[dinosaur] T. rex smart as chimp? + pterosaurs in Oregon + lystrosaurs in Antarctica + more

[Ben Creisler <bcreisler@gmail.com>]

Ben Creisler

bcreisler@gmail.com

Some recent items:

Fossil Friday Roundup: May 4, 2018

http://blogs.plos.org/paleocomm/2018/05/04/fossil-friday-roundup-may-4-2018/

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New Research Shows That T-Rex Was As Smart As a Chimp

https://www.thedailybeast.com/t-rex-was-smarter-than-we-thought

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New pterosaur exhibit on display in Southwest Oregon

http://www.eartharchives.org/articles/new-pterosaur-exhibit-on-display-in-southwest-oregon/

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'Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs' at CMNH illustrates what these flying reptiles were--and were not

http://www.news-herald.com/arts-and-entertainment/20180503/pterosaurs-flight-in-the-age-of-dinosaurs-at-cmnh-illustrates-what-these-flying-reptiles-were-and-were-not

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Ichthyornis and the evolution of the avian skull

https://paleonerdish.wordpress.com/2018/05/04/ichthyornis-and-the-evolution-of-the-avian-skull/

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Past Time

Episode 24 â Dinosaurs and crocodiles in the Land Before Egypt!

http://www.pasttime.org/podcast/episode-24-dinosaurs-and-crocodiles-in-the-land-before-egypt

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Mierasaurus paper in Scientific Reports among most read articles in 2017, with authors including paleontologists from DinÃpolis in Spain (in Spanish)

https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/aragon/teruel-provincia/2018/05/03/la-investigacion-del-mierasaurus-liderada-por-paleontologos-dinopolis-entre-las-100-mas-leidas-scientific-reports-2017-1241869-1101027.html

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Magnificent "Arm Lizard" (Brachiosaurus) (in Czech)

https://dinosaurusblog.com/2018/05/03/uzasny-ramenaty-jester/Â Tom

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The Stepwise Bird: Andrea Cau on Bird Evolution

http://dinogoss.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-stepwise-bird-andrea-cau-on-bird.html

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Paleo Gondwanaland Was Full Of LystrosaursÂ

The Antarctic Sun

https://antarcticsun.usap.gov/science/contentHandler.cfm?id=4355

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Another top Scottish fossil:Â Pederpes

http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/16204437.Another_top_Scottish_fossil/

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Some visitors at this Utah state park are prying up dinosaur tracks imprinted in the sandstone and throwing them into a nearby reservoir

https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2018/05/04/some-visitors-at-this-utah-state-park-are-prying-up-dinosaur-tracks-imprinted-in-the-sandstone-and-throwing-them-into-a-nearby-reservoir/#gallery-carousel-7611889