{"id":27135,"date":"2023-04-05T11:06:44","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T15:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=27135"},"modified":"2023-04-05T11:06:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T15:06:44","slug":"dinosaurs-in-the-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=27135","title":{"rendered":"Dinosaurs in the news"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Dinosaurs in the news<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Patagotitan on show in London, UK<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-primary-title hl-3 hl-3-md font-pratt-bold c-primary-title-news\">Did dinosaurs have lips? Canadian scientists say they have cracked the mystery<\/li>\n<li class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">What fossil eggs found in Alberta reveal about how dinosaurs became birds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Patagotitan on show in London, UK<\/span><\/h5>\n<h6><b class=\"ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">A colossus has landed in London: A cast of what was one of the biggest animals ever to walk the Earth is now on show at the Natural History Museum.<\/b><\/h6>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/science-environment-65094602\">Watch: A timelapse movie of Patagotitan&#8217;s assembly at the Natural History Museum<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1bdte2-BylineComponentWrapper e8mq1e90\" data-component=\"byline-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-qt5zqv-BylineWrapper e8mq1e917\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-19r1h8t-ContributorContainer e8mq1e916\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1bsxjdu-Container-ContributorPhoto e8mq1e912\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1f4spe2-ImageWrapper e8mq1e911\"><span class=\"ssrcss-74y5ji-Placeholder e16icw910\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/80\/cpsprodpb\/3E76\/production\/_112909951_jonathanamos.jpg\" alt=\"Jonathan Amos, Science correspondent\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1qc7pto-Container-ContributorDetails e8mq1e913\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-68pt20-Text-TextContributorName e8mq1e96\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-84ltp5-Text e8mq1e910\">By Jonathan Amos,\u00a0BBC Science Correspondent<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-84ltp5-Text e8mq1e910\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1q14p6q-LinkWithChevronContainer e8mq1e91\">@BBCAmos<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-jlwt2c-Divider e8mq1e915\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Patagotitan <\/i>was a dinosaur that lived 100 million years ago in South America.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Measuring some 37m (121ft) from nose to tail, the beast could have weighed up to 60 or 70 tonnes in life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">The museum has brought over not just a representative skeleton but some of the real fossil bones first discovered in Argentina in 2014.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">The largest is a 2.4m-long femur, or thigh bone. It&#8217;s been erected upright to give visitors an extraordinary selfie opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/science-environment-65094602\">https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/science-environment-65094602<\/a><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"c-primary-title hl-3 hl-3-md font-pratt-bold c-primary-title-news\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Did dinosaurs have lips? Canadian scientists say they have cracked the mystery<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5 font-pratt\">As with many details about dinosaur physiology, an absence of living specimens has left a lot to the artistic imagination. Perhaps because humans are smaller than many dinosaur species, and also edible, popular representations of the ancient creatures are often strongly focused on their teeth.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"BodyImage__BodyImagePhoto-xeeopr-0 hMuyCA\"><picture class=\"l-media\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/mQf-vrzrTw7gAguS2ioWfaGVOSc=\/1200x0\/filters:quality(80):format(webp)\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/tgam\/HB3VBCLFYBBMRFRU2COSSNV57A.jpg 1200w\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 80rem)\" sizes=\"940px\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/FgRfB8c0lLCc9phmAVHOBnN4R_Q=\/1200x0\/filters:quality(80):format(jpeg)\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/tgam\/HB3VBCLFYBBMRFRU2COSSNV57A.jpg 1200w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 80rem)\" sizes=\"940px\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/QXqCKj7CyxPvPMtTMLh5Xk9ta4Y=\/900x0\/filters:quality(80):format(webp)\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/tgam\/HB3VBCLFYBBMRFRU2COSSNV57A.jpg 900w\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 48rem) and (max-width: 79.9rem)\" sizes=\"690px\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/-X4WC5gX23UuRE58eGmz7U_82W4=\/900x0\/filters:quality(80):format(jpeg)\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/tgam\/HB3VBCLFYBBMRFRU2COSSNV57A.jpg 900w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 48rem) and (max-width: 79.9rem)\" sizes=\"690px\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/d220KAXAOKCAhtrOP9lHlSNOa-A=\/600x0\/filters:quality(80):format(webp)\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/tgam\/HB3VBCLFYBBMRFRU2COSSNV57A.jpg 600w\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(max-width: 47.9rem)\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/JJk4amXoXwtUEU5oIaNEiU94sMA=\/600x0\/filters:quality(80):format(jpeg)\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/tgam\/HB3VBCLFYBBMRFRU2COSSNV57A.jpg 600w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(max-width: 47.9rem)\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/picture>\n<p><figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/JJk4amXoXwtUEU5oIaNEiU94sMA=\/600x0\/filters:quality(80):format(jpeg)\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/tgam\/HB3VBCLFYBBMRFRU2COSSNV57A.