2014 Dinosaur Discoveries

Let's start off by talking about Spinosaurus. New studies show that Spinosaurus was semi aquatic and was quadrupedal. The paper is here.


Second, a new sauropod was found. It is called Dreadnoughtus. It is one of the most complete specimen of a dinosaur ever. The paper is at Nature.

 Some new specimens of the Ornithomimosaur Deinocheirus mirificus have been found. 50 years ago, scientists only knew about the arms of this animal. Now we know it is an Ornithomimosaur. So, the paper is here.

A new cousin of T.rex has been found in the Arctic. It is called Nanuqsaurus. The full article is at Plos One.

A new early plant eating dinosaur was found. Research has shown that Kulindadromeus zabaikalicus was the first dinosaur to eat plants. It also had feathers similar to chickens. So, if you are interested, the link to the article is here.

A common ancestor of all Ceratopsians that live in North America has been found. It is named Aquilops. The article is here.

Two new Ceratopsians have been found. They are Kosmoceratops and Pentaceratops. Read more at ScienceDirect.

Kosmoceratops

Pentaceratops

Torvosaurus gurneyi, a new species of Theropod dinosaur, has been found in Europe. Closely related to Torvosaurus tanneri, which lived in the United States, Torvosaurus gurneyi was a beast of Europe. The paper is here.

In North America, at the Hell Creek Formation in Montana, scientists found something amazing. Named Anzu wyliei, this dinosaur was known as "The Chicken From Hell". The paper is here.

Another new Tyrannosaur has been found. It is called Qianzhousaurus sinensis. The paper is here.

A basal Icthyosaur was found from China. It is called Cartorhynchus lenticarpus. The article is at Nature.
In Brazil, a new Pterosaur was found. It is called Caiuajara dobruskii. It lived between 94 and 72 million years ago and it was precocial. The article is here.

In China, a new raptorial dinosaur was found called Changyuraptor yangi. The article is here.
In Venezuela, the "thief of Tachira" was discovered. The article is here

The new dinosaur Rhinorex condrupus had a very large nose. To learn more about the nose and the dinosaur, go here.

A new Titanosaur Rukwatitan, has been found. Here is the article.
Other Discoveries of 2014 includes Laquintasaura, and Mercuriceratops gemini. 

You can see what is happening each week by checking my Dinosaur News posts and you can read and learn about dinosaurs (not including new movies or Jurassic World news because I do post that kind of stuff too).

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