snolly50 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Article on unusual tiny dino in amber. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/03/smallest-ever-fossil-dinosaur-found-trapped-in-amber/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=crm-email::src=ngp::cmp=editorial::add=Science_20200311&;rid=68DAEDD7EC7A307D1290E5C3629C1CCF 11 Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pterygotus Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Wow! What a find that is! Thanks for sharing . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Nature article https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00576-6 Paywalled paper https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2068-4 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amateur Paleontologist Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 (edited) Amazing discovery!! Always enjoy learning about these new dino-bird studies Edited March 11, 2020 by The Amateur Paleontologist 1 Opalised fossils are the best: a wonderful mix between paleontology and mineralogy! Q. Where do dinosaurs study? A. At Khaan Academy!... My ResearchGate profile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 And from the BBC : https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51835946 5 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD1991 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Given that both Oculudentavis and Fukuipteryx are recovered as basal avialans more primitive than Jeholornis, it is unclear if Oculudentavis had a pygostyle like Fukuipteryx due to only skull material being preserved, and further research ought to see if some non-pygostylian avialans had a pygostyle, because Jeholornis, Jixiangornis, and Yandangornis had long tails like Archaeopteryx. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoNoel Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Mickey Mortimer from the Theropod Database blogspot recently wrote an interesting post about this discovery, saying that certain traits about its skull indicate that it was likely a strange lepidosaur rather than a bird. Check it out- http://theropoddatabase.blogspot.com/2020/03/oculudentavis-is-not-theropod.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 6 hours ago, PaleoNoel said: Mickey Mortimer from the Theropod Database blogspot recently wrote an interesting post about this discovery, saying that certain traits about its skull indicate that it was likely a strange lepidosaur rather than a bird. Check it out- http://theropoddatabase.blogspot.com/2020/03/oculudentavis-is-not-theropod.html I like her blogs and she apparently got it right here with the responses she received from notable paleontologists supporting her claim. Kudos to an amateur paleontologist showing that everything published is not always spot on. Seen that before . Will be interesting to see if the authors, Nature or other paleontologist formally respond. Its created lots of news and would be a black eye to the publication 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David in Japan Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Here is a study from a Chinese team who disagree with the first study that classified Oculudentavis as a bird. This paper cast a shadow on the original study. Here are some additional link to understand why there are a problems with the original National Geographic article. ~~~~~~~~~~~~〇~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Warmest greetings from Kumamoto、 Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 1 hour ago, David in Japan said: Here is a study from a Chinese team who disagree with the first study that classified Oculudentavis as a bird. This paper cast a shadow on the original study. Here are some additional link to understand why there are a problems with the original National Geographic article. Sorry David, no links at all showing for me. Hope you are well, my friend. Stay safe. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David in Japan Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.16.993949v2.full.pdf ~~~~~~~~~~~~〇~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Warmest greetings from Kumamoto、 Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David in Japan Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 1 minute ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Sorry David, no links at all showing for me. Hope you are well, my friend. Stay safe. We are fine thank you, Hope you are doing well too! https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.16.993949v2.full.pdf 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~〇~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Warmest greetings from Kumamoto、 Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 2 hours ago, David in Japan said: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.16.993949v2.full.pdf Thanks, this one works. We're okay here too, ta. 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Well, that seems like a big woopsie. Still a fantastic specimen though. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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