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City Site Was Dinosaur Dining Room
June 29, 2007 A dinosaur bone bed in southwest Edmonton that served as a feeding area for the direct ancestor of Tyrannosaurus rex has revealed that two dinosaurs, thought to have lived in different eras, actually ... > full story -
Agonized Death Throes Probable Cause Of Open-Mouthed, Head-Back Pose Of Many Dinosaur Fossils
June 9, 2007 Like investigators out of CSI or Cold Case, paleontologists are finding clues to a dinosaur's demise in its peculiar death pose. They argue that the open-mouthed, head-back posture of many dinosaur ... > full story -
Fused Nasal Bones Helped Tyrannosaurids Dismember Prey
May 18, 2007 New evidence may help explain the brute strength of the tyrannosaurid, says a researcher whose finding demonstrates how a fused nasal bone helped turn the animal into a "zoological ... > full story -
First Images Of Brain Changes Associated With Memory Revealed
May 16, 2007 Researchers have developed the first images of the physical changes in brain cells thought to underlie memory, a discovery that is already uncovering clues about memory loss linked to cognitive ... > full story -
Diminishing Dinosaur Steps Saved By Laser And Laptop
May 9, 2007 Fading dinosaur tracks unearthed in a Spanish quarry have been digitally preserved by experts using the latest laser technology. The Fumanya site, in the Bergueda region of central Catalonia, is so ... > full story -
How To Look At Dinosaur Tracks
April 30, 2007 A new study provides fascinating insight into the factors geologists must account for when examining dinosaur tracks. The authors studied a range of larger tracks from the family of dinosaurs that ... > full story -
Tyrannosaurus Rex And Mastodon Protein Fragments Discovered, Sequenced
April 12, 2007 Scientists have confirmed the existence of protein in soft tissue recovered from the fossil bones of a 68 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex) and a half-million-year-old ... > full story -
Despite Their Heft, Many Dinosaurs Had Surprisingly Tiny Genomes
March 7, 2007 They might be giants, but many dinosaurs apparently had genomes no larger than that of a modern hummingbird. So say scientists who've linked bone cell and genome size among living species and then ... > full story -
Scientist Discovers New Horned Dinosaur Genus
March 4, 2007 A scientist at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History has announced the discovery of a new horned dinosaur, named Albertaceratops nesmoi, approximately 20 feet long and weighing nearly one half ton, ... > full story -
Ancient Predator Had Strongest Bite Of Any Fish, Rivaling Bite Of Large Alligators And T. Rex
November 29, 2006 Dunkleosteus terrelli may have been the world's first apex predator. The force of its bite was remarkably powerful: 11,000 pounds. The bladed dentition of this 400-million-year-old extinct fish ... > full story
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