Episode 203 is all about Cedarosaurus, a Brachiosaurid (excessive browser) that has been discovered with over 100 gastroliths.
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On this episode, we focus on:
Information:
- A brand new mamenchisaurid sauropod, Anhuilong diboensis, was present in China about 200 miles southwest of Shanghai supply
- A juvenile Diplodocus cranium was discovered with a mix of enamel just like these in grownup Diploducus and Camarasaurus indicating they most likely ate extra various meals than the adults supply
- A brand new early dinosaur/chicken named Yangavis confucii, had a toothless beak, and comparatively massive claws on its wings in comparison with its closest family supply
- An rising area known as bio-inspired robotics goals to imitate nature to make robots, together with these that may traverse tough terrain supply
- Fashions of dinosaur motion may assist us construct higher robots and structure supply
- At the very least 15 new dinosaur eggs from the cretaceous have been present in Zhejiang China supply
- Colleges in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, can request to go to a dinosaur dig website the place they will dig for fossils and study in regards to the historical past of the realm supply
- Saurian not too long ago up to date their Triceratops to incorporate 4 life levels and their T. rex to a featherless type supply
- One mother dressed her entire household (together with 4 children ages 4-10) in inflatable T. rex costumes to take a photograph asserting she’s anticipating her fifth baby supply
The dinosaur of the day: Cedarosaurus
- Brachiosaurid sauropod that lived within the Cretaceous in what’s now Utah, US
- Described in 1999 by V. Tidwell, Okay. Carpenter, and W. Brooks
- Title means “Cedar lizard”
- Named after the Cedar Mountain Formation, the place it was discovered
- Sort species is Cedarosaurus weiskopfae
- Species identify in honor of Carol Weiskopf “for her arduous work within the area and lab”
- Fossils discovered from not less than three people
- Much like the brachiosaurid Eucamerotus (from southern England) and Brachiosaurus (from Morrison Formation)
- Associated to Venenosaurus, however was extra gracile, particularly the forelimbs
- Herbivorous, and medium-sized for a brachiosaurid
- Cedarosaurus was most likely a tall browser (like different brachiosaurids), which might permit it to dwell amongst different herbivorous dinosaurs
- Many gastroliths discovered
- Frank Sanders, Kim Manley, and Kenneth Carpenter did a examine in 2001 of 115 gastroliths from Cedarosaurus (discovered close to the skeleton, with indicators that they had been in its physique whereas it nonetheless had smooth tissue)
- The gastroliths weighed 15 lb (7 kg) complete. Most the place spherical, although some had been massive and had irregular shapes (would have been arduous to swallow). Means Cedarosaurus both appreciated these for some cause or didn’t actually care about form
- Gastroliths both helped grind or crush plant matter
Enjoyable Truth:
The form of theropod (like T. rex) ft might have helped to camouflage the vibrations of their strolling. Crouching would have additionally helped them sneak up on their prey by additional decreasing vibrations.
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