Episode 301 is all about Bambiraptor, a small dromaeosaurid identified from a 95% full holotype of a juvenile.
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On this episode, we focus on:
Information:
- 9 dinosaur fossils have been discovered with fossilized ovarian tissue. supply
- The primary dinosaur bone was present in Scotland, that’s not from the Isle of Skye. supply
- A big Triceratops cranium was excavated in South Dakota. supply
- A Dino Summer time occasion together with a velociraptor chase by means of a corn maze is being held in Tatenhill England. supply
- The sauropod constructing in Spring Hill, Florida is now formally listed within the Nationwide Register of Historic Locations. supply
- A design for a sauropod painted with geometric shapes was shared on-line. supply
- Enjoyable piece of trivia: there’s a second in Jurassic Park the place you’ll be able to see one of many crew members of the movie grabbing a raptor’s tail. supply
- Images of Jurassic World Dominion present child dinosaurs supply
- Minecraft now has an official Jurassic World DLC supply
- Google Chrome’s hidden dinosaur recreation now has hidden weapons supply
The dinosaur of the day: Bambiraptor
- Dromaeosaurid theropod that lived within the Late Cretaceous in what’s now Montana, US (Two Drugs Formation)
- Very bird-like
- Had a slim snout
- Had a wishbone, that appeared just like trendy birds
- Had lengthy arms
- Had a protracted, stiff tail
- Tail might have curved upwards, but it surely may simply seem like that based mostly on how the fossils have been preserved
- Had lengthy hindlimbs, so most likely a quick runner
- Had sickle-shaped claws
- Might have had feathers
- No feathers discovered with the fossil
- However shut family discovered to have feathers
- Proportionally, was just like Archaeopteryx
- Kind species is Bambiraptor feinbergi
- Holotype nicknamed Bambi, by Wes Linster, the 14-year-old boy who found the dinosaur
- Wes Linster discovered the skeleton in 1993, when searching for dinosaurs together with his dad and mom close to Glacier Nationwide Park in Montana
- Genus identify due to the specimen’s nickname, Bambi
- Genus identify means “Bambi seizer” or “Bambi thief”
- Species identify in honor of Michael and Ann Feinberg, who bought the fossils and lent them to the Graves Museum of Pure Historical past in Florida
- Described and named by David Burnham and others in 2000
- Skeleton is 95% full
- As a result of the skeleton was so full, has been referred to as the “Rosetta Stone” of raptors (John Ostrom referred to as it a “jewel”)
- Proper facet of the skeleton is broken, however the remaining is in good situation (no finish of the tail)
- First considered a juvenile Saurornitholestes, after which later considered a brand new Velociraptor species, Velociraptor feinbergi
- Helps present the hyperlink between non-avian dinosaurs and birds
- Holotype might be a juvenile, and is lower than 3 ft (1 m) lengthy
- Holotype weighed about 4.4 lb (2 kg)
- Cranium was about 5 in (13 cm) lengthy
- Referred specimens embody two adults discovered close to the holotype and an higher jaw bone
- Solely the juvenile specimen has been described
- Gregory Paul estimated adults to be 4.3 ft (1.3 m) lengthy and weigh 11 lb (5 kg)
- Holotype had a big mind for its physique, however might be as a result of it was a juvenile (had a bigger ratio of brain-to-body)
- Or might imply it was extra clever than different dromaeosaurs; hypotheses embody it lived in bushes, or it hunted extra agile prey like lizards and mammals
- In all probability ate small mammals and reptiles
- Might have been about to achieve its mouth with its arms, so it may put meals in its mouth with its arms (had opposable fingers)
- Phil Senter discovered that Bambiraptor may maintain prey in each its arms, convey its meals to its mouth, and likewise contact the information of its first and third fingers collectively (used fossils and casts of Deinonychus and Bambiraptor forelimb bones to check)
- Might have been in a position to seize prey, kill it with its claws, after which put the meals into its mouth
- Might have additionally used its sickle claws on its second toes to kill prey
- Senter discovered Bambiraptor couldn’t dig
- If feathered, feathers might have gotten in the way in which of the arms, although Senter stated he thought the arms might prolonged past the feathers (if there have been feathers)
- Description in 2000 stated the holotype might have been male, based mostly on its chevrons being just like these in male crocodilians (however not clear)
- Holotype discovered with hadrosaurs, most likely Maiasaura, in addition to a minimum of three tyrannosaurid specimens
Enjoyable Truth:
Birds solely have one ovary. It’s the left one. The suitable one remains to be technically there, but it surely’s tiny and undeveloped. In some birds, like kiwis and a minimum of some raptors, the correct ovary remains to be current.