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| Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2018 Thu Aug 30, 2018 6:54 pm | |
| Extict cave bear DNA has been found in today's modern bears. _______________ The undisputed dominant predator of Jurassic Mainframe.
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| Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2018 Sun Sep 02, 2018 12:41 pm | |
| This is a fascinating article about how alvarezsaurs evolved. _______________ The undisputed dominant predator of Jurassic Mainframe.
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| Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2018 Fri Sep 07, 2018 6:46 pm | |
| It looks like part of the Dakotaraptor skeleton came from a turtle. _______________ The undisputed dominant predator of Jurassic Mainframe.
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| Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2018 Wed Sep 12, 2018 6:38 pm | |
| That one hadrosaur skeleton from Hokkaido, Japan has been cleaned and in 60% complete. It's also the largest dinosaur skeleton ever found in Japan. _______________ The undisputed dominant predator of Jurassic Mainframe.
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| Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2018 Wed Sep 12, 2018 7:04 pm | |
| A new member of the iguanodont family has been found in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia. It's name is Choyrodon barsboldi. _______________ The undisputed dominant predator of Jurassic Mainframe.
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| Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2018 Sun Sep 16, 2018 1:03 pm | |
| We may finally know what dinosaur DNA really looks like. _______________ The undisputed dominant predator of Jurassic Mainframe.
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| Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2018 Mon Sep 17, 2018 7:21 pm | |
| A new species of Alvarezsaurid Dinosaur has been found in Central China in a Late Cretaceous formation. It's name is Qiupanykus zhangi. Research has shown that it most likely ate dinosaur eggs. _______________ The undisputed dominant predator of Jurassic Mainframe.
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| Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2018 Wed Sep 19, 2018 7:12 pm | |
| A discovery in Jordan shows that mosasaurs had tails like sharks do.
This means that they were more then able to catch fast prey. _______________ The undisputed dominant predator of Jurassic Mainframe.
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| Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2018 Tue Sep 25, 2018 6:23 pm | |
| A new bird found in the Hebei province of Northeastern China has been found and named Jinguofortis perplexus. It lived 127 mya and had a mix of bird and dinosaur features. _______________ The undisputed dominant predator of Jurassic Mainframe.
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| Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2018 Wed Sep 26, 2018 6:58 pm | |
| A species of elephant bird, Vorombe Titan, has been declared the largest bird to have ever lived. _______________ The undisputed dominant predator of Jurassic Mainframe.
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| Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2018 Tue Oct 09, 2018 6:27 pm | |
| A new 9-10 meter (27-33 foot) long tyrannosaur has been found in New Mexico and has been described as Dynamoterror dynastes.
First there is those 2 specimens of T. rex, then Bistahieversor, and now this new one, Dynamoterror. New Mexico has been a very happy surprise when it comes to tyrannosaur fossils. _______________ The undisputed dominant predator of Jurassic Mainframe.
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| Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2018 Thu Oct 11, 2018 6:38 pm | |
| Fossil skull of a young Diplodocus has been found, described, and named Andrew. _______________ The undisputed dominant predator of Jurassic Mainframe.
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| Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2018 Tue Oct 16, 2018 6:33 pm | |
| An 85 year old baby Tylosaurus fossil shows that mosasaurs may have lived like orcas. _______________ The undisputed dominant predator of Jurassic Mainframe.
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| Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2018 Sat Oct 20, 2018 1:29 pm | |
| It looks like the elongated feet of T. rex and other large theropods helped them hunt prey because the shape helped tone down the noise when they where walking. _______________ The undisputed dominant predator of Jurassic Mainframe.
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| Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2018 Sun Oct 21, 2018 1:49 pm | |
| A well preserved 120 million year old bird from China, Archaeorhynchus spathula, not only had it's feathers preserved, but also one of it's lungs.
UPDATE. HUGE NEWS
Amphicoelias fragillimus has been re-described as Maraapunisaurus fragillimus, a Rebbachisaurid sauropod.
Nobody saw this one coming. _______________ The undisputed dominant predator of Jurassic Mainframe.
