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New dinosaurs include ankylosaur Oohkotokia horneri and bird Otus jolandae.

Studies came out on the histology of Mussaurus patagonicus, the evolution of ultraviolet vision in birds, and the use of fossil feather structure to determine taxonomy. Garrulus glandarius were found to share different types of food based on perceived desire of others and Corvus were shown to respond to inequity. Preserved skin from a hadrosaur specimen is found to record a healed injury, possibly evidence of a failed predation attempt. A new maniraptor phylogeny found scansoriopterygids to be basal oviraptorosaurs and Deinonychosauria to be non-monophyletic. A monograph on Balaur bondoc was also published.
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:iconspongebobfossilpants:
From Novas & Agnolin (2013):

"As indicated under the discussion of the clade Averaptora, we restrict here the term Avialae to the Archaeopteryx node, as originally proposed by Gauthier’s (1986)…"

Wasn't Gauthier's Avialae equivalent to Novas & Agnolin's Averaptora? I give it a week at most until Mickey Mortimer tears this analysis a new one.
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:iconiherduleikdragonites:
Any chance of a link to that Balaur bondoc monograph? I think that it is one of the coolest maniraptorans, and I want to know more about it.
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:iconalbertonykus:
Should be available here.
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:iconspongebobfossilpants:
Wasn't the maniraptor phylogeny published on New Year's?
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:iconalbertonykus:
No, the planned publication date kept being pushed back.
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:iconspongebobfossilpants:
I see. Will you use the phylogeny for your Maniraptor List?

Oh, and it looks like you forgot Saintandrea here…
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:iconalbertonykus:
Not yet; I'd like to see how it holds up. Saintandrea was technically published in January, so I didn't include it.
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:iconrajaharimau98:
~RajaHarimau98 Mar 6, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
I can't wait for you to do one of these posts and I'll know the new dinosaurs beforehand.

(mainly because I learned some unpublished ones at Paleofest)
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:iconalbertonykus:
Ha! Holtz shared some of what went on at Paleofest with me, so with luck I will join you in your celebrations.
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