RE: New troodontid in PLoS ONE

[Brad McFeeters <archosauromorph2@hotmail.com>]

>From the Salt Lake Tribune 
>(http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/50883308-76/utah-kirkland-dinosaur-species.html.csp):

> State paleontologist Jim Kirkland, who co-authored the paper and was at the 
> site when the discovery was made, 
> said the jawbone is hollow and could be inflated “like a balloon.”  Kirkland 
> said he is unaware of such a 
> characteristic in other fossilized dinosaurs and can only speculate on its 
> purpose. “There’s no clue what it was 
> used for,” he said. “Maybe it was some kind of resonating chamber for 
> vocalization.”

It's life imitating *Jurassic Park III*!  ;)

Also, the "tro-odon" from Bakker's *Raptor Red* now corresponds to a real 
dinosaur.