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Pterosaurs about to fly into their own museum
8+ hour, 38+ min ago (329+ words) A museum themed on pterosaurs, winged reptiles closely related to dinosaurs, will open in September in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. According to Wang Xiaolin, a researcher at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy…...
A T. rex found in South Dakota could smash auction records - and possibly disappear forever
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (1794+ words) Before he became the namesake of one of the largest predators that ever lived - or made it into the footnotes of an auction catalogue - the late Gary "Gus" Licking, a cattle rancher in South Dakota, had always suspected his land…...
Thailand just dropped the most bizarre Dinosaur discovery of the decade
12+ hour, 46+ min ago (276+ words) The Times of India Deep in the heart of Thailandâs northeastern Kalasin Province, a quiet hillside has just rewritten a chapter of the prehistoric era Paleontologists have officially uncovered a brand-new species of dinosaur that roamed the Earth roughly…...
Earth's mass extinctions may have continued long after volcanoes stopped erupting
13+ hour, 12+ min ago (1002+ words) For more than a century, scientists have blamed Earth’s greatest mass extinctions on colossal volcanic eruptions that flooded the planet with lava and gas. A new study suggests that explanation is incomplete. Researchers found that magma quietly baking sulfur- and…...
5-million-year-old palm fossil suggests India was a prehistoric highway for tropical forests
4+ hour, 11+ min ago (109+ words) New satellite research reveals that while planned buffer zones keep American urban lakes stable for decades, unregulated growth in India is pushing vital water bodies toward a total ecological collapse within 26 years. Did you play Scidle, the science wordle today?...
Sotheby's values Gus T. Rex Fossil at $30 million
21+ hour, 44+ min ago (288+ words) Sotheby's has valued a T. rex fossil known as Gus at $30 million ahead of Tuesday's annual auction. The specimen could become the most expensive dinosaur ever sold. The fossil was discovered in Badlands country in South Dakota and lived around 67 million…...
Billionaires Race To Buy $30M T. Rex Fossil for Their Collections; Scientists Fear Losing Access to History
16+ hour, 32+ min ago (766+ words) A rare T. rex fossil expected to sell for $30 million (£22 million) or more at Sotheby's this week rattled scientists who argue dinosaur fossils should not end up in private collections, but in museums. The specimen, known as Gus, is one of…...
T-Rex fossil expected to sell for millions at auction, but scientists aren't pleased
18+ hour, 44+ min ago (303+ words) Gamereactor UK Almost thirty years after a dinosaur fossil was first put up for auction by the famous auction house Sotheby's, a new fossil could make history as the most-expensive assembly of dinosaur remains we've ever seen Gus, one of…...
South Dakota’s Large T-Rex Skeleton ‘Gus’ Is Up for Auction
4+ hour, 45+ min ago (33+ words) NTD News What would you like to watch today? South Dakota’s Large T-Rex Skeleton ‘Gus’ Is Up for Auction...
Big, scary and set to be snapped up for $30m, but T rex sale worries scientists
5+ hour, 55+ min ago (17+ words) PressReader...