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Dinosaurs Top Santa Letter Wish Lists
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Each year, letters children write to Santa pour into schools, newspaper staff rooms, department stores, post offices and countless other establishments. A review of these letters from across the U.S. makes one thing clear: many kids hope Santa will bring ...3 days ago -
Worlds First Venomous Animals Identified
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A paleobiologist has identified conodonts—a large group of tiny extinct marine animals that lived up to 500 million years ago—as likely being the worlds first poisonous animals. These animals, which lived until about 200 million years ago, are considered to ...1 week ago -
ADVICE OF PALAEOGRAPHER NEEDED FOR VALLEY HISTORY
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Typical of most fledgling museums, The Museum of the San Fernando Valley has big gaps in our knowledge. Two of these areas are in geology and palaeography. Were the great creatures, now fossils, of the LaBrea Tar Pits, onetime residents of the San Fernando Valley? Could this Large Headed Llama, here depicted at the ...1 week ago -
Meet "Antonio"- A New Italian Dinosaur
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Today Id like to introduce you to "Antonio," a remarkable dinosaur that represents a new species, Tethyshodros insularis, described in the latest Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. (Reconstruction of Tethyshadros (artwork by Lukas Panzarin) based on the fossil nicknamed “Antonio.") According ...1 week ago -
Hopping Hadrosaurs Could Have Been Fastest Dinosaurs
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Computer simulation suggests that hopping hadrosaurs could have moved faster than any other dinosaur, according to a new Palaeontologica Electronica study. (Hadrosaur Images: National Park Service) Hopping isnt a very comfortable or efficient way for most animals to move, aside ...2 weeks ago -
Walking with Dinosaurs Dino Stolen
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A thief in Mexico walked away with a Walking with Dinosaurs remote-controlled dinosaur, according to show spokeswoman Karla Arrollo. Various media reports value the stolen dinobot at anywhere from $25,000 to $100,000. It was a model baby Plateosaurus, but it ...2 weeks ago -
Were Dinosaurs Warm or Cold Blooded?
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New research has heated up the debate over whether dinosaurs were ectothermic (cold-blooded) or endothermic (warm-blooded like us). The topic is addressed in this weeks Johns Hopkins News-Letter and a recent PLoS One paper. The prevailing view for decades was ...3 weeks ago -
5 Amazing Extinct Animals
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Our planet has been graced with many great, unique creatures though a few have disappeared because of their inability to adapt or because of human activities. Here are a few of them that have been completely extinct but sometimes rediscovered later.1. The Cahow, the small headed sea birds that once lived all along the ...3 weeks ago -
When Crocodiles Ruled The Water
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Once upon a time, they rules the water. In fact, they were the only creatures that struck fear in the heart of dinosaurs. They’re also still swimming around the earth today. They’re crocodiles , and there was a period of history that was When Crocs Ate Dinosaurs . It’s all part of National Geographic ...3 weeks ago -
9-Year-Old Girl Finds Bone at Maryland Dinosaur Park
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"Dinosaur Park" in Prince Georges County, Maryland, has only been open for two weekends, but its already led to a probable noteworthy find. (Image: Ribbon cutting ceremony for Dinosaur Park, MD. Credit: Prince Georges County Department of Parks and Recreation ...4 weeks ago