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"193\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scientists and artists have developed two principal models of predatory dinosaur facial appearance: crocodylian-like lipless jaws, or a lizard-like lipped mouth. New data suggests that the latter model, lizard-like lips, applies to most or all predatory dinosaur species. This finding challenges many popular depictions of carnivorous species like Tyrannosaurus rex.Mark Witton<\/figcaption><\/figure><figcaption class=\"c-image-figcap font-gmsans c-image-figcap--block\">\n<div class=\"figcap-grid\">\n<div class=\"figcap-cc\">\n<p class=\"figcap-text\"><span class=\"credit acl-1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5 font-pratt\">This tradition is evident in the Hollywood version of dinosaurs as depicted the 1993 film <i>Jurassic Park<\/i>. Many of the movie\u2019s most memorable scenes feature a tyrannosaur with jaws agape. But even when the giant reptile\u2019s mouth is shut its teeth remain plainly visible, like a row of murderous icicles.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/canada\/article-dinosaur-lips-canada-scientists\/\">https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/canada\/article-dinosaur-lips-canada-scientists\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">What fossil eggs found in Alberta reveal about how dinosaurs became birds<\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"share\">\n<div class=\"viafoura\">\n<div class=\"vf-widget vf-share-bar-horizontal\" data-widget=\"sharebar\" data-button-view=\"false\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/science\/dinosaur-egg-shells-1.6799550\" data-show-labels=\"true\" data-show-counters=\"false\" data-show-total=\"false\" data-vf-id=\"2\" data-engage=\"5328\">\n<div class=\"vf-widget vf-share-bar-horizontal vf-share-bar vf-share-bar-default\" data-show-total=\"false\" data-show-counters=\"false\" data-button-view=\"false\">\n<div class=\"share\">\n<div class=\"viafoura\">\n<div class=\"vf-widget vf-share-bar-horizontal\" data-widget=\"sharebar\" data-button-view=\"false\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/science\/dinosaur-egg-shells-1.6799550\" data-show-labels=\"true\" data-show-counters=\"false\" data-show-total=\"false\" data-vf-id=\"2\" data-engage=\"3663\">\n<div class=\"vf-widget vf-share-bar-horizontal vf-share-bar vf-share-bar-default\" data-show-total=\"false\" data-show-counters=\"false\" data-button-view=\"false\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">\n<figure class=\"imageMedia author-image full\" data-testid=\"image-figure\">\n<div class=\"placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/1.3488050.1457733650!\/fileImage\/httpImage\/image.jpg_gen\/derivatives\/square_140\/emily-chung-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-testid=\"image-img\" \/><span class=\"authorText\">Emily Chung<\/span> <span class=\"bullet\"> \u00b7 <\/span>CBC News <span class=\"bullet\"> \u00b7 <\/span><time class=\"timeStamp\" datetime=\"2023-04-04T12:26:13.682Z\" data-testid=\"time\">Posted: Apr 03, 2023 5:55 PM EDT | Last Updated: April 4<\/time><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"bylineDetails\"><time class=\"timeStamp\" datetime=\"2023-04-04T12:26:13.682Z\" data-testid=\"time\">\u00a0<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"storyWrapper\">\n<figure class=\"imageMedia leadmedia-story full\" data-testid=\"image-figure\">\n<div class=\"placeholder\">\n<figure style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/1.6799588.1680535727!\/fileImage\/httpImage\/image.jpg_gen\/derivatives\/16x9_780\/troodont-with-nest.jpg\" alt=\"A two-legged dinosaur stands over a dish-shaped nest containing a bunch of half-buried eggs.\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-testid=\"image-img\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A troodon looks over a nest full of eggs in this illustration. Troodons were bird-like, emu-sized, meat-eating dinosaurs that lived during the Late Cretaceous about 75 million years ago. (Masato Hattori)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Seventy-five million years ago in southern Alberta, a river flooded, burying the eggs of bird-like dinosaurs nesting on the nearby plain. Now, tiny pieces of those fossil egg shells offer new evidence about how dinosaurs lived, bred and evolved into birds.<\/figure>\n<div class=\"story\">\n<p>A new study shows emu-sized, meat-eating troodons were as warm-blooded as birds, with body temperatures of\u00a0more than\u00a040 C. But unlike modern birds such as chickens that can produce one egg a day, troodons used a very slow egg-forming process similar to the one used by reptiles like\u00a0crocodiles.<\/p>\n<p>That supports a previous hypothesis that nests found containing up to two dozen eggs were shared by multiple troodons, similar to the way ostriches share communal nests today.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/science\/dinosaur-egg-shells-1.6799550\"> https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/science\/dinosaur-egg-shells-1.6799550<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dinosaurs in the news Patagotitan on show in London, UK Did dinosaurs have lips? 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