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** Man discovers dinosaur fossils near Center
Scientists believe that more than 85 million years ago, sea reptiles like
the plesiosaur lived in the oceans, which then covered Nebraska and the
central portion of North America
** Cuts at Museum of Northern Arizona could benefit Utah
A decision by the Museum of Northern Arizona to cut back its geology program
eventually could lead to the museum's dinosaur collection from the Grand
Staircase-Escalante National Monument being transferred to Utah
** Dino digs heat up this summer
The rock that they chisel and chip from blazing-hot badlands and rugged
foothills is expected to yield some valuable pieces in Montana's
paleontological puzzle
** UW Dinosaurs to be Featured in Video
Dinosaur exhibits at the University of Wyoming Geological Museum will be
featured in a traveling theme park's videos this summer in Japan
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** Fossil festival celebrated over weekend
The caste of the Acro, short for Acrocanthosaurus Atokensis, is worth around
$500,000. Bus loads of children have come to Aurora to see the dinosaur
since Wednesday, said Ormond
** Ant history revealed
Army ants, these days dispersed across the world, all came from a single
source over 100 million years ago on the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana.
** Scientists dredge up vestige of chilling monster
Scientists can only guess the size of the extinct "megatooth" shark from
fossilised teeth, one of which has been found by a team of New Zealand and
Australian scientists aboard an NZ research ship near Norfolk Island
** Gunma fossil is Spinosaurus fang
A fossil found in Kannamachi, Gunma Prefecture, was confirmed to be the
first fossil of a Spinosaurus, one of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs,
discovered in Japan
** Fossils and their experts on display
The museum is hosting a stellar line-up of local fossil hunters and fossils
from special collections in other museums
** Former resident finds many adventures studying dinosaurs
Curry Rogers and her research team examined the jaws and teeth of other
known meat-eaters in the Madagascar region, including a much smaller
carnivorous dinosaur and two large crocodiles
** Symbolic link suspected in rock of ages
The Vietnam War veteran and father of two teenagers said fossilised
jawbones, vertebrae, bits of skull and bones he could not identify were
strewn over a rocky area up to 200m long
** The Dinosaur Hunters
A team of people all hailing from Kansas are removing a 144 million year old
Apatasaurus from the western edge of the Black Hills
** Scores of young people are fascinated with dinosaurs, but how many have
the opportunity to study, help prepare and interpret real
65-million-year-old dinosaur fossils? The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
is offering this opportunity through its Junior Paleontology Program.
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