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DINO HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE GLOBE
Dinosaurs Had Wrists Like Birds
A team of Canadian, British and Chinese researchers traced the gradual evolution of this wrist in roughly a dozen species of theropods, analyzing several well-preserved members of this group from 110 to 160 million years ago that included a wide range of body designs
New Species Of Dinosaur Found In Utah Rock
Fossils of a previously undiscovered species of dinosaur have been found in slabs of Utah sandstone that were so hard that explosives had to be used to free some of the remains
ETSU Museum puts dinosaurs on display
Visitors to the ETSU and General Shale Brick Natural History Museum and Visitor Center will be able to examine a wide variety of authentic fossilized dinosaur bones, including material from the Tyrannosaurus Rex and Triceratops
Wallaby-like dinosaur bones found in Victoria
The organisers of the annual Dinosaur Dreaming dig near Inverloch south-east of Melbourne believe they may have found the bones of a wallaby-like dinosaur
China's very own dinotopia
According to Wang Deyou, senior engineer from the Henan Research Institute of Land and Resources, it was demand for natural resources that led to the discovery of dinosaur fossils in Henan
Dog-Sized Creature Was Almost a Dinosaur
A four-legged animal about the size of a large dog with a long tail is now the oldest known relative of dinosaurs, dating back some 240 million years
New Tyrannosaur found in Bisti Wilderness
The Bisti Beast roamed the wilderness area 74 million years ago, said Thomas Williamson, curator of paleontology at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science in Albuquerque, where the Tyrannosaur is on display
Local fossil expert can boast own dino: Krzyzanowskisaurus
The honor came for his lifelong interest in Arizona's fossil record and his many contributions to that record - all the more astonishing because he has no college degree and has taken only one college course in geology
Fossil skeleton of dinosaur-eating snake is 67 million years old
An ancient snake that ate baby dinosaurs has been discovered - preserved 67 million years ago as it was killed in pursuit of its final meal
Dinosaurs were also marine creatures, not just land dwellers
Researchers have found evidence of dinosaurs that spent much of their time in water, which shows that the prehistoric beasts were not in fact restricted to land as had been previously thought
Remains of a herbivorous dinosaur found in Thailand
Archaeologists initially found a 150centimetre long and 50cmwide hipbone, which according to February 13 lab test results, are believed to belong to a new species of sauropod
Not Dinos But - Fish fended off sharks as dinosaurs roamed
In oceans teeming with 20-foot prehistoric sharks and ferocious marine lizards, the giant Bonnerichthys fish faced its predators with a colossal gaping, toothless mouth
Sail-Backed Dinos Had Semiaquatic Lifestyle
Paleontologists may have solved the mystery of how spinosaurs and tyrannosaurs — two dinosaur groups that included many large, fierce predators — could have lived in the same regions at the same time
Summer field paleontology camps
Once again the Museum of Geology at the South Dakota School of Mines will be hosting a number of field paleontology camps for college credit.
This camp is the option for college credit, ideal for undergraduates and graduate students. For a non-credit, family or tourist oriented
option, contact the Museum of Geology.
Fossil Lake Oregon • May 10 to 21 Join the Museum staff to collect Late Pleistocene (Ice Age) fossil vertebrates, at Fossil Lake, Oregon,
one of the most prolific fossil sites in North America. Activities include both leisurely and strenuous tasks and participants should be
in good physical condition. Coordinated by and with permission of Dr.James Martin.
Giant Fossil Sea Reptiles from the Late Cretaceous Western Interior Sea • August 2 to 13 Join this expedition in South Dakota, to search
for and help collect Cretaceous marine reptiles, particularly mosasuars and plesiosaurs. Activities include both leisurely and strenuous tasks and participants should be in good physical condition.
Cost includes transportation at the site and field supplies.
Coordinated by and with permission of Dr. James Martin and Mr. David Parris.
Little Houston Quarry July 12-23; and July 26-August 6.Join this camp to work at a Jurassic quarry site near Sundance, Wyoming with
paleontologists from the Museum of Geology to excavate bones of Allosaurus, Apatosaurus, Camarasaurus, and Stegosaurus. Cost include
supplies, handouts, and transportation to the site from Sundance, Wyoming. Coordinated by and with permission of Museum of Geology
Staff.
Here is a link to the registration site.
 Review - So who were the best Dino Parents?
There is an art is making a female Titanosaur look maternal but this is exactly what Luis V. Rey has managed to do on the cover of the latest collaboration between Dr Robert T Bakker and the artist.
Dino Babies! is another in the excellent book in series of dinosaur junior readers from Random House. It is based on solid scientific evidence and presented is a style that makes it easy for a junior reader to relate to.
The book raises some fundamental questions that any child can relate to: Were dinosaurs good parents? How similar were they in the child rearing habits to today’s animals such as crocodiles and turtles?
The scientific evidence from teeth can tell us what juvenile dinosaurs eat and how their parents delivered the food to them.
The illustration of an Allosaurus dragging a leg of meat to its young is an enduring memory.
Interest in dinosaur eggs is universal with large finds in China and Argentina making the headlines. These rookeries are also discussed in Dino Babies! , as is the way adults dinosaurs protected their young from roaming predators.
There are a lot of interesting topics packed into this little reader including the habits of the burrowing Drinker and the babysitting Psittacosaurus.
So who were the very best dino parents? Well that would be telling; but if you want to know the answer grab a copy of Dino Babies!
If your children have an interest in dinosaurs then this Random House Pictureback book will have pride of place in their ‘ must read’ collection.
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