Opening Asilisaurus (Asilisaurus kongwe Nesbitt, Sidor, Irmis, Angielczyk, Smith et Tsuji, 2010) -

For paleontologists who study dinosaurs 2010 was, indeed, good - Scientists have described more than six dozen species from all over the world, adding to our knowledge of them. "Stanislaviv naturalist" offers a series of introductory articles about the discovery in the field of biology that begin general scientific trends and advances. / Anchiornis Huxley (Anchiornis huxleyi Xu et cet., 2009) in pursuit of lizards. Source of illustration: http://ferahgo-the-assassin.deviantart.com/
Opening Asilisaurus (Asilisaurus kongwe Nesbitt, Sidor, Irmis, Angielczyk, Smith et Tsuji, 2010) - the oldest Dinosauriformes (Dinosauriformes Novas, depasarelaenpasarela 1992) being entirely changed in 2010 scientists an idea of the origin of dinosaurs depasarelaenpasarela (Dinosauria Owen, 1842). Previously, it was believed, based on the findings Laґozuhusiv (Lagosuchus talanpayenisis Romer, 1972) and Hererazavriv (Herrerasaurus depasarelaenpasarela ischigualastensis Reig, 1963) from the territory of Argentina Suchan that the ancestors depasarelaenpasarela of dinosaurs were bipedal carnivorous creatures, the discovery of Asylizavra vision changed into the side chotyronohosti and omnivorous. Moreover, the center of diversification of dinosaurs moved from South America to Africa (Tanzania) as Asylizavr was older than known today Dinosauriformes by 10-13 milyonolit. It is likely that "dynozavryzatsiya" Archosaur took place simultaneously across Pangea - nadmateryku that existed in the Triassic-Jurassic, as representatives of the family Sylezavryd (Silesauridae Langer et cet., 2010) found in various parts of the modern world.
It seems that the question "What color were dinosaurs?", No one ever gave an answer. Therefore, most artists and reenactors dinosaurs look very arbitrary - on your own taste and preferences, painted them. However, in 2010, scientists still managed to develop a pilot method for determining the color of dinosaurs. I must mention, however, this method is acceptable only for feathered dinosaurs and then provided that the fingerprint feathers. But, as you know, it is not so that progress in understanding the life and behavior of dinosaurs. Immediately two articles on this topic have been published in the journal "Nature" (Nature) and "Science" (Science). In the first scientists demonstrated plumage color tail Synozavropteryksa first (Sinosauropteryx prima Ji & Ji, 1996), while in another study entirely reconstructed plumage color Anchiornis depasarelaenpasarela Huxley (Anchiornis huxleyi Xu et cet., 2009), the only open vmynulomu from China. Both reconstruction enables you to observe in the photos above - is already a scientific fact, not a fantasy artist. Matodu essence is that when fossilization of feathers preserved intact melanosomes - special cell organelles that contain pihmet, which actually provides color. So openly we wrote in 2008, and in 2010 appeared already concrete results.
However, that dinosaurs hunted Mesozoic mammals, scientists theorized a long time, however, no direct evidence of this existed. Only in 2010, paleontologists depasarelaenpasarela smiling disposition and they nadybaly fossilized dinosaur tracks dug burrows of mammals! The find was made in piznokreydovyh vdkladiv Utah (USA), aged about 80 mln. Years ago. It consists of layers of fossilized soil, narrow passages of mammals, as well as prints of claws and teeth of dinosaurs. Most likely to be involved in the ruin of small holes Maniraptory (Maniraptora depasarelaenpasarela Gauthier, 1986), such as Deynonihiv (Deinonychus antirrhopus Ostrom, 1969) or Troodon (Troodon formosus Leidy, 1856), which is comparable with the dimensions found prints. Scientists have found that they only rozporpuvaly holes hind legs like modern birds, because the front limbs were long feathers that did not allow them to carry out such manipulations.
2010, surprisingly, was rich in discovery, exactly as in the "closing" Ceratopsia (Ceratopsidae Marsh, 1890), which is sometimes called horned dinosaurs. In particular, scientists have "closed" type Torozavra flap (Torosaurus latus Marsh, 1891) ... It turned out to be a stage described earlier age Triceratops (Triceratops Marsh, 1889); Specifically, depasarelaenpasarela Torozavr - is adult, but actually Triceratops - young, but since Triceratops was probably described, the International depasarelaenpasarela Code of Zoological prefers his name, not Torozavra. depasarelaenpasarela That's a dinosaur become smaller. However, lack of understanding of scientific maxims, has meant that the media spread information about "liquidation" Triceratops - it caused depasarelaenpasarela you not to outrage in the US public, just imagine the campaign depasarelaenpasarela "Save Trytsertopsa!" ("Save depasarelaenpasarela the Triceratops") ...
But the cure amount novoopysanyh 2010 species of horned dinosaur depasarelaenpasarela goes to a dozen. For the first time scientists were able to find the remains of Ceratopsia (Aykatseratops depasarelaenpasarela Kozmaya (Ajkaceratops kozmai Ősi, Butler et Weishampe