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"We simply need other research groups and labs to confirm these discoveries before they can be elevated to accepted fact," Brusatte says.
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So dinosaurs were not particularly special -- rather, they were simply lucky, according to Brusatte.
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Brusatte, a paleontology researcher at Columbia and the American Museum of Natural History, gives a tour of the dino realm, enlisting computer-aided imaging to depict these masters of all they surveyed in almost frightening four-color detail.
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Polish footprints tell us, the earliest dinosauromorphs were still quadrupedal, and it took some time for bipedality to evolve, Brusatte said.
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"The biggest crisis in the history of life also created one of the greatest opportunities in the history of life by emptying the landscape and making it possible for dinosaurs to evolve," said Brusatte.
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"Dinosauromorphs, therefore, did not immediately blossom once they originated," Brusatte said.
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Brusatte gives for each species its scientific classification, a map showing where fossils have been found, basic statistics (length, weight, posture, etc.), and a diagram showing its size compared to humans.
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"This tells us something quite radical and unexpected," Brusatte told LiveScience.
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Brusatte and colleagues soon excavated and found the multiple Triceratops, apparently gathered in a small herd.
Livescience.com 2009
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In 2005, Brusatte and colleagues found and excavated a site that contained multiple Triceratops juveniles in 66-million-year-old rocks in southeastern Montana.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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