In PaleoNews this week, find out how the description of a new Hadrosaurid, named Yamatosaurus, has drastically changed what we thought we knew regarding this genus. Also, learn how the analyses of Tyrannosaurus footprints show that their parenthood wasn't any easier than our own.
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Articles sources:
Descubren en Japón dinosaurio parecido a un pato | Digital Trends Español
Southern Methodist University. "New duckbilled dinosaur discovered in Japan: Paleontologists find second hadrosaurid species." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 27 April 2021. <www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210427122422.htm>.
Taylor & Francis Group. "Fat-footed tyrannosaur parents could not keep up with their skinnier adolescent offspring." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 27 April 2021. <www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210422102836.htm>.
Image source:
Life restoration of Yamatosaurus izanagii (Kobayashi et al. 2021). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yamatosaurus_izanagii_restoration.webp
Yamatosaurus is shown in the foreground; Kamuysaurus, a contemporary dinosaur, is shown in the background.
Date 27 April 2021
Source A new basal hadrosaurid (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the latest Cretaceous Kita-ama Formation in Japan implies the origin of hadrosaurids
Author Masato Hattori