PhysOrg.com [USA], September 29, 2011
A University of Alberta-led research team has taken a rare look inside
the skull of a dinosaur and come away with unprecedented details on the
brain and nasal passages of the 72 million year old animal. Lead
researcher Tetsuto Miyashita, a U of A master's student in paleontology,
examined the armoured skull of a Euoplocephalus, a six-metre long plant
eater. The skull, which had been sitting in the U of A's paleontology
collection, was broken, allowing Miyashita and his colleagues a unique
view of the interior nasal cavities and details of blood vessels.
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-09-rebuilding-armoured-dinosaur-video.html
Other fossil news:
Pictures: Crocodile, Bat Fossils Found in Underwater Cave National
Geographic News, September 27, 2011
A fossil crocodile snout juts from the bottom of a freshwater cave --
one of many incredibly well-preserved fossils recently discovered in the
Dominican Republic. In addition to the fossil croc, divers searching for
ancient monkey bones found the remains of sloths, bats, birds, and other
creatures lining the floors of the flooded caves.
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