Salvaging dinosaur embryos, eggs, and associated geological data from Tustea, Romania, for future phylogenetic and paleobiological studies

rapd：从罗马尼亚图斯特亚地区回收恐龙蛋、恐龙蛋和相关地质数据，用于未来的系统发育和古生物学研究gerald Grellet-Tinner，旅程博物馆，南达科他州拉皮德市，earr -1335605摘要pi申请资金前往罗马尼亚克鲁日，从世界著名的图斯特亚恐龙筑巢地回收恐龙蛋、恐龙蛋化石和相关地质数据。极小的图斯提亚化石遗址目前90%被未经授权的推土机摧毁。相对较薄的含化石层的破坏是古生物学和科学的重大损失，并威胁到未来对胚胎身份、它们的系统发育位置、对筑巢地点的深入古生物学调查以及恐龙胚胎与相关蛋的关联的希望。克鲁日大学的科德里亚博士发现并恢复了恐龙蛋和胚胎化石。他请格莱莱-廷纳博士前往克鲁日，协助打捞工作和研究由此产生的标本。PI的家庭机构，南达科他州拉皮德市的旅程博物馆，服务于一个庞大的美国原住民社区，地区学校系统，以及国内和国际的成年人。博物馆的地质学/古生物学展览的一部分展示了PI以前的研究。它将更新和扩大，以胚胎和卵子的展示和模具的形式纳入新的研究成果。

RAPID: Salvaging dinosaur embryos, eggs, and associated geological data from Tustea, Romania, for future phylogenetic and paleobiological studiesGerald Grellet-Tinner, Journey Museum, Rapid City, South DakotaEAR-1335605ABSTRACTPI requests funds to travel to Cluj, Romania to salvage fossil dinosaur eggs and embryos and associated geological data from the world-renown Tustea dinosaur-nesting site. The extremely small Tustea fossil site is presently 90% destroyed by unwarranted bulldozing. The destruction of the relatively thin fossil-bearing layer represents a major loss for paleontology and science and threatens hope for future, long-term studies of the identity of the embryos, their phylogenetic placement, in depth paleobiological investigations of the nesting sites, and the association of dinosaur embryos with the associated eggs. Dr. Codrea from the University of Cluj discovered and recovered fossil dinosaur eggs and embryos. He asked Dr. Grellet-Tinner to travel to Cluj to assist in the salvaging operation and study of the resultant specimens. The PI's home institution, the Journey Museum in Rapid city, South Dakota, serves a large community of Native Americans, the regional school system, and the national and international adult population. A portion of the museum's geology/paleontology exhibit features the PI's previous research. It will be updated and expanded to incorporate the outcome of the new research in the form of displays and molds of the embryos and eggs.