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TV dinosaur star is first ambassador of Kimmeridge museum
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1189+ words) A world renowned fossil hunter and dinosaur expert has been appointed as the first ambassador of the Etches Museum in Kimmeridge in Dorset " 15 years after founder Steve Etches inspired the start of his career. Dean Lomax, a palaeontologist, author, and…...
Smuggled dinosaur fossils return to Mongolia after two decades
2+ hour, 55+ min ago (102+ words) Myanmar International TV Smuggled dinosaur fossils return to Mongolia after two decades Mongolian authorities said on Wednesday the country successfully repatriated a rare Tarbosaurus bataar skeleton and 28 groups of fossilized dinosaur remains from the Gobi Desert. Illegally exported two decades…...
Dinosaurs to roam our libraries
7+ hour, 28+ min ago (241+ words) Children and adults alike will have the chance to become a palaeontologist for the day when the Museums Victoria Pop-Up Museum returns to the Goulburn Valley Libraries network during the July school holidays. The Dinosaurs and Fossils program will visit…...
Dinosaurs are expected to remain at Ing" Park for another two weeks.
11+ hour, 35+ min ago (174+ words) After attracting more than 90 visitors to Ing" Park in two weeks, the Jurassic Condor dinosaur replica exhibition has just been extended, no longer ending this Sunday, the 14th. The new closing date has not yet been defined, but the Maring" city…...
Ancient unicellular organism offers clues to animal origins
6+ hour, 27+ min ago (308+ words) A recent study by Ruibao Li and Jennah Dharamshi published in Nature may help us understand the beginnings of animal evolution billions of years ago. These findings are the result of a collaboration between researchers at Indiana University Bloomington, the…...
Chinese Velociraptor cousin had a taste for birds
7+ hour, 4+ min ago (720+ words) This illustration shows the newly identified dinosaur Jian changmaensis attacking the bird Gansus yumenensis in what is now the Changma Basin of northwestern China approximately 120 million years ago. Lewis La Rosa/Jao Canola/Reuters About 120 million years ago in what…...
Ice Age Fossils State Park to host Nevada Fossil Day celebration April 11 in North Las Vegas
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (35+ words) KSNV Ice Age Fossils State Park to host Nevada Fossil Day celebration April 11 in North Las Veg...
Ramblin" Rita brings Indigenous legends to Henderson County Memorial Library
8+ hour, 16+ min ago (236+ words) HENDERSON, Texas (KLTV) - Kids can step back in time when storyteller Kayla Wardell brings her interactive show "Ramblin" Rita"s Tales From Way Back When" to the Henderson County Memorial Library"s Performing Arts Center. Scheduled for June 24, Wardell will…...
Lawton Public Library holds variety of labs about dinosaurs for youth
5+ hour ago (133+ words) LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - The Lawton Public Library hosted a variety of dinosaur-themed labs on June 12 for kids. Organizers say they wanted to highlight more than just Paleontologists studying fossils, opening up a bunch of interactive activities showcasing careers like museum…...
Fossilized squirrel poo full of ancient animals | CBC Radio
5+ hour, 5+ min ago (476+ words) Gold miners working in the Yukon regularly find ancient ground squirrel burrows throughout the permafrost, many containing fossilized feces. Researchers analyzing these well-preserved poop piles found they contain some of the oldest DNA ever recovered, dating from 30, 000 to 700, 000 years ago....