft tissues"
> (and proteins...)
> 
> 6.) Keeping the search for the largest
> sauropod/theropod and an for more complete remains
> for elusive taxa (Deinocheirus, unnamed giant
> Carcharodontosaurid, *Bruhathkayosaurus*,
> Amphicoelias etc.)
> 
> 7.) Resolving question for how extensive lineage
> presented feathery integument a synapomorphy.
> 
> 8.)...?
> 
> Thank you for any comment, Vlad
> 
> "Dum vult dormire raptor, vult ornithopod(us)
> resilire"
> 
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