Newly-Discovererd Herbivore Dinosaur Fossils are Preserved in Opals

[PinkDiamond]

There's a video above the article, but after it started playing the 4th ad I decided its not going to show the fossils. If it works for anyone LMK and I'll try again because I'd love to see it. In the meantime, this is quite the remarkable find, being entirely encased in opals, and is one of only 2 dozen dinosaurs found in Oz. Check this out!

Newly-Discovererd Herbivore Dinosaur Fossils are Preserved in Opals
Richelle H. ConcioJun 08, 2019 05:09 PM EDT


(Photo : Phil R. Bell, Tom Brougham, Matthew C. Herne ORCID Icon, Timothy Frauenfelder & Elizabeth T. Smith)

"Hypothetical reconstruction of the left pes of Fostoria dhimbangunmal, gen. et sp. nov., based on known elements in A, anterior and B, plantar views. Crosshatching indicates broken surfaces. Gray denotes reconstructed missing elements.

Scientists found colorful fossils from Australia which were said to belong to a newly discovered species of plant-eating dinosaurs. The said dinosaur remains belong to the first herd or family group of dinosaurs that were discovered in Australia.

In addition, the fossils represent the most complete dinosaur fossil ever found preserved in opal.

The remains of the newly-discovered dinosaur were found in the town of Lightning Ridge which is 450 miles northwest of Sydney. Scientists believe that the remains are already 100 years old. They have noted that the fossils have a rare blue-gray hue. They have also noted some occasional flashes of brilliant colors that are gem-quality.

Lightning Ridge is known as a treasure chest for fossils preserved in brightly colored opals. The said gemstone only occurs underground when there is a strong concentration of silica-rich solutions.

Stephen Poropat, a Swinburne University of Technology Paleontologist expressed his fascination as finding Australian dinosaurs was not common. The paleontologist pointed out that, including Weewarrasaurus, a dinosaur discovered a year ago, the current tally of known Australian dinosaurs is only at 24.

The Fostoria dhimbangunmal, the newly-discovered Australian dinosaur, lived about ..."

*Brace yourself. The answer to the above is obviously a typo that's repeated twice.

https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/2 ... -opals.htm

[SwordfishMining]

Nope just the same 6 or 7 ads running in a loop without it going to the article. Here is a good link

An old video about a smaller previous find.

[OpalSpectrum]

interesting
I found article with better photos here >
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science- ... 180972332/

btw. I think I have 1 opalized bone possibly from some small dino

[PinkDiamond]

Nice OS (I'm glad I can still use that with your new name), and it's definitely old and opalized even if you don't have a positive ID on it. Way cool and your pic takes first prize of them all.

[OpalSpectrum]

here is cool report about it in the TV News

[PinkDiamond]

Thank you for finding that and sharing it with us OS. It appears the photo and videos we posted have disappeared for some reason so I'm glad you posted this for us.