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7 April 2015
A specimen-level phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision of Diplodocidae (Dinosauria, Sauropoda)
13 February 2019
The Early Pliocene extinction of the mega-toothed shark Otodus megalodon: a view from the eastern North Pacific
4 June 2020
A high-resolution growth series of Tyrannosaurus rex obtained from multiple lines of evidence
24 January 2020
Cranial anatomy of Allosaurus jimmadseni, a new species from the lower part of the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic) of Western North America
16 August 2018
A buoyancy, balance and stability challenge to the hypothesis of a semi-aquatic Spinosaurus Stromer, 1915 (Dinosauria: Theropoda)
7 June 2021
A new giant sauropod, Australotitan cooperensis gen. et sp. nov., from the mid-Cretaceous of Australia
10 July 2019
A new paravian dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of North America supports a late acquisition of avian flight
26 March 2013
Pulmonary anatomy in the Nile crocodile and the evolution of unidirectional airflow in Archosauria
20 June 2024
Lokiceratops rangiformis gen. et sp. nov. (Ceratopsidae: Centrosaurinae) from the Campanian Judith River Formation of Montana reveals rapid regional radiations and extreme endemism within centrosaurine dinosaurs
8 September 2020
A new basal ornithopod dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of China

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Meet Australotitan, Australia’s largest dinosaur!
https://blog.qm.qld.gov.au/2021/06/07/meet-australotitan-australias-largest-dinosaur/

"125M-year-old dinosaur trapped by a volcanic eruption found in China"
https://www.foxnews.com/science/125m-year-old-dinosaur-trapped-volcanic-eruption-china

Here's exactly how T. rex grew from a slender tot into a massive carnivore
https://www.livescience.com/tyrannosaurus-rex-size-age.html

Fearsome meat-eating dinosaur the size of a bus with serrated teeth and razor sharp claws is officially recognised as a new species 30 years after discovery
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7924751/Fearsome-meat-eating-dinosaur-size-bus-razor-sharp-claws-recognised-new-species.html

Meet Lori, a tiny dinosaur that may help explain how birds evolved flight
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/07/new-dinosaur-species-velociraptor-cousin-lori-may-upend-flight-evolution-theories/

Did Great White Sharks Wipe Out the Giant Megalodon?
https://www.livescience.com/64757-great-white-shark-fossil-giant-megalodon.html

News coverage for EarthTouch
http://www.earthtouchnews.com/discoveries/fossils/news-just-in-brontosaurus-rises-from-the-dead

Error in type locality of "Brontosaurus amplus"

"Atahal" – Aathal

Was wondering why all 13 Solnhofen birds and pre-birds were not included in this analysis?

How meaningful can such a parsimony strict consensus tree be?

A few questions, to enhance my undestanding of the paper

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