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[dinosaur] Marsh and Cope dinosaur species + Brontosaurus + Dineobellator + more



Ben Creisler
bcreisler@gmail.com

Dave Hone had a tweet about how many of the dinosaur species named by Marsh and Cope remain valid.

This is a quick list from different sources of species that are widely accepted and ones that are sometimes accepted as diagnosable. I don't think I missed any...

Cope (56 species named as dinosaurs (including some now non-dinosaur))

accepted diagnosable taxa 2 as described by Cope

Camarasaurus supremus
Dryptosaurus [Laelaps] aquilunguis

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Coelophysis bauri [with neotype specimen]

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possibly diagnosable species 3

Dystrophaeus Âviaemalae [new material for type specimen]
Amphicoelias [?Diplodocus] altus

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disputed status
Maraapunisaurus [Amphicoelias] fragillimus [type specimen lost]Â

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Marsh (80 species named as dinosaurs (including some now non-dinosaur))

22 diagnosable speciesÂ

Allosaurus fragilis [neotype petition pending]
Apatosaurus ajax
Barosaurus lentus
Brontosaurus [?Apatosaurus] excelsus
Camptosaurus dispar
Ceratosaurus nasicornis
Claosaurus agilis
Edmontosaurus [Claosaurus] annectens
Coelurus fragilis
Diplodocus longus
Dryosaurus altus
Camarasaurus [Morosaurus] lentus, C. grandis
Nanosaurus agilis [including Othnielia, Othnielosaurus, Drinker]
Nodosaurus textilis
Ornithomimus velox
Stegosaurus stenops [made type species], S. ungulatus, S. sulcatus [?S. armatus (original specimen under preparation and study)]
Torosaurus latus
Triceratops horridus, T. prorsus


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Some recent items:

Brontosaurus : reinstating a prehistoric icon

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/brontosaurus-reinstating-a-prehistoric-icon.html

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Studying pterosaurs and other fossil flyers to better engineer manmade flight

https://phys.org/news/2020-04-pterosaurs-fossil-flyers-manmade-flight.html

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Dineobellator, the last of the Velociraptors (in Czech)Â

https://dinosaurusblog.com/2020/04/16/posledni-z-velociraptoru/


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Mahogany tree family dates back to last hurrah of the dinosaurs

https://phys.org/news/2020-04-mahogany-tree-family-dates-hurrah.html


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Appalachian State alumnus Jared Voris discovers new tyrannosaur species

https://theappalachianonline.com/app-state-alumnus-discovers-new-tyrannosaur-species/

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A tribute to Robert L. Carroll (1938-2020)

https://bryangee.weebly.com/blog/a-tribute-to-robert-l-carroll-1938-2020


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non-dino:

When a Billion Years Disappeared
PBS Eons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R_NAV8Ieuo

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Chatting with NDGS Paleo: Histology!Â
Holly Woodward

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye-VP16olig

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Chatting with NDGS Paleo: Camels!
Darrin Pagnac -Â

Âhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7bQwAnz7DsÂÂ

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