Navigation Links
Research unearths new dinosaur species
Date:2/28/2013

baby dinosaurs are either coming out of a nesting grounds or out somewhere on their own, they are normally having to worry about the theropod dinosaurs, the things like raptors or, on bigger scales, the T. rex. So this kind of adds a new dimension," Boyd said. "You had your dominant riverine carnivores, the crocodyliforms, attacking these herbivores as well, so they kind of had it coming from all sides."

Based on teeth marks left on bones and the large amounts of fragments left behind, it is believed the crocodyliforms were also diminutive in size, perhaps no more than 2 meters long. A larger species of crocodyliform would have been more likely to gulp down its prey without leaving behind traces of "busted up" bone fragments.

Until now, paleontologists had direct evidence only of "very large crocodyliforms" interacting with "very large dinosaurs."

"It's not often that you get events from the fossil record that are action-related," Boyd explained. "While you generally assume there was probably a lot more interaction going on, we didn't have any of that preserved in the fossil record yet. This is the first time that we have definitive evidence that you had this kind of partitioning, of your smaller crocodyliforms attacking the smaller herbivorous dinosaurs," he said, adding that this is only the second published instance of a crocodyliform tooth embedded in any prey animal in the fossil record.

"A lot of times you find material in close association or you can find some feeding marks or traces on the outside of the bone and you can hypothesize that maybe it was a certain animal doing this, but this was only the second time we have really good definitive evidence of a crocodyliform feeding on a prey animal and in this case an ornithischian dinosaur," Boyd said.

The high concentrations of tiny dinosaur bones led researchers to conclude a type of selection occurred, that crocodyliforms were preferentially feeding on th
'/>"/>

Contact: Fran LeFort
Fran.LeFort@sdsmt.edu
605-394-6082
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Source:Eurekalert  

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2 3

Related biology news :

