Turtle origin clues in microRNAs and other news stories

["bh480@scn.org" <bh480@scn.org>]

From: Ben Creisler
bh480@scn.org

Some recent news stories--the technical papers for a few of these have
already been cited on the DML:

Genetic study of microRNAs shows turtles and lizards related
(The full citation for the paper has not been posted yet on the Biology
Letters site.)

http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110719/full/news.2011.425.html

http://www.ecnmag.com/News/Feeds/2011/07/blogs-the-cutting-edge-discovery-pl
aces-turtles-next-to-lizards-on-family/


Dinosaurs:

Review of new LA museum dinosaur display (with slide show) in New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/20/arts/design/dinosaur-hall-at-los-angeles-m
useum-review.html?_r=1&ref=science


Laser used to reconstruct young Apatosaurus skeleton
http://www.faro.com/content.aspx?ct=&content=news&item=3641&tab=3?elq=67f32b
45f264404cbb9b55c08647f361

Dinosaurs in Wyoming history
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/article_5fd2d1fd-
a99d-53e9-840f-23a7b895fa4e.html


Tooth marks on Korean sauropod bone
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsworld.php?id=602046


Marine Reptiles
Mosasaur dig in Manitoba
http://www.mordentimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3218883
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/breakingnews/125814673.html


Latoplatecarpus, new mosasaur
http://www.drumhellermail.com/home/local-news/10122-new-80-million-year-old-
marine-predator-discovered-by-tyrrell.html
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-07-prehistoric-sea-lizard-skeletons-closet.
html

Montana elasmosaur excavation
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20110718/NEWS01/107180301

Crocodilians
Pissarrachampsa, dog-faced croc
http://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2011/07/a-toothy-grin-only-a-palaeont
ologist-could-love/


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