[dinosaur] Tyrannosaurus + Dinosauria reclassification + Confuciusornis + more

[Ben Creisler <bcreisler@gmail.com>]

Ben Creisler

bcreisler@gmail.com

Some recent items:

Which Dinosaur Gave Rise to Tyrannosaurus Rex?

http://www.gotscience.org/2017/03/dinosaur-gave-rise-tyrannosaurus-rex/

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Was T. rex an Asian immigrant? (in Czech) 

https://dinosaurusblog.com/2017/03/23/byl-t-rex-asijskym-imigrantem/ 

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New research on the teeth and jaws of the Tristan T. rex specimen at the Berlin Natural History Museum (in German) 

http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/wissen/naturkundemuseum-neue-erkenntnisse-zu-t-rex-tristan-26242954

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More comments and reactions to Dinosauria reclassification

http://newviewsonoldbones.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/shaking-tree.html

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/ornithoscelida-rises-a-new-family-tree-for-dinosaurs/

 

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/03/t-rex-gets-new-home-shakeup-dino-family-tree

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/dinosaur-family-tree-poised-for-colossal-shake-up/

http://www.eartharchives.org/articles/century-old-dinosaur-classification-might-be-wrong/

 

video:

http://www.livescience.com/58367-revolutionary-study-shakes-up-dinosaur-family-tree-video.html

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Confuciusornis fossil reveals the evolution of bird legs for the first time

https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2017/03/22/confuciusornis/

https://phys.org/news/2017-03-ancient-fossil-reveals-evolution-bird.html

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Interview with Kirill Eskov about Russian dinosaurs (in Russian)

https://www.novayagazeta.ru/articles/2017/03/22/71872-dinozavry-ne-vymerli

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Plesiosaur necks

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/laelaps/why-the-long-neck/

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More on Ben the Plateosaurus project in Brussels (in English)

https://www.naturalsciences.be/en/museum/visits-and-activities/activities-detailed-fiches/6667

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video:

Dinosaurs Left Evidence Of Their Mating Ritual In Colorado | Secrets of the Underground

Science Channel 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H70c3jC4nXg

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Dinosaur crater's clue to origin of life

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-39361007

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Keichousaurus (pachypleurosaur) fossils go on display at Xinjiang Geological Museum (in Chinese)

http://www.uua.cn/show-8-7970-1.html