Here 2010 is hardly two-months old, and already a number of new dinosaur taxa have been described. The most exciting among these may be a new tyrannosarid, Bistahieversor sealeyi, from the Late Cretaceous of New Mexico, and a new brachiosaurid, Abydosaurus mcintoshi, from relatively older Late Cretaceous beds in Utah. Bistahieversor, known from both adult and subadult specimens from the Kirtland Formation, would have measured some thirty feet in life. The gigantic Abydosaurus, discovered in the Mussentuchit Member of the Cedar Mountain Formation, is known from four skulls and others remains (this is highly unusual, as sauropod skulls are generally among the rarest of dinosaur remains).
Skull of adult Bistahieversor during preparation, still in field jacket.
Reconstruction of adult and subadult skulls of Bistahieversor.
Abydosaurus skull and paleontologist Brooks Britt.
Life restoration of Abydosaurus.
Skull of adult Bistahieversor during preparation, still in field jacket.
Reconstruction of adult and subadult skulls of Bistahieversor.
Abydosaurus skull and paleontologist Brooks Britt.
Life restoration of Abydosaurus.
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(By the way, I don't know if you check out the Dinosaur Toy Blog, but it looks as if 2010 is going to be an exemplary year for good dinosaur replicas. The Carnegie Collection's new Tylosaurus is absolutely stunning, and I've already snagged last year's Nigersaurus for my own collection. This year: Cryolophosaurus, Ichthyosaurus, Rhamphorynchus, and a revised and improved Brachiosaurus. I'll even be a complete bastard and note the new Prehistoric Sealife Toob and Dinosaur Skulls Toob coming out next month. Yep, I think I know where at least a part of my income tax refund check is going this year...)
The Carnegie Collection's new Tylosaurus is absolutely stunning, and I've already snagged last year's Nigersaurus for my own collection. This year: Cryolophosaurus, Ichthyosaurus, Rhamphorynchus, and a revised and improved Brachiosaurus. I'll even be a complete bastard and note the new Prehistoric Sealife Toob and Dinosaur Skulls Toob coming out next month. Yep, I think I know where at least a part of my income tax refund check is going this year...)
I've tried rather hard to stop accumulating dinosaurs...however, yes, the Tylosaurus (an old friend of mine) is very nice. They didn't get the tail right, but no one ever does. And yes, I expect I'll be getting both the "toobs" as well. Damn you, plastic dino beasts!
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Regards, DavidK
I'll let you know.
Edited at 2010-02-26 06:21 pm (UTC)