[net-gold] DINOSAURS : MUSEUMS : PALEONTOLOGY : ARCHEOLOGY: New Species of Multi-horned Dinosaurs Unearthed in Utah
- From: "David P. Dillard" <jwne@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Net-Gold -- Educator Gold <Educator-Gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Educator Gold <Educator-Gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, net-gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Net-Gold <Net-Gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, NetGold <netgold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Net-Gold <net-gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, K-12ADMINLIFE <K12ADMIN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, K12AdminLIFE <K12AdminLIFE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, MediaMentor <mediamentor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Digital Divide Diversity MLS <mls-digitaldivide@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, NetGold <netgold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Net-Platinum <net-platinum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Sean Grigsby <myarchives1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Net-Gold <NetGold_general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Temple Gold Discussion Group <TEMPLE-GOLD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Temple University Net-Gold Archive <net-gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Health Lists -- Health Diet Fitness Recreation Sports Tourism <healthrecsport@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Health Diet Fitness Recreation Sports <healthrecsport@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, HEALTH-RECREATION-SPORTS-TOURISM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:59:13 -0400 (EDT)
.
DINOSAURS :
MUSEUMS :
PALEONTOLOGY :
ARCHEOLOGY:
New Species of Multi-horned Dinosaurs Unearthed in Utah
New Species of Multi-horned Dinosaurs Unearthed in Utah
September 22, 2010
Press Release 10-170
The National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, Virginia 22230, USA
Tel: (703) 292-5111, FIRS: (800) 877-8339 | TDD: (800) 281-8749
http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=117745&org=NSF&from=news
View a video of Dr. Scott Sampson discussing the two new species of
dinosaur discovered at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
http://nsf.gov/cgi-bin/goodbye?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgDqE2Tlz_U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgDqE2Tlz_U
"A giant rhino with a ridiculously supersized head"
"Fifteen long, pointed sideways oriented eye horns: one over the nose, one
atop each eye, one at the tip of each cheek bone, and ten across the rear
margin of the bony frill"
"A horned face: large horn over the nose and short, blunt eye horns that
project strongly to the side"
Such phrases have been used to describe two newly discovered species of
dinosaurs with looks only a mother could love. Still, they are drawing the
attention and inspiring the imagination of scientists and lay people
alike.
Announced today in PLoS ONE, the online open-access journal produced by
the Public Library of Science, two new species of horned
dinosaurs--Utahceratops gettyi and Kosmoceratops richardsoni--have been
found in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah.
Close relatives of the famous Triceratops, these giant plant eaters were
once inhabitants of the "lost island continent" of Laramidia, a swampy,
subtropical setting formed when a shallow sea flooded the central region
of North America, isolating the eastern and western portions of the
continent for millions of years during the late Cretaceous period.
"My enthusiasm for these findings is threefold," said Raymond Bernor,
program director of the Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology Program at
the National Science Foundation (NSF). "First, researchers discovered two
new, exciting dinosaur species. Second, the research has accomplished a
major advance in understanding the biogenographic provinciality of Western
North American dinosaur communities that apparently included separate
northern and southern populations. And third, this discovery has inspired
future discoveries in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument,
which has now emerged as one of the most important paleontological
reserves in the world."
But what about these ugly, horned creatures Although much speculation has
ensued about the function of the ceratopsian horns and frills of these
prehistoric monsters--from fighting off predators to recognizing other
members of the same species or controlling body temperature--the dominant
idea today is that these features functioned first and foremost to enhance
reproductive success. Scott Sampson, first author on the paper, explains,
"Most of these bizarre features would have made lousy weapons to fend off
predators. It's far more likely that they were used to intimidate or do
battle with rivals of the same sex, as well as to attract individuals of
the opposite sex."
More details are available in a press release from the Utah Museum of
Natural History.
View a video discussing the two new species of dinosaur.
-NSF-
Media Contacts
Lisa-Joy Zgorski, NSF (703) 292-8311 lisajoy@xxxxxxx
Patti Carpenter, Utah Museum of Natural History (801) 707-6138
pcarpenter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Program Contacts
Raymond Bernor, NSF (703) 292-8551 rbernor@xxxxxxx
Principal Investigators
Scott Sampson, Utah Museum of Natural History and University of Utah (707)
536-8829 ssampson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Co-Investigators
Mark Loewen, Utah Museum of Natural History (801) 891-6036
mloewen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Andrew Farke, Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology (909) 626-3587
afarke@xxxxxxxx
Related Websites
Utah Museum of Natural History: Press Release:
http://umnh.utah.edu/databaseshowitem.aspx?id=77213
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency
that supports fundamental research and education across all fields of
science and engineering. In fiscal year (FY) 2010, its budget is about
$6.9 billion. NSF funds reach all 50 states through grants to nearly 2,000
universities and institutions. Each year, NSF receives over 45,000
competitive requests for funding, and makes over 11,500 new funding
awards. NSF also awards over $400 million in professional and service
contracts yearly.
Useful NSF Web Sites:
NSF Home Page:
http://www.nsf.gov
NSF News:
http://www.nsf.gov/news/
For the News Media:
http://www.nsf.gov/news/newsroom.jsp
Science and Engineering Statistics:
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/
Awards Searches:
http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/
Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
jwne@xxxxxxxxxx
http://daviddillard.businesscard2.com
Net-Gold
http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/net-gold.html
Index: http://tinyurl.com/myxb4w
http://groups.google.com/group/net-gold?hl=en
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/net-gold
General Internet & Print Resources
http://guides.temple.edu/general-internet
COUNTRIES
http://guides.temple.edu/general-country-info
EMPLOYMENT
http://guides.temple.edu/EMPLOYMENT
TOURISM
http://guides.temple.edu/tourism
DISABILITIES
http://guides.temple.edu/DISABILITIES
INDOOR GARDENING
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/IndoorGardeningUrban/
Educator-Gold
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Educator-Gold/
K12ADMINLIFE
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/K12AdminLIFE/
THE COLLEGE LEARNING CENTER
http://tinyurl.com/yae7w79
Nina Dillard's Photographs on Net-Gold
http://tinyurl.com/36qd2o
and also http://gallery.me.com/neemers1
Net-Gold Membership Required to View Photos
Twitter: davidpdillard
Bushell, R. & Sheldon, P. (eds),
Wellness and Tourism: Mind, Body, Spirit,
Place, New York: Cognizant Communication Books.
Wellness Tourism: Bibliographic and Webliographic Essay
David P. Dillard
http://tinyurl.com/p63whl
http://tinyurl.com/ou53aw
INDOOR GARDENING
Improve Your Chances for Indoor Gardening Success
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/IndoorGardeningUrban/
http://groups.google.com/group/indoor-gardening-and-urban-gardening
SPORT-MED
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/sport-med.html
http://groups.google.com/group/sport-med
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sports-med/
http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/sport-med.html
HEALTH DIET FITNESS RECREATION SPORTS TOURISM
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/healthrecsport/
http://groups.google.com/group/healthrecsport
http://healthrecsport.jiglu.com/
http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/health-recreation-sports-tourism.html
Please Ignore All Links to JIGLU
in search results for Net-Gold and related lists.
The Net-Gold relationship with JIGLU has
been terminated by JIGLU and these are dead links.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/message/30664
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/healthrecsport/message/145
.
Other related posts:
- » [net-gold] DINOSAURS : MUSEUMS : PALEONTOLOGY : ARCHEOLOGY: New Species of Multi-horned Dinosaurs Unearthed in Utah - David P. Dillard
