[dinosaur] GSA abstracts + Austrosaurus + theropods and origin of birds online course + more

Ben Creisler

Some recent items:

While the SVP meeting is taking place this week in Calgary, the GSA has posted abstracts for their meeting in Seattle in October.

https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2017AM/webprogram/start.html

Not many papers of DML relevance. However, these queries bring up a few interesting results:

dinosaur, theropod, Tyrannosaurus, sauropod, pterosaur, Dimetrodon

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Austrosaurus burial at sea

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/laelaps/a-dinosaurs-burial-at-sea/

T. rex teeth found near Bismarck set state record

http://bismarcktribune.com/t-rex-teeth-found-near-bismarck-set-state-record/article_7209322c-1a5e-58c1-98c4-fdcd482eefd6.html

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Interclavicle bone found in Spinophorosaurus (in Spanish)

http://cadenaser.com/emisora/2017/08/23/radio_elche/1503483621_553523.html

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Searching for a Stegosaurus in Alberta's Badlands

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/dinosaur-park-stegosaurus-bones-alberta-badlands-1.4259784

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Deltatheridium-like Cretaceous mammal tooth found in Mifune, Japan

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2017/08/b346af5df615-marsupial-fossil-tooth-unearthed-in-southwestern-japan.html

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The twists and turns in snake evolution

http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2017/08/the-mysterious-evolution-of-snakes

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Utah may be trading a dinosaur wonder for a coal mine

http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2017/08/24/commentary-utah-may-be-trading-a-dinosaur-wonder-for-a-coal-mine/

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Giancarlo Ligabue

https://www.apollo-magazine.com/narrating-the-past/

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videos

Dimetrodon: Our Most Unlikely Ancestor

PBS Eons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR3OOP9mImI

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University of Alberta Theropod Dinosaurs and the Origin of Birds online course

1.1 - Course Preview Video [Paleontology: Theropod Dinosaurs and the Origin of Birds]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVaM8lv__N8&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal

1.2 - 1.1 The Link Between Birds and Dinosaurs [Paleontology: Theropod Dinosaurs and the Origin of Birds]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Caghsz1-yqc&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal&index=2

1.3 - 1.2 Bird Anatomy [Paleontology: Theropod Dinosaurs and the Origin of Birds]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBhZTvEug00&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal&index=3

2.1 - 2.1 Triassic Theropods [Paleontology: Theropod Dinosaurs and the Origin of Birds]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Cbb5ar-yvk&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal&index=4

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2.2 - 2.2 Jurassic Theropods [Paleontology: Theropod Dinosaurs and the Origin of Birds]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNM8hHNDRsQ&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal&index=5

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2.3 - 2.3 Cretaceous Theropods [Paleontology: Theropod Dinosaurs and the Origin of Birds]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvUde83We2I&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal&index=6

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3.1 - 3.1 Early Coelurosaurs - Part 1 [Paleontology: Theropod Dinosaurs and the Origin of Birds]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY5RSS_Hj7o&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal&index=7

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3.2 - 3.1 Early Coelurosaurs - Part 2 [Paleontology: Theropod Dinosaurs and the Origin of Birds]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_FTaZSW8Hg&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal&index=8

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3.3 - 3.1 Early Coelurosaurs - Part 3 [Paleontology: Theropod Dinosaurs and the Origin of Birds]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEQI0BXdtHk&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal&index=9

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3.4 - 3.2 Bird-Like Traits in Coelurosaurs [Paleontology: Theropod Dinosaurs and the Origin of Birds]...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R7qTFscnNA&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal&index=10

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4.1 - 4.1 The Dinosaur Renaissance [Paleontology: Theropod Dinosaurs and the Origin of Birds]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INdC1XT4hsc&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal&index=11

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4.2 - 4.2 Bird-Like Characteristics - Part 1 [Paleontology: Theropod Dinosaurs and the Origin of Birds]...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=med1DxCQv4Q&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal&index=12

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4.3 - 4.2 Bird-Like Characteristics - Part 2 [Paleontology: Theropod Dinosaurs and the Origin of Birds] ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlDb4-VGwCs&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal&index=13

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5.1 - 5.1 Understanding the Evolution of Birds [Paleontology: Theropod Dinosaurs and the Origin of Birds]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr2dqiOk8gc&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal&index=14

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5.2 - 5.2 Survival of the Neornithes - Part 1 [Paleontology: Theropod Dinosaurs and the Origin of Birds]...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq85BcpVdFs&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal&index=15

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5.3 - 5.2 Survival of the Neornithes - Part 2 [Paleontology: Theropod Dinosaurs and the Origin of Birds]...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhUNv50cbRo&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal&index=16