This is Dean with the actual Shonisaurus skull (not the cast which is on display), the front portion of which is missing. our paper on the larger Somerset discovery (and larger still Aust specimen): https://t.co/hiZvmA9ZjR https://t.co/wqPiWv5xwv https://t.co/MwvW7KWu5O
A giant Late Triassic ichthyosaur from the UK and a reinterpretation of the Aust Cliff 'dinosaurian' bones.
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Participants consistently express interest through mentions of jaw sizes, fossil locations, and the implications for understanding Late Triassic marine reptiles, with tone ranging from supportive to inquisitive. For instance, phrases like 'approaching the size of a blue whale' and 'our research suggested' reveal enthusiasm and engagement with the research, which collectively emphasize the potential impact of this reinterpretation on paleontological knowledge.
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These discussions highlight the importance of fossil reinterpretation in paleontology, though mostly focused on scientific curiosity rather than broad societal impact.
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Have cleaned up the giant #ichthyosaur rib. The Aust specimen surangular bone, which @Dean_R_Lomax is seen holding at @DebsHutchinson indicates an ichthyosaur 35 m long. If anyone has found or finds anything similar please let us know! OA paper: https://t.co/hiZvmA9ZjR https://t.co/suWvN0naYC https://t.co/fxbwNUcwFv
2028 study here: https://t.co/y4DWPw9shb 2024 study here: https://t.co/kCQ89UyE8C
@srgtmalarki @MarkWitton Yeah. Our research suggested an estimate of up to 26 m for one large jaw bone and 30+ for other giant jaw bones... BUT dealing with such fragmentary remains you have to be very careful. Here's our study: https://t.co/y4DWPw9shb
I just finished sculpting my interpretation of a Lilstock Shastasaurus in 1/24 scale. Lilly lived in the Late Triassic (~235–200 million years ago): https://t.co/kZzTxigFr0 https://t.co/P6CBmqv6bw
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RT @PauldelaSalle: Have cleaned up the giant #ichthyosaur rib. The Aust specimen surangular bone, which @Dean_R_Lomax is seen holding at @D…
A giant Late Triassic ichthyosaur from the UK and a reinterpretation of the Aust Cliff ‘dinosaurian’ bones | PLOS One https://t.co/utY2rqpsC3
205 Mya. Very like a whale: announced in 2018, jawbone from giant ichthyosaur close to the size of biggest animal ever, blue whale. https://t.co/RigVDUCqa2
Does anyone know what is the current conventional interpretation of this Tr-J boundary layer? 10.1371/journal.pone.0194742 Is there a support for asteroid impact, or regular giant landslide-related tsunami, or of tectonic or volcanic explosion-related tsunami/ies? 2/2 https://t.co/Q18kBUa4Up
2028 study here: https://t.co/y4DWPw9shb 2024 study here: https://t.co/kCQ89UyE8C
@NioCriste @Apexzious @Evoincarnate I don’t know any more than what is stated in the description: https://t.co/ZMfsrl5C1r By and large, it is described as morphologically quite similar to S. sikanniensis. https://t.co/dTUbEUo39Y
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205 Mya. Very like a whale: announced in 2018, jawbone from giant ichthyosaur close to the size of a blue whale. https://t.co/RigVDUCqa2
RT @PauldelaSalle: This is Dean with the actual Shonisaurus skull (not the cast which is on display), the front portion of which is missing…
RT @LeelanLampkins: I just finished sculpting my interpretation of a Lilstock Shastasaurus in 1/24 scale. Lilly lived in the Late Triassic…
RT @PaleoLabTcu: Lilstock mandible ~26 m https://t.co/ssri2DLjGQ Shastasaurus (Shonisaurus) sikanniensis ~22 m https://t.co/3OVX29zuxz Cy…
