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** Board recognizes renowned palaeontologist as honorary degree recipient
Horner is likely best known for supporting the contested theory that
Tyrannosaurus rex was an obligate scavenger, rather than a predatory killer
** The Three Faces of Dinosaurs
Lizard-like brutes, reptiles or birds - during the past 200 years,
palaeontologists have developed radically different images of dinosaurs
** Study finds evolution doesn't always favour bigger animals
Biologists have long believed that bigger is better when it comes to body
size, since many lineages of animals, from horses to dinosaurs, have evolved
into larger species over time
** A prehistoric croc that came from New Jersey
It is one of the most complete skeletons yet recovered of Thoracosaurus
neocesariensis, a fish-eating crocodile whose remains usually consist of a
stray tooth or two
** Other Fossil news: Scary whale was big, fierce and short-lived
Squalodon whitmorei was a member of a group of whales known as the
squalodonts
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** Finding fossils: Students learn how to explore on their own
Dressed in a safari-style pith helmet and a tactical vest, fossil hunter
Paulette Morin introduced students to the prehistoric past during "Having
Fun with Fossils and Dinosaurs," an educational program sponsored by the
school's parent-teacher organization
** Plans afoot for Winton dinosaur museum
A grazier at Winton, in western Queensland, says early planning is under way
to develop a dinosaur museum for the town
** Big names in science weigh in on fossils
In the face of mounting testimony questioning its upcoming dinosaur exhibit,
SciTech is asking its heavy-hitting advisory board to weigh in on the ethics
of the Argentinean fossil replicas headed to Aurora
** Boy Scout Days with the Dinosaurs
Boy Scouts, Are you ready for a fun filled day with the dinosaurs?
** Dino Art 2006
Calling all artists! The Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Centre has teamed
up The Kennedy Centre's Imagination Celebration for the annual Prehistoric
Poster Contest open to all ages.
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