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| Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2018 Tue Oct 23, 2018 5:24 pm | |
| A 70 million year old has been found in the Gobi Desert by Japanese and Mongolian paleontologists. _______________ The undisputed dominant predator of Jurassic Mainframe.
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| Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2018 Wed Oct 24, 2018 6:43 pm | |
| All the skull bones of the Tufts-Love T. rex have been accounted for.
In related news, T. rex could bite with a force of 34,000 newtons. _______________ The undisputed dominant predator of Jurassic Mainframe.
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| Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2018 Tue Oct 30, 2018 6:21 pm | |
| Got a bundle here. A new species of Archaeopteryx has been named and described as Archaeopteryx albersdoerferi. A new species of the Maimenchisaur family found in Middle Jurassic era formation in the Anhui Province of China has been named and described as Anhuilong diboensis. A new species of Azhdarchid pterosaur (think Quetzalcoatlus) found in Late Cretaceous formation era strata in France has been named and described as Mistralazhdarcho maggii. Pierre Lavaud made this illustration. _______________ The undisputed dominant predator of Jurassic Mainframe.
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| Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2018 Sun Nov 04, 2018 12:56 pm | |
| A 110 million year old sauropod found in Argentina has been named and described as Lavocatisaurus agrioensis. _______________ The undisputed dominant predator of Jurassic Mainframe.
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| Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2018 Wed Nov 07, 2018 6:59 pm | |
| It looks like tyrannosaurs were quite maneuverable. _______________ The undisputed dominant predator of Jurassic Mainframe.
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| Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2018 Wed Nov 14, 2018 6:20 pm | |
| The early tyrannosaur, Dilong had an S-shaped brain. This actually helped its agility and balance. _______________ The undisputed dominant predator of Jurassic Mainframe.
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| Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2018 Fri Nov 16, 2018 5:33 pm | |
| Tiny raptor tracks made by raptors the size of sparrows were found in South Korea. _______________ The undisputed dominant predator of Jurassic Mainframe.
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| Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2018 Sat Nov 17, 2018 9:22 am | |
| A new Abeilsaur found in Brazil has been named and described as Thanos simonattoi.
Somebody has been seeing a lot of Avengers: Infinity War lately. _______________ The undisputed dominant predator of Jurassic Mainframe.
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| Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2018 Sun Nov 18, 2018 1:00 pm | |
| A toe bone of an ornithopod dinosaur has been found in Oregon. _______________ The undisputed dominant predator of Jurassic Mainframe.
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| Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2018 Thu Nov 22, 2018 5:56 pm | |
| The remains of a 200 million year old dicynodont has been found in Southern Poland has been named and described as Lisowicia bojani.
This one is huge. The size is comparable to that of an elephant. _______________ The undisputed dominant predator of Jurassic Mainframe.
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| Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2018 Sun Dec 02, 2018 12:51 pm | |
| Here's a pretty detailed paper about a headless, but otherwise complete Stegosaurus skeleton. _______________ The undisputed dominant predator of Jurassic Mainframe.
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| Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2018 Mon Dec 03, 2018 2:32 am | |
| - Rhedosaurus wrote:
- The remains of a 200 million year old dicynodont has been found in Southern Poland has been named and described as Lisowicia bojani.
This one is huge. The size is comparable to that of an elephant. Notable for being pretty much the last huge mammal until the Eocone right? _______________ Read my Story Jurassic Park: Chaos Theory!
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| Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2018 Wed Dec 05, 2018 6:26 pm | |
| Fossilized ichthyosaur blubber has been found and proves that ichthyosaurs were warm blooded. _______________ The undisputed dominant predator of Jurassic Mainframe.
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| Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2018 Fri Dec 14, 2018 5:57 pm | |
| A Triceratops skull was found with a skin fragment attached to it. _______________ The undisputed dominant predator of Jurassic Mainframe.
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| Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2018 Sun Dec 16, 2018 9:16 pm | |
| A new 130 million year old titanosaur found in Russia has been named Volgatitan.
It was just 17 tons, so it's one of the smaller ones. _______________ The undisputed dominant predator of Jurassic Mainframe.
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