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Video T. rex skeleton sold for $50.1 million
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (220+ words) ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos T. rex skeleton sold for $50.1 million Gus, a 67-million-year-old T. rex skeleton, sold for $50.1 million at an auction on Tuesday, setting a world record price for a dinosaur sold at auction, according to Sotheby's....
Sotheby’s auctions T. rex skeleton for an estimated $20-30M
21+ hour, 52+ min ago (331+ words) It is one of the largest and most complete skeletons ever found, Sotheby's said. Bidding is set to begin Tuesday for Gus, a 67-million-year-old T. rex skeleton, in what is expected to become the most valuable dinosaur ever put up for…...
A rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica is found tucked away in a drawer
2+ week, 1+ day ago (339+ words) NEW YORK -- Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica, tucked away for decades in a drawer. The bone comes from the tail of a long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur called a titanosaur. Scientists haven't yet identified the species it…...
Exhibit combining Pokémon and real fossils opens at Chicago Field Museum
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (425+ words) The exhibit combines the pop culture phenomenon with real fossils. "Gotta catch 'em all" is a catchphrase that both Pokémon enthusiasts and paleontologists on the hunt for fossils can relate to. Now, fans of the beloved megafranchise and dinosaurs alike…...
Video This museum exhibit features Pokémon and real fossils
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (367+ words) The "Pokémon Fossil Museum" exhibition at Chicago's Field Museum brings together the worlds of Pokémon and paleontology. This museum exhibit features Pokémon and real fossils The "Pokémon Fossil Museum" exhibition at Chicago's Field Museum brings together the worlds of Pokémon…...
Researchers discover a new gigantic dinosaur species in Thailand
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (500+ words) Scientists say Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis lived 100 to 120 million years ago. Scientists say they’ve identified the largest long-necked, herbivorous dinosaur to ever live in Southeast Asia, and it could be the last remains of this species they will ever find, according to…...
Rare near-complete dinosaur skull to go on display at National Museum of Natural History
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (559+ words) The skull contains bones that researchers have never seen before. A rare dinosaur skull will soon go on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, but the fossil will not be on view for long. The near-complete skull…...
A massive kraken-like octopus may have prowled the seas during the age of dinosaurs
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (457+ words) NEW YORK -- The top predator prowling the seas during the age of the dinosaurs 100 million years ago may have been the octopus. New analyses of fossilized jaws reveal that massive, kraken-like octopuses once hunted alongside other marine predators. They boasted…...
Scientists discover new dinosaur species deep in the Sahara Desert
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (799+ words) Spinosaurus Mirabilis is believed to be roughly the size of a Tyrannosaurus rex. During a journey that could be the plot of an adventure novel, paleontologists discovered the fossils of a new dinosaur species in the vast Sahara Desert. “It…...
Video New dinosaur species discovered deep in the Sahara Desert
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (217+ words) Spinosaurus Mirabilis is believed to be roughly the size of a Tyrannosaurus Rex and about 95 million years old, researchers said New dinosaur species discovered deep in the Sahara Desert Spinosaurus Mirabilis is believed to be roughly the size of a…...