RT @PaleoLabTcu: Lilstock mandible ~26 m https://t.co/ssri2DLjGQ Shastasaurus (Shonisaurus) sikanniensis ~22 m https://t.co/3OVX29zuxz Cy…
RT @PaleoLabTcu: Lilstock mandible ~26 m https://t.co/ssri2DLjGQ Shastasaurus (Shonisaurus) sikanniensis ~22 m https://t.co/3OVX29zuxz Cy…
RT @PaleoLabTcu: Lilstock mandible ~26 m https://t.co/ssri2DLjGQ Shastasaurus (Shonisaurus) sikanniensis ~22 m https://t.co/3OVX29zuxz Cy…
Lilstock mandible ~26 m https://t.co/ssri2DLjGQ Shastasaurus (Shonisaurus) sikanniensis ~22 m https://t.co/3OVX29zuxz Cymbospondylus youngorum ~18 m https://t.co/s6hg8ay1Od Idaho humerus ~11 m https://t.co/QSNjaHvait Primorye humerus ~5 m <NEW!! https://t.co/PRJISNynT7
@UtahraptorB @Orribec Forgot to include the link: doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0194742
205 Mya. Very like a whale: announced in 2018, jawbone from giant ichthyosaur close to the size of a blue whale. https://t.co/RigVDUkgVU
RT @PauldelaSalle: Have cleaned up the giant #ichthyosaur rib. The Aust specimen surangular bone, which @Dean_R_Lomax is seen holding at @D…
A giant Late Triassic ichthyosaur from the UK and a reinterpretation of the Aust Cliff ‘dinosaurian’ bones https://t.co/8URU7YumEe
RT @PauldelaSalle: Have cleaned up the giant #ichthyosaur rib. The Aust specimen surangular bone, which @Dean_R_Lomax is seen holding at @D…
RT @PauldelaSalle: Have cleaned up the giant #ichthyosaur rib. The Aust specimen surangular bone, which @Dean_R_Lomax is seen holding at @D…
RT @PauldelaSalle: Have cleaned up the giant #ichthyosaur rib. The Aust specimen surangular bone, which @Dean_R_Lomax is seen holding at @D…
RT @PauldelaSalle: Have cleaned up the giant #ichthyosaur rib. The Aust specimen surangular bone, which @Dean_R_Lomax is seen holding at @D…
RT @PauldelaSalle: Have cleaned up the giant #ichthyosaur rib. The Aust specimen surangular bone, which @Dean_R_Lomax is seen holding at @D…
Have cleaned up the giant #ichthyosaur rib. The Aust specimen surangular bone, which @Dean_R_Lomax is seen holding at @DebsHutchinson indicates an ichthyosaur 35 m long. If anyone has found or finds anything similar please let us know! OA paper: https://t.co/hiZvmA9ZjR https://t.co/suWvN0naYC https://t.co/fxbwNUcwFv
@MeBeSoHi @LandWaterAir @Dean_R_Lomax @WryCritic @theAliceRoberts @MrIchthyosaurus @MarkoPalaeo @RutlandWaterNR @AnglianWater @PPCasting @RareTelevision @Dr_EmmaNicholls Thanks for your comments. Just so ... Here's the paper. There are more revelations to come. If you read the paper you will see that the Aust specimen suggests an animal at least 33 metres long! https://t.co/hiZvmA9ZjR
@LMoucheu @csscomader @Dean_R_Lomax @MrIchthyosaurus @MarkoPalaeo @Dr_EmmaNicholls @EmilyJSwaby @ThinkSee3D @pborogeopaleo @AnglianWater @RutlandWaterNR @LeicsWildlife Yes 26 to 33m long see: https://t.co/hiZvmA9ZjR
@Yara_Haridy Not necessarily see: https://t.co/hiZvmA9ZjR
205 Mya. Announced in 2018, jawbone from giant ichthyosaur close to the size of a blue whale. https://t.co/RigVDUkgVU
RT @PauldelaSalle: This is Dean with the actual Shonisaurus skull (not the cast which is on display), the front portion of which is missing…
@leneliebe @EAVPalaeo @PyensonLab They are in my private collection but can be transferred to an accredited museum if essential, as happened with my Lilstock find, see https://t.co/hiZvmA9ZjR
RT @PauldelaSalle: This is Dean with the actual Shonisaurus skull (not the cast which is on display), the front portion of which is missing…
RT @PauldelaSalle: This is Dean with the actual Shonisaurus skull (not the cast which is on display), the front portion of which is missing…
RT @PauldelaSalle: This is Dean with the actual Shonisaurus skull (not the cast which is on display), the front portion of which is missing…
