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It’s a very exciting time to be a paleontologist interested in horned dinosaurs. New species are being described at an incredible rate. But, it’s not the fact that they are new that’s important–it’s what the fossils say about the evolution, anatomy, and … Continue reading
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Posted by in Ceratopsia, ceratopsid, dinosaur, dinosaurs, horned dinosaur, paleontology, PLOS One, vertebrate paleontology, Wendiceratops
Horned dinosaurs (ceratopsians) just can’t catch a break when it comes to their fossilized eggs. The first purported examples turned up in Mongolia during the 1920s, attributed to Protoceratops. A few unlucky “Protoceratops” eggs were fossilized next to the jaws of another dinosaur (Oviraptor, which … Continue reading
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Posted by in Aves, Bird, birds, Ceratopsia, ceratopsian, CT scanning, CT scans, Digitization, dinosaurs, eggs, horned dinosaur, paleontology, PLOS One, Technology, vertebrate paleontology, Zoology
This guest post is from Leonardo Maiorino, a vertebrate paleontologist with a particular interest in understanding the evolution of the skull in horned dinosaurs. Leo was at the helm of a recent paper in PLOS ONE (I was a co-author), … Continue reading
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Posted by in Ceratopsia, dinosaur, dinosaurs, horned dinosaurs, paleontology, PLOS One, Protoceratops, sexual dimorphism, Zoology
In my previous post, I introduced Aquilops, a new little dinosaur from ancient Montana, and talked about some of the science behind establishing its identity. Here, I want to step back (or is that look down?) for a little navel-gazing about … Continue reading
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Posted by in Aquilops, Ceratopsia, ceratopsian, dinosaur, dinosaurs, Navel Gazing, open access, paleontology, PLOS One, Publishing
Today, several colleagues and I named a really cute little dinosaur–Aquilops americanus. At around 106 million years old, Aquilops turns out to be the oldest “horned” dinosaur (the lineage including Triceratops) named from North America, besting the previous record by nearly 20 … Continue reading
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Posted by in Aquilops, Ceratopsia, dinosaur, dinosaurs, horned dinosaur, paleontology, PLOS One