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** In hot pursuit of polar dinosaurs
Some 115 million years ago, long before Tyrannosaurus Rex was a glint in
anybody's eye, dinosaurs roamed what is now south-eastern Australia, which
at the time lay well within the Antarctic Circle
** Dinosaur egg fossils discovered in E. China
These egg fossils were lying in the cretaceous layer, which supported the
argument that "Zhejiang was dinosaurs' paradise during the lower Cretaceous
Period".
** Professor's research supports dinosaur extinction theory
Lawton's research attributes the disappearance of dinosaurs at the end of
the Cretaceous Period of Earth's history to the meteor or comet collision
and tsunami
** Raptor dinosaurs roamed far and wide
Swift and deadly "raptor" dinosaurs - similar to the terrifying
velociraptors featured in the movie Jurassic Park - were more widespread
than previously thought, a new fossil find in Argentina has revealed
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** Interactive exhibit teaches about dinosaurs
Choose body parts to assemble a skeleton or soft-sculpture dinosaur,
excavate a dig, make tracks, touch bones, examine skeletal casts, sit in
nests, read books and play with dinosaur puppets
** How much would you pay for a Jurassic jobby?
Inspired by the news stories of internet auctions for a toasted cheese
sandwich bearing the image of the Virgin Mary and the breakfast cereal piece
shaped in the letters 'ET', one Ararat man looked around his house and
figured the petrified dinosaur droppings he owned might make a decent quid
as well
** Panel OKs Utah funding bills
The Vernal dinosaur museum measure would gather paleontological and
prehistoric cultural artefacts from the park straddling Utah and Colorado in
one location for research, preservation and public viewing
** Other Fossil news: Pit bull-like creature had feet of a bear
Fearsome bear-dogs, large herds of three-toed horses, the original camels,
the first perching birds, giant tortoises, early elephants, rhinos and a
vast menagerie of other species flourished in a dramatic milieu in
California's Central Valley that has long been a source of fascination and
frustration for scientists seeking to uncover its long-guarded secrets
** Hello all you fossil hunters!
Pangea Institute has just announced a Fossil Junket on the Peace River for
March 25 through 27, 2005
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