Scientists Discover 3,000-Pound Gigantoraptor Dinosaur in Mongolia


	Scientists Discover 3,000-Pound Gigantoraptor Dinosaur in Mongolia

Mikez

6-13-2007 6:34 PM

302 views

tags:

paleontology, evolution, dinosaurs, gigantoraptor, late cretaceous period

Mikez says:

What a whopper!

Add a Comment

Login to Comment. Not a member yet? Sign up

Giant Fossil Bats Out Of Africa, 35 Millio...

The Jurassic Coast

Maligned T. rex eyesight the best in anima...

Water Spider Spins Its Own "Scuba Tank"

The dinosaurs of Washington, D.C.

Dinosaur Skin Mag: Hot chicks, skin totall...

More clips from Mikez

World's tallest man weds in China

House Passes Iraq Bill

Global warming doco 'political propaganda'

Today's Top Clips

visit the Top Clips page

View the Top Clips from June 13, 2007

Embed This Clip In Your Site...

<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/2ec94c24-ce99-47b7-b1fd-03888880c96a/FC7849A6-9BEE-48EC-8019-C2CD2C83ADD1/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/06/scientists_disc.html" href="http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/06/scientists_disc.html" style="font-size: 11px;">blog.wired.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/06/scientists_disc.html"><DIV><A href="http://blog.wired.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/06/13/dinosaur.jpg"><IMG width="660" height="395" border="0" alt="Dinosaur" title="Dinosaur" src="http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/images/2007/06/13/dinosaur.jpg" /></A>Chinese scientists have uncovered the remains of a gigantic, surprisingly birdlike, dinosaur in Inner Mongolia, China. And by gigantic they mean 3,000 pounds. The scientists were surprised by its size because most assume that as dinosaurs got more birdlike, they got smaller. It's 35 times heavier than similar feathered dinosaurs, which rarely exceeded a body mass of 90 pounds.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/06/scientists_disc.html"><P><STRONG><A href="http://blog.wired.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/06/13/dinosaur_skeleton_2.jpg"><IMG width="660" height="385" border="0" alt="Dinosaur_skeleton_2" title="Dinosaur_skeleton_2" src="http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/images/2007/06/13/dinosaur_skeleton_2.jpg" /></A> </STRONG>Skeletal reconstruction showing preserved elements of <EM>Gigantoraptor</EM> with a 175cm-tall man for a scale. Credit: Li Rongshan/IVPP.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/06/scientists_disc.html"><P>Bird-like proximal end of a large femur held by a technician. Credit: Xing Xu.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/06/scientists_disc.html"><P><A href="http://blog.wired.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/06/13/micro_structure_2.jpg"><IMG width="660" height="439" border="0" alt="Micro_structure_2" title="Micro_structure_2" src="http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/images/2007/06/13/micro_structure_2.jpg" /></A>
 <BR />Micro-structure of <EM>Gigantoraptor</EM> bone showing the annual growth lines. Credit: Zhang Wending.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/06/scientists_disc.html"><P><A href="http://www.abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=3273155"><IMG width="660" height="660" border="0" alt="Ct_scan" title="Ct_scan" src="http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/images/2007/06/13/ct_scan.jpg" /></A> 
CT-scan of caudal vertebra showing spongy structure. Credit: Xing Xu.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/FC7849A6-9BEE-48EC-8019-C2CD2C83ADD1/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

Clipmarks: Home; New Clips; Top Clips; Dashboard

Popular Topics: News; Life; Science; Technology; Entertainment

Get Started: Sign Up; Install Clipping Tool; How Clipping Works; Clip-to-Blog™; ClipSearch

Tools and Resources: FAQ; ClipWeek; Top Clippers; Top Tags; Site Map

About Clipmarks: About Us; Contact; Blog; Copyright; Privacy; EULA

Search Options

Related Clips

More clips from Mikez

Today's Top Clips