Here’s what came out this week in dinosaur news:
- In Montana, researchers have been able to study about 50 Maiasaura bones, which can help create models to compare other dinosaurs to, according to NBC Montana and PLOS One
- A new article (not yet peer reviewed) on PeerJ says that “almost all known sauropod necks are incomplete and distorted”
- A new paper in PLOS One describes “one of the most complete sauropod dinosaur braincases ever found in Europe” which may help reveal how smart sauropods were, according to the University of Manchester, Mirror, and Sketchfab
- A study of dinosaurs eggs may help scientists determine the body temperatures of dinosaurs, according to Forbes, Slash Gear, UPI, and E&S
- Scientists found a mammal that lived the same time as dinosaurs, complete with preserved organs, according to Pulse Headlines
- A study in PLOS One reported on a nest of duck billed dinosaurs, found in Mongolia’s Gobi desert, according to Washington Post
- Peter Sohn, director of The Good Dinosaur, talks about taking on the role at Independent
- Scientists have found that dinosaurs had complex noses that kept their brains cool, according to Motherboard
- The Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum is now open
- In Utah, a new pterosaur with fangs has been discovered, according to Huffington Post
- Upvoted shared about a relatively new Youtube channel, The Prehistoric Channel, made by a kid who posts videos that show dinosaurs in action, as well as reviews of dinosaur models
- Researchers have made a scale model of an Apatosaurus tail to see if it could break the sound barrier, according to Live Science
- Scientists now think that the theropod Nanotyrannus may actually be a teenage Tyrannosaurus, according to Smithsonian
- There are rumors that fake dinosaurs bones are buried under Central Park in New York City, according to Atlas Obscura
- Crytek is making an epic virtual reality game called Robinson: The Journey, where a young boy crash lands on a planet inhabited by dinosaurs, according to the official website and Playstation blog. See the official, and stunning, trailer on Youtube
