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** 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
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** 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
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** 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
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