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Dinosaur at Halloween in July
4+ hour, 32+ min ago (75+ words) Fairbanks Daily News-Miner A dinosaur crawls through one of the obstacles at the Halloween Fun Run in July. "Let's look back at some of our history together." - City receives one proposal on old Yukon Quest cabin - Contrary to Trump claim,…...
T. rex fossil could become most expensive dinosaur ever sold
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (1609+ words) T. rex could become most expensive fossil ever - but it's a problem for scientists In 1997, Sotheby's hosted its first natural history auction selling fossils and other wonders of our prehistoric world. It was a niche event mostly attended by the world's…...
Dinosaurs and birds this week at the library
8+ hour, 5+ min ago (357+ words) Findlay News | The Courier The Findlay-Hancock County Public Library has some wonderful programs available the week of July 12 - 18, 2026: Dinosaurs had such large, shiny teeth! At Storytime on Tuesday and Thursday at 9:30 a.m in the Lindamood Room this week, let's learn…...
Rising Ethical Concerns as Dinosaur Fossils Outpace Art at Global Auctions
5+ hour, 15+ min ago (136+ words) CBC Rising Ethical Concerns as Dinosaur Fossils Outpace Art at Global Auctions Adolfo Cuetara, Executive Director of the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre, speaks with host Bruce Ladan about the growing trend of private fossil sales and why the commercialization of…...
The 100-million-year-old cold case and the aquatic dinosaur called Moria
4+ hour, 52+ min ago (575+ words) Travis Enright lying next to a juvenile ichthyosaur fossil. (Supplied: Travis Enright) It's the dead things that make Travis Enright feel alive. Like dusting the dirt off a 100-million-year-old dinosaur bone. "It's a mixture of emotions when you find a…...
Dinosaurs may have shaped the evolution of fruit-bearing plants
6+ hour, 21+ min ago (698+ words) The timeline for fruit evolution has shifted dramatically. Researchers now suggest large, fleshy fruits evolved tens of millions of years earlier than expected. This means that dinosaurs may have eaten them long before the mass extinction. The study was led…...
The first primates may not have evolved in warm tropical forests at all — a new study places their origins in cold, dry parts of North America, with some early species possibly surviving seasonal Arctic conditions by slowing their bodies down
6+ hour, 20+ min ago (284+ words) The usual picture of primate origins is warm, leafy and tropical: small tree-dwelling mammals evolving in forests where fruit, flowers and insects were...
Tiny platypus leaves creek, climbs rocks, and squeezes through tunnel in Australia
6+ hour, 58+ min ago (391+ words) Another detail visible in the footage was a white marking on the top of the platypus's bill. One strange, little mammal is winning hearts online after a zookeeper shared footage of the "very adventurous little platypus" exploring an Australian freshwater…...
Newcastle Family 'Shell-Shocked' By Vandalism Of Rare Dinosaur Footprints
7+ hour, 36+ min ago (1361+ words) A trespasser trying illegally to make a copy of rare dinosaur footprints on the "Paleo Park" Zerbst Ranch near Newcastle ended up vandalizing the site. “I was shell-shocked. “We have spent years protecting them,” said the owner. A one-of-a-kind dinosaur…...
South Dakota T. Rex Could Bring $30 Million Or More At Auction
8+ hour, 5+ min ago (750+ words) The mounted skeleton of "Gus" on display at Sotheby's in New York, where it is being auctioned. The Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil was excavated on private land in Harding County, S.D. The dig site for Gus the T. rex skeleton in Harding County....