Fig.1. The bones of this curious, plant-eating dinosaur was found by a seven-year-old in Chile (Credit: Gabriel Lio)
This week in #FollowFriday, exciting research projects show how vital museums are to the scientific community. Read about a new oddball dinosaur, a biodiversity center in peril, the cycle of climate change, and more:
- Museum researchers recently introduced this plant-eating theropod, which takes the name of the seven-year-old child who discovered it on a Chilean hiking trail: “Meet Chilesaurus, A New Raptor-Like Dinosaur With A Vegetarian Diet,” National Geographic (27 April 2015)
- In a time when museums struggle to support their collecting and research, one biodiversity center in Costa Rica faces the end of its tenure: “A Major Center Of Biodiversity Research Crumbles,” Scientific American (21 April 2015)
- Scientists at the American Museum of Natural History found that diets of extinct species directly affect the skeletal structure of their modern day descendants: “Can Skull Shape And Function Determine What Kind Of Food Was On Prehistoric Plates?” EurekAlert, AAAS (29 April 2015)
- An ice core from Antarctica may reveal how and why the global climate shifts over time: “Researchers Find 200-Year Lag Between Climate Events In Greenland, Antarctica,” Oregon State University (29 April 2015)
- Have you seen an orchid lately? Contact the Natural History Museum, London to participate in this citizen science project examining flowering time and climate change: “Spot UK Orchids And Help Research Climate Change Impact,” Natural History Museum, London (23 April 2015)
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