[dinosaur] Tarbosaurus skin + Megalosaurus + Placodus + Smilodon in Alberta + more

Ben Creisler
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Some recent items:

The anecdotal Tarbosaurus throat skin

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__incertaesedisblog.wordpress.com_2019_10_06_the-2Danecdotal-2Dtarbosaurus-2Dthroat-2Dskin_&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=7fbmkAChOJpFT2S2XnOu4Sp_7PRIj1XmwJzBA7ROGw4&s=3hCEo5Va1PP9YKfDDDwZQEUDcvIqWB-zooq7q2xtJ5E&e= 

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The story of Megalosaurus

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__dinomuseum.ca_2019_10_07_the-2Dstory-2Dof-2Dmegalosaurus_&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=7fbmkAChOJpFT2S2XnOu4Sp_7PRIj1XmwJzBA7ROGw4&s=0A7wqJj6Z47kcdp9BtAoRLu8OhY2d58INQMQ6IBqWmw&e= 

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Reverse-Engineering Conservation: Revealing the Secrets of the First
Scientifically Described Dinosaur (Megalosaurus) [from a story in 2018...]

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__goodmenproject.com_environment-2D2_reverse-2Dengineering-2Dconservation-2Drevealing-2Dthe-2Dsecrets-2Dof-2Dthe-2Dfirst-2Dscientifically-2Ddescribed-2Ddinosaur_&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=7fbmkAChOJpFT2S2XnOu4Sp_7PRIj1XmwJzBA7ROGw4&s=eU494RHG9eTI2LldGzOnvf1M9yQX1kcrMA--0fr8yEg&e= 

Article from 2018 (posted on the DML last year)

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__heritagesciencejournal.springeropen.com_articles_10.1186_s40494-2D018-2D0223-2D0&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=7fbmkAChOJpFT2S2XnOu4Sp_7PRIj1XmwJzBA7ROGw4&s=paeDZPTjM46IGeQGDC0aSjjVYI95pH2cokqWUiPi8ZE&e= 

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Vallibonavenatrix media coverage (in Spanish)

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__godzillin.blogspot.com_2019_10_vallibonavenatrix-2Dcani-2Den-2Dlos-2Dmedios.html&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=7fbmkAChOJpFT2S2XnOu4Sp_7PRIj1XmwJzBA7ROGw4&s=6IWx1Y9LFqn8zM_4Ut5Y8oYPwxSj6aSsBAxNszdOHdA&e= 


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Galvesaurus redescription (in Spanish)

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__aragosaurus.blogspot.com_2019_10_hemos-2Dpublicado-2Duna-2Dnueva-2Dcontribucion.html&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=7fbmkAChOJpFT2S2XnOu4Sp_7PRIj1XmwJzBA7ROGw4&s=C_YKJL6qkOX3oVwr6pFToWnt0L6JfQz3qOHkcZlb95A&e= 

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Dinosaur "veterinarians" study old injuries

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.nytimes.com_2019_10_04_science_dinosaur-2Dinjuries-2Dveterinarian.html&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=7fbmkAChOJpFT2S2XnOu4Sp_7PRIj1XmwJzBA7ROGw4&s=UsJ_wRYiZZa-9BXlBPMeIttjSRpEUvqDEx6f5iVNGD8&e= 

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Meet Ferrodraco lentoni, the Iron Dragon

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__paleonerdish.wordpress.com_2019_10_04_meet-2Dferrodraco-2Dlentoni-2Dthe-2Diron-2Ddragon_&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=7fbmkAChOJpFT2S2XnOu4Sp_7PRIj1XmwJzBA7ROGw4&s=gLu66X5KBWeAHPtp32mqPTCa_Rpu4PqUS4TBKFZ0qPQ&e= 

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Placodus

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__prehistoricbeastoftheweek.blogspot.com_2019_10_placodus-2Dbeast-2Dof-2Dweek.html&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=7fbmkAChOJpFT2S2XnOu4Sp_7PRIj1XmwJzBA7ROGw4&s=A4XVsWSdYVarpWTihaRtQRjbeKh5Bu_7DJRM1FMwB5g&e= 

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Introduction to Diplodocus (in Czech)

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__dinosaurusblog.com_2019_10_07_predstavuje-2Dse-2Ddiplodocu&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=7fbmkAChOJpFT2S2XnOu4Sp_7PRIj1XmwJzBA7ROGw4&s=5Gzt5t5FDWyx17hDXi46hg4EfMm38tYO33gaf_VzcCw&e= 

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Carnegie Diplodocus celebration in Italy 1909-2019 (in Italian)

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__magazine.unibo.it_archivio_2019_10_02_come-2Dmai-2Dbologna-2Dconserva-2Dal-2Dcapellini-2Dun-2Ddinosauro-2Damericano&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=7fbmkAChOJpFT2S2XnOu4Sp_7PRIj1XmwJzBA7ROGw4&s=09eZXld0c-1qsmmp_ydUwN2M9PNwEzHVcKCgPhL6ikE&e= 

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Parasaurolophus sculpture by Brian Engh

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non-dino:


Celebration of "Cardiff giant" hoax, debunked by O.C. Marsh

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.lmtonline.com_local_article_Museum-2Dplans-2Dgiant-2Dcelebration-2D14495319.php&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=7fbmkAChOJpFT2S2XnOu4Sp_7PRIj1XmwJzBA7ROGw4&s=bwuBdMAvUe8Picweb6krRpCaZiPbfJ2GUsGOVaa6RZA&e= 

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.farmersmuseum.org_stec-5Fevent_birthday_0&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=7fbmkAChOJpFT2S2XnOu4Sp_7PRIj1XmwJzBA7ROGw4&s=2DBp0CZdRaZQ1ZM0L-PuynmGmsEPpQGys4sR1mg4m28&e= 

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O.C. Marsh's 1869 letter debunking the giant...(on page 161)

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Canada's first saber-toothed cat fossil found in Medicine Hat in Alberta

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cbc.ca_news_technology_sabre-2Dtoothed-2Dcat-2D1.5305505&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=7fbmkAChOJpFT2S2XnOu4Sp_7PRIj1XmwJzBA7ROGw4&s=qe31T9DO6jqFSp48VtzZUerZ9Z5lClLZ7XsIZsZZy0I&e= 

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Human ancestors evolved in ecosystems unlike any today, dominated by
mega-herbivores

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__phys.org_news_2019-2D10-2Dearly-2Dhumans-2Devolved-2Decosystems-2Dtoday.html&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=7fbmkAChOJpFT2S2XnOu4Sp_7PRIj1XmwJzBA7ROGw4&s=ElyfjeLQfaKASbBngWVsFZtnUgDVmQPrVrUyYDHxqi4&e= 


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Animal burrows and holes

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History of mammoth finds and artistic  ideas...

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.atlasobscura.com_articles_terrible-2Dmammoth-2Ddrawing-2Dnaturalists&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=7fbmkAChOJpFT2S2XnOu4Sp_7PRIj1XmwJzBA7ROGw4&s=IyEsbR5CHjgDzEkM3lzIYHLOmeZaXW1Ha4IFIBU99hU&e= 

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Sobrarbesiren, four-legged seacow hindlimbs (in Spanish)

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__aragosaurus.blogspot.com_2019_10_nuevos-2Ddatos-2Dsobre-2Dla-2Dlocomocion-2Dde.html&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=7fbmkAChOJpFT2S2XnOu4Sp_7PRIj1XmwJzBA7ROGw4&s=VYSCKAFESrs-S4_YpG6jaIcW40ZT9iFL2Sy7yB_Ul6k&e= 

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National Fossil Day events on October 16...

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