Guest Nicholas Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Fossil hunters say they have discovered a rare skeleton of a young Tarbosaurus dinosaur in the Gobi Desert that could yield important clues on the species.... Find the Article HERE! Sorry no pictures... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Great news! Might help flesh-out the life cycle and thus provide clues as to bahavior (once the paleoecologists have a shot at it). "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiezel Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Sorry no pictures... Found some pictures to go with your article, Nicholas. The most striking thing I notice is the size of the orbit in relation to the rest of the skull. Figure this critter must have had some seriously peculiar ontogenetic development going on with its muzzle... in terms of elongation. It certainly has shorter/ stouter proportions than an adult's skull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Nice finds both posters. Glad pictures could be assigned to the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 That is a nice looking guy. Different looking. I wonder why so many articles never include the visuals. Doesn't make sense. Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 God, its cute! No literally, it is - and thats why the muzzle is so short. Juvenile dromaeosaur skulls from Mongolia show the same thing - small muzzle, gigantic braincase and eyes - just like baby birds. Otherwise called the "cuteness factor". REALLY beautiful specimen! Fortunately the japanese dug it up... which means it will get published with great figures (although not necessarily in a good journal, or in a monograph, or in english even!) Bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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