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Another T-Rex: Ancient Texas Was Home To Gigantic Sea Predator
47+ min ago (247+ words) Research led by Amelia Zietlow (American Museum of Natural History), Ron Tykoski (Perot Museum of Nature and Science), and Michael Polcyn (Southern Methodist University) A reconstruction of Tylosaurus rex in the Cretaceous-era Western Interior Seaway of North America. (Credit: Courtesy…...
Hall of Geology renovations complete at Minnesota Discovery Center
28+ min ago (180+ words) Allyse Freeman, Museum & Research Center Director explains features that will be included with the Minnesota Discovery Center's new Hall of Geology exhibit. Minnesota Discovery Center Museum & Research Center Director Allyse Freeman talks about the center's new Hall of Geology which…...
In 2017, Colorado construction workers accidentally dug up a very rare dinosaur fossil
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (183+ words) The Times of India - In 2017, Colorado construction workers accidentally dug up a very rare dinosaur fossil The TOI Science Desk stands as an inquisitive team of journalists, ceaselessly delving into the realms of discovery to curate a captivating collection of…...
Jurassic Oddballs: Some Fossils Are Just Plain Weird
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (102+ words) News, events and culture from Moab, Utah Dr. Julia Mc Hugh, Director of Paleontology at Dinosaur Journey in Fruita, presents Jurassic Oddballs: Some Fossils Are Just Plain Weird. Dr. Mc Hugh will share unusual dinosaur discoveries from the Mygatt-Moore Quarry,…...
Scientists Have a New Idea for Why T. rex Had Such Tiny Arms
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (502+ words) New research links shrunken dinosaur arms to skulls built for attack....
A new species of mosasaur named Tylosaurus rex " twice the length of a great white shark, with finely serrated teeth and evidence of violent combat against its own kind " has just been identified from 80-million-year-old Texas fossils that had been sitting in museums for decades
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43-foot "marine T rex" bigger than great white sharks and more brutal than any mosasaur discovered in Texas
3+ hour, 36+ min ago (66+ words) 43-foot "marine T rex" bigger than great white sharks and more brutal than any mosasaur discovered in Tex The Times of India - 43-foot "marine T rex" bigger than great white sharks and more brutal than any mosasaur discovered in Texas…...
BITE AT THE MUSEUM: Popular shark exhibit returns to Freeport
4+ hour, 13+ min ago (174+ words) The Facts The returning Shark Exhibit at the Freeport Historical Museum presents information on about 10 species of sharks. Ten species of shark are featured in the Freeport Historical Museum's summer exhibit Summer is a time for beach trips, "Shark Week…...
Danger in the deep: Prehistoric predators emerge at London's Natural History Museum
4+ hour, 7+ min ago (317+ words) While dinosaurs ruled the land, giant reptiles dominated the world beneath at sea. These were the monsters of the deep and the subjects of a new exhibition at London's Natural History Museum. "Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep" explores a…...
Prehistoric predators: Meet Jurassic monsters of the deep at UK show
4+ hour, 7+ min ago (301+ words) While dinosaurs ruled the land, giant reptiles dominated the world beneath at sea. These were the monsters of the deep and the subjects of a new exhibition at London's Natural History Museum. "Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep" explores a…...