Dinosaur of the day Scelidosaurus, the first dinosaur described based on a mostly complete skeleton, and an important ancestor to Stegosaurus and Ankylosaurus.

In dinosaur news this week:

• Over 260 dinosaur tracks (mostly sauropodomorph) were found in southwest China and may show sauropodomorphs swimming
• In Alaska, therizinosaur and hadrosaur tracks were found together for the first time
• Dinosaur footprints have been found for the first time on the Scottish mainland
• A closed mine in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument may reopen, risking damage to dinosaur fossils
• The University of Alberta is holding a "Dinosaur Dentistry" event on Saturday, September 22
• The Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum is looking for volunteers for their fossil preparation lab, to help clean and prepare Pachyrhinosaurus fossils
• National Fossil day is coming up, October 17 this year here's a list of some of the events scheduled so far
• Scotty the T. rex celebrated her birthday at the Discovery Centre in Easton, Saskatchewan, Canada, with a fun mock interview
• Mary Anning is getting a statue in Lyme Regis, at the request of a 10-year-old girl
• Paleontologist Xing Lida has a science fiction book out in China, called You Long Ji: Prehistoric Intruder
• Earth Science in Cinema at the University of Utah, will explore the relationship between storytelling and scientific accuracy in Hollywood
• Jurassic Outpost created a visual guide to the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park(s) and Jurassic World(s)
• Jurassic Park will be in 500 theaters around the U.S. next month to celebrate its 25th anniversary

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