http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2008/12/a-new-discovery-skorpiovenator-the-scorpion-hunter/ Where Paleontology Meets Pop Culture Sat, 22 Dec 2012 16:48:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2008/12/a-new-discovery-skorpiovenator-the-scorpion-hunter/comment-page-1/#comment-4433 Terra Nova Previews "Slasher" Dinosaur | Dinosaur Tracking Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:40:16 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/?p=596#comment-4433 [...] like Masiakasaurus and Balaur, a dromaeosaur with double sickle-claws on each foot—among many others—have vastly expanded our understanding of the diversity and disparity among predatory [...] [...] like Masiakasaurus and Balaur, a dromaeosaur with double sickle-claws on each foot—among many others—have vastly expanded our understanding of the diversity and disparity among predatory [...]

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2008/12/a-new-discovery-skorpiovenator-the-scorpion-hunter/comment-page-1/#comment-248 Austroraptor: A giant, sickle-clawed killer | Dinosaur Tracking Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:04:17 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/?p=596#comment-248 [...] into competition with other predators like the Abelisaurids, theropods like the recently-announced Skorpiovenator. South America during the Cretaceous was definitely a dangerous place to live. Posted By: Brian [...] [...] into competition with other predators like the Abelisaurids, theropods like the recently-announced Skorpiovenator. South America during the Cretaceous was definitely a dangerous place to live. Posted By: Brian [...]

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2008/12/a-new-discovery-skorpiovenator-the-scorpion-hunter/comment-page-1/#comment-235 Zach Miller Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:31:05 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/?p=596#comment-235 Modern analogues don't creep into dinosaur paleoecology studies enough. The fact that multiple abelisaurs existed at one time in one place suggests niche partitioning. Modern bears do this. While brown bears inhabit lowland valley environments, black bears prefer higher elevations (in the wild). A black bear's diet includes more plant than animal, too. Abelisaurs couldn't switch between red and green food, though, so I have to assume they lived at different elevations or preferred different environments. Modern analogues don’t creep into dinosaur paleoecology studies enough. The fact that multiple abelisaurs existed at one time in one place suggests niche partitioning. Modern bears do this. While brown bears inhabit lowland valley environments, black bears prefer higher elevations (in the wild). A black bear’s diet includes more plant than animal, too. Abelisaurs couldn’t switch between red and green food, though, so I have to assume they lived at different elevations or preferred different environments.

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2008/12/a-new-discovery-skorpiovenator-the-scorpion-hunter/comment-page-1/#comment-233 Hairy Museum of Natural History » Skorpiovenator bustingorryi Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:07:33 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/?p=596#comment-233 [...] Dinosaur Tracking: A New Discovery–Scorpiovenator, the Scorpion Hunter [...] [...] Dinosaur Tracking: A New Discovery–Scorpiovenator, the Scorpion Hunter [...]

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