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Title: Falcarius, new therezinosaur from Utah


Dinochick - May 4, 2005 09:09 PM (GMT)
http://www.utah.edu/unews/releases/05/may/dinoveg.html
Killer Dinosaurs Turned Vegetarian Utah Dinosaur Bones Reveal Missing Link in Evolution of Diet

May 4, 2005 -- Scientists have discovered a mass
graveyard of bird-like feathered dinosaurs in Utah. The
previously unknown species provides clues about how
vicious meat-eaters related to Velociraptor ultimately
evolved into plant-munching vegetarians.

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Discovery of the bizarre new species, Falcarius
utahensis, is reported in the Thursday May 5 issue of the
journal Nature by paleontologists from the Utah
Geological Survey and the Utah Museum of Natural History
at the University of Utah.
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other links:
http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050502/full/050502-3.html

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...c/dinosaur_diet

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/20..._utah_dino.html

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...nce_dinosaur_dc

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4512487.stm

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=721958&page=1

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=728264

More pictures: http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/news/20...dino/index.html

paleoichthyologist - May 5, 2005 02:24 PM (GMT)

psolio - May 6, 2005 01:12 AM (GMT)
One more for my good friends, the Twins:

http://www.temple.edu/temple_times/5-5-05/paleontology.html

Thayer - July 6, 2005 11:23 PM (GMT)
I wish the phylogenetic analysis had included a lot more characters concerning in-group relationships of segnosaurs. =\




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