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** Dinosaur Swam for Its Dinner
A newly discovered bipedal dinosaur represents the first indication not only
of the presence of dinosaurs in the Wyoming region during the middle
Jurassic period, but of ones partial to water
** Velociraptor used claws to embrace victims
The Velociraptor, of "Jurassic Park" fame, was not quite as vicious as
portrayed, say scientists who have made a robotic reconstruction of one of
the dinosaur's distinctive curved claws
** Dinosaur Footprint Found in South Russia
The footprint of a dinosaur has been found near a rock bed in the region of
the South Russian city of Kislovodsk, at a guarded location near a local
water supply station
** Scientists discuss dinosaurs, bones
Dinosaurs have risen from their resting places to take over the Mesa
Convention Centre at the 65th annual meeting of the Society of Vertebrate
Palaeontology
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** Spotlight of Geology World Shining on Utah
Jim Kirkland, Utah's state palaeontologist, discussed two new dinosaur
species he has been uncovering in the Wahweap Formation at Grand Staircase
** Dinosaur skull highlights Nature Centre's 10th anniversary celebration
For such a once-in-a-lifetime celebration, the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Centre
is highlighting the once-in-a-lifetime dinosaur fossil found by three local
amateur palaeontologists
** Indians had keen insights into dinosaur fossils
The Sioux, having seen fossils of flying pterodactyls and marine reptiles 30
feet long, came up with legends of cosmic battles between water monsters and
thunderbirds.
** Dinosaur missing from exhibit in Elgin
Police in Elgin are searching for "Emily," and she should be pretty easy to
spot
** UM creating new palaeontology centre, Fort Peck field station
The University of Montana is developing an on-campus palaeontology centre
with a summertime field station in Fort Peck
** Other Fossil News: Prehistoric Global Warming May Have Contributed To
Fossil Preservation
Prehistoric global warming episodes from massive atmospheric pollution
involving carbon dioxide and methane could have created and preserved "mass
kills" of wildlife
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