[dinosaur] Mapping dinosaur bones + Neovenator + feathered dinosaurs + stegosaurs from Portugal + more

[Ben Creisler <bcreisler@gmail.com>]

Ben Creisler

bcreisler@gmail.com

Some recent items:

Paleontologists are using 3D mapping to piece together dinosaur bones

http://www.wired.co.uk/article/kenneth-lacovara-dreadnoughtus

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Neovenator Neurovasculature and the Purpose of Sensitive Snouts

http://www.palaeocast.com/neovenator-neurovasculature/

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Feathered dinosaur revolution from China (in Spanish)

https://fundaciondinosaurioscyl.blogspot.com.es/2017/06/la-revolucion-china-que-ha-puesto.html

http://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20170617/423433771727/dinosaurios-revolucion-china-plumas-hollywood-angel-galobart-luis-rey.html

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Treks for Rex: Public invited to uncover dinosaur bones, other creatures in North Dakota

http://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/treks-for-rex-public-invited-to-uncover-dinosaur-bones-other/article_e1eb04c4-ce31-5a37-9310-536589d645eb.html

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The full book of abstracts for the recent XV Encuentro de Jóvenes Investigadores en Paleontología in Pombal is not available, but some of the abstracts have been posted online:

Costa, F., Silva T., Fernandes J., Calvo R., & Mateus O. (2017). 

Retracing the history of a stegosaurian dinosaur discovery in Portugal and the importance of record-keeping in Palaentology. 

Abstract book of the XV Encuentro de Jóvenes Investigadores en Paleontología/XV Encontro de Jovens Investigadores em Paleontologia, Lisboa, 428 pp

http://docentes.fct.unl.pt/omateus/files/costa_et_al_2017_retracing_the_history_-_2017.pdf

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Videos

Whatever happened to Brontosaurus?

The Field Museum 

NOTE: This looks at the earlier history and does NOT address the recent revival of the name Brontosaurus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c58kg3COjBM

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