Sereno to announce very first "digging raptor"!

Adam Khor · 17-09-2012 6:41am #1

At least that's what they say:

http://www.rom.on.ca/news/releases/public.php?mediakey=kjqvfznlme

"Paul Sereno will bring along an actual skeleton of the world's first digging raptor, discovered by his team in the Sahara Desert. It represents a new species and is approximately 110 million years old. "

Ever heard of it? Sounds crazy interesting!! :cool:

I'm mad jealous of this dude for finding so much stuff. (Claw is from a Suchomimus I believe)

Galvasean · 17-09-2012 1:22pm

That picture had me thinking it was a truly gigantic digging raptor for a moment! :eek:

Man I'd love to attend some of those lectures.

Adam Khor · 17-09-2012 6:09pm

It seems that Sereno considers the "digging raptor" to be his strangest find to date, and he says that it was "a predator that pursued prey by digging them out of their burrows".

Oh c´mon! Announce this already!!! :eek:

Galvasean · 18-09-2012 1:42pm

I'm really looking forward to the announcement. I wonder what it will look like and how they extrapolated that it was a digger.

Ziphius · 18-09-2012 3:38pm

Adam Khor wrote: »

It seems that Sereno considers the "digging raptor" to be his strangest find to date, and he says that it was "a predator that pursued prey by digging them out of their burrows".

Oh c´mon! Announce this already!!! :eek:

Any news? It's been two days already.

Adam Khor · 18-09-2012 8:15pm

Ziphius wrote: »

Any news? It's been two days already.

Not yet

And the tension is killing me...

Adam Khor · 09-03-2014 2:57pm

Keep tuned, people, apparently the "digging raptor" will be announced very soon.
Also, it's not actually a raptor, but a noasaurid, the most complete found to date. Apparently, Sereno also says new Spinosaurus remains have been found which will once and for all show what it looked like and confirm it as the biggest theropod known.

Adam Khor · 13-03-2014 9:12am

No name or official release yet but here's this animation that shows both what the new dino looks like AND its suggested arm range of motion and digging technique.

http://vimeo.com/37929313

Very interesting :B

Galvasean · 13-03-2014 6:56pm

Imagine that creepy thing coming down the tunnels after you! :eek:

Rubecula · 19-03-2014 3:08pm

Galvasean wrote: »

Imagine that creepy thing coming down the tunnels after you! :eek:

Or coming out of them after you :eek:

A bit like a 6' trapdoor spider

Galvasean · 19-03-2014 6:02pm

This thread needs more :eek:

Rubecula · 19-03-2014 10:50pm

Galvasean wrote: »

This thread needs more :eek:

:eek::eek::eek::eek::D

Sereno to announce very first "digging raptor"!

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