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Rex's Dino Store: Visit the subway newsstand that's a real fossil
4+ hour, 25+ min ago (288+ words) PARK SLOPE, Brooklyn -- The newsstands in subway stations have largely become a thing of the past. Rex's Dino Store at Grand Army Plaza in Park Slope, Brooklyn is a one-of-a-kind example. Down the stairs and around the corner a red,…...
Newly discovered fossil unearths ancient croc that may have hunted dinosaurs on land, expert says
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (187+ words) A newly unearthed fossil has led experts to believe an ancient species of crocodile may have been an apex predator that hunted dinosaurs on land. Paleontologist and National Geographic Explorer Diego Pol and his team helped to uncover the remains…...
Annual Bugfest event crawls back into the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (310+ words) PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Bugfest returns to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University this weekend. "We're going to have hundreds of different live bugs here at the Academy as well as amazing examples of our specimens," said the Academy's Mary…...
Edelman Fossil Park & Museum | One Tank Trips
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (127+ words) You can be transported back 66 million years to the end of the Cretaceous Period when South Jersey was underwater, and Philadelphia was right on the water. Edelman Fossil Park & Museum | One Tank Trips MANTUA TWP., N.J. (WPVI) -- Edelman Fossil Park & Museum…...
New dinosaur species related to T. Rex discovered
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (245+ words) Paleontologists have discovered a new species of dinosaur that was related to the infamous Tyrannosaurus rex. The dino fossils, two partial skeletons found in Gobi Desert in Mongolia in the 1970s, were recently reanalyzed after Jared Voris, a Ph.D student…...
Go back to the time of the dinosaurs at the Edelman Fossil Park and Museum
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (637+ words) Sewell, NJ -- The new Edelman Fossil Park and Museum transports guests back in time to meet some native dinosaurs, found right in South Jersey. "When you think of dinosaurs, you might think of ... Go back to the time of the…...
Dire wolf revived through biotech company's de-extinction process
9+ mon, 5+ day ago (891+ words) Colossal Biosciences revived the dire wolves after sequencing the species' genome. Colossal Biosciences Shapiros team had to extract more dire wolf DNA from two existing fossils to better sequence ... In a scientific breakthrough that could forever change how humans interact…...
Our Dinosaur Neighbors: Edelman Fossil Park & Museum opens this weekend!
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (228+ words) SEWELL, N.J. (WPVI) -- Take a step back -- way back -- into history at the Edelman Fossil Park and Museum. The $75 million project from Rowan University opens to the public on Saturday. It transports ... The $75 million project from Rowan University opens to the…...
Animatronic dinosaurs are on display at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (136+ words) Their 'Ice Dinosaurs' exhibit features recreations of dinosaurs that lived in Alaska millions of years ago. They're showcasing the sights and sounds of animals, and how they lived through the seasons ... Animatronic dinosaurs are on display at The Academy of…...