Done

Apr 09, 2015

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DoneWell, that's it. The paper is now published and available at PeerJ here: https://peerj.com/articles/885/ 

I've naturally got some commentary up myself in various places, so you can read the short and more accessible versions here http://www.theguardian.com/…/clash-of-the-titans-new-eviden… or here https://archosaurmusings.wordpress.com/…/combat-and-cannib…/ 

The mainstream media is also going into action in various places so there's plenty of versions of this you can read on the web and there's a couple of podcasts etc. coming too from various sources.

Obviously my thanks again to the site and all the sponsors who backed this and I hope you enjoyed the process and are pleased with the outcome. It literally could not have happened without you.

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Keith GuerinBacker

Congratulations!

Apr 09, 20150

Peter BinfieldBacker

Well done Dave and Darren!

Apr 09, 20150

About This Project

Cannibalism in Giant Tyrannosaurs

This is the key question we hope to answer with this study. This project is to fund research into a skull of the carnivorous dinosaur Daspletosaurus (a close relative of Tyrannosaurus) which shows traces of biting from another, large carnivore, most likely another Daspletosaurus. Analysis of this exciting specimen will reveal which bite where made, where and how on the skull, and detailed comparisons to the skulls and teeth of other carnivorous dinosaurs from the area will allow the identity of the feeding animal. Study of the pattern of the bites and breaks can reveal how these bites were applied and thus how the scavenging animal had fed.