[dinosaur] Zuul for Yule + T. rex Sue new debut + English dinosaur tracks + more

Ben Creisler

Some recent items:

Put some Zuul in your Yule!

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/12/incredible-new-species-dinosaur-unveiled-zuul-ghostbusters-ankylosaur-paleontology/

video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWO8vMVVTKg

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SUE the T. rexâs new lair

including video interview with Peter Makovicky

https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/museums/ct-ent-new-home-sue-t-rex-field-museum-1219-story.html

Also

https://www.apnews.com/3c5ba19fccd14fa473ddcc08503202da

https://wsau.com/news/articles/2018/dec/18/sue-the-world-famous-t-rex-gets-a-new-lair-in-chicago/

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Did T. rex have a superior eyesight? (in Czech)

Âhttps://dinosaurusblog.com/2018/12/18/mel-tyranosaurus-fantasticky-zrak/

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'Treasure trove' of dinosaur footprints found in southern England

https://www.cam.ac.uk/dinotracks

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/trove-well-preserved-dinosaur-footprints-unearthed-along-sussex-coast-180971059/

https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/uoc-to121418.php

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-46594370

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New dinosaur tracksite with ornithopods found at Muyupampa in Bolivia (in Spanish)

http://correodelsur.com/cultura/20181218_hallan-en-muyupampa--pisadas-de-dinosaurios.html

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After 80 million years, Oregon's first dinosaurs 'discovered' within weeks of each other

https://www.oregonlive.com/expo/news/erry-2018/12/2023a4f9ce800/after-80-million-years-oregons.html

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Pterosaurs Just Keep Getting Weirder

They beat birds at powered flight. Were they also a step ahead with feathers?

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pterosaurs-just-keep-getting-weirder/Â

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Jurassic Hoplosuchus fossil gets CT-scanned at Witmer Lab (video of specimen)

https://www.facebook.com/witmerlab/videos/vb.59671448279/588752154882456/?type=2&theater

Also...

https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/nature/hoplosuchus-kayi.htm

What is the Point of Palaeontology? Discussion Event & Pop-Up Exhibition in London Dec. 18, 2018

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/581726c0c534a576aa3b48b4/t/5c179dcb0e2e72b11867b58d/1545051597736/PP4+What+Is+The+Point+of+Palaeontology+-+Info.pdf

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-is-the-point-of-palaeontology-discussion-event-pop-up-exhibition-tickets-52988326511

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Cast of Dimetrodon "Willi" dorsal sail spines for Houston museum...

https://www.instagram.com/p/BrghXiqAlEj/

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Explaining differences in rates of evolution

https://phys.org/news/2018-12-differences-evolution.html

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Geochemical Methods Help Resolve A Long-Standing Debate In Amber Palaeontology

https://sciencetrends.com/geochemical-methods-help-resolve-a-long-standing-debate-in-amber-palaeontology/