The news of Brontosaurus’ return reached far and wide across global news outlets, it trended for two days on Twitter, and was also #3 on Reddit’s top topics. Congratulations to the authors Emanuel Tschopp, Octávio Mateus & Roger Benson! We are delighted you chose to publish with PeerJ.
The history of Brontosuarus – one of the greatest stories in Paleontology. Credit: StudioAM
The authors will be hosting a Reddit ‘Ask me anything’ session tomorrow Tuesday 14th April – so get your questions ready!
Paleontologists Emanuel Tschopp and Octávio Mateus (University NOVA of Lisbon) measuring a sauropod dinosaur femur. Image credits: “FCT-University NOVA of Lisbon / M. Ladeira”. Creative Commons license CC BY.
But in case you missed the news that Brontosaurus is back (and if did where have you been?!), why not take a look at just some of the huge coverage it received:
ABC News: Brontosaurus finally validated as a distinct dinosaur
BBC News: Brontosaurus dino name is revived
CNN: Brontosaurus makes a comeback
Discovery News: Brontosaurus finally gets its name back
El Pais: Brontosaurus returns
The Guardian: Brontosaurus is back!
The Huffington Post: Brontosaurus makes a spectacular comeback
Nature: Beloved Brontosaurus makes a comeback
Newsweek: Brontosaurus—the “Thunder Lizard”—Is Back as Its Very Own Genus
The New Yorker: Brontosaurus rising
The New York Times: A Prehistoric Giant Is Revived, if Only in Name
Science: Bully for Brontosaurus
Scientific American: The Brontosaurus is back
The Telegraph: Brontosaurus raised from dead, as scientists rule dinosaur did exist
TIME: The Brontosaurus Comes Back from the Dead
Wired: Scientists say it is time to reinstate the Brontosaurus
Washington Post: After a century of exile, is the brontosaurus back on the books?
Even Perez Hilton featured the beloved Brontosaurus!
Life restoration: “Brontosaurus as researchers see it today – with a Diplodocus-like head”
Credit: Davide Bonadonna, Milan, Italy. Creative commons license CC- BY NC SA.
To check out all of the coverage the article has received to date, just head over to the article and click on ‘View all metrics + mentions on the web’ in the left hand navigation panel.
Don’t forget to join the authors at the Reddit ‘Ask me anything’ session tomorrow Tuesday 14th April!