Extinct Animal of the Week

(formerly Dinosaur of the Week)

31 October 2013

In Storage

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Originally posted by Mickey Mortimer The skull of Adasaurus , not seen for many, many years, was unveiled in a paper last year that revi...
30 October 2013

Adasaurus is A Stocky Animal

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©Mike Hanson This Adasaurus does not appear as stocky as my title in today's blog would have anyone imagine. However, remember that...
29 October 2013

Inkless

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Adasaurus has a short history of being written about. Unfortunately, it is a history that is mostly lacking. In part due to the recentness ...
28 October 2013

Gaming Material

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Good morning from GSA in Denver, first of all. Secondly, Adasaurus has not made its way into any documentaries that I have found online. ...
27 October 2013

One For Kiddos

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There are few fact pages dedicated to children for Adasaurus . We have seen fewer than are available today though. There is a pretty easy to...
26 October 2013

Being Average

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Unknown but clearly based on the Timothy Bradley illustration The thing to know about illustrations of Adasaurus is that they all appea...
25 October 2013

Adding Up!

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©Karkamesh (accuracy disputed) Adasaurus mongoliensis , meaning Ada's lizard, is a small theropod dinosaur described and named in 19...
24 October 2013

Dubious Favorite

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Acanthopholis , meaning "spiny scales", is somewhat famous, despite being dubious in its distinctions, from time to time.  Unfortu...
23 October 2013

Something New to Consider

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In 1999 Superbiola and Barrett reviewed the materials attributed to Acanthopholis and determined that the material was not distinct enough ...
22 October 2013

Short of A Prize

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Thomas Huxley described and named Acanthopholis in the 19th century. Some of the writings he created in which the dinosaur is mentioned hav...
21 October 2013

Drawing in Tribute

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Acanthopholis has tribute videos, like many another dinosaur that has been featured in these hallowed spaces throughout the few short years...
20 October 2013

Acanthopholis, Late for Kids

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Acanthopholis, though a bit late today, is for children and quite friendly in that regard. Since it is so late on a Sunday (in the states) I...
19 October 2013

When You've Seen Them All

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Nodosaurs, and Ankylosaurs, in general, appear to have always been drawn in a very odd way. Older illustrations are always pretty entertai...
18 October 2013

Feminine Dinosaurs

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©Karkemish A small Nodosaur, Acanthopholis horrida, was named and described by Thomas Huxley in 1867. This dinosaur was unearthed and re...
17 October 2013

Seeing Elaphrosaurus Again

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Elaphrosaurus does not appear in the toy world nor does it appear in the literary world (outside of Paul's Predatory Dinosaurs) and it ...
16 October 2013

Elaphrosaurus is Snakey

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Regardless of the image I use for Elaphrosaurus , it always seems as though it is just a little bit off. This includes the use of the two ...
15 October 2013

Lack of Papers

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©Michael BH Elaphrosaurus , for all the study done concerning it and all of the information out there about it, does not appear in many ...
14 October 2013

Old Posts

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Today feels like one of those days back when I started doing particular ideas or themes for different days of the week. Back in the beginnin...
13 October 2013

The Tortoise and The Elaphrosaurus

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I really like the days when I can let a video or something for all the talking. Not too informative, not like a Dinosaur Directory entry ...
12 October 2013

A Rather Blah Theropod

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©Nobu Tamura Elaphrosaurus was a fairly basal theropod dinosaur. The Late Jurassic, however, was a time of radiative adaptation by ther...
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I am an educator and a researcher. I am interested in how the feeding apparatus of reptiles, especially birds and dinosaurs, has changed over time. Therefore, I conduct research focused on the anatomy and biomechanics of the head. My research specifically seeks to answer questions concerning the functional morphology and biomechanical environment of the palate, including kinetic movements of the skull. Understanding the impact that palatal movements and the joints that are in the head have on the ecological role of all reptiles, including birds, allows us to better comprehend the evolution of the feeding apparatus in extant and fossil animals and is of great interest to me.
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