Nandomas Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 A New Troodontid Theropod Dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Utah This is the first report of a North American troodontid from the Lower Cretaceous. It therefore contributes to a fuller understanding of troodontid biogeography through time. http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0014329 Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted December 17, 2010 Author Share Posted December 17, 2010 photo Plosone Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolleamm Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Wow, that is so cool. I really hope one day I'll find something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 From the abstract: "Before now no undisputed troodontids from North America have been reported from the Early Cretaceous." I'm surprised they say this since it isn't true. Troodontid teeth have been known from the Cedar Mountain Formation for many years and have even been illustrated, although no one ever chose to assign a species name to them. The teeth are extremely distinctive so although researchers are generally reluctant to erect new dinosaur species based solely on teeth, there has never been any doubt that the teeth were from a troodontid of some sort. “When you're riding in a time machine way far into the future, don't stick your elbow out the window, or it'll turn into a fossil.” - Jack Handy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regg Cato Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Well it's a case of one of you two not doing your research lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TygerTyger Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 A very interesting paper. How many of us dream of having a dinosaur named after us? There's not much chance of that happening where I live but if one day I make a trip to some rich fossil bed...well, it would be like winning the lottery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regg Cato Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 A very interesting paper. How many of us dream of having a dinosaur named after us? There's not much chance of that happening where I live but if one day I make a trip to some rich fossil bed...well, it would be like winning the lottery! Actually I honestly would rather name a new dinosaur than have one named for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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