[dinosaur] Matyas Vremir (1970-2020) + Oculudentavis + Paraxenisaurus + Australian dinosaur trail + more

Ben Creisler

Some recent items:

Very sad news from earlier this week...

Romanian paleontologist Matyas Vremir has died (at 50, reportedly after being hospitalizedÂ with pleurisy). Discoveries include Balaur, Litovoi, and the giant "Dracula" azhdarchid (in Romanian)

https://foter.ro/cikk/elhunyt-vremir-matyas-geologus-paleontologus/

News about discoveries

http://www.balaurbondoc.ro/balaur_en.html

https://phys.org/news/2019-02-crocodiles-birds-prehistoric-bedfellows.html

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2018/05/new-species-pterosaur-fossil-transylvania-paleontology-science/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/meet-dracula-the-largest-pterosaur-found-to-date/

https://www.livescience.com/62662-largest-pterosaur-jawbone-transylvania.html

https://www.rri.ro/ro_ro/litovoi_are_68_de_milioane_de_ani-2582663

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OculudentavisÂ

An update to a post by the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

The Hummingbird-Sized Dinosaur Story
A tale of how science works

https://nhmlac.org/press/scientists-discover-smallest-dinosaur-record

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Blog posts:

The plot thickens

https://svpow.com/2020/07/24/oculudentavis-the-plot-thickens/

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Three more things

https://svpow.com/2020/07/26/oculudentavis-three-more-things/

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Scientific Paper on Hummingbird-sized Dinosaur Retracted

https://blog.everythingdinosaur.co.uk/blog/_archives/2020/07/23/scientific-paper-on-hummingbird-sized-dinosaur-retracted.html

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An additional note...

The Nature podcast Âfor March 11 has not been changed and has Henry Gee eagerly discussing the fossil and assuring that the fossil meets Myanmar amber ethics

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00723-z

I also seem to recall a video segment explaining the decision to make the discovery the Nature cover story, but the version of the Nature video online does not include it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3xABEpxNfY&t=12sÂ Â Â

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The Arguable Identity of Paraxenisaurus

http://theropoddatabase.blogspot.com/2020/07/hi-everyone.html

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Smallest known dinosaur eggs go on display at Museum of Nature and Human Activities in Hyogo, Sanda, Japan (with video) (in Japanese)

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/d786145bea5a10650ce7f98e5088bd6d953db787

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Bass Coast Shire, in Victoria, Australia, Âplans dinosaur trail to claw back tourists lost to fires, virus

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/shire-plans-dinosaur-trail-to-claw-back-tourists-lost-to-fires-virus-20200724-p55f6r.html

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Coahuila in Mexico, an oasis for paleontology (in Spanish)
Coahuila, un oasis para la paleontologÃa

http://www.zocalo.com.mx/new_site/articulo/coahuila-un-oasis-para-la-paleontologia

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"Good results" at this year's dinosaur digs in the Demanda region of Spain, while adapting to the pandemic (in Spanish)

https://fundaciondinosaurioscyl.blogspot.com/2020/07/buenos-resultados-en-las-excavaciones.html