A Dissection of Dakotaraptor Status

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Interesting thread. Doing a bit of background research. Disappointing that DePalma appears to be not without controversy. Withholding access to the Dakotaraptor holotype is, imho, very significant, unfortunate and without reason. Inclined to be suspicious. Why doesn’t DePalma allow independent peer study of the holotype?

 

Regarding the Tanis site; just watched the programme with Sir David Attenborough.  The more I read, the more I suspect that there is confirmation bias going on. Further study of the Tanis deposit and comparison with strata from other sections of the HC Formation is necessary to replicate and/or support DePalma’s finds. It appears that I’m not alone in this thinking:

https://www.labroots.com/trending/earth-and-the-environment/22551/confirmation-bias-captivating-discovery-paleontology-tanis-site-north-dakota