Re: Even more last papers for 2005

[Jay <sappororaptor@yahoo.com>]

And more (if these have not yet mentioned):

PaleoBios CURRENT ISSUE
25(3), December 23, 2005

SENTER, P. Phylogenetic taxonomy and the names of the major archosaurian 
(Reptilia) clades.
PaleoBios, v. 25, n. 2, p. 1-7.

SENTER, P. and PARRISH, J.M. Functional analysis of the hands of the theropod 
dinosaur
Chirostenotes pergracilis: evidence for an unusual paleoecological role. 
PaleoBios, v. 25, n. 2,
p. 9-19.

--- Jay <sappororaptor@yahoo.com> wrote:

> 
> Forgot this one:
> 
> freely availible at :
> http://palaeo-electronica.org/2005_2/neutron/neutron.pdf
> 
>  Schwarz, Daniela, Vontobel, Peter, Lehmann, Eberhard H., Meyer, Christian 
> A., and Bongartz,
> Georg, 2005. Neutron Tomography of
> Internal Structures of Vertebrate Remains: A Comparison with X-ray Computed 
> Tomography.
> Palaeontologia Electronica Vol. 8, Issue
> 2; 30A:11p, 800KB;
> http://palaeo-electronica.org/paleo/2005_2/icht/issue2_05.htm
>  
> ABSTRACT
>  
> Neutron tomography has been applied as a novel, non-invasive technique for 
> 3-D visualization and
> characterization of internal structures of vertebrate remains. Whereas X-ray 
> computed tomography
> maps regions of different densities within an object, neutron tomography is 
> sensitive to
> differences in the concentration of some light materials like hydrogen. 
> Compared to X-ray
> computed
> tomography (CT), the image quality of neutron tomography (NT) is strongly 
> influenced by the
> resin
> materials used for the reconstruction and conservation of the objects. 
> Stabilizing metal
> inclusions in bones leads to a strong scattering of X-rays in CT, whereas 
> these inclusions can
> be
> better penetrated and therefore lead to less disturbing contrasts in NT. The 
> maximum
> cross-section
> of rocks and fossilized bone material that can be penetrated by X-rays in a 
> medical CT scanner
> is
> approximately 40-50 cm, whereas neutrons can penetrate rocks or fossilized 
> bone material with a
> cross-sectional thickness up to about 12 cm. The spatial resolution of NT 
> (0.1-0.27 mm) is
> better
> than in a medical CT scanner (0.35-0.5 mm). In the special case of the 
> studied sauropod
> vertebrae,
> the density of the fossil bones, the high amount of marly sediment matrix 
> within openings of the
> bones, and the presence of multiple fractures filled with glue decreased the 
> quality of the
> neutron tomographic images. On the other hand, neutron tomographic images 
> displayed a detailed
> account of the distribution of glue within the fossil remains. The 
> combination of computed
> tomographic and neutron tomographic data therefore helped to increase the 
> information about the
> internal structure of sauropod vertebrae. The decision of which technique to 
> use will in the end
> be dictated by the research questions, the preservation and material 
> properties of the object.
> 
> --- Jay <sappororaptor@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > Finally, the 4th volume of Memiors of the Fukui Prefectual Dinosaur Museum 
> > is out (i mean, put
> > on
> > their site for download). Don't expect much excitement, as there aren't 
> > many dinosaur related
> > papers in this years volume.
> >  only two actually (both in Japanese).
> > 
> > AZUMA, Yoichi and Masato FUJITA (2005) A report of a dinosaur footprint 
> > site in Yangshang,
> > Chaoyang, Liaoning Province, China. Mem. Fukui Pref. Dinosaur Mus. 4: 45 
> > ?E48.
> > Many feathered dinosaurs have been found for the last decade from the Early 
> > Cretaceous of
> > western
> > Liaoning, China. In this area, a dinosaur track named Jeholosauripus s 
> > -satoi was reported
> > before
> > the
> > World War II by Japanese researchers. We make a brief review of their work 
> > and a journey to
> > verify
> > the current situation of the ichno-taxon site in Ssuchiatsu, Yangshan 
> > Village, Chaoyang City,
> > Liaoning
> > Province.
> > 
> > HIROKAWA, Haruka and Ken-ichiro HISADA (2005) Development of the 
> > educational program on
> > dinosaurs. Mem Fukui Pref. Dinosaur Mus. 4: 49 ?E61.
> > Dinosaurs have long been the most popular animals, in various countries, 
> > among extinct
> organisms
> > ever lived on Earth. There are many kinds of dinosaur related products such 
> > as toys, etc.,
> > whereas
> > we
> > rarely see educational programs on dinosaurs in science education in Japan. 
> > For the Japanese
> > people,
> > dinosaurs have been the object of entertainment rather than learning or 
> > education. In this
> > research, we
> > have developed the educational program to learn dinosaurs in detail. First, 
> > we clarified the
> > significance
> > of learning about dinosaurs. Secondly, we studied what made dinosaurs 
> > attractive. And lastly,
> we
> > provided some programs as examples. Thus, we established some educational 
> > programs, by which
> the
> > significance of dinosaurs in science education was recognized. Also, by 
> > classifying people's
> > interests
> > toward dinosaurs, we were able to make attractiveness of dinosaurs clearer.
> > 
> > J
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >             
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