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March 14, 2024 53 mins

New ankylosaur Datai yingliangis is already a contender for best ankylosaur of 2024; What's up with how ankylosaurs ate their food? Also, connection challenge with orthodontic braces; And a deep dive into a new animal found to have osteoderms.

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Dinosaur of the day Avisaurus, The "bird lizard" which is one of the largest enantiornithines found to date.

In dinosaur news this week:

  • New ankylosaur, Datai yingliangis, was described with a pair of horns at the back of its jaw
  • Ankylosaurs were megaherbivores that evolved skulls and jaws to eat different foods from other herbivores


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