Iowa Dinosaurs ?!?

["Steve Brusatte" <dinoland@lycos.com>]

Hey,
I hope everyone had a very nice holiday!  One of the five books I received 
yesterday (yes, five!) was a volume on Iowa's geology (yes, Iowa!).  Iowa has 
some decent Mesozoic sediments, with a few nice marine reptile fossils.  
However, before glancing through this book I was unaware that Iowa may also 
boast a dinosaur fossil!

This fossil is quite incomplete, at least judging by the mere two sentences it 
receives in the 400+ page book.  According to the author, the lone evidence for 
dinosaurs in Iowa consists of a single bone fragment from Guthrie County, which 
as been assigned to the Dinosauria based on its size and microstructure.  

Does anyone know more about this discovery?  Has there been any recent studies 
of it?

Additionally, I have received several nominations for the Paleo Find of the 
Year.  I will try to compile them this afternoon or tomorrow, and get them off 
to the list sometime by evening tomorrow.  I would like to take this time to 
thank everyone for their very interesting-and varied-nominations!

Regards,
Steve

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