[dinosaur] T. rex "Rocky" (aka "Tinker") has new home + Dorset sauropod tracks + more

[Ben Creisler <bcreisler@gmail.com>]

Ben Creisler

bcreisler@gmail.com

Some recent items:

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Fossil Friday Roundup: August 3, 2018

http://blogs.plos.org/paleocomm/2018/08/03/fossil-friday-roundup-august-3-2018/

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More on juvenile T. rex found in Montana by University of Kansas team

https://www.wral.com/ku-researchers-extract-rare-t-rex-fossil-treasures/17738670/

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"Rocky" (formerly known as "Tinker") the teen T. rex assembled for display at Dinopark museum in Denkendorf, Germany, after purchase by Raimund AlbersdÃrfer for undisclosed (7 figure) amount (in German)

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https://www.donaukurier.de/nachrichten/bayern/Star-aus-der-Kreidezeit;art155371,3868887

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140-Million-Year-Old Sauropod Footprints Discovered In Dorset Quarry in England

https://www.inquisitr.com/5013680/140-million-year-old-dinosaur-footprints-discovered-in-dorset-quarry/

https://www.earth.com/news/giant-dinosaur-footprints-discovered/

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Stocking the Mesozoic Salad Bar

A new study estimates how much vegetation was needed to keep giant dinosaurs fed

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/laelaps/stocking-the-mesozoic-salad-bar/

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More on feathered dinosaur exhibit at Senckenberg museum (in German)

https://merkurist.de/frankfurt/ur-vogel-landet-in-frankfurt-dinosaurier-mit-federn_9X4

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Kemerovo Regional Museum to train volunteers to help with local dinosaur digs; earlier finds near Shestakovo include Psittacosaurus and this year, sauropod vertebrae (in Russian)

https://www.kem.kp.ru/daily/26863/3905952/

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