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Nov 2, 2009
Buffalo Paleontologists Discover a New Dinosaur
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Kristina Bjoran
A Paleontologist husband and wife team recently discovered what seems to be a new type of anklyosaur, shedding light on the evolution of nature's army tank.
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Oct 12, 2009
Did Tyrannosaurus Rex Die from Bird Disease?
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Sue Cartledge
The world's largest and fiercest dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus rex, might have been wiped out by parasites similar to those found in feral pigeons, a new study shows.
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Sep 7, 2009
"Giraffe of the Mesozoic" Dino Found in China
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Katy Burtner
The Qiaowanlong kangxii, a brachiosaur roughly 40 feet long, is believed to have lived in Asia in the Early Cretaceous period.
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Aug 26, 2009
Three New Australian Dinosaurs Discovered
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Sue Cartledge
Three dinosaur skeletons discovered this year in Queensland, Australia, are completely new, bigger and more terrifying than Velociraptor, their discoverers claim.
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Jun 25, 2009
Dinosaurs Smaller than Thought
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Rupert Taylor
Scientists have found a glitch in equations used to calculate the weight of gigantic dinosaurs such as Diplodocus.
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May 12, 2009
Jurassic Dinosaurs Alive Chicago Brookfield Zoo
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Renee Carver
Learn Jurassic dinosaur fun facts about Allosaurus, Apatosaurus, Dilophosaurus, Metriacanthosaurus, and Omeisaurus, then visit animatronic dinosaurs at Brookfield Zoo.
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May 12, 2009
Early Cretaceous Dinosaurs Alive Brookfield Zoo
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Renee Carver
Learn Early Cretaceous dinosaur fun facts about Baryonyx, Ruyang Yellow River Dinosaur, Stegosaurus, Yangchuanosaurus, then visit animatronic dinosaurs at Brookfield Zoo.
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May 12, 2009
Mid to Late Cretaceous Dinosaurs Brookfield Zoo
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Renee Carver
Learn Mid to Late Cretaceous dinosaur facts about Deinonychus, Parasaurolophus, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus Rex, and visit Chicago Brookfield Zoo's animatronic dinosaurs.
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Nov 24, 2008
Mass Extinction at Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary
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Laura Wormuth
Although it's not the biggest event, the mysteriousness of the Cretaceous-Tertiary (K/T) extinction gets the most attention from the public, media and even scientists.
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Oct 3, 2008
North America's Smallest Dinosaur, Alvarezsaur
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Laura Wormuth
A newly discovered alvarezsaur from near Red Deer, Alberta, Canada provides insight into dinosaur evolution and biogeography.
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Apr 8, 2008
Dinosaur Days 3
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Allan M. Heller
Allosaurus, which predated Tyrannosaurus Rex by some 85 million years, was the largest land predator of the late Jurassic Period.
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Mar 31, 2008
Dinosaur Days 2
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Allan M. Heller
Triceratops, or "three-horned face," was an enormous herbivore that lived during the late Cretaceous Period, and died out 65 million years ago.
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Mar 24, 2008
Dinosaur Days
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Allan M. Heller
Here is some basic information about the "tyrant lizard king:" facts, myths and speculation.
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Feb 14, 2008
The Function of Stegosaurus Plates
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Rachel Beavins
For years scientists have debated the purpose of stegosaurs' dermal plates, orignally thought to be for defense. New research debunks that theory.
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