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This Week in Dinosaur News: Fast Raptors, T-rex Jaws, Superducks, The Good Dinosaur, and More

Here’s what came out this week in dinosaur news:

  • A new raptor nicknamed “the Ferrari of raptors” was large enough it could have killed a T-rex, according to Smithsonian Mag and KU Paleontological Institute
  • T-rex and Allosaurus could open their jaw up to 90 degrees, according to Tech Times and Royal Society Open Science
  • Probrachylophosaurus bergei, nicknamed “Superduck,” had complex nasal crests, according to Reuters and PLOS One
  • According to National Geographic, baby Maiasaura had an 89.9% mortality rate their first year and adult Maiasaura had a 44.4% mortality rate
  • The Good Dinosaur will feature two composers and focus on the music, unlike other Pixar films, according to Variety
  • The University of Kansas built an app to help people find and classify fossils, according to Daily Herald

This Week in Dinosaur News: New Developments in Paleontology, Dinosaur Exhibits, Ava the New Ceratopsian, and More

Here’s what came out this week in dinosaur news:

  • David Button, a paleontologist from the University of Bristol, gave a talk at the British Science Festival about new developments in paleontology, according to the Irish Times
  • A new traveling dinosaur exhibit, Jurassic Quest, is open, featuring over 50 life-sized animatronic dinosaurs, rides, mazes, and more
  • There’s also Discover the Dinosaurs, another traveling exhibit with 60 life-sized animatronic dinosaurs, plus rides and mini-golf, according to Michigan Live
  • International Business Times speculated on the future of Jurassic World 2, which will premiere in the U.S. on June 22, 2018 and in the U.K. on June 7, 2018. Animals that may be introduced include
    Plesiosaur and Ichthyosaur
  • The Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center in Woodland Park, Colorado, paleontologists unveiled the replica of a potentially new dinosaur, nicknamed Ava (no official name yet) via a livestream on Youtube, according to 9News and CBS
  • A rare juvenile Allosaurus skeleton is going up for auction in the U.K., and is expected to sell for up to $750,000, according to Time and 11 Alive
  • Disney/Pixar unveiled some new footage of The Good Dinosaur at the Toronto International Film Festival, which should some of the T-rex group, voiced by A.J. Buckley, Anna Paquin and Sam Elliott, according to Entertain This!
  • A new dinosaur app, The Ultimate Dinopedia: Complete Dinosaur Reference, came out on iPad, according to PC Mag
  • Working Title: A Podcast posted an episode where they interviewed James Gurney, the creator of Dinotopia. They cover James’ inspirations (which include Escher), whether or not Dinotopia is set on another planet and more. Listen to the episode here

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