[dinosaur] Theropod clawed forelimbs + British Columbia plesiosaur find + microsaurs + more

[Ben Creisler <bcreisler@gmail.com>]

Ben Creisler

bcreisler@gmail.com

Some recent items:

Fossil Friday Roundup: July 7, 2017

http://blogs.plos.org/paleocomm/2017/07/07/fossil-friday-roundup-july-7-2017/

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Meathook Parade: Permutations, Iterations and Revelations On Predatory Theropod Forelimb Use

http://antediluviansalad.blogspot.com/2017/07/meathook-parade-permutations-iterations.html

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Dinosaur expert Anthony Fiorillo gears up for Alaska research expedition (with video)

http://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Texas-dinosaur-expert-gears-up-for-Alaska-expedition-433050783.html

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Dig to recover more of sauropod skeleton found in Burgos, Spain (in Spanish)

http://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20170706/423935850062/inician-excavacion-en-busca-de-huesos-de-dinosaurio-de-145-millones-de-anos.html

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(More an on item from yesterday...)

Tyrannosaurs Roamed Late Cretaceous Japan

http://blog.everythingdinosaur.co.uk/blog/_archives/2017/07/06/tyrannosaurs-roamed-late-cretaceous-japan.html

http://www.uua.cn/show-10-8216-1.html

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Dinosaurs and "cold-bloodedness" (in Czech)

https://dinosaurusblog.com/2017/07/07/dinosaury-nevyhubila-studenokrevnost/ 

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Tracks of Triassic archosaur found in a quarry in Hohenroth in Germany (in German)

http://www.mainpost.de/regional/rhoengrabfeld/Dinosaurier-Fruehzeit-Saurier-Spurensicherung;art765,9637835

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Razanandrongobe profile

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/laelaps/paleo-profile-the-large-ancestor-lizard/

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Plesiosaur skeleton found in Peace River region of British Columbia

http://www.dailyheraldtribune.com/2017/07/06/exciting-new-fossil-in-the-peace-country

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Microsaurs (maybe reptiles again?)

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/the-microsaurs-of-yore/

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More on protecting Utah lands for scientific fossil study

http://vertpaleo.org/Society-News/Blog/Old-Bones-SVP-s-Blog/July-2017-(1)/Paleontology-and-Public-Lands%E2%80%94Bears-Ears-National.aspx

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(Grand) Stairway to Tyrannosaurs: A Call to Protect Our Public Lands

http://www.jsg.utexas.edu/science-yall/grand-stairway-to-tyrannosaurs-a-call-to-protect-our-public-lands/

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Op-ed: Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument has been good for the community of Kanab

http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/5477759-155/op-ed-grand-staircase-escalante-national-monument-has