Here’s what came out this week in dinosaur news:
- A new study found that it’s possible to tell the gender of a Stegosaurus based on its plates, according to PLOS ONE and NBC News
- A new dinosaur called Chilesaurus Diegosuarezi was found in Chile, according to The Guardian, Nature, and Tico Times. Chilesaurus is related to T-rex, but was an herbivore
- Another new dinosaur called Yi Qi was discovered in China. Yi had bat-like wings, according to Nature, National Geographic, and Smithsonian
- Paleontologist Rich McCrea is looking to raise $190,000 to help research and promote a large dinosaur track site in British Columbia, according to CBC News
- A new site in Bolivia has the most dinosaur footprints in the world, and it’s on a limestone wall, according to Fox and MSN (see MSN for great pictures)
- For $2 million, you can own your own Triceratops skull, according to 10tv
- Want to know the difference between T-rex in real life versus the movies? Check out InfoBarrel
- Most of Jurassic World’s dinosaurs are played by people, as puppets, according to GEEK
- The astroid that killed dinosaurs may have triggered the volcanic activity that also killed them, according to CBS News
- Secaucus Field Station in NJ is closing down at the end of this year, to make way for a new school, according to NJ 101.5
- A new movie called Cowboys v. Dinosaurs came out May 19, straight to HD, according to Huffington Post
