[dinosaur] Exceptional dinosaur fossils + Camarasaurus vertebra + mammal phylogeny + more

Ben Creisler

Some recent items:

Exceptional preservation in dinosaur fossils--proteins, blood vessels, medullary bone, and beaks and bills (Part 1)

https://blog.scienceborealis.ca/beyond-the-bones-part-1-exceptional-preservation-in-dinosaur-fossils-proteins-blood-vessels-medullary-bone-and-beaks-and-bills/

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Tutorial 36b: the sauropod axis in detail, illustrated by Camarasaurus

https://svpow.com/2019/12/08/tutorial-36b-the-sauropod-axis-in-detail-illustrated-by-camarasaurus/

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Giant sauropod femur from France is now fully prepared on both sides (in French)

Surface details of the bone...

SurfaÃage 3D du fÃmur gÃant d'Angeac-Charente (with video)

https://petitcarnetpaleo.blogspot.com/2019/12/surfacage-3d-du-femur-geant-dangeac.html

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Un retournement de fÃmur!

https://petitcarnetpaleo.blogspot.com/2019/12/un-retournement-de-femur.html

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Notatesseraeraptor and Yamanasaurus: Switzerland and Ecuador have their first described (non-avian) dinosaurs (in Czech)

https://dinosaurusblog.com/2019/12/09/svycarsko-a-ekvador-maji-sveho-prvniho-dinosaura/

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Secrets of ornithopod Macrogryphosaurus gondwanicus (in Spanish)

http://aragosaurus.blogspot.com/2019/12/descubriendo-los-secretos-del.html

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Royal Tyrrell Museum: Best of the Last Decade

https://royaltyrrellmuseum.wpcomstaging.com/2019/12/09/best-of-the-decade-at-the-museum/

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Dinosaur Cold Case: Borealopelta

Friday, January 10, 2020 at 9 PM on CBC-TV

(video preview)

https://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/episodes/dinosaur-cold-case

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Royal Saskatchewan Museum team publishes paper on first record of amber attached to a dinosaur bone in North America

https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewan/royal-sask-museum-team-publishes-paper-on-first-record-of-amber-attached-to-a-dinosaur-bone-in-north-america

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Yamanasaurus (in Spanish)

https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/2019/12/06/nota/7637414/yamansaurus-ecuador-es-dinosaurio-hallado-mas-norte-region

https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2019/12/07/hallaron-el-primer-fosil-de-dinosaurio-enano-de-ecuador/

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Dinosaur tracks found in paving stones at imperial summer palace in China, with photos (in Chinese)

http://www.uua.cn/show-10-10064-1.html

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Dr Ritesh Arya's paper "Love passion and dinosaur extinction in India" accepted for International Geological Congress

http://www.punjabnewsexpress.com/chandigarh/news/dr-ritesh-arya-s-paper-love-passion-and-dinosaur-extinction-in-india-accepted-for-international-geological-congres-99434.aspx

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Franco Migliaro at Museo PatagÃnico de Ciencias Naturales de General Roca [Patagonian Museum of Natural Sciences of General Roca]

https://fundaciondinosaurioscyl.blogspot.com/2019/12/el-nino-de-los-dinos-que-se-convirtio.html

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Brazilians find new species of flying reptile in Lebanon

https://anba.com.br/en/brazilians-find-new-species-of-flying-reptile-in-lebanon/

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Metoposaurus fossils inspire quest for UNESCO Geopark in Portugal Â(in Portuguese)

http://lusodinos.blogspot.com/2019/12/metoposaurus-algarvensis-inspira.html
http://www.geoparquealgarvensis.pt/pt

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Visit to Naturalis Museum in Leiden, The Netherlands

Part 1 (with T. rex Trix)

https://chasmosaurs.com/2019/11/25/naturalis-part-1/

Part 2

https://chasmosaurs.com/2019/12/04/naturalis-part-2/

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Peabody Museum closure for major update (videos)

https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/new-haven/peabody-museum-exhibits-closing-for-renovations-soon/

https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Yale-Peabody-Museum-to-Close-Next-Year-for-Major-Renovations-565855202.html

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Interview with Abby Howard, author and artist of the Earth Before Us series

http://markwitton-com.blogspot.com/2019/12/interview-with-abby-howard-author-and.html

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DIPPY IN STAR WARS?

https://carnegiemnh.org/dippy-in-star-wars/

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26 Fascinating Facts About Fossils (with video)

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/609770/facts-about-fossils-the-list-show

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

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Giant parrot and monster penguins invade Canterbury Museum

https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-christchurch/giant-parrot-and-monster-penguins-invade-canterbury-museum

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Secret language of crocodiles the focus of new study, with researchers puzzled by deep booming sound

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-23/crocodile-communication-study-reveals-mysterious-booming/11682882

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Mammal phylogeny interactive page for recent open access papers:Â

http://vertlife.org/data/mammals/