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P
erot Museum paleontologists Dr. Ron
Tykoski and Dr. Dori Contreras, along
with Dr. Christopher Noto of the University
of Wisconsin-Parkside, identi昀椀ed the new
species Ampelognathus coheni and published
their 昀椀ndings in the Journal of Vertebrate
Paleontology in 2023. The discovery of the
small, plant-eating dinosaur was based on a
partial lower jaw bone found near Grapevine
Lake in Grapevine, Texas. The two-inch fossil
from the lower left jaw is now curated in the
collections of the Museum.
Dr. Ron Tykoski captivates his audience with “paleo tales” during the Great North American Eclipse.
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Dr. Ron Tykoski unearthed the fossils of a mosasaur — a 30-foot
marine lizard — from a creek bed just 80 miles from Dallas.