First Dinosaur Found In Washington State

First Dinosaur Found In Washington State

Why it took so long to find a dinosaur fossil in Washington
state by Stephanie Klein, MyNorthwest.com, May 20, 2015
http://mynorthwest.com/11/2763755/Why-it-took-so-long-to-find-a-dinosaur-fossil-in-Washington-state

Yours,

Paul H.

Dreadnoughtus: a Gigantic, Execeptionally Complete Sauropod Dinosaur

Dreadnoughtus: a Gigantic, Execeptionally Complete Sauropod Dinosaur

Drexel Team Unveils Dreadnoughtus: a Gigantic,
Execeptionally Complete Sauropod Dinosaur by
Rachel Ewing, Drexel News Blog, September 4, 2014
http://drexel.edu/now/archive/2014/September/Dreadnoughtus-Dinosaur/
and http://newsblog.drexel.edu/dinosaur/

Dreadnoughtus schrani: Frequently Asked
Questions on the Super-Massive Dinosaur
Drexel News Blog, September 4, 2014
http://newsblog.drexel.edu/2014/09/04/dreadnoughtus-schrani-frequently-asked-questions-on-the-super-massive-dinosaur/

Digging Deeper into Dreadnoughtus: Dinosaur
Interview with Ken Lacovara, , Drexel News Blog,
September 4, 2014
http://newsblog.drexel.edu/2014/09/04/digging-deeper-into-dreadnoughtus-dinosaur-interview-with-ken-lacovara/

The paper is:

Lacovara, K. J., M. C. Lamanna, L. M. Ibiricu, and others
2014, A Gigantic, Exceptionally Complete Titanosaurian
Sauropod Dinosaur from Southern Patagonia, Argentina
Scientific Reports. vol. 4, article no. 6196.
http://www.nature.com/srep/2014/140904/srep06196/full/srep06196.html

Yours,

Paul H.

The curse of the $8 million dinosaur (Review of the film "Dinosaur 13")

The curse of the $8 million dinosaur (Review of the film "Dinosaur 13")

The curse of the $8 million dinosaur (Review of the film
"Dinosaur 13") by Horatia Harrod, The Telegraph.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/11016945/The-curse-of-the-8-million-dinosaur.html

"Dinosaur 13" (Film) - http://dinosaur-13.com/

A Native American's thoughts about Sue in:

After T-Rex Troubles, Dinosaurs Stay on the Rez
by Christina Rose, Indian Country, March 21, 2014
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/03/21/after-t-rex-troubles-dinosaurs-stay-rez-154111

Yours,

Paul H.

New "Chicken From Hell" Dinosaur Discovered

New "Chicken From Hell" Dinosaur Discovered

Weird 'chicken from hell' dinosaur lived alongside T. rex
by Will Dunham, Reuters, March 19, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/19/us-science-dinosaur-idUSBREA2I24W20140319

New "Chicken From Hell" Dinosaur Discovered. The
66-million-year-old feathered dino resembled a giant,
demonic bird. by Christine Dell'Amore, National Geographic
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/03/140319-dinosaurs-feathers-animals-science-new-species/

Lamanna, M. C., H.-D. Sues, E. R. Schachner, and T. R.
Lyson, 2014, A New Large-Bodied Oviraptorosaurian
Theropod Dinosaur from the Latest Cretaceous of
Western North America. PLoS ONE 9(3): e92022.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0092022
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0092022

Yours,

Paul H.

Dinosaur embryo fossils reveal life inside the egg

Dinosaur embryo fossils reveal life inside the egg

Dinosaur embryo fossils reveal life inside the egg
BBC News by Rebecca Morelle, April 10, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22085535

Researchers find unprecedented cache of 200
dinosaur eggs that reveal they MOVE before
they emerge like modern birds, Daily Mail
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2307033/Jurassic-Park-Researchers-cache-200-dinosaur-eggs.html
http://news.discovery.com/animals/dinosaurs/dinosaur-organic-remains-and-embryos-found-130410.htm

Reisz, R. R., T. D. Huang, E. M. Roberts, S. R. Peng,
and others, 2013, Embryology of Early Jurassic
dinosaur from China with evidence of preserved
organic remains. Nature. vol. 496, no. 7444,
pp. 210–214. doi:10.1038/nature11978
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v496/n7444/full/nature11978.html
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v496/n7444/index.html

Yours,
Paul H.

Dino Idol, Vote For Canadian Museum Of Nature's Next Palaeo Star!

Dino Idol, Vote For Canadian Museum Of Nature's Next Palaeo Star!

'Dino Idol': Vote for fossil to be unveiled. (The Canadian Museum
of Nature has launched a contest called in which the public can
vote on which of 5 dinosaur fossils will see the light of day.
By Elizabeth Howell, LiveScience, March 7, 2013
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/stories/dino-idol-vote-for-fossil-to-be-unveiled

Dino Idol, Vote for the Museum's Next Palaeo Star!
http://nature.ca/en/plan-your-visit/what-see-do/whats/dino-idol

Yours,
Paul H.

Strangest Dinosaur Names And Other Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature

Strangest Dinosaur Names And Other Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature

Strangest Dinosaur Names by Alex, Neatorama.
http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/19/the-worlds-strangest-dinosaur-names/

Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature by Mark Isaak
http://www.curioustaxonomy.net/etym/people.html

What Goes Into Naming A New Species? A Lot
by Robert Krulwich, NPR, September 23, 2008
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94886658

Fishing Column: Fish biologists honor 5 political
figures by Martin Armstrong, Stamford Advocate
November 30, 2012
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/sports/article/Fishing-Column-Fish-biologists-honor-5-political-4082394.php

The paper that named a trilobite after Sid Vicious is:

Adrain, J. M. and G. D. Edgecombe, 1997,
Silurian (Wenlock) calymenid trilobites from the Cape
Phillips Formation, central Canadian Arctic. Journal
of Paleontology. vol. 71, no. 4, pp. 657-682.
http://jpaleontol.geoscienceworld.org/content/71/4/657

PDF file of the above paper at:
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/resources-rx/files/adrain--edgecombe-1997-calymenids-94138.pdf
and http://paleo.iowa.uiowa.edu/Adrainlab/pubs/pubs.html

Arcticalymene
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcticalymene

Best wishes,

Paul H.