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** T.Rex Ate Like a Mammal
Ungar also examined lateral teeth of tyrannosaurids housed at the Royal
Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in Alberta, Canada. High-resolution
impressions of the tyrannosaurids' teeth showed wearing, with microscopic
scratches all running in the same direction, something found only in mammals
before
** Feature Site: Chinasaurs -The Great Dinosaurs of China
The exhibit, which covers 10,000 square feet of exhibit floor, features the
giants that once made the famous Gobi Desert their home, as well as some of
the mysterious creatures that lived in their shadow
** Bird fossil may show dinosaur link
Scientists in China have found a 120 million-year-old fossil of a baby bird
which is believed to have died just before it hatched and which could shed
light on the relationship between dinosaurs and birds
** Can you dig it? October is 'Archeology Month'
Massachusetts is one place you might not associate with archaeology, but
there are 36 towns in the state holding archaeology-related events this
month
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** Dinosaur eggs attracting visitors in Eco tourism stalls
The fossilised eggs of dinosaur Sauropods were discovered in Balasinore town
in Kheda district of Gujarat a few years back by the Geological Survey of
India indicating that the huge reptiles roamed these areas during the
Jurassic era
** Dig deep for dino, Discovery projects - they'll pay off
The project will expand the existing Burpee museum by 50 percent, add
reception space and a plaza and create a permanent home for the rare
dinosaur Jane
** More Fossil News: 65m-year-old fossil skull found in Canterbury
The mosasaur skull was found during a routine excavation of a creekbed by an
Otago University geologist
** Dinosaur fossils shows Arctic's Jurassic age
A paleontologist has uncovered the fossilized remains of a giant carnivorous
dinosaur in Nunavut
** Tracking Dinosaur Origins - The Triassic/Jurassic Terrestrial Transition
March 14-16th, 2005 Dixie State College St. George, Utah, USA
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