RT @PauldelaSalle: This is Dean with the actual Shonisaurus skull (not the cast which is on display), the front portion of which is missing…
RT @PauldelaSalle: This is Dean with the actual Shonisaurus skull (not the cast which is on display), the front portion of which is missing…
RT @PauldelaSalle: This is Dean with the actual Shonisaurus skull (not the cast which is on display), the front portion of which is missing…
RT @PauldelaSalle: This is Dean with the actual Shonisaurus skull (not the cast which is on display), the front portion of which is missing…
RT @PauldelaSalle: This is Dean with the actual Shonisaurus skull (not the cast which is on display), the front portion of which is missing…
RT @PauldelaSalle: This is Dean with the actual Shonisaurus skull (not the cast which is on display), the front portion of which is missing…
RT @PauldelaSalle: This is Dean with the actual Shonisaurus skull (not the cast which is on display), the front portion of which is missing…
RT @PauldelaSalle: This is Dean with the actual Shonisaurus skull (not the cast which is on display), the front portion of which is missing…
RT @PauldelaSalle: This is Dean with the actual Shonisaurus skull (not the cast which is on display), the front portion of which is missing…
RT @PauldelaSalle: This is Dean with the actual Shonisaurus skull (not the cast which is on display), the front portion of which is missing…
RT @PauldelaSalle: This is Dean with the actual Shonisaurus skull (not the cast which is on display), the front portion of which is missing…
RT @PauldelaSalle: This is Dean with the actual Shonisaurus skull (not the cast which is on display), the front portion of which is missing…
This is Dean with the actual Shonisaurus skull (not the cast which is on display), the front portion of which is missing. our paper on the larger Somerset discovery (and larger still Aust specimen): https://t.co/hiZvmA9ZjR https://t.co/wqPiWv5xwv https://t.co/MwvW7KWu5O
RT @Dean_R_Lomax: @srgtmalarki @MarkWitton Yeah. Our research suggested an estimate of up to 26 m for one large jaw bone and 30+ for other…
@srgtmalarki @MarkWitton Yeah. Our research suggested an estimate of up to 26 m for one large jaw bone and 30+ for other giant jaw bones... BUT dealing with such fragmentary remains you have to be very careful. Here's our study: https://t.co/y4DWPw9shb
@fishboy86164577 The Lilstock ichthyosaur hasn't been placed in a genus, it's too fragmentary. It's thought to be among the largest known shastasaurids - maybe 20 m or more in length. Check out the paper here: https://t.co/W4dCYibdYF
@CAWnithologist @MarkWitton https://t.co/JENjrWdWe9 lilstock article.
RT @Dean_R_Lomax: Giant ichthyosaurs from the UK! A jaw bone found recently in Somerset belongs to an ichthyosaur approaching the size of…
205 Mya. Announced in 2018, jawbone from giant ichthyosaur close to the size of a blue whale. https://t.co/RigVDUkgVU
@FabioAleRomero @TetZoo You appear to have missed out the giant late triassic ichthyosaurs from the UK see: https://t.co/hiZvmA9ZjR
I just finished sculpting my interpretation of a Lilstock Shastasaurus in 1/24 scale. Lilly lived in the Late Triassic (~235–200 million years ago): https://t.co/kZzTxigFr0 https://t.co/P6CBmqv6bw
RT @PauldelaSalle: Here is a short video which zooms in on the site in where I found the giant ichthyosaur jaw bone in 2018 https://t.co/h…
Here is a short video which zooms in on the site in where I found the giant ichthyosaur jaw bone in 2018 https://t.co/hiZvmA9ZjR https://t.co/Lr84WW4kVX
205 Mya. Announced in 2018, jawbone from giant ichthyosaur close to the size of a blue whale..https://t.co/RigVDUkgVU
A giant Late Triassic ichthyosaur from the UK and a reinterpretation of the Aust Cliff 'dinosaurian' bones - @PLOSONE https://ift.tt/2JyJfrR
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