[dinosaur] Chinese tyrannosaur track + turtles + Cacops + Museum of the North closure threat + more

Ben Creisler
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Some recent items:

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WHEN DINOSAURS "RULED" THE EARTH

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__dinomuseum.ca_2019_07_30_when-2Ddinosaurs-2Druled-2Dthe-2Dearth_&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=azowFQRercZajh3pzpburpg-n52Yu7xFjHjnBalmlts&s=AAmmz7GWEPjmWM7CjEKLi5EdK18-l59CRpwfhefg9cA&e= 

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'All hell broke loose': Paleontologist recalls Scotty the T-rex discovery
25 years ago

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cbc.ca_news_canada_saskatchewan_scotty-2Ddinosaur-2Dexcavation-2Danniversary-2D1.5228457-3Fcmp-3Drss&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=azowFQRercZajh3pzpburpg-n52Yu7xFjHjnBalmlts&s=gbSmL-MreMydniZ_sDaLFNasgNi5u_pEL8Z76YWqGHA&e= 

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Discovering SPINOSAURUS! (Chapter II) (video)

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_watch-3Ftime-5Fcontinue-3D1334-26v-3Dk4bMQo0q7Fk&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=azowFQRercZajh3pzpburpg-n52Yu7xFjHjnBalmlts&s=v3pnR1Jq4d52SOgJjNVWlW9TLyBFywE0HtDnTAxN7G0&e= 


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Tyrannosaur track from China

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.xinhuanet.com_english_2019-2D07_29_c-5F138267706.htm&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=azowFQRercZajh3pzpburpg-n52Yu7xFjHjnBalmlts&s=M_-XlNakVc1h0JIBEQEy2W1jTm1Zfp0Bd3MZe6hKUBY&e= 

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In Chinese with photos

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.uua.cn_show-2D10-2D9726-2D1.html&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=azowFQRercZajh3pzpburpg-n52Yu7xFjHjnBalmlts&s=96BFqFZc98EBdOId3wiz77UkIwM-WO36IWjM2nffjag&e= 

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More on new finds at Torrelara, Burgos, in Spain (with video) (in Spanish)

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rtvcyl.es_Noticia_964F057E-2DCA02-2DEB8E-2D1140B2507A5B1CB7_torrelara_burgos_confirma_yacimiento_clave_estudio_fauna_dinosaurios_europa&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=azowFQRercZajh3pzpburpg-n52Yu7xFjHjnBalmlts&s=CYOBD_VEcnykThyXPlBjTr3Nd9D2oJx7Mp9etVOUx_k&e= 

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The majority of dinosaurs (over 63%) were discovered in the last 20 years
(in Czech)

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__dinosaurusblog.com_2019_07_29_vetsina-2Ddinosauru-2Dbyla-2Dobjevena-2Dv-2Dposlednich-2Ddvaceti-2Dletech_&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=azowFQRercZajh3pzpburpg-n52Yu7xFjHjnBalmlts&s=dOhZ8lETnGKX03tRerGlYy1hJcCI5PfzPB1XgHRigSI&e= 

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How did the turtle get its shell?

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__blogs.plos.org_paleocomm_2019_07_30_how-2Ddid-2Dthe-2Dturtle-2Dget-2Dits-2Dshell_&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=azowFQRercZajh3pzpburpg-n52Yu7xFjHjnBalmlts&s=Dz1JWaDcpl_bB9OFBAYVY7dWb2mHXp5-ACgJV7sA2AY&e= 

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The Dog Days of Dissorophids, Week 1: Cacops

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__bryangee.weebly.com_blog_the-2Ddog-2Ddays-2Dof-2Ddissorophids-2Dweek-2D1-2Dcacops&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=azowFQRercZajh3pzpburpg-n52Yu7xFjHjnBalmlts&s=3lEB8Es7QqnDQrZQDj1gsiHioA8it6vrlyCmDzPgrRI&e= 

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Funding threat to University of Alaska Museum of the North

Alaska budget could close University of Alaska Museum of the North in
Fairbanks

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.adn.com_alaska-2Dnews_education_2019_07_26_heres-2Ddunleavys-2Dproposed-2Dstep-2Ddown-2Dapproach-2Dfor-2Duniversity-2Dof-2Dalaska-2Dfunding_&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=azowFQRercZajh3pzpburpg-n52Yu7xFjHjnBalmlts&s=IRLjefL42-7He-zAW-iXzP9_W093RX-rqICeharcUYQ&e= 

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Society of Vertebrate Paleontology writes official letter to University of
Alaska to protect funding to Museum of the North, which curates fossils of
world importance (including dinosaurs), many of which were found  and
collected on federal land

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__vertpaleo.org_GlobalPDFS_University-2Dof-2DAlaska-2DMuseum.aspx&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=azowFQRercZajh3pzpburpg-n52Yu7xFjHjnBalmlts&s=Xa2IOaJjeGyhTLAdHcbc9fOsYoM5mEGFGgi864aEjTQ&e= 


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Non-dino:


For millions of years, ancient life hitched a ride across the seas on
gigantic Jurassic crinoids

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.hakaimagazine.com_news_jurassic-2Dark_&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=azowFQRercZajh3pzpburpg-n52Yu7xFjHjnBalmlts&s=9IyzeZG1Mp1bHqvilDNv0RqbIFvKG-VIHWBeZtlt1n0&e= 

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Canowindra's Age of Fishes Museum to be boosted by new purpose built
$600,000 facility

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.centralwesterndaily.com.au_story_6298329_some-2Dof-2Dthe-2Dworlds-2Dmost-2Dunique-2Dfossils-2Dare-2Don-2Dthe-2Dmove_&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=azowFQRercZajh3pzpburpg-n52Yu7xFjHjnBalmlts&s=letUXhCJwT8bmWtkL9eHnkZ7aFvHJ4qDzHYyGXxNdwM&e= 

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Fossil Horses of the National Park Service

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__equatorialminnesota.blogspot.com_2019_07_fossil-2Dhorses-2Dof-2Dnational-2Dpark-2Dservice.html&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=azowFQRercZajh3pzpburpg-n52Yu7xFjHjnBalmlts&s=rakt7g0BmHlMPzhhPdgvN9OziPd8Tk2wVXWnDyCF6jc&e= 

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Interview with the mammoth

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twilightbeasts.org_2019_07_29_interview-2Dwith-2Dthe-2Dmammoth_&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=azowFQRercZajh3pzpburpg-n52Yu7xFjHjnBalmlts&s=THWGEaaOCPwi0ykCI8TLpGdRe_yiDIeyzNVLYiPEC8U&e= 
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