Comments on: Coelophysis acquitted of cannibalism?

By: Matt Celeskey

Matt Celeskey — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 05:00:42 +0000

Thanks for letting me know about the broken links, Alex - I've fixed them in the post above. Since this came out, I helped put the Coelophysis: New Mexico's State Fossil website on line at http://nmstatefossil.org/. This contains links to pdfs and abstracts of the articles mentioned in this post.

By: Alex Clair

Alex Clair — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:42:29 +0000

I can’t find any of these articles online (am writing an undergrad essay on the reconstruction shown..), the links don’t seem to work either.. if anyone could help by sending me the PDF formats (and any other literature around the subject of cannibalism in Coelophysis) I’d be very appreciative!

By: El Diablosaurus infernalis

El Diablosaurus infernalis — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 21:09:05 +0000

Probablemente el Colophysis fuera un caníbal en epoca de crisis, haci dandole más oportunidades a su misma prole. Como dice el documental de Walking with Dinosaurs, el Triasico llevo la vida al extrmo

By: Hairy Museum of Natural History » Coelophysis Madonna T-shirt Sale

Hairy Museum of Natural History » Coelophysis Madonna T-shirt Sale — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 04:43:01 +0000

[...] Now that the AMNH Coelophysis specimens have been absolved of the grisly crime of cannibalism, it seems like a good a time as any to unload my remaining stock of T-shirts make it even easier for Hairy Museum visitors to own a piece of paleontological history! The first ever HMNH T-shirt, the Coelophysis Madonna, is now on sale for the low, low price of $8.00 (+ $4 shipping) in the HMNH Paleo-Pop Shop. [...]

By: Halbred

Halbred — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 21:33:55 +0000

Well, controvery nowadays no longer has anything to do with lifestyle and behavior but everything to do with phylogeny. Paleo isn’t as exciting anymore because paleontologists aren’t as concerned about how the animals lived as how they’re related. I blame Sereno.

By: OK so I’m not really a cowboy. » Tangled Bank #63

OK so I’m not really a cowboy. » Tangled Bank #63 — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 07:40:31 +0000

[...] The Hairy Museum of Natural History brings us news that Coelophysis might not be the babykiller we’d all pegged it as. I liked the piece, but I wasn’t even aware that Coelophysis had been pegged as a cannibal. Which is weird because I’m even more obsessive about dinosaurs now than I was at 4, which is really saying something. It does heighten my belief that these days paleontologists of all stripes (human and dinosaur especially) are becoming more and more obsessed with creating controversy. I blame Horner and Bakker. They started it all. And Alvarez too. And, come to think of it Cope and Marsh. And if we mention them we have to mention the real life Indiana Jones Mr. Andrews. Ok, maybe paleontologists have always been obsessed with creating controversy. Nevermind. [...]

By: Halbred

Halbred — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 02:10:05 +0000

I always thought the evidence for cannibalism in Coelophysis was fairly weak. Good article, though, and a fine rundown, sir.