[dinosaur] Why were there so many dinosaur species? + Alaska's giant troodontid + more

Ben Creisler

bcreisler@gmail.com

Some recent items:

Why were there so many dinosaur species?

https://theconversation.com/why-were-there-so-many-dinosaur-species-67887

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Giant troodontid from Alaska

http://www.eartharchives.org/articles/the-giant-troodontid-dinosaurs-of-alaska/

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Silesaurids as hopeful dinosaurs

http://waxing-paleontological.blogspot.com/2016/12/hopeful-dinosaurs.html

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Fossil crocodilians at the Minnesota Science Museum

http://equatorialminnesota.blogspot.com/2016/12/fossil-crocs-of-science-museum.html

Fossil Friday Roundup: December 9, 2016

http://blogs.plos.org/paleocomm/2016/12/09/fossil-friday-roundup-december-9-2016

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More on "Dinosaurs of China – Ground Shakers to Feathered Flyers" exhibit in Nottingham, England

http://english.cri.cn/12394/2016/12/13/3124s947201.htm

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Dinosaur tail in amber

https://gimpasaura.wordpress.com/2016/12/08/feathered-dinosaur-tail-in-amber/

http://www.drneurosaurus.com/2016/12/birds-in-amber-part-2/

Discovery of preserved dinosaur tail shows law, bioethics must keep up with scientific advancements, professor says

http://news.ku.edu/2016/12/12/discovery-preserved-dinosaur-tail-shows-law-bioethics-policy-must-keep-advancements

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More on Reverend William Fox being honored on the Isle of Wight

http://iwradio.co.uk/2016/12/12/isle-of-wight-dinosaur-hunter-named-royal-society-local-hero/

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Discovery of Hadrosaurus in Haddonfield, New Jersey

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/20161212_The_discovery_158_years_ago_that_put_Haddonfield_in_the_history_books.html

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More on the sale of an Allosaurus skeleton in France (in English and French)

https://www.rt.com/viral/370052-million-dollar-dinosaur-skeleton/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/11/dinosaur-skeleton-fetches-more-than-1m-at-auction-in-france

Interview with editor of Princeton Field Guides to Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Mammals

http://www.dw.com/en/field-guides-of-the-extinct-princeton-brings-dinosaurs-prehistoric-mammals-to-life/a-36717217

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Dinosaur books for kids

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161212/news/161219755/

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Dealing with the ICZN online and dinosaur petitions

https://svpow.com/2016/12/12/where-are-bzn-issues-what-is-happening-with-the-diplodocus-petition-is-anyone-home-at-the-iczn/

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Dinosaurs grew during their entire lives (video in German)

http://www.nzz.ch/dokumentation-dinosaurier-wachsen-ein-leben-lang-ld.133238

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Dinosaurs and other museum objects in virtual reality (video in German)

http://www.dw.com/de/virtual-reality-erobert-die-museen/av-36727944

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Depicting dinosaurs is depicting the unknown, with Italian paleoartist Davide Bonadonna | TEDxLakeComo (in Italian)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG8ZgWVNyGc

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A few non-dino items

A New Exposed Trackway on the Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon

http://earthly-musings.blogspot.com/2016/12/a-new-exposed-trackway-on-bright-angel.html

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Hunting fish fossils in the Arctic and Antarctic

http://phys.org/news/2016-12-fish-fossil-hunter-poles.html

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Ancient rain forest at Big Bend in Texas

http://www.sfgate.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/A-rain-forest-no-more-Big-Bend-in-Texas-holds-10778499.php