[dinosaur] T. rex arms not used much + giant ichthyosaur documentary + more

[Ben Creisler <bcreisler@gmail.com>]

Ben Creisler

bcreisler@gmail.com

Some recent items:

Scans show T. rex Sue's arm apparently not used much

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2016/10/t-rex-x-ray-scans-tackle-mystery-tiny-dinosaur-arms

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/museums/ct-sue-the-t-rex-arm-20161014-story.html

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/10/13/argonne-laboratory-scan-finds-t-rexs-arms-not-used-much/

 

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161012154830.htm

http://www.livescience.com/56489-t-rex-didnt-use-tiny-arms.html

(NOTE: Sue was found in South Dakota, NOT Montana...)

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Using 3D printing to understand tyrannosaur evolution

https://3dprint.com/152468/materialise-mimics-t-rex/

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Tyrannosaur gastralia  tummy tucks--and foot pads

http://antediluviansalad.blogspot.com/2016/10/night-stalker-rex-part-ii-tyrant-tummy.html

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David Attenborough to do documentary on new giant Jurassic ichthyosaur from England

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-10-12/david-attenborough-to-come-face-to-face-with-giant-sea-dragon-in-new-bbc-documentary

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Fossil Friday Roundup: October 14, 2016

http://blogs.plos.org/paleocomm/2016/10/14/fossil-friday-roundup-october-14-2016/

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Winona State University has added two fossilized dinosaur teeth — from a Dakotaraptor and a Tyrannosaurus — to its collection of prehistoric remains.

http://www.winonadailynews.com/news/local/what-big-teeth-you-found-winona-state-showcases-new-dinosaur/article_2b7b811d-2342-53de-85a9-47dcf739ca5f.html

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Colorado dinosaur documentary for PBS

http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/pbs-premieres-dinosaur-documentary-in-gj

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Cancer among the dinosaurs

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/dr-sam-godfrey/even-dinosaurs-had-cancer_b_12468968.html

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Australian Geographic and author of new book Weird Dinosaurs: The Strange New Fossils Challenging Everything We Thought We Knew.

http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/austropalaeo/2016/10/event-weird-dinosaurs-book-launch

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Australian  Cretaceous swordfish find

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-14/ancient-swordfish-unearthed-in-outback-qld/7930016