[dinosaur] Fukuipteryx + Ferrodraco + T. rex + Maiasaura in space + Gigantopithecus + more

[Ben Creisler <bcreisler@gmail.com>]

Ben Creisler

bcreisler@gmail.com

Some recent items:

More on Fukuipteryx

in Japanese

https://mainichi.jp/articles/20191115/k00/00m/040/231000c

with video:

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/fukui/20191115/3050003405.html?fbclid=IwAR0ipOBBXwXFZlD6UgX-nMywHr7lziGhjSpWg3LaoyVan7fMwkzJOIo-Gbc

Also:

https://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/news/science/new-discoveries-of-ancient-birds-from-australia-and-japan/#

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Palaeocast: Ferrodraco, pterosaur from Australia (photos, audio interview)

http://www.palaeocast.com/ferrodraco/

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(Controversial) privately owned T. rex Victoria goes on exhibit at Arizona Science Center in Phoenix, Arizona; with Heinrich Mallison (with video)

https://www.azfamily.com/shows/good_morning_arizona/largest-touring-t-rex-skeleton-to-debut-at-arizona-science/article_5a19f122-07b2-11ea-8fed-ef0154eb3c0d.html

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Stegopelta, ZdenÄk BurianÂs dinosaur (as it was described in the year of Z. BurianÂs birth (1905) (in Czech)

https://dinosaurusblog.com/2019/11/15/dinosaurus-zdenka-buriana/

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Hadrosaur fossil from Nanaimo in British Columbia

https://fossilhuntress.blogspot.com/2019/11/hadrosaurus-of-upper-cretaceous-nanaimo.html

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Hadrosaur tooth

https://fossilhuntress.blogspot.com/2019/11/cretaceous-hadrosaur-tooth.html

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In honor of the 40th anniversary of Maiasaura's official scientific debut...

John R. Horner & Robert Makela (1979)
Nest of juveniles provides evidence of family structure among dinosaurs.
Nature 282(5736):296-298
DOI: 10.1038/282296a0
https://www.nature.com/articles/282296a0

Free pdf:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232799636_Nest_of_juveniles_provides_evidence_of_family_structure_among_dinosaurs

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Maiasaura Âfossils in space in 1985 on SpaceLab2

https://www.fromthegrapevine.com/travel/weirdest-things-weve-sent-space-wine

AND

Coelophysis fossils in space in 1998 on shuttle Endeavor

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/dinosaurs-in-space-3945429/

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History of Grass Evolution Written in Dinosaur Poop

http://www.indefenseofplants.com/blog/2019/9/27/history-of-grass-evolution-written-in-dinosaur-poop

https://jazinator.blogspot.com/2019/11/geology-fun-fact-dinosaurs-and-grass.html

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Paleoartist Interview: Gabriel Ugueto

https://chasmosaurs.com/2019/11/14/paleoartist-interview-gabriel-ugueto/

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I Know Dino Episode 259: Dinosaur fossils that fit on the head of a pin

https://iknowdino.com/chingkankousaurus-episode-259/

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The Boca Interview: Making Prehistory with Robert de Palma

https://www.bocamag.com/making-prehistory-robert-de-palma/

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Non-dino...

Argentine scientists find fossils of giant prehistoric penguin Anthropornis, including skull, Âin Antarctica

https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/culture/argentine-scientists-find-fossils-of-giant-prehistoric-penguin-in-antarctica.phtml

In Spanish:

https://noticieros.televisa.com/historia/encuentran-craneo-pinguino-gigante-antartida/

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Gigantopithecus close to orangutans...

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/tooth-fossil-shows-gigantopithecus-close-ties-modern-orangutans

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/11/dragon-teeth-reveal-ancient-ape-s-place-ancient-primate-family-tree

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/greatest-ape-molar-proteins-shed-light-largest-primate-ever-exist-180973554/

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/news/ancient-proteins-uncover-secrets-of-the-largest-ever-ape/

https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-11/upf--omi111219.php