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Category Archives: Science Reporting
Orpheus Rex
Last time I talked about Erlikosaurus andrewsi, it was Stephan Lautenschlager’s paper with Larry Witmer, Perle Altangerel, and Emily Rayfield discussing the biomechanical aspects of toothloss and beak formation in Erlikosaurus andrewsi. That work indicated a far likelier restoration of … Continue reading
What Else Happened? II – More Tails of Pterosaurs
Continuing a story of the low-key, not-Spinosaurus paleontological papers recently published, discussing our bizarre Mesozoic macrofauna, this installment covers a few pterosaur tidbits. The first of these is an amazing assemblage of scattered bones of numerous different-sized individuals that are … Continue reading
What Else Happened? I – The Dawn Dryosaur
Ignoring Spinosaurus for now, paleontology came up with a few other announcements in the last few weeks. Some pterosaurs (gotta love them) but also non-theropod dinosaurs! They do exist, they are interesting, but they receive much less press. Over the … Continue reading
The Outlaw Spino Saurus
There’s been a lot of news now about Thursday’s (Sep. 11, 2014) publication on a new specimen attributed to Spinosaurus aegyptiacus. A lot of hype rose up months back about the release of a photo of a mount of some … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Biomechanics, Paleontology, Science Reporting, Taxonomy
Tagged Aquatic adaptations, Ecology, Spinosaurids, Spinosaurus, Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, Theropods
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Really, again? You’ve got to be fucking kidding me!
I honestly don’t think I can write any more on how bad Alan Feduccia’s “science” is on the subject of bird origins than I already have, here. Briefly, Dr. Alan Feduccia has teamed up with earstwhile companion in quackery Stephen … Continue reading
An Edentulous Dsungaripterid? 10 Facts About Banguela
So I’ve gone on and on about all this boring stuff about writing papers and my personal experience and analysis and what not. But you probably want to know about Banguela oberlii, the pterosaur. Let’s talk about what the paper … Continue reading
Posted in Paleobiology, Paleoecology, Paleontology, Science Reporting
Tagged Banguela, Banguela oberlii, Jaws, Pterosaurs
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The Journey of Banguela
The life of a pterosaur cannot be easy. Most occur in places where there is always a larger predator; even the giants Quetzalcoatlus and Hatzegopterus may have co-occurred with other predators that would have seen them as food. From hatching … Continue reading
Posted in Biological Comparison, Paleontology, Science Reporting, Systematics, Taxonomy
Tagged Banguela, Banguela oberlii, Nomenclature, Pterosaurs
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Jaime A. Headden