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Fossil identified as first dinosaur ever found in Antarctica
7+ hour, 33+ min ago (19+ words) BBC Fossil identified as first dinosaur ever found in Antarctica...
In Pictures: Lyme Regis celebrates its fossil finding history
1+ week, 5+ day ago (337+ words) Crowds have descended on a seaside town for an annual festival celebrating the Jurassic Coast and its role in the history of fossil finding. Set against the dramatic cliffs and beaches where important discoveries have been made, Lyme Regis Fossil…...
Where science meets art: Paleoartists bringing dinosaurs to life
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (747+ words) Paleoartists from Devon are hoping exhibitions of their artwork will get young people interested in newly discovered dinosaurs and the South West's Jurassic coastline. Paleoart merges science with creativity with artists creating images or sculptures of prehistoric creatures. Using scientific…...
Whale graveyard dating back five million years discovered
2+ week, 2+ day ago (405+ words) An enormous whale graveyard around 1, 200km (745 miles) long has been discovered in the south-eastern Indian Ocean. The site, which is 7km (four miles) deep, has been found in the Diamantina fracture zone, a range on the sea floor of ridges and trenches....
Oxfordshire dinosaur highway 'longest of its kind in the world"
2+ week, 2+ day ago (645+ words) A dinosaur trackway made up of 200 footprints which were made 166 million years ago is the largest of its kind uncovered in the world, researchers have said. The tracks were first spotted by a worker at Dewars Farm Quarry in Oxfordshire…...
Overdue Norfolk library book returned 77 years late
2+ week, 3+ day ago (9+ words) Overdue library book returned almost 77 years late BBC...
Lost letter by man who named the dinosaur unveiled at Telford zoo
3+ week, 20+ hour ago (513+ words) A long-lost letter from the 19th Century scientist credited with inventing the name dinosaur is to go on display at a Telford zoo. The "highly significant" rediscovery of Sir Richard Owen's signed letter is thought to give an insight into the…...
Much-loved Atherstone librarian retires after 45 years
3+ week, 6+ day ago (295+ words) A much-loved librarian has shelved her last book after serving her community for nearly half a century. Gail Fordham retired after working at Atherstone Library for 45 years, marking the end of an era for the north Warwickshire-based facility. She was…...
Book returned to Rye Library after 43 years in amnesty
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (338+ words) A book borrowed nearly 43 years ago has been returned to a library " so overdue it is no longer registered on its system. The book was handed back to Rye Library, in East Sussex, during an annual amnesty, when people can…...
Giant new dinosaur identified from remains found in Thailand
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (529+ words) A new type of giant long-necked dinosaur, twice the size of a tyrannosaurus rex, has been identified up by scientists from remains dug up in Thailand. The nagatitan, the largest-ever dinosaur found in South-East Asia, weighed 27 tonnes - as much as…...