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** Pregnant Teens Common Among Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs probably did not enjoy many carefree teenage years, since most
were parents before they reached adulthood, according to recently announced
research
** Other Fossil News - Ancient, Legless Crab Discovered
A fossil of a new crab species reveals the itsy-bitsy crustaceans inhabited
towering sponge reefs during the Jurassic Period, where they made tasty
snacks for ichthyosaurs and other ancient reptiles
** Carnivorous Dinosaur Tracks Discovered In Australia
The first fossil tracks belonging to large, carnivorous dinosaurs have been
discovered in Victoria, Australia, by palaeontologists from Emory
University, Monash University and the Museum of Victoria
** Jurassic finds in Loei province
More than 10 new items of dinosaur remains have been found in Thailand, this
time in Phu Kradung district of Loei province
** Erenhot excavation reveals dinosaur fossil belt
The fossils were found at a depth of only one meter, and compared to
previous discoveries the bones unearthed here are both larger and better
preserved, according to palaeontologists from the Chinese Academy of
Sciences and the Inner Mongolia Institute of Paleontology
** Dinosaurs come alive at Heard Museum
The exhibit features a new roster of dinosaurs, including the Stegosaurus,
Brachiosaurus, Dilophosaurus, Pachycephalosaurus and Metricanthosaurus
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** Dinosaurs, dogs and drink
The dinosaur discussion will continue when University of Manchester
palaeontologist Dr Phil Manning, biomechanics expert Dr Bill Sellers and
colleagues will be explaining to visitors to the Manchester Museum their
recent research that has accurately predicted the running speeds of five
meat-eating dinosaurs
** Giant dino found in Argentina
Scientists think they have found a new species of giant plant-eating
dinosaur, Futalognkosaurus dukei, that roamed the earth some 80m years ago
** 85 million-year-old dinosaur skull found
The fossilised skull, belonging to a herbivore called hadrosaurid, was
unearthed on a mountain in the town of Mifune in Kumamoto prefecture
** Dinosaur theory evolves
Dinosaurs may have had striped feathers, colourful skin patterns and been
able to change from warm-blooded to cold-blooded during their life times
** First T-Rex footprint discovered
A dinosaur hunter has discovered what he hopes is the world's first
Tyrannosaurus rex footprint
** Giant Plant-Eater Suzhousaurus megatherioides Waddled Across Ancient
China
This bizarre dinosaur lived approximately 115 million years ago, during the
early Cretaceous Period, in what is today Gansu Province in north-western
China
** Swiss archaeologists cry foul as dinosaur footprint stolen
The footprint, left by a three-tonne Allosaurus dinosaur around 152 million
years ago, is about 40 centimetres wide by 70 centimetres long
** Review: Dinosaurs - The most complete, up-to-date Encyclopaedia for
Dinosaur lovers of all ages
** Movie Stars on Exhibit at RMDRC - "Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric
Adventure"
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