Albertaceratops nesmoi
Monday, March 5th, 2007
Phaeton Group’s Dr. Michael Ryan with Albertaceratops nesmoi skull.
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My good friend, Dr. Michael Ryan of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, the Southern Alberta Dinosaur Research Group, and Phaeton Group, has described a new type of dinosaur, Albertaceratops nesmoi. The fossilized remains of the ancient Ceratopsian was discovered near Manyberries, Alberta about six years ago. I was fortunate enough to be able to witness some of the research that went into the discovery and was asked to photograph (above) Dr. Ryan and the fossilized skull for the press release and public relations use.
Michael has informed me that the photo has been featured in a press release and, beginning this weekend, has spread to newspapers and websites around the world courtesy of Associated Press.
Along with a front-page blurb and large article spread on A3 of the March 5 edition of the Calgary Herald, it has shown up on Yahoo! News, CNN, USAToday, CBS News, Science Daily, the International Business Times, and many more. You can find the articles by doing a search on ‘alberta dinosaur‘ in Google News.
If any of you wonderful DDM blog readers find the photo in your local paper, please send me a copy of the article. I can provide a mailing address when you contact me.
Though this isn’t the first time I have had something published internationally, I believe it may be the first photo of one of Michael’s discoveries I have had displayed in international newspapers and some major websites.
For more information on Albertaceratops nesmoi be sure to check out the Southern Alberta Dinosaur Research Group website.
Congratulations to Dr. Ryan and his palaeontological teammates and thanks to him for the photo recognition.
