Hadrosaur Skin in Latest Issue of Palarch's JVP

["Andrew A. Farke" <afarke@gmail.com>]

Greetings,

I am pleased to announce the publication of the latest paper from the 
Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology, describing a hadrosaur dinosaur 
skin site from the Kaiparowits Formation of southern Utah. The senior 
author on this paper, Lucy Herrero, just graduated from The Webb Schools 
(the high school partnered with my museum), and really did a bang-up job 
of taking the lead on this project. See the link below to access a free 
PDF of the paper.

Andy

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Herrero, L., and A. A. Farke. 2010. Hadrosaurid dinosaur skin 
impressions from the Upper Cretaceous Kaiparowits Formation of southern 
Utah, USA. Palarch's Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology 7(2) (2010): 1-7.

ABSTRACT: Skin impressions from hadrosaurid dinosaurs are relatively 
common finds throughout the Cretaceous Western Interior of North 
America. A recently discovered specimen from the late Campanian-aged 
Kaiparowits Formation of southern Utah is typical for hadrosaurs, with 
randomly arranged polygonal tubercles averaging around 4 mm in length 
and 3 mm in width. Based on the associated bones, these impressions 
likely originated on the thorax of the animal. In contrast with most 
previously published finds, the skin is not preserved in perfect 
articulation with the skeleton. This suggests a taphonomic mode in which 
the skeleton and soft tissues were partially disarticulated prior to burial.

Web link:

http://www.palarch.nl/2010/08/lucia-herrero-andrew-a-farke-2010-hadrosaurid-dinosaur-skin-impressions-from-the-upper-cretaceous-kaiparowits-formation-of-southern-utah-usa-%E2%80%93-palarch%E2%80%99s-journal-of-vertebrate-pa/