1. Study by UC Santa Barbara researchers suggests that bacteria communicate by touch
2. Research reveals first evidence of hunting by prehistoric Ohioans
3. Diabetes Research Institute develops oxygen-generating biomaterial
4. APS issues new policy requiring identification of sex or gender in reporting scientific research
5. UC Santa Barbara researchers discover genetic link between visual pathways of hydras and humans
6. Study jointly led by UCSB researcher supports theory of extraterrestrial impact
7. U of Alberta researcher steps closer to understand autoimmune diseases
8. Research on flavanols and procyanidins provides new insights into how these phytonutrients may positively impact human health
9. A project to research biological and chemical aspects of microalgae to fuel approach
10. Scripps Research discoveries lead to newly approved drug for infant respiratory distress syndrome
11. Researchers attempt to solve problems of antibiotic resistance and bee deaths in one
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
Related Image:
Research unearths new dinosaur species
(Date:5/23/2013)... medics have succeeded in treating cerebral palsy with autologous ... damage, a 2.5 year old boy had been in ... survival. Just two months after treatment with the cord ... the following months, the child learned to speak simple ... from a Korean study, dispel the long-held doubts about ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... Frontiers, one of the world,s largest and fastest ... new journal, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology ... all specialties, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology ... diverse and emerging bioengineering and biotechnology research to ... in Bioengineering and Biotechnology will provide an ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... In an age when microbial pathogens are growing ... down infection, a team of Wisconsin scientists has synthesized ... the bacteria that cause staph infections. , Writing online ... , a group led by University of Wisconsin-Madison chemistry ... the "quorum sensing" behavior of Staphylococcus aureus , ...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):First successful treatment of pediatric cerebral palsy with autologous cord blood 2Frontiers launches new open-access journal in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 2University of Wisconsin chemists find new compounds to curb staph infection 2
... It is estimated that 38 million people worldwide are ... are added each year. For scientists to design treatment ... essential to learn more about how the virus mutates ... by University of Victoria biomedical engineer Stephanie Willerth has ...
... III efficacy data from the GeparQuinto study, a head-to-head ... chemotherapy for patients with early breast cancer, at the ... Dec. 8-12. "We had a primary goal ... trastuzumab, with the new combination of chemotherapy and lapatinib," ...
... Alexandria, VA America has made great strides in recent ... to other, low or non-carbon energy sources. Meanwhile, carbon emissions ... looks at this disparity and asks the difficult questions about ... is imported from "cleaner" countries and the emissions are produced ...
Cached Biology News:UVic biomedical engineer 'outsmarts' HIV 2Phase III study compared neoadjuvant therapy with lapatinib or trastuzumab for early breast cancer 2
(Date:5/23/2013)... , May 23, 2013  Verenium Corporation (Nasdaq: ... focused on the development and commercialization of high-performance enzymes, ... Chief Financial Officer, will present at two upcoming conferences. ... Black will present at the Second Annual Marcum LLP ... Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.  The presentation ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... 2013 Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, ... and contract research company focused on research and ... today a publication reporting the induction of functional ... and immunotherapeutic vaccinia JX-594 (pexastimogene devacirepvec; Jennerex Inc.). ... the May 15 th , 2013 issue of ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... Washington, DC (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 ... of genetics-based ancestry tracing for people of African ... myDNAmix Admixture product offering. For people of all ... genetic make-up from five distinct populations: Indigenous Americas ... Europe and India Subcontinent. , Originally ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... PA (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 Bed ... that the university had already confirmed it. Meanwhile, My Cleaning ... help bed bug victims fight the pests without using harmful ... posted on May 15, 2013, the affected building was actually ... it being infested was said made on May 13 and ...
Breaking Biology Technology:Verenium To Present At Two Upcoming Conferences 2Verenium To Present At Two Upcoming Conferences 3Pusan National University Announces Science Translational Medicine Publication Highlighting Landmark Demonstration of Functional Anti-Cancer Antibody Induction in Patients Following JX-594 Treatment 2Pusan National University Announces Science Translational Medicine Publication Highlighting Landmark Demonstration of Functional Anti-Cancer Antibody Induction in Patients Following JX-594 Treatment 3AfricanAncestry.com Rolls Out Improved MyDNAMix Admixture Test for People of all Races; Enhancements Increase Accuracy in Estimation of Ancestral Makeup 2AfricanAncestry.com Rolls Out Improved MyDNAMix Admixture Test for People of all Races; Enhancements Increase Accuracy in Estimation of Ancestral Makeup 3Penn State Dorm Infested with Bed Bugs, My Cleaning Products Offers Complimentary Sample of Bed Bug Spray to Help Bed Bug Victims 2
... somehow survived where other traditional marketing tools and old ... must face harsher realities once again, all to ensure ... Web sites are simply doomed. While billions of Web ... clash into the billions of surfing customers and simply ...
... Ted Kanavas, R-Brookfield, called on the Legislature and the ... Development Fund. , ,The fund would use existing information ... Administration and segregate a portion of the funds for ... would not flow into this fund. , ,This fund ...
... Corporation and First Data Corporation jointly ... provides for the purchase of substantially all of the ... approximately $610 million in cash. As the majority shareholder ... million and NYCE will become a Metavante subsidiary. , ...
Cached Biology Technology:The mysteries and the future of Web sites 2The mysteries and the future of Web sites 3The mysteries and the future of Web sites 4Metavante and First Data to buy PIN-debit company NYCE 2
... system for detection of very low level ... Equipped with an extreme sensitive camera to ... plants in tumor research, infectious disease research, ... NightOWL is the only imager with a ...
... (Complex Object Parametric Analyzer and Sorter) large ... the advantages of flow cytometry to applications ... for automated analysis and sorting. Our ... as traditional flow cytometers, but are designed ...
Mouse monoclonal antibody raised against a full length recombinant LDB3. NCBI Entrez Gene ID = LDB3...
...
Biology Products: