[dinosaur] Discovering dinosaurs + Colossosauria + Kwanasaurus + temnospondyls + more

Ben Creisler
[email protected]

Some recent items:


How to Discover Dinosaurs
Smithsonian paleontologist Hans Sues reveals some of his tips for finding
and excavating a Mesozoic monster

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.smithsonianmag.com_smithsonian-2Dinstitution_how-2Ddiscover-2Ddinosaurs-2D180973003_&d=DwIFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=ivT805_a3Ri8qYS6ALmlvuFmdkoAixugU2XpXJg1SVU&s=6eTc0rFmSTy9i1jRpO4hG0uPlc8kmo80hJ7Vh-f57H4&e= 


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Updated Utah Dinosaurs chart

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__geology.utah.gov_docs_pdf_utah-5Fdinosaur-5Frecord.pdf&d=DwIFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=ivT805_a3Ri8qYS6ALmlvuFmdkoAixugU2XpXJg1SVU&s=hD-4tov_eUyYieCs99ktpGHCwoVvRyuM_W0goMeARXE&e= 

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Newly Discovered Japanese Duck-Billed Dinosaur Was a Cretaceous Beach Bum

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gizmodo.com_newly-2Ddiscovered-2Djapanese-2Dduck-2Dbilled-2Ddinosaur-2Dwas-2Da-2Dcr-2D1837907747&d=DwIFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=ivT805_a3Ri8qYS6ALmlvuFmdkoAixugU2XpXJg1SVU&s=32UNKbcxEt2rO5QFn8vemTiqX8vIkZ7wDNAb-O9qwcg&e= 

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Colossosauria is a new group of  giant sauropods (in Spanish)

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.clarin.com_sociedad_cientificos-2Dargentinos-2Ddescubrieron-2Dnueva-2Dfamilia-2Ddinosaurios-2Dgigantes-2D-5F0-5FiDWDSecCA.html&d=DwIFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=ivT805_a3Ri8qYS6ALmlvuFmdkoAixugU2XpXJg1SVU&s=Rlz0IfOo0qHnl-3kChYdKnhDqaKetAQm0mirJd1KRkc&e= 

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Do dinosaurs live all around us? (in Czech)

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__dinosaurusblog.com_2019_09_05_ziji-2Ddinosauri-2Dvsude-2Dkolem-2Dnas_&d=DwIFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=ivT805_a3Ri8qYS6ALmlvuFmdkoAixugU2XpXJg1SVU&s=OjFM5zTQ8wCW18d_CsbERxmF2Vwg7Nn1x_0EgD56GZQ&e= 

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New species of dinosaur was hidden in museum (ABC magazine) (in Czech)

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.abicko.cz_clanek_precti-2Dsi-2Dpriroda_25214_novy-2Ddruh-2Ddinosaura-2Dse-2Dskryval-2Dv-2Dmuzeu.html&d=DwIFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=ivT805_a3Ri8qYS6ALmlvuFmdkoAixugU2XpXJg1SVU&s=dUMmQOsUucO8WiQzpSfDwFFsHoyxMSjg3gLiO30JHeg&e= 

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Tyrannosaurus forever stamps first day ceremony last week

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.linns.com_news_us-2Dstamps-2Dpostal-2Dhistory_mighty-2Dtyrannosaurus-2Drex-2Drevered-2Dduring-2Dfirst-2Dday-2Dstamp-2Dceremony&d=DwIFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=ivT805_a3Ri8qYS6ALmlvuFmdkoAixugU2XpXJg1SVU&s=lYWR7pb-9hq-B8LFj-CEf8LloGwsX90mvNyNCdA_GWU&e= 

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Keresdrakon: Death-spirit dragons stalked the ancient deserts of Brazil

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__blogs.plos.org_paleocomm_2019_09_03_death-2Dspirit-2Ddragons-2Dstalked-2Dthe-2Dancient-2Ddeserts-2Dof-2Dbrazil_&d=DwIFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=ivT805_a3Ri8qYS6ALmlvuFmdkoAixugU2XpXJg1SVU&s=dAWKyWZyaPTq0XY_GuTW3d_aIuw0KnQAQF4e-iJXq50&e= 

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University of Houston Downtown Prof. Documents New Discovery of Dinosaur
Relative in Journal Article
Discovery of Kwanasaurus Featured in New Article

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__news.uhd.edu_uhd-2Dprof-2Ddocuments-2Dnew-2Ddiscovery-2Dof-2Ddinosaur-2Drelative-2Din-2Djournal-2Darticle_&d=DwIFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=ivT805_a3Ri8qYS6ALmlvuFmdkoAixugU2XpXJg1SVU&s=VGGt73o_1Rzg6-PPF3wlR0wFBl72RQRHJr4peoqXIr4&e= 

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How did an ancient sea turtle end up under a dinosaur's foot?

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.nytimes.com_2019_09_05_science_dinosaur-2Dcrushed-2Dsea-2Dturtle.html&d=DwIFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=ivT805_a3Ri8qYS6ALmlvuFmdkoAixugU2XpXJg1SVU&s=7GpYvwK0CjIJhw9fNPno-qnRvXFOwE0i9NAdNHFLS0A&e= 

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The origin of the vertebrate faunas of the Upper Cretaceous of Europe (in
Spanish)
El origen de las faunas de vertebrados del Cretácico Superior de Europa

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__godzillin.blogspot.com_2019_09_el-2Dorigen-2Dde-2Dlas-2Dfaunas-2Dde-2Dvertebrados.html&d=DwIFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=ivT805_a3Ri8qYS6ALmlvuFmdkoAixugU2XpXJg1SVU&s=vK6uHsNgzeVm55bZ3rpKzeoy0_eHlRtYrHhc32ka2rQ&e= 

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Back to school: temnospondyl superlatives

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__bryangee.weebly.com_blog_back-2Dto-2Dschool-2Dtemno-2Dsuperlatives&d=DwIFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=ivT805_a3Ri8qYS6ALmlvuFmdkoAixugU2XpXJg1SVU&s=lbqnM2Wtf0_kO5RZZT_gOPx358USxKASyZE9yfInh6g&e= 

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Just a note--the 1999 skeletal reconstruction of the giant Mastodonsaurus
is a bit dated. The exact count of vertebrae is still not known, but
according to recent research, the tail likely was bigger and helped propel
Mastodonsaurus as an ambush predator.

See page 228:
In German:

Rainer R. Schoch (2015)
9. Amphibien und Chroniosuchier des Lettenkeupers  [Amphibians and
chroniosuchians from the Lettenkeuper]
Palaeodiversity 2015 Special Issue: Der Lettenkeuper - ein Fenster in die
Zeit vor den Dinosauriern: 203-230
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.palaeodiversity.org_pdf_08Suppl_09Palaeodiversity-5FSB-5FSchoch.pdf&d=DwIFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=ivT805_a3Ri8qYS6ALmlvuFmdkoAixugU2XpXJg1SVU&s=h9IcwAtxYeyW0gra0RFuHsJhfVRbDcPxt2zEC5UoDnU&e= 

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3rd International Conference of Continental Ichnology to be held on Sept.
23 to 29 at  Martin Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg (in German)

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__idw-2Donline.de_de_news722956&d=DwIFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=ivT805_a3Ri8qYS6ALmlvuFmdkoAixugU2XpXJg1SVU&s=DtaCGpAi1a-2shORCU_U5JgN-qXfjDOZUXX_dy0BUQk&e= 

website in English (no abstracts book yet...)

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__sites.google.com_view_3rd-2Dicci-2D2019_&d=DwIFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=ivT805_a3Ri8qYS6ALmlvuFmdkoAixugU2XpXJg1SVU&s=JTHlWCH9MxFHIaUKLH_VO0PIczYJTbzNwozUzzVeBdY&e= 

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Also may be of interest:

Arctic Futures 2050 Conference: Day
archive for first day is 8 hours +

Kirk Johnson talk about ancient Eocene Arctic, starts at  about 22:40

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_watch-3Fv-3DJbvjWq-2DvY1Y&d=DwIFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=ivT805_a3Ri8qYS6ALmlvuFmdkoAixugU2XpXJg1SVU&s=g65IAHLAqH3BlruWqo0-tJjQty1QLwMFKRyWwY1wNHk&e= 

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Belemnoid cephalopod predatory behavior (in Russian)

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__elementy.ru_kartinka-5Fdnya_966_Opasnaya-5Fokhota-3Ffrom-3Dbxblock&d=DwIFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=ivT805_a3Ri8qYS6ALmlvuFmdkoAixugU2XpXJg1SVU&s=0zWWwPEqvEmqMMZbEPhk6Jn43qmtsHHsmqW0AnxINIM&e= 

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