Llanosuchus, new notosuchian announced + Plateosaurus in Sweden + more

[Ben Creisler <bcreisler@gmail.com>]

Ben Creisler
bcreisler@gmail.com

Some recent news and blog items:

Llanosuchus, new notosuchian from Cretaceous of Argentina announced.
The official paper is to appear in Cretaceous Research at some point.
(in Spanish)

http://www.eldiariodelarioja.com.ar/Nuevo/noticia.asp?id=131647&tipo=noticia

http://cincodias.com.ar/2015/12/encuentran-cocodrilo-de-80-millones-de-anos-en-la-rioja/

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Zebra-striped Plateosaurus model goes on display at Swedish Natural
History Museum in Gothenburg, Sweden; the model was created by Martin
Kroniger, Museoart in Hannover, Germany; tracks thought to be from
Plateosaurus have been found in Sweden (in Swedish)

http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/naturhistoriska_riksmuseet/pressreleases/gigantisk-dinosaurie-goer-entre-1275119

Other models

http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/naturhistoriska_riksmuseet/pressreleases/fler-dinosaurier-till-naturhistoriska-riksmuseet-1262606

http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=103&artikel=6313728

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Concavenator arm gauntlet?

http://antediluviansalad.blogspot.com/2015/12/theropod-table-manners-did-concavenator.html

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More on flapping plesiosaurs (still no formal article)

http://phys.org/news/2015-12-ancient-four-flippered-reptile-penguin.html

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Morrosaurus and other fossils from Antarctica (in Spanish)

http://www.clarin.com/sociedad/dinosaurio-plesiosaurio-paleontologia-Antartida-ciencia_argentina-Conicet_0_1487251512.html

http://www.dicyt.com/noticias/reconstruyendo-el-rompecabezas-de-la-fauna-antartica



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Non-dino but may be of interest:

Envisioning the Ice Age at NMNH

http://extinctmonsters.net/2015/12/17/envisioning-the-ice-age-at-nmnh/

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Strange fossil mammals

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2015/12/fossil_mammals_are_more_interesting_than_dinosaurs.html