MUSEUM-L Archives

Museum discussion list

MUSEUM-L@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM

Options: Use Forum View

Use Monospaced Font
Show Text Part by Default
Show All Mail Headers

Message: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Print Reply
Subject:
From:
Roger Smith <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:
Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:36:36 +0800
Content-Type:
text/plain
Parts/Attachments:
text/plain (99 lines)
Welcome to this edition of DINOSAURNEWS - the international Dinosaur Webzine 
with bite!

This Week's Headlines: (For the FULL STORY visit the NEWS section of the 
webzine at this address: http://www.dinosaurnews.org )

**  Dinosaur remains 'may be new species'
Palaeontologists have found extensive remains of a 120 million-year-old 
dinosaur near the remote village of Morella in eastern Spain, which they say 
could belong to a hitherto undiscovered species

**  Mummified Dinosaur to be Reproduced
The painted polyurethane dinosaur will be virtually indistinguishable from 
the mummified Leonardo fossil and will be tough enough to withstand the 
rigours of shipping and handling during the multi-location tour

**  Not Dinos But - First Prehistoric Pregnant Turtle And Nest Of Eggs 
Discovered In Southern Alberta
A 75-million-year-old fossil of a pregnant turtle and a nest of fossilized 
eggs that were discovered in the badlands of south-eastern Alberta by 
scientists and staff from the University of Calgary and the Royal Tyrrell 
Museum of Palaeontology are yielding new ideas on the evolution of 
egg-laying and reproduction in turtles and tortoises
______________________________________________________________

FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO DINOSAURNEWS - Join one of the World's largest dinomail 
lists.
Simply send an email to: [log in to unmask]
______________________________________________________________

**  WIU students dig for dinosaurs
An ancient river system once ran through the Hanksville dig site, resulting 
in the "logjam" of dinosaur remains found at what excavators have now dubbed 
a major dinosaur quarry

**  T. Rex-Chicken Controversy Roils Protein Scientists
Almost 70 million years after the Tyrannosaurus rex strode the earth, a 
controversy over whether the modern chicken is the fearsome dinosaur's 
descendant is rampaging through the scientific world

**  Other Fossil News - Scientists discover rich fossil bed in excavation of 
Baffin Island valley
Scientist have uncovered a set of fossil beds in the Canadian Arctic that 
they describe as a "unique window" on polar life 70 million years ago, a 
stunning array of extinct creatures - including at least two previously 
unknown species - and a treasure trove of dinosaur-age sea serpents, ancient 
shark teeth and piles upon piles of petrified dinosaur droppings

**  Dinosaurs May Be Older than First Thought
Traces of a dinosaur found a German quarry suggest the creatures may have 
been 15 million years older than previously believed

**  Petey Joins Homer and Jane at Burpee Museum
Staff from the Burpee Museum have returned from a massive dig with more 
historic dinosaur bones

**  Hefty Dinosaurs Trampled Denmark
Prehistoric footprints over 1-foot wide and 8-inches deep suggest that 
enormous sauropod dinosaurs once trampled Denmark, according to a new study 
that describes the first known Danish Mesozoic dinosaur tracks, which date 
to 144 million years ago
______________________________________________________________________

ADD OUR RSS news feed to your subscriptions and GET YOUR LOCAL MUSEUM to add 
the feed on their web site, from this address:
http://www4.wave.co.nz/~jollyroger/dino2004/dinosaur.xml
______________________________________________________________________

**  Girl, 6, likes to find and clean fossils
Each summer, Simon leaves his Virginia home and archaeological business, and 
spends an intense three months at the dinosaur dig site uncovering precious 
artefacts, fossils and bones

**  South America's Top Predatory Dino Had Horns
Recently excavated dinosaur bones reveal that the most common large 
predatory dinosaurs in South America during the Cretaceous period were the 
abelisaurids, a group that included some of the most well-armed and 
fierce-looking carnivores that ever lived

**  Dinosaurs Arrive At Royal Ontario Museum
A scene from the Late Jurassic captures a moment of 150 million years ago: a 
small herbivore, Othnielia, has tripped to the ground as the large predator 
Allosaurus bears down

**  Huge Fossils Find In Morden, Southern Manitoba
This new mosasaur fossil appears to be almost as big as "Bruce", but it is 
in better shape

DINOSAURNEWS - the international Dinosaur Webzine with bite!
Read in 143 countries. First published in 1998 and still going strong 
http://www.dinosaurnews.org

=========================================================
Important Subscriber Information:

The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes).

If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).

ATOM RSS1 RSS2