Tag: dinosaur
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Micro photo of dinosaur bone
Nikon MicroPhotography Finalists: Check out the dinosaur bone by Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X), Reflected light from fiber optic.
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Open Science for Dinosaurs
New site… crowd sourcing is now happening with The Open Dinosaur Project. Anyone can participate. What is crowd sourcing and is it what it seems?
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New Species Announced at SVP
Science News via BoingBoing: “BRISTOL, England — A newly described, profusely feathered dinosaur may give lift to scientists’ understanding of bird and flight evolution, researchers report. The lithe creature, which stood about 28 centimeters tall at the hip, is the oldest known to have sported feathers and is estimated to be between 1 million and…
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Torosaurus Challenge
Scientific American reports on one of the important papers presented at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology: “A rare horned dinosaur known as Torosaurus may not be a distinct species after all, according to a presentation given Friday at the annual meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology in Bristol, England….” Photo of Triceratops skeleton at…
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More Evidence of Dinosaur to Bird
Via Scientific American (9/24): … The dinosaur-bird transition has been the subject of debate for more than a century, and some researchers are still arguing that other bird-like dinos are too recent to be the ancestors of birds. The quandary, known in the paleontology field as the temporal paradox, has been dealt another…
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News for the Younger Members
A gift idea for those with younger people in their life… the Paleobet poster via Scienceblogs. On the same subject of paleo for the young, the popular band, They Might Be Giants (TMBG), has a fun video and song named “I am a paleontologist”… (this and other songs by TMBG are the Schoolhouse Rock! of…
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Continuing Dinosaur Discoveries in Australia
Via ABC News Australia: “Dinosaur bones around 97 million years old have been found in south-west Queensland…. …”The discoveries made this year confirm the site is likely to be of great significance, not only for Australia, but for a wider scientific understanding of the age of dinosaurs,” Mr Hocknull said. Other discoveries in the region…
