Paleo Discoveries of 2016

Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2016 Fri Oct 14, 2016 6:19 pm

SpinoInWonderland wrote:

Rhedosaurus wrote:: I think that one of the ways to identify male and female T. rexes is that the females had larger hornlets then the males, but to the best of my knowledge, I'm not sure if this is considered reliable.

It's not, it's pretty much a fabrication. A baseless claim made out of nowhere.

Part of me kind of thought so. It seemed hard to believe it myself.

Australopachycormus hurleyi, a 100 MYA 'swordfish' found in NW Queensland, Australia. It is 3 meters/around 9 to 10 feet long and the skeleton is remarkably complete.

A Vegavis iaai specimen was found with its syrinx intact.

Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2016 Mon Oct 17, 2016 6:08 pm

Triopticus primus, a 3 eyed Triassic reptile was discovered in Texas.

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Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2016 Fri Oct 21, 2016 5:32 pm

Dinosaur bones and footprints, most likely that of a meat eater, found in Denali National Park, Alaska.

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Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2016 Fri Oct 28, 2016 6:48 pm

Well now, this is remarkable. The first ever fossilized dinosaur brain has been found in England. It belongs to that of an Igaunodon.

Over 150 years since it was discovered and good ol' Iggy is STILL one of the best friends to dinosaur lovers.

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Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2016 Thu Nov 03, 2016 7:16 am

The Woolly Mammoth is getting even closer to making a comeback.

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Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2016 Thu Nov 03, 2016 9:54 pm

Rhedosaurus wrote:: Triopticus primus, a 3 eyed Triassic reptile was discovered in Texas.

The Article linked was changed into a Shrek 5 article.

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Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2016 Fri Nov 04, 2016 4:01 pm

RaptorLover0823 wrote:

Rhedosaurus wrote:: Triopticus primus, a 3 eyed Triassic reptile was discovered in Texas.

The Article linked was changed into a Shrek 5 article.

I don't know how that happened. Odd. Anyways, here's a fresh one.

http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/triopticus-primus-triassic-reptile-04219.html

Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2016 Sat Nov 05, 2016 8:34 am

A real fish story.

A 9 ft long, 400 pound salmon that lived 11-5 million years ago fought with dagger like teeth.

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Rhedosaurus wrote:: A real fish story.

A 9 ft long, 400 pound salmon that lived 11-5 million years ago fought with dagger like teeth.

A part of me wants to go down the river and attempt to fish one of these guys out in hopes of there being a living fossil.

Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2016 Fri Nov 11, 2016 5:06 pm

A new species of oviraptoriod, Tongtainlong, found in China. It's name is Chinese for "Mud Dragon". It is somewhere between 72-66 mya.

Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2016 Mon Nov 14, 2016 6:31 pm

Here's an interesting article about T. rex via its teenage years and how it got so widespread.

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Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2016 Sat Dec 03, 2016 3:31 pm

Alfred, a newly discovered, 25 mya, is the missing link of whale evolution.

This article talks about new conclusions about how sauropods, or at least Haplocanthosaurus, used their claws on their front feet.

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Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2016 Fri Dec 09, 2016 1:46 am

A dinosaur's TAIL in amber! http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/12/feathered-dinosaur-tail-amber-theropod-myanmar-burma-cretaceous/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_fb20161208news-feathereddino&utm_campaign=Content&sf45504119=1

Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2016 Fri Dec 09, 2016 11:13 am

Hopefully they find the entire body of a small dino in amber.

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Subject: Re: Paleo Discoveries of 2016 Mon Dec 19, 2016 6:36 pm

Oedaleops campi, an early synapsid, has been described.

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