Ben Creisler
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Fossil Friday Roundup: June 14, 2019
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SVPCA 2018 abstracts book
66th Symposium of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy and the 27th meeting of the Symposium of Palaeontological Preparation and Conservation
The abstracts are not yet posted on the official site, but are available at this link:
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OK, I can't provide links to this new story because of DML restrictions on direct links or information on the commercial sale of fossils, but French news sources are reporting that "Skinny" the diplodocid "fait un flop" at the auction held in Paris yesterday when bids failed to reach the owner's asking price. The specimen was withdrawn from the auction. Paleontologists, including the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, objected to the sale. The specimen is a diplodocid found in Wyoming, said to be possibly distinct from Diplodocus, 90% complete, and has preserved skin (thus its nickname "Skinny"). It was put on public display in a bipedal pose in a number places over the last few months to generate interest. I didn't post any information about it because of the pending (and now unsuccessful) sale at auction.
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Meet the Natural History Museum's dinosaur hunters: Paul Barrett and Susie MaidmentÂ
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How birds evolved from dinosaurs that became smaller (in Chinese)
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Smithsonian Deep Time is a masterpiece
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Gallery of dinosaur pictures by Czech paleoartist Petr Modlitba (a succesor of famous Zdenek Burian) (in Czech)
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Megalodon: Gebiss so gross wie ein Smart
Megalodon: set of teeth as big as a compact city car
Sauriermuseum Aathal in Switzerland displays the world's best preserved "Megalodon" skull with teeth, found in Peru
Video (in German):